Things to do in Can Tho, Mekong Delta: The Best Historical & Heritage Tours

May 19, 2021 Leonardo Torrence

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. Private Mekong Delta 2-Day Tour with Floating Markets

Mekong Rustic Can Tho, 79 Đường Châu Văn Liêm, Tân An, Ninh Kiều, Cần Thơ, Vietnam Mekong Rustic
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Leaving the hustle and bustle of Ho Chi Minh City right from the early morning, you will have chance to enjoy the peaceful life of Mekong delta in our two day tour at the Mekong region. Can Tho will welcome you and offer you a chance to stay with locals and join their daily activities. During the two days, you will visit blacksmith family and communicating local host, such as learning how to make knife, then visit the orchards garden and experience how to make the local cake. Besides, you will spend more time in floating market of Cái Răng to meet the local business on floating market. The tour is more fascinated when you meet and talk to local people to understand more about their culture values and their Mekong lifestyle in Phong Điền, Can Tho. Surely, you will have an unforgettable experience in our Mekong two-day tour at home-stay

Inclusions: Accommodation as per itinerary, Overnight accommodation, Environmental Management Charge (Reef Tax), Local taxes, Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch, Local guide, Use of bicycle, Use of helmet, Private tour, Bottled water, Coffee and/or Tea

Exclusions: Gratuities, Hotel drop-off, Hotel pickup, Souvenir photos (available to purchase), Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)

Reviewed By longdoanz

I booked the floating market tour. Definitely love it. Cody joined me. Love the professional work. I suggested to start at 5.30am to see the sun rise. Food on the tour was great. If you are looking for a short tour but still do the Delta justice, this is the one!

2. The Non-Touristy Mekong Delta PRIVATE Day Trip

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Step outside Ho Chi Minh City and experience a taste of rural hospitality in Mekong Delta. This tour will take you a bit further into Mekong Delta, not the touristy side. You’ll go to the Mekong Delta of the locals. Go the extra mile, we promise it’s worth it! This hidden gem shows its visitors how the locals get the most out of this agriculture miracle. From rice paddies, to coconuts & sugar cane production, the locals put their hands to work and are ready to show you how. Join your local guide in this unique tour & experience the true local life in Vietnam. Your tour starts with your private driver picking you up at the convenience of your hotel. With your local guide plus private driver , you & your friends are set for an awesome time. Your trip to Mekong Delta will be full of amazing landscapes with unique views of the rice paddies, an exciting preview of what awaits for you.

Inclusions: Driver/guide, 2-course lunch, Hotel pickup and drop-off, Private tour, Transport by private vehicle, Exotic fruit tasting in the market, Entrance tickets, A/C Car, Motorboat, sampan boat and motor-cart rides included, 1 non alcoholic drinks

Exclusions: Hotel Pick up service district 2 not included

Reviewed By Jet613332

This was a fantastic tour! Ram introduced us to some amazingly tasty vegan dishes which we would never have found ourselves. The food stops took us through a variety of interesting neighbourhoods in the heart of the city giving us a much greater insight into the real Saigon than any standard tourist tour. Ram is a mine of information about Vietnamese history and culture and we really enjoyed finding out more about daily life in Saigon. Very good value and highly recommended!

3. Ho Chi Minh city tour to Mekong Delta in 3 days with Motorbike

Mr Vu's Dalat Road Rider
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In Ho Chi Minh city there is more than 1000 travel office but they was offer Mekong delta as the same everywhere and to toursity place to visit. Motorbike is the best option to explore the country, village, people, local life and vietnamese cuisine along the way and so much more. This is your choice if you really want to see how real Mekong delta of Vietnam is

Inclusions: Breakfast, Motorbike, insurance, entrance fees, boat visit mekong,protection gear,gasoline,hotel,breakfast

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Reviewed By Danielle T

This tour was the best way to see the Dalat countryside. Our guides drove us around safely and they had so much information about all the places we visited. I would love to do this again!

