Mekong and Cai Rang Floating Market Day Trip from Ho Chi Minh Discount Tickets

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location pin icon 46 Dong Hai Bà Trung, Tan An, Ninh Kieu, Can Tho, Vietnam
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Cai Rang Floating& Son Islet: Visit Cai Rang Floating Market, experience traditional noodle-making and Son Islet rural life, visit a fish farm, try local Sharing Bus Pickup included
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Cai Rang Floating& 4 Island: Cai Rang Floating Market Visit a traditional noodle workshop. Cooking class Rowing boat ride along palm-lined canals Private Car: We will arrange private car for you, not sharing with another people Flexible Time: You can flexible time pick up and drop off and flexible itinerary Pickup included

Overview

See the Mekong at its most authentic on an early-morning day trip from Ho Chi Minh City to Cai Rang Floating Market—Vietnam’s most famous floating market. Travel comfortably to Can Tho, then hop on a local boat to explore the lively river trading scene at sunrise. Along the way, visit a traditional rice-noodle workshop, enjoy local flavors, and relax with a Mekong-style lunch before returning to Saigon. This tour is designed to maximize the best time of day at Cai Rang (early morning), with a clear schedule, smooth transport, and a well-paced itinerary—no rushed “checklist” stops.

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Please arrive at the meeting point 10–15 minutes before departure time. The meeting point is in front of 14 Le Lai Street, Ben Thanh Ward, District 1, directly opposite 23/9 Park.

Language Offered

German-GUIDE

English-GUIDE

Italian-GUIDE

French-GUIDE

Spanish-GUIDE

Itinerary

1. Cai Rang Floating Market
Travelers will experience the busiest floating market in the Mekong Delta, where dozens of boats gather to trade fruits, noodles, coffee, and local specialties. You will enjoy breakfast on a boat while watching vendors prepare food directly on the water. The guide will explain the unique trading system, local culture, and daily life of people living on the river. Guests will also observe boat houses, fruit orchards, traditional shipbuilding yards, and the lively atmosphere of the morning floating market. Travelers will visit a traditional workshop where local families make “Hu Tieu”, a famous rice noodle of the Mekong Delta. You will see each step of the process—from steaming the rice flour to drying the noodle sheets under the sun. Guests can taste fresh noodles and learn how this craft has been preserved by generations.
Duration: 120 mins
2. Cai Be
Option Group Tour: Explored Son Islet offers an authentic community-based tourism experience. Visitors will discover floating fish farms, interact with local families, walk through orchards, and taste seasonal fruits picked directly from the garden. You can participate in traditional cake making, watch pop-rice cooking, and enjoy unique cultural performances such as the “flying menu,” where each household prepares a different local dish. Travelers will also have the chance to cross the iconic monkey bridge and try a relaxing foot massage with Koi fish Optional Private Tour: Joining a cooking class, you not only have another view of cooking style in the South in particular and generally Vietnam and learn how the locals prepare all stuffs of traditional meal but also feel clearly the tranquility, simplicity and rusticity in daily lives of Mekong people; • Next, we relax on a rowing boat and go through the mangrove palm canal to feel the real peaceful atmosphere of Mekong Delta
Duration: 180 mins
3. Cai Rang
"Flying Menu" Lunch & Return Enjoy a meaningful lunch featuring the islet's unique "flying menu"—where multiple local households collaborate by preparing one specialty dish each, directly supporting the local community. After lunch, relax on the comfortable drive back to Ho Chi Minh City.
Duration: 60 mins

Inclusion

Bottled water

Entrance fees

Lunch

Hotel pickup & drop-off central Ho Chi Minh City

English Speaking Guide

In-vehicle air conditioning

Breakfast

Exclusion

Tips

Surcharge for Non- English Guide with Private Tour

Cancellation Policy

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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

  • 100% refund if cancelled 1+ days before the start date
  • 0% refund if cancelled less than 1 day(s) before the start date

Additional Info

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Supplied by VN BIKE TOUR

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