Top Mekong Delta Tours (1 Day, 2 Days 1 Night, 3 Days 2 Night)

The Mekong Delta is a vast maze of uncountable rivers, canals, houses, markets, and rice paddies. There are plenty of things to do in the Mekong Delta. You can do kayaking while appreciating the vibrant life of the local Vietnamese life. You can also join the locals in their daily business and activities. Here are the best tours in Mekong Delta you could check out!

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MEKONG DELTA 1 DAY TOURS

WHEN: DAILY (But you are expected to book in advance due to the limited number of pax in the tour)

MEKONG DELTA – Cai Be Floating Market (Most Preferred)

GROUP SIZE (SMALL): Max 15 pax

PICK UP: 6:15 am – 6:30 am (the time of pick up depends on customer’s hotel/ accommodation’s exact position).

RETURN: 17:30 pm

ROUTE:  HCMC – Cai Be – Tien Giang  – HCMC

Itinerary:
Pick up at your hotel in Ho Chi Minh City. Depart for Cai Be by car/van via Trung Luong Express Highway.  On arrival in Cai Be, set off by motor boat to visit the Cai Be floating market and watch the locals trading fruit and many other commodities on board their vessels. Visit a small family business to see how coconut candy and crispy rice popcorn are made. Then wander into the small villages and visit the orchard and fruit plantation, accompanied by traditional southern Vietnamese folk music.

Keep cruising to experience the charms of the Upper Mekong Delta, where you can immerse yourself in nature. Enjoy your cooking experience and learn how to prepare special Vietnamese dishes. Food cooked by yourself and fresh river food served in the heart of the garden. Relax in the hammocks to get back your energy.

Cycle around the village path with fruit orchards and bonsai garden. Meet the local islanders to learn more about the local daily life in the Mekong Delta. Take a boat ride back to Cai Be and meet your bus for the trip back to Ho Chi Minh City.

Price: USD 50 / Pax
Special discount up to 5% for Early Birds, Group Tours, or Repeat Booking (Please claim your discount at time of Booking)

  • Inclusions: A/c van/bus sightseeing as per program, pick up and transfer (centrally located hotel in Dist1 , HCMC),; Mineral water, cool facial tissue, Boat trips in the Mekong delta, English speaking guide, all entrance fees, cooking class, bikes, meals as indicated in the program (L=Lunch).
  • Exclusions: Travel insurance; Other meals not mentioned in the program; Personal costs & tips.
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MEKONG DELTA – Ben Tre – Ham Luong

GROUP SIZE (SMALL): Max 15 pax

PICK UP: 7:30 am – 8:15 am (the time of pick up depends on customer’s hotel/ accommodation’s exact position).

RETURN: 17:30 pm

ROUTE: HCMC – Ben Tre – HCMC

Itinerary:

Pick you up at your hotel and depart for Ben Tre. After arriving at Ham Luong dock, board the boat & cruise along Ham Luong River, a tributary to the Mekong River. The cool breeze from the river and lush tropical islands along its banks will immediately get you excited to explore all the great things ahead.

Arrive and visit various local workplaces to find many wonderful examples of how local people use ageless techniques to create their crafts, including activated charcoal, dried coconut, handy coconut husk brooms, and many family businesses using coir, or coconut fiber, to create amazing art.  Drive around the village roads by “Xe Lôi”, the local vehicle, which is a kind of motorized rickshaw. Do kayaking through the lush tropical canal.

Perfect your day with a delicious and filling lunch at a local host house.

Break time, treating yourself to a relaxing time to relish the beautiful countryside or cycling around the village.

Visit the local fruit plantation, enjoy seasonal fresh fruits, and spend time relaxing while being rowed in a small boat slowly through the natural canals to get a sense of how truly beautiful this area is.

Embark on the sampan and return to the dock. Travel back to Saigon. Complete your trip.

Price: USD 50 / Pax
Special discount up to 5% for Early Birds, Group Tours, or Repeat Booking (Please claim your discount at time of Booking)

  • Inclusions: A/c van/bus sightseeing as per program, pick up and transfer (centrally located hotel in Dist1 , HCMC), English speaking guide, local boat trip, local interaction, home hosted lunch, local bicycle/kayak, entrance fees.
  • Exclusions: Drinks and meals where not mentioned in the tour price, travel insurance, personal expenses & tips, other services not mentioned in the tour price, Tax

MEKONG DELTA – My Tho – Ben Tre

PICK UP: 7:30 am – 8:15 am (the time of pick up depends on customer’s hotel/ accommodation’s exact position).

