The 10 Best Budget-friendly Things to do in Can Tho, Mekong Delta

May 22, 2021 Jana Sager

Can Tho is the main city of the Mekong Delta, the "nine dragon river delta" where the Mekong River empties into the South China Sea. It's also the main transportation center for the region. The extensive canals make for a pleasant boat ride, and the nearby floating markets offer authentic goods and exotic local fruit. *Fly into Ho Chi Minh City International Airport where you can take a car or van (approximately 4 hours) to Can Tho.
Restaurants in Can Tho

1. Open Tour CT

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5.0 based on 59 reviews

Open Tour CT

OPEN TOUR CT is one of the license inbound hospitality groups in Southern Vietnam, based in Mekong Delta. We specialise in PRIVATE - AFFORDABLE - CUSTOM TOURS. We offer one day/ multi day/ customised tours for individuals, family, group of friends and specially personalise Vietnam Tour Packages.

2. Mekong Rustic

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Mekong Rustic

Our Mekong Rustic day tour will be an ideal option for those who wish to have a real experience on the landscape, people and culture of the Mekong Delta. The day tour leads you to embark on the boat to visit the Cai Be floating market for some tropical fruits as well as to meet and talk to the local sellers right on boats.

3. Mekong Experience Travel

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Mekong Experience Travel

Hi everyone, we are locals in Mekong Delta. We would like to offer you good tours in Mekong Delta, such as: eco-tours, adventure tours and historical tours... Join us, you will be happy with our services! Our slogan is "Make your trip perfect", yes we will. If you want to make a especial tours, we can design it for you.

4. Tiny Corner Cafe

No. 7, Alley 14, Ly Tu Trong St. Ninh Kieu Dist., Can Tho 92000 Vietnam +84 90 740 50 03 [email protected] http://www.facebook.com/tinycornercafe
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Tiny Corner Cafe

Tiny Corner is known as the first English Cafe in Can Tho where locals gather to speak English and make new friends. Tiny Corner adapts the model of "English Speaking Happy Hour" from Verona, Italia, where speaking English makes them happy. The English Speaking Happy Hour at Tiny Corner Cafe happens from 7:00 PM every Monday, Thursday and Saturday nights. Apart from regular meetings the cafe also hosts many English related events and activities for local communities such as Halloween, Christmas and New Year's celebration parties. The cafe is also known as the perfect place for tourists and travelers to make friends and get to know about culture of Mekong Delta through the stories shared by English Speaking Happy Hour participants. If you want to know more about Vietnamese culture and get involved in the youth community, you should definitely check out Tiny Corner Cafe! Participants to buy entrance ticket 1 USD/ea (including one free drink) to join the Happy Hour :)

5. Mekong Tours - Cantho Food Tour

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Mekong Tours - Cantho Food Tour

Join the Local Can Tho Street Food Tour and explore Cantho life through the food we eat. Learn more about our food and the culture of the Mekong-Delta. What will you experience+ A walk through some of the upcoming locations in Can Tho city+ Absolutely local street food+ Locally produced beer and freshly-made fruit drinks+ The Mekong city life through the eyes of a local and cultural stories on the corners we pass+ Interesting facts about the food we eat+ Meeting other international traveller and locals. Celebrate Mekong Street Food: ❶ We start the tour at a place where we get a deep fried fish tofu stick and beef snack balls (7.000VND). ❷ We continue to a place in the food street, where we eat Banh Cong (10.000 VND), a Can Tho traditional pie cake made from a mixture of green beans, little shrimp and minced pork, which is steamed and then deep fried in a flour dough. ❸ At the next location we try “Nem Nuong” - pork BBQ rolled up in rice paper with rice noodles, lettuce, thin banana slices, Asian basil, mint, pineapple, coriander, fresh herbs and leaves, that you dip in a yummy sweet-spicy sauce (18.000 VND/portion). ❸ If you are getting thirsty, do not worry. We will right away stop by a local pub and enjoy an extra-large jug of “Phong Dinh” beer (36.000 VND/2L), the locally produced beer named after the historic name of Can Tho city. ❺ Arriving at the riverside a friendly lady, known by the Can Tho youth since their childhood, “Di map” (Jie map), will make us the most yummy sticky rice (6.000 VND). ❻ We will end our evening excursion at a street cafe in the quay area with a fresh smoothie made from fruits of the delta (15.000 VND). Options: As we have dozens of locations and hundreds of street food stalls in the city, we can adapt the tour to the preferences of our daily groups. There is an option of a Vegetarian tour or an “Out of the ordinary tour” available where you can try rather strange food like grilled field mice, snakes, frogs or snails.Start: 6.30 pm daily. Place: 93 Mau Than Street, Xuan Khanh, Ninh Kieu in Can Tho. Price: Pay What You Like at the end of the tour.

6. Can Tho Touring with Susan

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Can Tho Touring with Susan

Offer tours , homestay , boat trip , motobike tour to see off beaten track , cooking class around Can Tho and Mekong Delta. You will have an authentic experience with us

7. Fabulous Mekong Eco-Tours

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Fabulous Mekong Eco-Tours

Experiencing the local culture is a part of travelling and trying traditional food is largely connected with that cultural experience. We proudly operate our tours in Mekong Delta with the following “No” commitments: No tourist shop stops No tourist traps No animals are involved or harmed

8. Realism Tour

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Realism Tour

We organize the trips to discover the life of local people in Mekong Delta area such as pineapple farms, rice fields, a lotus farm, a floating market, and a noodle factory as well as a cacao factory and the like. All of our destinations are really authentic and bring unforgettable experiences for our tourists

9. EcoTours

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EcoTours

Eco tours was launched by a group of Vietnamese local people in Mekong Delta, who are really into travelling and meeting people all around the world. Having been travelers ourselves, we understand how difficult it is for people to find a fantastic trip, especially those with a very tight budget. If you are one of those, you are at the right site. To tours, we specialize in Mekong Delta region such as boat trip, floating market tours, food tour, bicycle tour and motorbike tour. Do not hesitate to contact us for further information about our offering tours.

10. Hieutour Co., Ltd

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Hieutour Co., Ltd

Hieu Tour Co Ltd is a fully licensed International Tour Operator based in Can Tho, Mekong Delta, Vietnam. We are listed in the Lonely Planet Guide as “Top Choice Cultural in Can Tho”. The company is an agent for Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet and Jetstar Pacific and can arrange flights for you according to your schedule. We offer tailor made tours for locals as well as overseas clients, not only in Vietnam but also in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. Book with confidence whether you are looking for a luxury tour or if you are travelling on a budget. You can be sure of an authentic experience if you book one of our tours with local English/French speaking guides. Please see our website for details of our specialist tours and we look forward to hearing from you and helping you choose the best trip that suits your budget and requirements. Thank you to all our past clients who have reviewed the company, we hope to see you again soon.

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