Explore Cai Rang Floating Market and Son Islet’s local life in a unique Mekong Delta tour. Meet families, make cakes, and enjoy a flying menu.
Explore Cai Rang Floating Market and Son Islet’s local life in a unique Mekong Delta tour. Meet families, make cakes, and enjoy a flying menu.
- Cai Rang Floating Market - Visitors will experience the most bustling floating market in the Mekong Delta, where numerous boats converge to trade fruits, noodles, coffee, and local specialties. Enjoy breakfast on a boat while observing vendors prepare food right on the water. The guide will explain the unique trading system, local culture, and the…
- Cai Rang Floating Market - Visitors will experience the most bustling floating market in the Mekong Delta, where numerous boats converge to trade fruits, noodles, coffee, and local specialties. Enjoy breakfast on a boat while observing vendors prepare food right on the water. The guide will explain the unique trading system, local culture, and the daily life of river residents. Guests will also see boat houses, fruit orchards, traditional shipbuilding yards, and the vibrant atmosphere of the morning floating market.
Travelers will visit a traditional workshop where local families produce “Hu Tieu,” a renowned rice noodle of the Mekong Delta. Witness 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 through generations.
- Cai Be - Option Group Tour: Explore Son Islet for an authentic community-based tourism experience. Visitors will discover floating fish farms, interact with local families, stroll through orchards, and taste seasonal fruits picked directly from the garden. 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 opportunity to cross the iconic monkey bridge and enjoy a relaxing foot massage with Koi fish.
Optional Private Tour: By joining a cooking class, participants gain insight into the cooking style of the South and Vietnam in general, learning how locals prepare traditional meals while experiencing the tranquility, simplicity, and rustic charm of daily life in the Mekong.
• Next, relax on a rowing boat and glide through the mangrove palm canal to truly feel the peaceful atmosphere of the Mekong Delta.

- Hotel pickup & drop-off central Ho Chi Minh City
- English Speaking Guide
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Entrance fees
- Lunch
- Bottled water
- Breakfast
- Hotel pickup & drop-off central Ho Chi Minh City
- English Speaking Guide
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Entrance fees
- Lunch
- Bottled water
- Breakfast
- Tips
- Surcharge for Non- English Guide with Private Tour
- Tips
- Surcharge for Non- English Guide with Private Tour
Experience the Mekong River in its most genuine form with an early-morning excursion from Ho Chi Minh City to the renowned Cai Rang Floating Market, Vietnam’s most celebrated floating market. Enjoy a comfortable journey to Can Tho, where you will board a local boat to witness the vibrant river trading at sunrise. During the trip, visit a traditional…
Experience the Mekong River in its most genuine form with an early-morning excursion from Ho Chi Minh City to the renowned Cai Rang Floating Market, Vietnam’s most celebrated floating market. Enjoy a comfortable journey to Can Tho, where you will board a local boat to witness the vibrant river trading at sunrise. During the trip, visit a traditional rice-noodle workshop, savor local delicacies, and unwind with a Mekong-style lunch before heading back to Saigon.
This tour is crafted to make the most of the prime time at Cai Rang (early morning), featuring a clear schedule, seamless transportation, and a well-paced itinerary—avoiding hurried “checklist” stops.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.