RETURN: 17:30 pm

ROUTE: HCMC – My Tho – Ben Tre – HCMC

Itinerary:

Leaving the hustle and bustle of Ho Chi Minh City and start your trip to depart for My Tho, the town lies on the left side of the Mekong River. Upon arrival, visit Vinh Trang pagoda which sated back to the late 19th century. Then boarding the sampan and cruising down the river around the four beautiful islands known as Dragon, Unicorn, Phoenix and Tortoise islands.

Stop over at Unicorn Island, go walking around the country lane and seeing orchards, enjoy tropical fruits, folk song music which performed by the local people. Visit the fruit plantation.

Riding a hand-rowed sampan through Thoi Son canal and treat yourself in the beauty of the countryside, visit the family business, visit honey-bee farm, enjoy honey tea and coconut candy workshop.

Have lunch at local restaurant. Break time.

In the afternoon, time for cycling around the Tan Thach village, meet the local villagers to experience the local daily life in the Mekong delta. Hammock relaxing and enjoy cool breeze for those can’t join the cycling trip. Return to Ho Chi Minh City. End trip.

OPTION 1: Small Group – Max 15 pax

Price: USD 33 / Pax
Special discount up to 5% for Early Birds, Group Tours, or Repeat Booking (Please claim your discount at time of Booking)

  • Inclusions: A/c van/bus sightseeing as per program, pick up and transfer (centrally located hotel in Dist1 , HCMC), boat trip in the Mekong delta, English speaking guide, all entrance fees, local lunch with full-set menu.
  • Exclusions: Other food and beverage not mentioned in the program, Personal expenses, travel insurance, tax & tip

OPTION 2: Large Group – Max 40 pax

Price: USD 19 / Pax

Special discount up to 5% for Early Birds, Group Tours, or Repeat Booking (Please claim your discount at time of Booking)

  • Inclusions: A/c van/bus sightseeing as per program, boat trip in the Mekong delta, English speaking guide, all entrance fees, local light lunch
  • Exclusions: Other food and beverage not mentioned in the program, Personal expenses, travel insurance, tax & tip, pick up and transfer (centrally located hotel in Dist1, HCMC) – You will be advised to go to our office in Dist.1 on your own. Also, if you would like to order full-lunch, you will be charged a small supplement: USD 8/ Person
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MEKONG DELTA 2 DAYS 1 NIGHT TOURS

Large Group Tour Budget Option

45 Pax Maximum

My Tho – Ben Tre – Can Tho Tour

Date: Daily group tour

Time:  start 8.00 – return 17.00

Route: HCM – My Tho – Ben Tre – Can Tho – HCM ( start 8.00 – return 17.00 )

Day 1: Ho Chi Minh City – My Tho – Ben Tre – Can Tho

Start from Ho Chi Minh City and depart for My Tho. After visiting Vinh Trang Pagoda, take a boat ride along the river viewing the stilt houses and the fruit plantations along the river bank. Proceed to Tortoise island and have lunch in the local restaurant. Enjoy a boat ride under the shadow of the water coconut trees to visit a family business which epitomizes the idyllic rural lifestyle. Then enjoy the seasonal delicious fruits & honey tea while listening to traditional music. Take a rowboat ride along the creeks. After taking a delightful walk through the fruit plantation and village, proceed to Can Tho. Have dinner (own expense) and overnight at your proposed hotel in Can Tho.

Day 2: Explore Cai Rang Floating Market – Ho Chi Minh City

Take an early morning boat trip to visit the Cai Rang Floating Market, a wholesale market of fruit and vegetable at its busiest time of the day. Keep cruising through the small channel system and visit a rice noodle making village. Break for lunch. Return to Ho Chi Minh City.