4. Mekong Delta Tours 2 Days 1 Night to Cai Be - Vinh Long - Can Tho

Viet Fun Travel - Công Ty Du Lịch Việt Vui, 28/13 Bùi Viện, Phường Phạm Ngũ Lão, Quận 1, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh 700000, Vietnam Viet Fun Travel Company - Day Tours
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In a region that water is much more than land; people don’t use cars or motorcycles much. Instead, they use boats. Interestingly, they also do daily trading on boats. Absolutely no ground or any forms of man-made structures involve! Cai Be Floating Market is typical. It is located on the river that draws borders between three provinces Tien Giang, Vinh Long and Ben Tre. Every day more than 400 boats filled almost everything gathers here. How would you know which boat carries what commodities? Take this tour and you’ll see one of the most interesting, exotic events in Indochina. Here’s our carefully designed schedule for your optimal enjoyment.

Inclusions: Lunch, Lunch, Dinner, Breakfast, Coach, boat trips, English speaking tour guide, water bottle, Hotel: Standard type - Xuan Mai or Huy Hoang..., Superior type - 2*: Ninh Kieu, Asia, Kim Lan, Tay Do..., Deluxe type - 3*: Saigon Can Tho, Hanh Phuc..., Luxury type - 4*: Golf, Ninh Kieu 2, Vip type - 4++: Victoria., Child policy: share room with parents

Exclusions: Tips, drinks, personal expenses, travel insurance and drop off at your hotel in Saigon/Ho Chi Minh for Standard, Superior and Deluxe Types.

Reviewed By Diep T

This is the first time we took this tour from HCMC to Phu Quoc , Can Tho, My Tho....with Việt Fun Travel, Han Le is an outstanding person to work with, she is thorough, pleasant and answered any of my questions quickly. I would highly recommend her if you need to book tour with Viet Fun Travel in VN

5. 6-Day Private Tour from Ho Chi Minh City to Phnom Penh

Maika Tours

Join us on this epic southern Vietnam adventure. Let us guide you around the best of the region, you’ll get to experience it all! From delving underground at the Cu Chi Tunnels to trying out local tasty treats, the fun doesn’t stop until you speedboat your way into Cambodia!

Inclusions: Lunch, All Transport, All Taxes, English Speaking Guide, Bottled water

Exclusions: Gratuities for your guide & drivers, Travel Insurance, Personal Expenses, Other Meals, Accommodation - for information on how we can assist with arranging your accommodation please see our FAQs page.

Reviewed By bogdanm640

Nice experience, very customer oriented company fast and easy booking, very fast reaction. Mr. Bien a well prepared guide and enthusiastic. You should try this experience.

6. 3-day The Heart of Mekong Delta: My Tho - Ben Tre - Can Tho -Chau Doc- An Giang

BC Family Tour

See the highlights of Vietnam's Mekong Delta on this three-day adventure through rivers, canals and mangrove forest. Your journey will take you to the hub of the delta Can Tho and the sleepy riverside town of Chau Doc, to discovery why the region is world - famous for fishing, rice farming and tropical biodiversity. Visit a small homemade coconut factory, cruise on a converted rice barge and take a sampan ride though the waterways of an ecological reserve. Route: Ho Chi Minh City - My Tho - Ben Tre - Can Tho - Chau Doc - Tra Su Sanctuary Departure time: 07:45 am | Duration: 3 days 2 nights | Transportation: Bus, boat

Inclusions: 2 nights accommodation based on double/twin/triple sharing. Single supplement will be available upon your request., Meals as per itinerary (B=breakfast, L=lunch), Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels only), Round-trip shared transfer, Local guide, Bottled water

Exclusions: Food and drinks, Gratuities

Reviewed By hudiebts

THE Best experience with bcfamilytour.com. We have 12 Family members. We have Tours in hanoi, Halong bay Tour, ninh Binh, pu luong, ha Giang, hue, Hoi an, Nha trang, da lat... ho chi Minh. We Loved vietnamese people and local Foods. Food Tours are amazing!..... Trank you so much Bcfamilytour.com and Team, sam, Daisy.

