Where to Go: the 15 Best Market Trips Worldwide

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.From HCM: Mekong Delta & Cai Rang Floating Market 2-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,183 reviews · from $81

Travel from Ho Chi Minh City to My Tho, Ben Tre, and Can Tho for river boats, village food, coconut candy, a rice noodle factory, and Cai Rang Floating Market. Guides such as Bac, Phuc, Ele, and Pham are praised for clear English and lively storytelling. Expect early mornings, long road journeys, and a full schedule.

“First of all our family want to say thank uou to the guide, he was so good with his stories ad history + he was really carrying us and all group. He was one of the best which we ever had through different countries. All activities were interasting ad we are really happy that we choose this tour! Will recomend ir.”

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3.Cai Rang Floating Market & Mekong Delta 2-Day Tour from HCM City

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 942 reviews · from $61

Spend two days exploring My Tho, Ben Tre, and Can Tho by van and boat, with an early Cai Rang Floating Market visit, village cycling, local food, and one hotel night. Guides such as Bac, Nick, Lucky, and Phuc lead groups of up to 20 people.

“Lucky is a great guide. Knowing and funny. A dry with on what was a wet tour. Well worth the effort to do this tour”

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4.Small-group Mekong Floating Market Day Trip from Ho Chi Minh City

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 886 reviews · from $92

Leave Ho Chi Minh City before dawn for a full day in the Mekong Delta. You’ll ride motor and hand-rowed boats, visit Cai Rang and Cai Be, sample fruit, see rice-paper making, cycle rural lanes, and help prepare a five-course lunch. Guides such as Win, Bevis, Lin, Nam, and Bao have earned special praise.

“We did a lot of interesting things in a relatively short time,it was amazing!A very good guide,friendly and he explained a lot of history and geography of Vietnam.”

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5.Mekong Delta & Cai Rang Floating Market 2-Day Tour from HCMC

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 813 reviews · from $67

Travel from Ho Chi Minh City to My Tho and Can Tho with an English-speaking guide such as Viet, Harry, Linda, or Khoa. Cruise coconut canals, visit workshops, make bánh xèo, see Cai Rang at 6am, and sleep one night in a three-star or five-star hotel.

“Great tour with our fantastic guide KHOA who was very interesting in his explanations, very efficient , very good English speaker and with a great sense of humour .”

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6.1-Day Mekong Delta Cai Rang Floating Market-Ancient House-Pancake

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 653 reviews · from $47

Leave Ho Chi Minh City at 4:30 a.m. for Cai Rang Floating Market, then continue to Cai Be for an Ancient House, village cycling, folk music, tropical fruit, Vietnamese pancakes, and a set-menu lunch. English-speaking guides such as Than, also called Tim, and Toan have been praised for keeping the day lively.

“Awesome day on the Mekong Delta with Toan our guide. Informative and and fun day! I was worried it may be a little cliche/touristy but ended up being a really great day! Also no tip pressure from businesses/locals like some others state in their reviews. Just a great day to spend meeting locals, seeing their worlds while surrounded by the beautiful Mekong!”

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7.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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8.City of Side: Boat Tour on the Manavgat River w/ Bazaar Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 404 reviews · 7 hours · from $16Best value

Spend seven hours cruising the Manavgat River from Side, with hotel pickup, a swim at Cennet Beach, grilled chicken or fish lunch, and free time at the Manavgat Grand Bazaar. An optional paid transfer takes you to the waterfall. Guides speak English, German, Russian, and Turkish.

“Fun trip , waterfall looks great, going onto the Mediterranean Sea was just a turn around back into the river. Disappointing… drinks way to expensive (bring you’re own from Carrefour or Sok). Toilets very dirty… bazaar was a great experience especially the fresh market…”

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9.Side: Manavgat River Boat Trip & Grand Market w/ Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 295 reviews · 7 hours · from $32

Spend seven hours between river, sea, mosque, waterfall, and market on a guided trip from Side. You will cruise aboard a 45-passenger wooden boat, eat fish or chicken with salads and pasta, swim at the river mouth, and get 1.5 hours at Manavgat’s Grand Bazaar.

“mooie boottocht en goede uitleg kwa bezienswaardigheden heel behulpzaam personeel we wilde graag naar een moskee en 50 meter vanaf de bazaar zit een moskee mocht men die willen zien is daar een mogelijkheid voor wij hebben genoten”

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10.Thai cooking class &Market tour by Amazon Prime Series Chef.

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 266 reviews · 4 hours · from $70

Chef Wandee, a mentor to two finalists on Amazon Prime’s The World Cook Season 2, leads this small-group Khao Lak class. Tour a local market, choose dishes from 29 recipes, make curry paste from scratch, and cook in an open-air garden kitchen. Hotel pickup, recipes, and video clips are included.

“Delicious experience! We started off with a great tour of the Bang Niang Fresh Market and were shown how coconut cream and coconut milk are made. The cooking class that followed was excellent and the staff are extremely helpful and friendly. We made a papaya salad, some fried pork on lemongrass skewers, a massaman curry and some coconut pancakes. Everything was absolutely delicious. Shoutout to Chef Wandee for allowing us to dip into her local craft beer collection! My only wish is that we could have cooked more dishes!”

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11.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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12.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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13.Alanya/Side: Manavgat River & Waterfall, Boat Tour, & Bazaar

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 172 reviews · from $33

Spend a full day around Manavgat with a 2.5 to 3.5-hour river and sea boat ride, swimming stops, riverside lunch, waterfall visit, and bazaar time. Hotel pickup, guide, entry fees, and lunch are included. The route may change with weather, water levels, and traffic.

“Tour was great, , comfortable transfer with amazing boat trip to the beach , followed on by nice food and time to visit the bazzarr , would recommend to others”

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14.Manavgat River Cruise, Waterfalls and Market Tour from Side

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 100 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $41

From Side, you’ll cruise the Manavgat River to its meeting point with the Mediterranean, swim in mixed warm and cool water, eat lunch onboard, then choose the waterfall or Manavgat market. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included, with drinks and waterfall entry extra.

“Nous sommes arrivés au bateau pour la croisière et on nous demande de payer 4 € par personne. Le capitaine du bateau ne parlant ni anglais ni français, je n'ai pas compris et j'ai donc payer en plus de la réservation 12 € pour moi et mes deux filles. J'envoie un message à l'organisateur pour lui expliquer et il me dit que c'est pour l'entrée aux cascades de Manavgat. Nous y étions allés déjà il y a 2 jours et nous avions payés 2,50 € pour nous trois. Belle arnaque !!! Ensuite comme nous avions des billets, nous sommes allés aux cascades. Le chauffeur nous dit que nous avons 30…”

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15.Full-Day in Mekong Delta Floating Market and Local Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 91 reviews · from $149

Travel from Ho Chi Minh City to Cai Rang Floating Market and Ben Tre in one long day. Your private group rides by air-conditioned vehicle, shops by boat, samples fruit and honey tea, visits a rice-paper workshop, and may cycle through rural villages. Hotel pickup in District 1 is included.

“Too much car. The schedule is not well done. You to change this tour. Better to don’t present it anymore”

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