Price:

Special discount up to 5% for Early Birds, Group Tours, or Repeat Booking (Please claim your discount at time of Booking)

Option 1: (2 Star Hotel) USD 45/ Person; Single supplement: USD 12/ Person
Option 2: (3 Star Hotel) USD 95/ Person; Single supplement: USD 20/ Person
Option 3: (Homestay – House shared with the locals) USD 55/ Person
Option 4: (Homestay – Private Bungalow): USD 58/ Person; Single supplement: USD 10/ Person

Inclusions:

  • Group size: Max 45 Pax/ Persons
  • Transportation by air-conditioned bus
  • English-speaking tour guide
  • All entrance fee
  • Boat trip in Mekong Delta
  • Mineral water (1 bottle per person/day)
  • Accommodation based on two people sharing a twin or double room (Standard Hotels & Bungalow)
  • Food:
    + Option 1: 1 Lunch Day 1 & 1 Breakfast Day 2
    + Option 2: 1 Breakfast Buffet & 2 Lunches
    + Option 3: 1 Lunch Day 1, 1 Dinner, and 1 Breakfast at Homestay
    + Option 4: 1 Lunch Day 1, 1 Dinner, and 1 Breakfast at Homestay

Note: Anyone who books Large Group Tour is recommended bring their foods and snacks 

Exclusions:

  • Tax
  • Travel insurance
  • Food & Beverage not mentioned in the program
  • Tips & personal expenses
  • Hotel pick-up and drop-off in Saigon

Small Group Tour 

15 Pax Maximum

My Tho – Ben Tre – Can Tho Tour

Date: Daily group tour

Time:  start 7.30 – return 17.30

Route: HCM – My Tho – Ben Tre – Can Tho – HCM

Day 1: HCMC – My Tho – Ben Tre – Can Tho (L)

Pick up at your hotel in Ho Chi Minh city and start the trip to My Tho. Upon arrival, visit Vinh Trang pagoda which sated back to the late 19th century. Then boarding the sampan and cruising down the river around the four beautiful islands known as Dragon, Unicorn, Phoenix and Tortoise islands.

Stop over at Unicorn Island, go walking in the village paths to contemplate orchards, enjoy tropical fruits, and Vietnamese folk music performed by the local people. Visit the fruit plantation.

Be rowed in a small sampan through the Thoi Son canal and treat yourself to the beauty of the countryside, visit the family business & bee-keeping farm, enjoy honey tea and coconut candy workshop.

Have lunch at the local restaurant. Break time.

The afternoon is time for cycling around the Tan Thach village, meeting the local people to experience their daily life in the Mekong Delta. Relaxing on hammocks to enjoy the cool breeze is for those do not want to join the cycling trip. Proceed to Can Tho City and overnight in Can Tho

Day 2: Can Tho – Cai Rang floating market – HCMC (B/L)

Breakfast at the hotel. Take a leisure boat trip to explore the picturesque tributaries of the Lower Mekong River (Bassac River) then visit Cai Rang floating market which is the liveliest one in the whole of the region.

Walking trip to visit the fruit plantation and local noodle factory. Visit Binh Thuy communal house and Munir Ansay Pagoda – a Khmer pagoda, renowned for its unique structure.

Price:

Special discount up to 5% for Early Birds, Group Tours, or Repeat Booking (Please claim your discount at time of Booking)

Option 1: (2 Star Hotel) USD 87/ Person; Single supplement: USD 15/ Person
Option 2: (3 Star Hotel) USD 97/ Person; Single supplement: USD 20/ Person
Option 3: (Homestay) USD 90/ Person; No single supplement

Inclusions:

  • Group size: Max 15 Pax/ Persons
  • Transportation by air-conditioned bus
  • English-speaking tour guide
  • Pick-up, Drop-off in your hotel (District 1)
  • All entrance fee
  • Boat trip in Mekong Delta
  • Mineral water (1 bottle per person/day)
  • Fruit, Honey tea
  • Bicycle service
  • Accommodation based on two people sharing a twin or double room (Standard Hotels & Bungalow)
  • Food:
    + Option 1: 1 Breakfast & 2 Main Meals
    + Option 2: 1 Breakfast & 2 Main Meals
    + Option 3: 1 Breakfast & 3 Main Meals

Exclusions:

  • Tax
  • Travel insurance
  • Food & Beverage not mentioned in the program
  • Tips & personal expenses

Cai Be – Can Tho Tour

Date: Departure Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday only

Pick up: 6:00am – 6:30am

Return: 17:30pm

Route: HCMC – Cai Be – Can Tho – HCMC

Itinerary:

Day 1: HCMC – Cai Be – Can Tho (L)

Pick up at your hotel in Ho Chi Minh city. Depart for Cai Be by car/van via Trung Luong Expressway. On arrival in Cai Be, set off for the Cai Be floating market by motor boats and watch the locals trading fruit and many other commodities on their vessels. Visit a small family business to see how coconut candy and crispy rice popcorn are made. Then wander in small villages, visit fruit plantations, accompanied by traditional southern Vietnamese folk music.

