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15 Tours in Can Tho to Build a Day Around

36 tours  ·  from $20 a head

This is the shortlist you would send a friend: 15 tours in Can Tho worth the money, each with its price, its traveller verdict and the one thing to know before you commit.

Can Tho: Floating Market & Mekong's Legacy( About 6 Pax) - 5:30 AM at the river, with a practical start
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Can Tho: Floating Market & Mekong’s Legacy( About 6 Pax)

1.Floating Market & Mekong’s Legacy( About 6 Pax)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,438 reviews · 6 hours - 390 minutes · from $26Our pick

Start at 5:30 AM in Can Tho with an English-speaking guide such as Sophia, Cory, Thao, or Sunny. Ride a sampan to Cai Rang Floating Market for coffee and noodle soup, then explore quiet canals, walk through fruit gardens, cook traditional cakes, visit a floating family home, and rest with fruit and tea.

“Amazing tour! best one in vietnam so far. Sophia was amazing, she was so nice and friendly and gave us a lot of information! The activities were really good. The perfect day!”

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Can Tho: A Real Mekong Tour, Floating Market, Cacao & Life's - Cai Rang Floating Market from a small boat
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Can Tho: A Real Mekong Tour, Floating Market, Cacao & Life’s

2.A Real Mekong Tour, Floating Market, Cacao & Life’s

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 574 reviews · from $25

Start at 5:00 AM in central Can Tho and travel by small sampan to Cai Rang Floating Market. You’ll eat breakfast on the river, visit a family noodle house, cruise quiet canals, taste garden fruit, walk through a village, and finish at an organic cacao farm with cacao milk. English-speaking guides include Hieu, Duy, Lam, and Chris.

“The guide was super-friendly and let us feeling comfortable from the very beginning. He explained a lot of things and provided many curiosities about Mekong and people life in there, everything very interesting.”

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Largest Floating Market, Wild Small Canal System & Organic cocoa - Starting before sunrise at Cai Rang Floating Market
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Largest Floating Market, Wild Small Canal System & Organic cocoa

3.Largest Floating Market, Wild Small Canal System & Organic cocoa

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 564 reviews · from $38

Start early at Cai Rang Floating Market for noodle soup, coffee, and fruit from boats, then cruise narrow Mekong canals. Visit a traditional rice noodle workshop and Muoi Cuong Cocoa Farm, where a family has made chocolate since plants arrived from Malaysia in 1960. Guides have included Sasa, Lam, David, Maria, and Ngan.

“We has a great time on this tour. Angelina our guide so so great, she has a fantastic personality and looked after us very well. The interactions with the locals was great and the tour length was perfect. Would highly recommend”

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Can Tho: Authentic Floating Market, Wild Canal system, Cocoa - A boat ride through the quieter canals
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Can Tho: Authentic Floating Market, Wild Canal system, Cocoa

4.Authentic Floating Market, Wild Canal system, Cocoa

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 398 reviews · 5h 30m · from $26

Start at An Binh Market at 6:45 AM for Cai Rang’s busiest trading hours, then eat breakfast afloat, cruise quiet canals, make rice noodles, and visit Mười Cương Cocoa Garden. Groups of up to eight travel with an English-speaking local guide such as Sasa, Hannah, Clara, or Lam.

“Tour was amazing, Hannah was an amazing guide, so warm and friendly while being knowledgeable as well! Highly recommend”

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The hidden Fabulous Floating Market and Small Canal - Breakfast on a floating restaurant
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The hidden Fabulous Floating Market and Small Canal

5.The hidden Fabulous Floating Market and Small Canal

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 253 reviews · from $25

Start at 5:30 am with a boat ride to Cai Rang Floating Market, where you can eat breakfast on the water. Continue to a local rice noodle house, try making rice paper, swing at a hammock café, and cruise a quiet Mekong canal. Guides including Thinh, Edward, Anne, and Daisy have been praised for friendly, clear explanations.

“Thuy is an enthusiastic and knowledgeable host, with so much to share about the floating markets and life along the river. She looked after our group so well. This experience is a slice of the ‘real’ Vietnam - go for it!”

