Mekong Delta: 2-Day Cai Rang Market & River Immersion

This was an interesting and busy introduction to the Delta and South Vietnam. We were collected promptly from our hotel on an air conditioned bus. Our first visit was to the Vinh Trang Pagoda, which had beautiful gardens. Next was a boat trip on the Thien river where we visited a honey farm, (lots of tasting and shopping for products) . Next it was a cocoa establishment (with some singing). We really enjoyed travelling on a smaller rowing boat that seated 4 people- great for photographs as they lent us Vietnam hats. The coconut farm was fun to taste and sample different sweets made fresh coconut. (again, a lot of shopping). We stopped in Phung Dune and enjoyed a set menu, the waitress helped create a spring roll for everyone using freshly cooked fish. One drink was included. We then dove to our hotel in Can Tho -Tan An. Our hotel, ‘Wink’ was a delight! Everything you could want! We did NOT upgrade to a 5star hotel, and I am so glad about that! The next morning we woke up early and went to the river, hopped onto a boat and when up the river to see the floating market. We also had a stop where we had a turn to make a rice pancake, and do more shopping. Back on the boat we did some shopping on the floating market before we went to visit the fresh food market. Our bus took us back to our hotel where we had a marvellous breakfast. We packed up and started driving back to Saigon. We stopped near Dong Hoa Hiep, where we had a bicycle ride around a local village. We then were able to make our own Vietnamese pancakes and sit down to a cooked meal to share. At this place drinks needed to be paid for. We then got back into the bus for the final trip to Saigon. Our driver Mr Kim was great, always helpful even if it was just giving us clean hand wipes! Our guide James was very knowledgeable, attentive and insightful. His command of the English language was strong. We enjoyed hearing his stories and learning about past and present life in his beloved country. Tips, pack a costume in case your hotel has a pool like ours did, carry small notes so you can tip people like the person who rows your boat. Bring cash for any shopping!

Thanks Vietnam Adventure Tours and Linda for a brilliant 2 days. We saw SO many different things that we would not have been able to do on our own in such a short time frame, especially considering how far away the Floating markets are from HCM! Linda is very friendly and provided lots of great information about the different activities and giving us a general insight into Vietnamese daily life. As English speaking tourists it was a luxury to have a guide with great ability to speak English. HIGHLY recommend this as it was lots of fun, small group so could easily enjoy the activities and be comfortable in the bus plus exellent meals and accomodation at a VERY reasonable price for all that was included.

Tom our guide again provided another special day visiting floating market and exploring some villages for a fantastic cultural experience. Highly recommend As his knowledgeable is very educational. Thanks Tom "cruise" Cheers Brent and Debbie- Taupo NZ

Phil was an amazing tour guide! He looked after us so well, took time to teach us Vietnamese, gave great info about where to go with our free time in can tho. The tour itself was great too- the perfect blend between travel, and activities. The bus was airconditioned, comfortable, plenty of space, and even capacity to recharge your phones on board. We had a fantastic time, thank you Phil!!

We had a great 2 days and 1 night tour. Our tour guide Jo was fabulous. He was knowledgeable, good fun and made us feel really welcome. The itinerary was busy, but all the activities were great fun and both my husband and I thoroughly enjoyed everything. We loved the Mekong and the market particularly. All the food was delicious and the whole tour was great value for money!

I joined the 2-day Mekong Delta tour. Overall, the experience was good but not amazing. I really appreciated seeing some of the traditions and the local working processes, but I found that most activities were a bit too short and sometimes felt rushed. What made the trip much better, though, was our guide, Nick. His English was very easy to understand, and he explained everything in detail without ever being overbearing. He really made the tour more engaging and enjoyable, which is why I gave it 4 stars instead of 3. I would recommend this tour to people who want to get a deeper look into the country’s traditions and daily life. It may not be the most exciting tour, but with a guide like Nick, it becomes a very worthwhile experience.

Me, my family and some friends did the 2-day tour visit to the Mekong Delta and the Floating Market. Our tour guide was Nick, and let me say that he was very professional and kind. He knew that all the group was from Spain and that only some us actually understood English, and in order to make the explanations easier for all of us, in some occasions he wrote them down on Google Translator to do some parts of the tour in Spanish. Moreover, his English was also very good and the “English-speakers” of the group understood very well what he was telling us in every moment and could speak to him without problem. Also, Nick explanation’s were really interesting and useful, we learnt a lot! Regarding the tour itself, we did everything that was sold to us, and we enjoyed most of the activities. However, I felt that the Mekong Delta is not one of the greatest places to visit in Vietnam. It is interesting and nice, but it is not an essential visit. Hence, I will recommend the tour only if you are searching for some “playful” activities (such as a cocking class, listening to folk music, etc.) and if you are staying more than 10 days in the country. Overall, although, in my opinion, the Mekong Delta is not the most beautiful place in Vietnam, if you are still interested in visiting it, this tour it is a great option (4.5 out of 5 stars): the tour guide made the experience very enjoyable and we could discover more things about Vietnam thanks to its explanations.

Amazing trip with Bell as our guide. He was extremely informative and gave us a real insight into the local life. Definitely book this trip!

This tour was even better than expected. Everything is included. The Hotel we stayed in was luxurious even with no extra money. Thanks to Linda we had a perfect combination of local experience and food tasting. We could see bigger floating market as long as small canal full of locals. We could bike a few times. We visited the rice noodles factories, the coconut factories. You also have a free night in Can Tho where you can enjoy the street food market, the lighting in the city and explore some locals crafts & restaurants. Among the tastings: so many different fruits, coconut water, sugar cane, Vietnamese pancakes, rice noodles pizza, coconut/snake/banana wine. We also had coconut candies, a honey tea and chips. The two lunch included are a festin. On top of that, the young Linda is an amazing tour guide. Giving just the right amount of information, leaving you space but also here for your questions. Can’t have better host! Thanks Linda

I don’t know how to put this tour in a few words. It was the most incredible cultural experience of our lives. Jack showed us so much more than we were prepared for. You will not believe how amazing it is.. from tasting & learning about honey tea, seeing real honey bees, cultural dancing, 2 lunches that were quite simply out of this world. The knowledge & excitement of our tour guides, Jack, honesty made this tour something I have never experienced before- & we’ve travelled. His sincere passion, & love he has for sharing his culture & love of his beautiful traditions & country left us spellbound. I can’t express how much we LOVED this 2 day tour. We rose early to meet Jack at 5:30am.. but trust me, it was worth it. We went to the markets & watched the locals prepare their produce for trade.. fully immersed ourselves in learning, watching & how wonderful the locals welcomed us.. early morning coffee at one lovely lady’s station with her young son, then we were off on a boat to experience the floating market.. which we will treasure forever. Jack tells us it is very special to see this, & we understood why! Who knows how much longer this floating market will go for, will the traditional still be here in 5, or 10 years time? Who knows, but honestly you must see this captivating, old tradition of these wonderful people of the Mekong Delta. Everything about this & the entire tour, even the 3star overnight hotel was phenomenal.. if you want bang for your buck, then book it.. & if you’re fortunate enough to have Jack as your guide.. you have won the jackpot. 10 STARS ⭐️ Thankyou