Boat Tours in Mekong Delta: The 14 Worth Your Day

CuChi Tunnels&Mekong Delta-Boat,TukTuk,Coconut Village SmallGroup - The road to My Tho and the Mekong Delta

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3,113 reviews · from $32Our pick

Travel from Ho Chi Minh City to the Cu Chi Tunnels and My Tho with an English-speaking guide such as Xem, Jackie, or Lockie. Crawl through a tunnel, ride motorboats and sampans, visit a coconut village, taste tropical fruit and honey tea, eat Vietnamese lunch, and hear traditional music. Expect a small group, lots of driving, and a full 11-hour day.

“The Trip was wonderful. The guide - Mr Tim , guided us and had wonderful stories to tell. The group was small , hence had ample opportunities to explore various spot in details. Loved it”

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HCM:Mekong Delta Boat,Khotcake cooking Coconut Village,SmallGroup

2.Mekong Delta Boat,Khotcake cooking Coconut Village,SmallGroup

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,374 reviews · from $16

Spend about nine hours exploring My Tho and Ben Tre by coach, motorboat, rowing boat, tuk tuk, bicycle, and on foot. You’ll taste honey tea and coconut candy, try making khot cakes with a local chef, visit a coconut workshop, hear traditional music, and see Vinh Trang Pagoda. Guides may include Phong, Tim, Tam, Lu, or Niem.

“Good day trip from HCM city but a little long in the tourist trap items. Many of the activities are unguided and just boat/canoe rides with little explanations as even a small group gets split up. Lunch is okay - Served outdoors and it’s still hot eRead more”

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HCM: Mekong Delta Islands Boat & Tuk-Tuk Tour with Tastings

3.Mekong Delta Islands Boat & Tuk-Tuk Tour with Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 2,285 reviews · 9 hours · from $14Best value

From Ho Chi Minh City, travel to My Tho for a full Mekong Delta day with motorboat and sampan rides, village tuk-tuk travel, coconut candy, honey tea, tropical fruit, lunch, and folk music. Guides such as Steve, Phong, Lam, and Little Trung are known for clear English and lively storytelling. A luxury option adds Vinh Trang Pagoda.

“Nice excursion! The energy of Lam is contagious, highly recommend. Go banana!”

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VIP Tour Cuchi Tunnels & Mekong Delta Cruise Full Day Group 12pax

4.VIP Tour Cuchi Tunnels & Mekong Delta Cruise Full Day Group 12pax

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,650 reviews · from $39

Spend about 9 hours and 40 minutes with a group of no more than 12 people, visiting the Cu Chi Tunnels, cooking a Vietnamese barbecue lunch in Ben Luc, and cruising the Mekong near My Tho. Guides such as Minh, also called Milo, and Jack add humor and useful cultural context.

“Visiting inside the tunnels. Holding python. Small boat ride was a good experience. Food was oily. Water should be 2 bottles for the day.”

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Small-Group Mekong Delta Day Trip: Boat Ride, Cottages & Pagoda

5.Small-Group Mekong Delta Day Trip: Boat Ride, Cottages & Pagoda

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,327 reviews · from $48

Spend 9 to 10 hours visiting My Tho and Ben Tre from Ho Chi Minh City. You’ll ride a motorboat and hand-rowed sampan, sample coconut candy and honey tea, eat a five-course Vietnamese lunch, choose a village bike ride, hear traditional music, and visit Vinh Trang Pagoda. Guides may include James, Nam, Manh, or Luan.

“I would say Mekong river is nice, however the trip is not as good. - For pickup from hotel, the car supposed to arrive between 8am - 8:30am, the car comes around 9am. There is no late message from driver or guider in advance. - About tRead more”

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Mekong Delta 4 Islands, TukTuk, Boat, Try Khot Cake Local Cooking

6.Mekong Delta 4 Islands, TukTuk, Boat, Try Khot Cake Local Cooking

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,148 reviews · from $23

Spend about nine hours exploring My Tho and Ben Tre by motorboat, rowing boat, tuk-tuk, and bicycle. You’ll visit Vinh Trang Pagoda, taste tropical fruit, honey tea, coconut candy, and bánh khọt, then enjoy lunch and traditional music. Guides may include Tim, Thanh, Tommy, Tam, or Little Trung. Pickup is offered in central districts.