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Cai Rang floating market, Cacao & hidden small canal - Making colorful rice noodles in Cai Rang
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Cai Rang floating market, Cacao & hidden small canal

6.Cai Rang floating market, Cacao & hidden small canal

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 244 reviews · from $33

Start before dawn with a boat ride from Ninh Kieu Wharf to Cai Rang Floating Market. Eat rice noodles and drink Vietnamese coffee afloat, try making colorful noodles, cruise small canals, visit My Khanh village, and taste chocolate at Muoi Cuong Cocoa Farm. English and French guides are available, with French at extra cost.

“Even if there are not many merchants left, the visit is still worth the cost. Excellent breakfast in the Boat and fun to participate in the making of noodles. A very nice and careful boat captain. A very interesting young guide with a very good French vocabulary.Auto-translated”

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Can Tho: Floating Market & Mekong's Legacy( About 6 Pax) - 5:30 AM at the river, with a practical start
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CAN THO: Floating Market & Mekong’s Legacy (About 6 Pax)

7.Floating Market & Mekong’s Legacy (About 6 Pax)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 235 reviews · from $35

Start at 5:30 AM with an English-speaking guide such as Sophia, Sunny, Cory, Thuy, or Clara. Cruise to Cai Rang Floating Market for boat-side breakfast, pineapple, and a rice-noodle workshop. Then walk through fruit gardens, cook savory bánh khọt, rest in a hammock, and visit a floating house. Small groups are capped at 10.

“The tour was really great and I enjoyed it a lot. Besides the normal route, we also took a long ride through the non-touristic canal, where we could enjoy the views all by ourselves. Our guide Sunny is an adorable person with lots of positiRead more”

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Mekong Delta and Cai Rang Floating Market 5-Hours Tour - Cai Rang Floating Market and breakfast on the boat
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Mekong Delta and Cai Rang Floating Market 5-Hours Tour

8.Mekong Delta and Cai Rang Floating Market 5-Hours Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 183 reviews · from $30

Start before breakfast with a sunrise boat ride from Can Tho to Cai Rang Floating Market. You’ll eat a Vietnamese breakfast on the water, visit Sau Hoai’s rice noodle factory, sample seasonal fruit, and glide through smaller canals. Guides such as Phong, An, Trinh, and Nhu Y are praised for clear English and local insight, though the market is quieter and smaller than it once was.

“Great trip, excellent and knowledgeable guide. He is well connected and speaks good English. Food he suggested for us was good.”

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Cai Rang Floating Market Biking Cooking Class in Can Tho Rural - The early boat ride to Phong Dien
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Cai Rang Floating Market Biking Cooking Class in Can Tho Rural

9.Cai Rang Floating Market Biking Cooking Class in Can Tho Rural

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 172 reviews · from $30

Spend about eight hours exploring Cai Rang and Phong Dien floating markets, eating breakfast on the river, cycling quiet canal roads, visiting a fruit garden and rice noodle factory, and sampling local foods. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included in Can Tho. Guides such as Trinh, An, Nhu Y, and Nga are known for friendly local insight.

“Our tour guide Nhu was very informative and helpful. Great knowledge of the History of the Meekong River and surrounding areas. Nhu even provided us with sweet snacks along the trip. It was a fun field day with Nhu and our Canoe driver which was an elderly local lady which made the trip more unique and genuine. Thank you Chi Nhu”

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Can Tho: Authentic Mekong Delta – Real Local Life Tour. - Choosing the 7:00 AM or 1:00 PM departure
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Can Tho: Authentic Mekong Delta – Real Local Life Tour.

10.Authentic Mekong Delta – Real Local Life Tour.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 149 reviews · 4h 30m · from $36

Spend about five hours with a local English-speaking guide such as Anh, also called Sophia, Cory, or Clara, cruising quiet Mekong canals, walking through a village, cooking Bánh Khọt with a family, tasting tropical fruit, and visiting a genuine floating home. Choose a 7:00 AM or 1:00 PM start. Group tours do not include hotel pickup.

“We had a wonderful time visiting the floating market with Sophia. Born and raised in Can Tho, she is eager to share her knowledge with her guests always with a hint of humour which was greatly appreciated !”