7. Saigon City - Cu Chi Tunnel - Mekong Delta 4 Days

Kim Tran Travel - Private Day Tour

- Explore one of the most ferocious aspects in Vietnam history by visiting the Ben Duoc tunnels, which played an extremely important role in Vietnamese’s triumphant resistance against the American’s unyielding attacks. - Unveil the highlights of Saigon as well as its passes through a remarkable and rapid phase of transformation - going from some millions bicycles in the 90s, Saigon now is a city of some 6 million scooters and a few hundred thousand of cars. - Travel to some untouched areas of the Mekong Delta where you will definitely get an insight into the locals’ daily life. Enjoy some fantastic boat rides through the narrow channels amongst the Delta’s incredible scenery and observe the locals’ life goes by while visiting the real floating markets of Cai Rang & Phong Dien. - Small group tour with 8 people maximum

Inclusions: Lunch, Lunch, Lunch, Breakfast, Transport by air-conditioned 16-seats van, Boat trips, Hotel pickup and drop-off, Professional guide, Use of bicycle, 1 nights 3 stars hotel at Can Tho ( with twin or double sharing room, Meals as per itinerary (B=breakfast, L=lunch), Fuel surcharge, Lunch, Bottled water

Exclusions: Dinner, Soft-drink and alcoholic drinks, Hotel in Ho Chi Minh city, Others are not mentioned in including part

Reviewed By Lacastacruise

A wonderful day! Cruise manager help me for all activities on Cruise, staffs are very kindly, room is nice... No word can explain that service, everything is perfect.

8. Cai Rang Floating Market in Can Tho 1 Day

Happy Plus Travel

The very first impression the tour makes on everyone is the extremely lively and crowded trading atmosphere of Cai Rang Floating Market. After that, we’ll head to Cai Be for joining a local cooking class, biking around peaceful village paths, enjoying the melody of South Vietnam folk music, and then relaxing on a rowing sampan through a mangrove palm canals to feel the real Mekong atmosphere.

Inclusions: Lunch, Private transportation

Exclusions: Tips and personal expenses

9. Private Mekong Delta 2 Days 1 Night (my Tho - Can Tho- Ben Tre)

VN Bike Tour

When you join this Private Mekong Delta Tour, we will take you to the coconut kingdom (Ben Tre), the rice kingdom & also the largest city in Mekong Delta (Can Tho), the biggest unique local floating market - Cai Rang market. On the Private Mekong Delta Tour, you will be amazed by lots of local activities such as visiting a honey bee farm, a coconut candy workshop, exploring an agricultural life and how locals trade their goods on Cai Rang floating market , and trying the real taste of local cuisine, etc. Infant (0-8): free of charge when she/he is accompanied by his/her parents or 2 adults, he/she will be uncharged for the service and shared meals & accommodation with the two adults.

Inclusions: Good quality AC private car., Overnight stay in your chosen accommodation option (hotel/homestay/bungalow), English-speaking guide, Transportation by motor boat and rowing boat, Lunch on Day 1,2 (plus dinner for homestay), Breakfast on Day 2, Fresh fruits and honey tea, Hotel pick up and drop off private car, Entrance fees

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Reviewed By ToddLarson44

The tour is great but it’s 2-2.5 hours from Saigon to Vung Tau. The beach is large but dirty. The statue of Jesus is very cool.

10. Mekong Delta 2 days tour including Cu Chi tunnels Ben Duoc

Kim Tran Travel - Private Day Tour

If you have limited time—or simply prefer not to see too popular things when you’re traveling—avoid the hassle of arranging a shorty trip in Southern Vietnam. Only with KIM TRAN Travel's 2 days 1 night program ensure that you will see what the best highlight and reality things of South Vietnam such as Ben Duoc tunnels of Cu Chi, the real Cai Rang Floating market, Ben Tre the famous coconut-land and nature-village of Mekong Delta which you wouldn't have seen without this option

Inclusions: Breakfast, Lunch, Lunch, Overnight accommodation with 3 stars hotel, Professional English speaking guide, Hotel pickup and drop-off, Transport by air-conditioned minivan, Boat trip in Can Tho and Ben Tre, Use of bicycle in Ben Tre, Bottled water, Fuel surcharge, Breakfast, Lunch

Exclusions: Other things which are not mentioned in "Inclusion" part

Reviewed By Lacastacruise

A wonderful day! Cruise manager help me for all activities on Cruise, staffs are very kindly, room is nice... No word can explain that service, everything is perfect.

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