“I thought I'd book something more special, like all the other smaller river tours. But unfortunately that was not so.. They take you to the exact same, completely overflowing, mass-handling locations. This has nothing to do with village life.Auto-translated”

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Authentic Mekong Delta: Tuk Tuk, Rowing Boat, Biking Tour

7.Authentic Mekong Delta: Tuk Tuk, Rowing Boat, Biking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 503 reviews · from $15

Travel from Ho Chi Minh City to Ben Tre for a full day of Mekong Delta life. Your guide leads you by boat, tuk tuk, rowing boat, and bicycle past farms, fishing villages, fruit gardens, and small producers. Lunch, bottled water, activities, and selected District 1 pickup are included, with vegetarian meals available by request.

“This was a great experience for my friend and I. It's not a glamorous tour, or one that compares to Halong Bay or Ayutthaya in Thailand, but it allows you to experience how people live in the area. We booked the tour a few weeks in adRead more”

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HCM: Authentic Mekong Delta – Boat, TukTuk, Khot Cake Making

8.Authentic Mekong Delta – Boat, TukTuk, Khot Cake Making

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 380 reviews · from $23

Spend a full day south of Ho Chi Minh City with an English-speaking guide such as Kevin, Lily, Robert, or Lenny. Visit Vinh Trang Pagoda, cruise by motorboat and sampan, ride a tuk-tuk through village lanes, taste honey and coconut candy, hear Southern folk music, and make bánh khọt before lunch.

“Justin was fenomenal and very friendly. Take the tour with them, perfect.”

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Ben Tre Mekong Zig Zag: Scooter, Sailboat, and Food (Full day)

9.Ben Tre Mekong Zig Zag: Scooter, Sailboat, and Food (Full day)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 186 reviews · from $59

Spend 6 to 7 hours around Ben Tre with local guides such as Chi, Si, or Chung. Ride by scooter or tuk-tuk through coconut villages, visit homes and markets, eat a generous Mekong lunch, rest in a hammock, and cruise quiet river channels. Pickup is available within Ben Tre, with groups capped at eight.

“Chi, has an amazing personality, 😘 such a good kind, helpful and lovely soul. 😍 she has done so so much to make my day as pleasant as possible, best suport on all activities, superb experience guide! I loved so much the excursion on a boRead more”

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Ben Tre: Scooter, Culture, Sailboat and Mekong Food (Half Day)

10.Ben Tre: Scooter, Culture, Sailboat and Mekong Food (Half Day)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 87 reviews · from $49

Spend 4.5 hours in Ben Tre riding by scooter or tuk-tuk through village lanes, sailing a quiet Mekong branch, tasting fruit at a local market, and sharing a 4 to 5 dish home-cooked meal. Pickup and drop-off in the Ben Tre area are included, with groups capped at eight.

“Had a perfect day with An, very relaxed floating on the mekong delta, local insights and very interesting conversations with our guides.”

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Can Tho: Peaceful Private Boat Ride on the Mekong(No Guide).

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

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

Spend three private hours on the Mekong near Can Tho with a local boatman, not a tour guide. Cruise from the city past stilt houses, fruit gardens, fishermen, and quiet canals. Choose sunrise or sunset. Boatmen such as Thuy and Mang may share fruit, handmade crafts, or simple videos despite limited English. There are no markets or tourist attractions, just river life.

“this is a great and authentic way to explore the mekong delta. super nice boat driver, she pointed out a lot of things along the river and gave us fruits and water. however, to manage expectations: mekong is one of the most polluted rivers in the world. expect to see a lot of pollution, especially when leaving can tho city for the first 1-2 hours. you will see trash being dumped in the river. we had to stop multiple times for the driver to get plastic trash that got tangled in the boat screw. but this is the reality of mekong delta and a multi-national mismanagement of waste and its…”

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Floating Market & Hidden Canals – Small Group Morning Boat Tour

12.Floating Market & Hidden Canals – Small Group Morning Boat Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 34 reviews · from $28

Start at 5:45 am with a small group of up to six. Ride from Ninh Kieu Wharf to Cai Rang Floating Market, eat noodle soup or Bánh Mì with Vietnamese coffee on the boat, make noodles at a family-run workshop, browse a land market, and cruise quiet canals with a guide such as Nhung.

