Where to Shop and Eat: 15 2-Day Experiences

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

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

Travel from Ho Chi Minh City to My Tho, Ben Tre, and Can Tho with an English-speaking guide such as Bac, Pham, Ben, or Ele. Ride motorboats and sampans, taste fruit and honey tea, visit Cai Rang Floating Market and a noodle factory, then make bánh xèo before returning.

“Thanks for all ! Nelson is the best. The experience was enriching and varied. We learned a lot about the history of the Mekong Delta. We tasted a lot of local food. It was fantastic 👍🏻”

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

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

Trade Ho Chi Minh City traffic for Mekong canals, coconut farms, village lanes, and an overnight stay in Can Tho. You’ll visit Vinh Trang Pagoda, Cai Rang Floating Market, local food workshops, and a countryside market with an English-speaking guide. Guides such as Bac, Nick, Lucky, and Phuc are known for making the busy schedule easy to follow.

“This is an excellent snapshot into life in the Mekong delta. All the activities are fun and interesting, and you spend the perfect time at all of them. Enough time to look around a bit, but not too much time that you sit around ready to leave for ages. Our guide Nick was awesome :), he was funny and very knowledgeable and would go out of his way to make sure we all had a comfortable and exciting trip. Really wouldn’t be the same without him, and couldn’t recommend him more. Overall a perfect experience that is long enough to get a good idea of the region and short enough…”

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3.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 by van, boat, sampan, bike, and kayak. You will visit Vinh Trang Pagoda, coconut workshops, Cai Rang Floating Market, a rice noodle factory, and an ancient riverside house. Guides such as Viet, Harry, Tom, and Khoa have been praised for clear explanations and friendly care.

“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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4.Small-group 2-Day Mekong Delta: Floating market, Cooking Class…

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 194 reviews · from $170

Travel from Ho Chi Minh City in a small group of about 10 to 12 people, with a guide such as Stark, to explore My Tho, Vinh Trang Pagoda, Can Tho, Cai Rang Floating Market, and Cai Be. You’ll ride motorboats and hand-rowed boats, cycle, eat Vietnamese meals, and sleep in a local homestay.

“excellent all round. activities and quality of accommodation and food and guide. no bad parts. 2 days is plenty”

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5.Mekong Delta ‘Cai Rang’ Floating Market 2-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 176 reviews · from $168

Travel from Ho Chi Minh City to Cai Be, Vinh Long, Can Tho, and Cai Rang Floating Market on a two-day, small-group tour. Ride boats, eat local meals, visit villages, take a bicycle ride, and stay at Bamboo Eco Village or Mekong Silt Ecolodge. Guides such as Tri, Tom, Logan, and Quí are known for clear explanations and thoughtful care.

“Very well-organised tour, in a small group, with an engaging guide. The 1-night stay at Bamboo Eco Village was comfortable, and we enjoyed all the meals provided throughout the 2-day/1-night tour. The activities like floating market, village tour and cooking were all enjoyable. We had a good time!”

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6.Mekong Delta 2-Day Tour: Floating Markets & Cultural Exploration

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 151 reviews · from $119

Spend two days tracing the Mekong Delta by minivan, boat, bicycle, and foot. You’ll visit Cai Be, Cai Rang floating market, an antique house, a noodle factory, Munir Ansay Pagoda, and Con Son Island. English-speaking guides such as Slim or Tom lead the cultural stops, with meals, one night in Can Tho, and local tastings included.

“The tour was great very good guide and all was a very good experience. But when i booked i was promised Pick up at Aspen in distrikt 2 and i asked on your ap about time and Price, No answer and then I called the provider snd was told it was imposible so I had to take a taxi No problem Thanks to the provider but why promise and confirm something whis is not a posibility ???”

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7.HCM: 2-Day Mekong Delta Floating Market with Cooking & Bike Ride

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 133 reviews · from $66

Travel from Ho Chi Minh City to My Tho and Can Tho for pagodas, coconut candy, orchard fruit, honey tea, folk music, and a small-canal rowboat ride. You will visit Cai Rang Floating Market early, make bánh xèo or bánh khọt, and cycle through the countryside. Hau is one guide noted for his energy and organization.

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

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

Spend two full days moving through the Mekong Delta by bus, motor cart, ferry, and boat. Visit Vinh Trang Pagoda, coconut candy and noodle workshops, Cai Rang Floating Market, a bee farm, and Truc Lam Phuong Nam. Guides such as Ry and Quoc lead the trip in English or Vietnamese, with local food, cycling, cooking, and one night in Can Tho.