Afterward, paddling through a series of small canals to experience the charm of the Upper Mekong Delta. Arrive in Tan Phong Island, the green pearl where you can enjoy yourself with nature.

Lunchtime is a good chance to get closer to the local and you will learn how to prepare special Vietnamese dishes. Food is cooked by yourself, and fresh river food is served in the heart of the garden.

Cycle in the village path through orchards. Meet the local islanders to learn more about the local daily life in the Mekong Delta. Transfer to Can Tho. Overnight at hotel/homestay in Can Tho.

Day 2: Can Tho – Cai Rang floating market – HCMC (B/L)

After breakfast at the hotel/homestay in the early morning, take a leisure boat trip to explore the picturesque tributaries of the Lower Mekong River (Bassac River) then visit Cai Rang floating market which is the liveliest one in the whole of the region.

Walking trip to visit the fruit plantation and local noodle factory.

Visit Binh Thuy communal house and Munir Ansay Pagoda – a Khmer pagoda, renowned for its unique structure.

Have lunch and return to Ho Chi Minh City.

Price:

Special discount up to 5% for Early Birds, Group Tours, or Repeat Booking (Please claim your discount at time of Booking)

Option 1: (2 Star Hotel) USD 117/ Person; Single supplement: USD 15/ Person
Option 2: (3 Star Hotel) USD 125/ Person; Single supplement: USD 20/ Person
Option 3: (Homestay) USD 120/ Person; No single supplement

Inclusions:

  • Group size: Max 15 Pax/ Persons
  • Transportation by air-conditioned bus
  • English-speaking tour guide
  • Pick-up, Drop-off in your hotel (District 1)
  • All entrance fee
  • Boat trip in Mekong Delta
  • Mineral water (1 bottle per person/day)
  • Fruit, Honey tea
  • Bicycle service
  • Accommodation based on two people sharing a twin or double room (Standard Hotels & Bungalow)
  • Food:
    + Option 1: 1 Breakfast & 2 Main Meals
    + Option 2: 1 Breakfast & 2 Main Meals
    + Option 3: 1 Breakfast & 3 Main Meals

Exclusions:

  • Tax
  • Travel insurance
  • Food & Beverage not mentioned in the program
  • Tips & personal expenses

Nam Cat Tien National Park Tour

Date: Daily departure

Route: HCMC – Dong Nai – Cat Tien National Park

Pick up: 7:00am

Drop off: 16:30pm – 17:00pm                                                                                   

Itinerary:

DAY 1: HO CHI MINH CITY – CAT TIEN NATIONAL PARK (L/D)

Pick up at your hotel and depart for Cat Tien. Follow the National Highway 20 to a mountainous area full of roadside plantations of rubber and green coffee. A short and smooth 150km bus drive takes you to an extinct volcanic crater, known as Lava Tubes. Cross the Dong Nai River to Cat Tien National Park and begin your wildlife experience. Go trekking into the forest & Giant Tung Tree, inclusive of picnic lunch and hammock rest. Visit Bear and Wildlife Rescue Center.

In the late afternoon, it’s time for chilling out at Jungle Lodge’s swimming pool and biking around Nam Cat Tien village to explore the local life.

DAY 2: CAT TIEN – HO CHI MINH CITY (B/L)

Wake up & take an early boat trip down Dong Nai River to enjoy the most beautiful moment of nature in the village and Cat Tien National park surrounding area.

Breakfast is ready to your day. Visit Dao Tien Endangered Primate Species centre where the people here specialize in the rescue, rehabilitation and release of endangered primates naturally found in the surrounding region, and resident primates have all been victims of the illegal wildlife trade.

Have lunch and trip back to Ho Chi Minh City.