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Nature Reserve and Largest, Authentic Floating Market Experiences - Small canals and a closer look at the Mekong Delta
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Nature Reserve and Largest, Authentic Floating Market Experiences

11.Nature Reserve and Largest, Authentic Floating Market Experiences

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 115 reviews · from $89

Start at 6:30 am in Can Tho for Cai Rang Floating Market, a floating breakfast, a traditional noodle workshop, and canal cruises through Lung Ngoc Hoang Nature Reserve. The trip lasts 9 to 10 hours, includes car travel, and takes no more than 10 people. Guide Ngan is noted for attentive service and excellent English.

“Ngan was an excellent tour guide. She was extremely attentive and very knowledgeable. Her English was nearly perfect. My daughters loved her. She was the highlight of our tour!!”

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Cai Rang Floating Market Tour -Amazing Can Tho - Breakfast on the river at Cai Rang
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Cai Rang Floating Market Tour -Amazing Can Tho

12.Cai Rang Floating Market Tour -Amazing Can Tho

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 106 reviews · from $78

Start at 6:00 am from Ninh Kieu Wharf and reach Cai Rang by traditional wooden boat during its busiest morning hours. You’ll eat breakfast, visit a rice noodle workshop and Muoi Cuong cocoa farm, taste seasonal fruit, and cruise narrow green canals. Groups are capped at five, with guides including Minh, Jane, Hien, and An on past departures.

“Awesome experience, very friendly and helpful guide, we were so lucky to have her tell us about all the interesting facts about the Mekong Delta and their people.”

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Full-Day Experience in Mekong Cycling and Authentic Home Cooking - A 300-year-old Khmer temple and local customs
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Full-Day Experience in Mekong Cycling and Authentic Home Cooking

13.Full-Day Experience in Mekong Cycling and Authentic Home Cooking

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 89 reviews · from $64

Starting at 1 pm, this seven-hour Can Tho outing combines village cycling, a 300-year-old Khmer temple, a local market visit, rice paddies, coconut farms, fresh coconuts, and a shared home-cooking session. Susan leads the cultural side, with hotel pickup, bicycles, ingredients, pool access, and a sunset stop included.

“Our family of 5 had the most wonderful stay at Susan’s. We stayed three nights and had a two day tour. Susan has curated an amazing Mekong experience encompassing food, farming, culture and history as well as some exercise! We also had time to enjoy her luxurious Read more”

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Can Tho: Lung Ngoc Hoang Nature Reserve & Forest Tour - Cruising the wetland by boat
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Can Tho: Lung Ngoc Hoang Nature Reserve & Forest Tour

14.Lung Ngoc Hoang Nature Reserve & Forest Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 85 reviews · from $47

Travel about an hour from Can Tho to Lung Ngoc Hoang, a 2,800-hectare wetland reserve. You will cruise green canals, walk 1.2 kilometers on flat pancake paths, climb an observation tower, see seasonal rice fields, and visit a giant heritage ficus tree with an English-speaking guide such as Duy, Lâm, or Thomas.

“We had an amazing time on the Can Tho Lung Ngoc Hoang Nature Reserve & Forest Tour. Our guide Lâm was incredibly kind and shared a wealth of knowledge about each site we visited. We had lots of fun, and the boat tour was a highlight, showcasing the stunning natural beauty of the area. This tour is a must-do! 🌟”

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From HCM: Mekong Delta Can Tho Floating Market 2-Day Tour - Vinh Trang Pagoda and the first glimpse of My Tho
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From HCM: Mekong Delta Can Tho Floating Market 2-Day Tour

15.Mekong Delta Can Tho Floating Market 2-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 84 reviews · 2 days · from $80

Travel from Ho Chi Minh City to My Tho, Ben Tre, and Can Tho with an English or Vietnamese-speaking guide. You’ll ride river boats, sample coconut candy and honey tea, cook a local dish, cycle on an island, and visit Cai Rang Floating Market. Guides such as Ry and Quoc are often assigned, though the vehicle and hotel may feel basic.

“This two-day tour was wonderful! So many interesting activities and experiences were packed into two days, yet we never once felt rushed. Our guide was so kind and helpful. He spoke excellent English, was warm and friendly toward us, and was able to answer all of our questions. I highly recommend taking this tour, and a big thank-you to our guide Ry, who introduced everything to us in such an engaging way!”

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