The 15 Best Can Tho River Cruises

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 with an English-speaking guide such as Sophia, Cory, or Thảo. Eat noodle soup and drink coffee at Cai Rang Floating Market, walk quiet canals, make local cakes, rest with fruit and tea, and visit a floating home. Small groups of about six keep it personal.

“Wonderful morning with Cory and An on this trip with particular attention to safety when large barges were passing on way back. Cory is very knowledgeable about the local area and was engaging, inclusive, with a great sense of humour. He had learned all of our names which was helpful in bonding the group quickly. Excellent guide. We also had a peaceful walk through the fruit trees by the canal and cooking together was lots of fun. Great tour with a fabulous group of fellow travellers. Recommend for sure.”

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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 for a small-boat tour led in English by guides such as Hieu, Duy, Lam, or Chris. Visit Cai Rang market, a noodle house, quiet canals, fruit gardens, a village, and an organic cacao farm. Breakfast, fruit, water, and cacao milk are included.

“The trip was great and we saw a lot of the culture present in Can Tho and the Mekong Delta. Chris was a great guide who shared a lot of information about the culture and nature of Can Tho, beside making jokes and having fun. Thanks for the experience and showing us Can Tho and the Mekong.”

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3.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 Sunny, Sophia, or Cory. Cruise to Cai Rang Floating Market, eat hủ tiếu or bánh mì aboard the boat, visit a rice-noodle workshop, walk village lanes, cook bánh khọt, and relax with fruit and tea.

“This was the Bestseller, cleary attributed to Sunny’s expertise and knowledge of the Mekong Delta, bringing out the best as we gained much insight on Vietnamese culture and by way of a cooking experience. Thanks so much to Sunny for making our excursion so memorable!”

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

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

Start before sunrise with guide Phong, An, Nhu Y, Trinh, or another English-speaking local guide. Cruise to Cai Rang Floating Market for breakfast, visit a rice noodle factory, sample tropical fruit, and return through Can Tho’s quiet canals. Hotel pickup, tickets, food, and drinks are included.

“Really nice and interesting experience! Thanks a lot to our local guide, nhu y le, who walked us through the floating market and the different activities l”

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

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

Start early from Can Tho for Cai Rang and Phong Dien floating markets, with breakfast on the river. Guides such as Trinh, An, Nhu Y, and Nga lead you through small canals, a fruit garden, rice noodle production, and quiet country roads. Expect an active, food-focused day for about $30.

“First of all, thank you so much to our tour guide An, our boat driver, and Khoi who drove us from HCM to the floating market! They were all so lovely! An provided us with lots of information as she is one of the people who grew up in the flRead more”

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

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 89 reviews · from $64

Start at 1 pm in central Can Tho for a guided bike ride through villages, rice fields and coconut farms. Visit a 300-year-old Khmer temple, shop at a local market, cook dinner with Susan, and use the swimming pool. Hotel pickup and bicycles are included.

“We had a lovely time with Susan, our group would highly recommend, the itinerary is exciting and interesting for all ages. Susan made us feel very at home and shared so much local knowledge with us, the accomodation, food and pool were amazing!”

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7.From HCM: Mekong Delta Can Tho Floating Market 2-Day Tour

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

Travel from Ho Chi Minh City to Can Tho with guides such as Ry and Quoc, stopping at Vinh Trang Pagoda, Ben Tre villages, coconut candy workshops, a cooking class, and Cai Rang Floating Market. Expect boats, bikes, local food, one hotel night, and a full schedule.

“Rick is an amazing tour guide! He adapted to everyones needs and favors, matches my humor perfectly and shares great insights. I really had a good time. Thank you Rick!”

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8.Wild Mekong Wonders Tour for Nature Lovers

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 70 reviews · from $43

From Can Tho, visit a centuries-old Khmer pagoda, a bamboo basket-making village, and Lung Ngoc Hoang Nature Reserve. Guides such as Sophia, Sunny, Thuy, and Khoi bring local culture to life before a forest walk, observation tower stop, and quiet boat ride through bird-filled canals.

“If you book this tour ask for the tour guide Sophia Nguyen. She will share with you all the secrets of the Mekong Delta and local live. The tour is very well organised and you will discover a copletely different Mekong than what you can see by the floating market. Tour suggested. Ciao”

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9.Peaceful Private Boat Ride on the Mekong(No Guide).

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 65 reviews · 3 hours · from $20Best value

Take a private three-hour boat ride from Can Tho with a local boatman, passing stilt homes, fruit gardens, fishermen, and schoolchildren. Thuy and other boatmen may share fruit, water, local crafts, or simple plant demonstrations. Choose sunrise or sunset, but expect no formal guide or tourist attractions.

“We had a nice and quiet time on the river with our nice driver.”

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10.Mekong Delta and Cai Rang Floating Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 47 reviews · from $36

Start before sunrise from central Can Tho with an English-speaking guide such as Phong, Nga, or An. Cruise to Cai Rang Floating Market for coffee, coconut water, breakfast, and fruit, then visit a rice noodle workshop, quiet canals, and a tropical garden.

“The tour was amazing, very informative and got to meet a family of locals from the floating market. An was a very knowledgeable guide and had information about all the places we visited.”

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11.Floating Market, Canal, Cacao Farm & Mekong’ Life

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 45 reviews · from $24

Start at 5:45 AM with guide Nick or another English- or French-speaking guide, then take a small boat to Cai Rang Floating Market. You’ll eat breakfast on the river, visit a noodle workshop and organic cacao farm, cruise water coconut canals, and walk through quiet villages. The group is limited to six.

“Nick was a funny and informative tour guide, I highly recommend this tour as it gives you such a great insight into life on the Mekong delta.”

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12.Floating Market, Canals, Nature Reserve & Forest

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 42 reviews · from $59

Start at 5:30 AM for Cai Rang Floating Market at sunrise, then cruise small canals, visit a family rice-noodle workshop, and ride by car to Lung Ngoc Hoang Nature Reserve. An English-speaking local guide, breakfast, fruit, drinks, boats, and hotel pickup are included.

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13.Explore Mekong, Floating Market, Cacao & Local Life

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 21 reviews · 6 hours - 390 minutes · from $24

Start at 5:00 AM with an English-speaking guide such as Lam, Jade, or Duy. Cruise to Cai Rang Floating Market for noodle soup, fruit, and coffee, then explore quiet canals, village gardens, local markets, and a family cacao farm before returning by late morning.

“Our Tourguide Jade was the best!! Whoever will get her as a Guide will be so so Lucky!! Thank You Jade, you are so lovely!”

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14.Premium Can Tho Small Canal Tour in Mekong Delta

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 20 reviews · from $45

Meet your English-speaking local guide at Ninh Kieu Wharf for a three-hour small-boat trip through Can Tho’s village canals. Expect calm water, countryside views, a village walk, local interaction, seasonal fruit, bottled water, and a group capped at 10.

“A comfortable guided private trip down river on a small motor-powered wooden boat with a canopy to provide shelter from the sun (and rain if this happens). We made two stops, leaving the boat first to see how one of the families who still Read more”

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15.Floating Market explore local life, Mekong farm

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 17 reviews · from $54

Start at 5:30 AM with a hotel pickup in central Can Tho, then eat breakfast at Cai Rang Floating Market, visit a family rice noodle house, paddle through small canals, and taste cacao milk at Mười Cương Farm. English guides lead private or small-group outings.

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