Price:

Special discount up to 5% for Early Birds, Group Tours, or Repeat Booking (Please claim your discount at time of Booking)

Option 1: (Farmstay) USD 195/ Person
Option 2: (Jungle Lodge) USD 215/ Person

Inclusions:

  • Group size: Max 15 Pax/ Persons
  • Transportation by air-conditioned bus
  • English-speaking tour guide
  • Pick-up, Drop-off in your hotel (District 1)
  • All entrance fee
  • Boat trip in Mekong Delta
  • Mineral water (1 bottle per person/day)
  • Fruit, Honey tea
  • Bicycle service
  • Accommodation based on two people sharing a twin or double room
  • Food: 2 Lunches, 1 Dinner, 1 Breakfast

Exclusions:

  • Tax
  • Travel insurance
  • Food & Beverage not mentioned in the program
  • Tips & personal expenses

MEKONG DELTA 3 DAYS 2 NIGHTS TOURS

Large Group Tour Budget Option

45 Pax Maximum

Date: Daily group tour

Time:  start 8.00

Route: HCM – My Tho – Ben Tre – Can Tho – Chau Doc– HCMC/ Cambodia

Itinerary:

Day 1: Ho Chi Minh City – My Tho – Ben Tre – Can Tho

Start from Ho Chi Minh City and depart for My Tho and visit the Vinh Trang Pagoda. Then, take a boat along the river to see the typical stilt houses and fruit plantations of the area. Proceed to Tortoise Island and enjoy lunch in a local restaurant. Continue by boat under the shade of the water coconut trees and visit a family business that epitomizes the idyllic rural lifestyle. Take a row-boat along the creeks, and then stroll through the fruit plantations and village. Continue to Can Tho for your overnight stay.

Day 2: Cai Rang Floating Market – Tra Su Sanctuary – Chau Doc

Start with an early morning boat trip to Cai Rang Floating Market and marvel at the mounds of fruit and vegetables on display as you experience the market at its busiest time of day. Cruise through the small channels to visit a rice noodle making village, and then break for lunch. Proceed to Chau Doc and venture into the Tra Su Cajuput Forest to visit a wild bird sanctuary. Discover the diversity of the splendid canals deep in the forest as you look for storks, cranes and other tropical birds. Return to Chau Doc to check in to your overnight accommodation.

Day 3: Chau Doc – Ho Chi Minh City/ Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Option 1: Back Ho Chi Minh City

Following breakfast in the early morning, go for a short walk before pick-up at the river bank. Journey to the fish farms and floating village of the Cham community, before taking the bus to back Ho Chi Minh City. End your trip.

Option2: Exit to Phnom Penh

Following breakfast in the early morning, go for a short walk before pick-up at the river bank. Journey to the fish farms before traveling by speed boat to Phnom Penh, where your tour ends. Departure 7:30am- arrival 13:30. Drop off Sisowath Port (in the Center). A supplement (USD 25/ Pax) will be charged if you book this option.

Price: 

Special discount up to 5% for Early Birds, Group Tours, or Repeat Booking (Please claim your discount at time of Booking)

Option 1: (2 Star Hotel) USD 85/ Person; Single supplement: USD 25/ Person
Option 2: (1N Homestay – House shared with the locals; 1N Hotel 2 Star) USD 95/ Person; Single supplement: USD 10/ Person
Option 3: (1N Homestay – Private Bungalow; 1N Hotel 2 Star) USD 102/ Person; Single supplement: USD 20/ Person

Inclusions:

  • Group size: Max 45 Pax/ Persons
  • Transportation by air-conditioned bus
  • English-speaking tour guide
  • All entrance fee
  • Mineral water (1 bottle per person/day)
  • Accommodation based on two people sharing a twin or double room (Standard Hotels & Bungalow)
  • Food:
    + Option 1: 1 Lunch Day 1 & 2 Breakfasts Day 2
    + Option 2: 1 Lunch Day 1, 1 Dinner Day 1, & 2 Breakfasts at Homestay and Hotel
    + Option 3: 1 Lunch Day 1, 1 Dinner Day 1, & 2 Breakfasts at Homestay and Hotel

Note: Anyone who books Large Group Tour is recommended bring their foods and snacks 

Exclusions:

  • Tax
  • Travel insurance
  • Food & Beverage not mentioned in the program
  • Tips & personal expenses
  • Hotel pick-up and drop-off in Saigon

Please advise your preference and we will offer you the best.

Photo by Khoi Nguyen@ Maze Vietnam

 

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