“Had an amazing experience! Nhung our tour guide was so friendly, helpful and shared with us so much knowledge. It was a great tour that I would happily do again !”

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Mekong River Relaxing Sail boat cruise to Coconut Canals (1.5HRS)

13.Mekong River Relaxing Sail boat cruise to Coconut Canals (1.5HRS)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 25 reviews · from $35

Travel by motorbike or tuk-tuk from Ben Tre to Nhơn Thạnh, then settle into a small sailboat for a quiet hour among coconut palms and fruit trees. You’ll have a local captain, beanbag seating, fried banana, and water. The boat has no English-speaking guide, so this suits independent visitors who want scenery and calm.

“Perfect boat trip to just chill, enjoy the scenery and take some pictures in the coconut channels. Super friendly staff and nice equipment! Recommended.”

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Ho Chi Minh City: Mekong River Delta Day Trip with Boat Trip

14.Mekong River Delta Day Trip with Boat Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 21 reviews · from $114

Travel south from Ho Chi Minh City in a small group of up to nine, then take a boat to Tan Phong Island for orchards, local snacks, and rural views. You’ll visit Mr. Kiet’s nearly 200-year-old house, Kimmy’s Chocolatier, and Vinh Trang Pagoda with an English-speaking guide. Lunch costs extra.

“We did not see the things that were specified in the tour, the little we saw was brief and was only for us to buy, and to finish, he sold us a menu for lunch, which was not more expensive than the price he told us at first and part of the food was shared. He lacked a little Mekong experience which was mainly why we hired him.”

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Boat Tours in Mekong Delta: The 14 Worth Your Day

CuChi Tunnels&Mekong Delta-Boat,TukTuk,Coconut Village SmallGroup

1.CuChi Tunnels & Mekong Delta-Boat,TukTuk,Coconut Village SmallGroup

HCM:Mekong Delta Boat,Khotcake cooking Coconut Village,SmallGroup

2.Mekong Delta Boat,Khotcake cooking Coconut Village,SmallGroup

HCM: Mekong Delta Islands Boat & Tuk-Tuk Tour with Tastings

3.Mekong Delta Islands Boat & Tuk-Tuk Tour with Tastings

VIP Tour Cuchi Tunnels & Mekong Delta Cruise Full Day Group 12pax

4.VIP Tour Cuchi Tunnels & Mekong Delta Cruise Full Day Group 12pax

Small-Group Mekong Delta Day Trip: Boat Ride, Cottages & Pagoda

5.Small-Group Mekong Delta Day Trip: Boat Ride, Cottages & Pagoda

Mekong Delta 4 Islands, TukTuk, Boat, Try Khot Cake Local Cooking

6.Mekong Delta 4 Islands, TukTuk, Boat, Try Khot Cake Local Cooking

Authentic Mekong Delta: Tuk Tuk, Rowing Boat, Biking Tour

7.Authentic Mekong Delta: Tuk Tuk, Rowing Boat, Biking Tour

HCM: Authentic Mekong Delta – Boat, TukTuk, Khot Cake Making

8.Authentic Mekong Delta – Boat, TukTuk, Khot Cake Making

Ben Tre Mekong Zig Zag: Scooter, Sailboat, and Food (Full day)

9.Ben Tre Mekong Zig Zag: Scooter, Sailboat, and Food (Full day)

Ben Tre: Scooter, Culture, Sailboat and Mekong Food (Half Day)

10.Ben Tre: Scooter, Culture, Sailboat and Mekong Food (Half Day)

Can Tho: Peaceful Private Boat Ride on the Mekong(No Guide).

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

Floating Market & Hidden Canals – Small Group Morning Boat Tour

12.Floating Market & Hidden Canals – Small Group Morning Boat Tour

Mekong River Relaxing Sail boat cruise to Coconut Canals (1.5HRS)

13.Mekong River Relaxing Sail boat cruise to Coconut Canals (1.5HRS)

Ho Chi Minh City: Mekong River Delta Day Trip with Boat Trip

14.Mekong River Delta Day Trip with Boat Trip

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