“the hotel is not oke the room could be better. everything else is oke with guide Q. he is nice”

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9.Mekong Delta 2 Days: Floating Markets & Cultural Exploration

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 84 reviews · 2 days · from $112

Spend two days exploring Cai Be by boat, bicycle, and village path, then stay in Can Tho for an early visit to Cai Rang Floating Market. You will cook lunch, visit Ba Kiệt’s ancient house, see a noodle workshop and Khmer pagoda, and travel with an English-speaking guide. Guides such as Lilly, Peter, and Yudi have led this experience.

“it was a fabulous way to understand about the mekong delta and experience the foods and sights. Peter our guide was friendly, knowledgeable and extremely helpful. The only thing to reccomend would be a more detailed itinerary, map showing stops and thorough information about hotel because I didn't know there was a pool and getaguide info said shared accommodation which it wasn't. Overall a fantastic tour!!!”

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10.2-Day Pyramid, Museum, Bazaar Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 74 reviews · 2 days · from $431

You’ll tour Cairo with a private Egyptologist and driver, visiting the Grand Egyptian Museum, Old Cairo, Khan El Khalili, the Giza Pyramids, Sphinx, Saqqara, and Memphis. Guides such as Mohamed Ammash, Antoni, Eman, Hossam, and Esraa have earned praise for clear explanations, thoughtful planning, and excellent pyramid photos. Some meals, tickets, and the felucca ride depend on the option you select.

“the wonderful experience I had during 3 days spent with the guide Mohammed. we felt safe all the time and not evenfor a moment I did'nt fel like doing this as a debit but as a passion. I warmly recommended this trip. I visited more goals than presented. Thousands of thanks.”

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11.HCM: 2-Day Mekong Floating Market with Cooking & Bike Ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 68 reviews · from $87

Travel from Ho Chi Minh City to the Mekong Delta for two full days of markets, pagodas, fruit gardens, boat rides, local food, and countryside cycling. You will visit Cai Rang Floating Market, make Bánh Xèo or Bánh Khọt, and stay one night in Can Tho. Guides such as Ry, Stephen, Sam, Robert, and Phil have earned praise for their care and clear English.

“We enjoyed the whole trip, a lot of activities, great food, perfect guide. We definitely recommend!”

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12.Cairo/Giza: 2-Day Pyramid, Museum, Bazaar Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 29 reviews · from $620

Spend two full days exploring Cairo and Giza with a private Egyptologist guide, hotel pickup, a modern car or van, lunches, entrance tickets, and a one-hour felucca ride. See King Tutankhamun’s treasures, Old Cairo, Khan el-Khalili, the Giza Pyramids, Saqqara, Memphis, and the Great Sphinx without rushing through a one-day schedule.

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13.2-Day Mekong Delta & Floating Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.8 · 28 reviews · from $98

Travel from Ho Chi Minh City to My Tho, Ben Tre, and Can Tho on a 2-day guided trip with boat rides, fruit plantations, coconut candy, and a night in a 3-star hotel. Day two starts at Cai Rang floating market, followed by a village walk, rice noodle making, and a return to the city. English and Vietnamese guides are available.

“We really enjoyed our tour very enjoyable and our guide Daniel was so good very happy we had him for our trip .Would totally recommend this tour to anyone wanting to explore the Mekong Delta and Floating Markets ☺️”

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14.From HoChiMinh: 2 Day Mekong Delta Tour exit Phu Quoc Island

★★★★★★★★★★3.8 · 8 reviews · 2 days · from $184

This two-day, small-group trip takes you from Ho Chi Minh City through My Tho, Ben Tre, and Can Tho before sending you by ferry to Phu Quoc. You’ll visit Vinh Trang Pagoda, cruise Mekong waterways, row through coconut canals, see Cai Rang Floating Market, and stay one night in Can Tho. English-speaking guides, including Khoa on some departures, lead the tour.

“Our guide Khoa was very friendly! We enjoyed the tour very much. It would be good, if they offer different categories for hotels. The hotel was okay, but a bit on the lower end.”

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15.HCMC: Mekong Delta 2-Days My Tho–Ben Tre & Cai Rang Market

★★★★★★★★★★3.6 · 7 reviews · from $78

Spend two days exploring the Mekong Delta from Ho Chi Minh City. Visit Vinh Trang Pagoda, cruise past My Tho’s four islets, row through Ben Tre’s coconut canals, sleep in Can Tho, and reach Cai Rang Floating Market at dawn. English-speaking guides such as Andy lead the trip, with meals, hotel, boat rides, and no planned shopping stops included.

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