Where to Shop and Eat: 15 Can Tho Market Tours

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 in Can Tho for Cai Rang Floating Market, breakfast, coffee, quiet canals, a village walk, fruit, tea, and a local cooking session. English-speaking guides such as Sophia, Thao, Cory, Clara, and Khôi bring history and humor to this small-group outing, which ends around 11:30 AM.

“You will experience a very well organized tour, learning about the floating market, have a coffee on the river, served by one of the boats, meet a familiy and cook and eat some food at a local family home, get some insight in the living of local citizens and eat some refreshing fruits on one of the floating boat. I can really recommend this tour!”

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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 and travel by small sampan to Cai Rang Floating Market. You’ll eat breakfast on the river, visit a family noodle house, cruise quiet canals, taste tropical fruit, walk through a village, and learn about cacao at a farm. English-speaking guides may include Hieu, Duy, Lam, Chris, or Minh.

“The guide was really good and made us experience all the best things out there. Overall the trip was worth the money.”

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3.Largest Floating Market, Wild Small Canal System & Organic cocoa

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 564 reviews · from $38

Start at 6:45 am with noodle soup and coffee at Cai Rang Floating Market, then ride a sampan through narrow canals, visit a traditional rice noodle workshop, and finish at Muoi Cuong’s organic cocoa farm. Guides such as Sasa, David, Maria, and Ngan add local insight. Groups are capped at 20, with selected hotel pickups available.

“It was the best experience we have in Vietnam. It is really interested to see the rice noodles methods, same for cocoa. The floating marking shows how people used to live. The guide gives a lot of information and was super nice.”

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4.Authentic Floating Market, Wild Canal system, Cocoa

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 398 reviews · 5h 30m · from $26

Start at 6:45 AM at An Binh Market with a small group of up to eight. Your English-speaking local guide, such as Sasa, Hannah, Clara, or Lam, takes you to Cai Rang Floating Market for noodle soup and coffee, then through quiet canals to a cocoa farm, noodle workshop, and fruit-growing villages.

“Tour was great. Big thanks to our guide, she was awesome. definitely recommend if you're in the area.”

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5.The hidden Fabulous Floating Market and Small Canal

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 253 reviews · from $25

Start at 5:30 am for a private or small-group boat ride to Cai Rang Floating Market. Your guide may be Thinh, Edward, Anne, Daisy, or another English or French speaker. Eat a local breakfast on the river, make rice paper at a noodle workshop, swing at a hammock café, and cruise quiet Mekong canals.

“Love it. My guide, Pi, was really nice and knowledgeable kind of person. Enjoyed every aspect of this expirience.”

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6.Cai Rang floating market, Cacao & hidden small canal

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 244 reviews · from $33

Start at 5:30 am from Ninh Kieu Wharf for Cai Rang Floating Market, breakfast, Vietnamese coffee, a rice noodle workshop, quiet canals, My Khanh village, and Muoi Cuong Cocoa Farm. The group is capped at 15, and guides such as Chris, Edward, and Natalie lead the day in English. French guidance costs extra.

“We had the most amazing tour, our guide- Natalie- was incredible, so knowledgeable and fun, she made the experience seamless, exciting and memorable, highly recommend the trip and especially Natalie”

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7.Floating Market & Mekong’s Legacy (About 6 Pax)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 235 reviews · from $35

Start at 5:30 AM with guides such as Sophia, Sunny, Cory, Thuy, or Clara, then cruise to Cai Rang Floating Market for breakfast, pineapple, and river trade. You’ll visit a rice noodle workshop, walk through fruit gardens, cook Bánh Khọt on clay stoves, and relax with tea and fruit by the river.

“The tour was really great and I enjoyed it a lot. Besides the normal route, we also took a long ride through the non-touristic canal, where we could enjoy the views all by ourselves. Our guide Sunny is an adorable person with lots of positiRead more”

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

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

Start early from your Can Tho hotel for sunrise on the river, breakfast by boat at Cai Rang Floating Market, a rice noodle factory, and a tropical fruit orchard. English-speaking guides such as Phong, Ann, Trinh, and Nhu Y are praised for explaining local life. The market is authentic but smaller and quieter than many expect.

“Réservation la veille pour le lendemain sans aucun problème. Rv devant l'hôtel pour aller prendre le bateau. Le tour a bien duré 5h : nous avons démarré à 2 pour une groupe de 3 personnes en provenance de Ho Chi Minh nous a rejoint vers le marché flottant (un peu d'attente à ce niveau). La visite du marché ne dure qu'environ 1h30 petit déjeuner compris, mais c'est une belle expérience de comprendre le fonctionnement. La visite de la fabrique de nouilles est instructive, et la visite de la plantation de fruits est intéressante. Le delta du mekong est particulièrement sale et pollué cependant. J'ai quelques doutes sur le fait que…”

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

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

Start early from Can Tho for boat rides to Cai Rang and Phong Dien floating markets, with breakfast, coffee, coconut water, tropical fruit, cycling, canals, and a rice noodle visit. Guides such as Trinh, An, Nhu Y, and Nga are known for explaining local life. Pickup and drop-off are included.

“Lovely trip along the Mekong Delta River, fascinating to see another way of life. It's quite a journey to get to the Phong Dien floating market but its great to watch the sunrise and have breakfast amongst the local traders. On the return leg yRead more”

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10.Authentic Mekong Delta – Real Local Life Tour.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 149 reviews · 4h 30m · from $36

Spend about five hours with a local English-speaking guide such as Sophia, Cory, Clara, or Sunny, cruising quiet Mekong canals, walking through a village, cooking bánh khọt with a family, tasting garden fruit, and visiting a floating home. Morning and afternoon departures are offered, with small-group and private options.

“This was a special tour! Sophia is an amazing guide that provided a very local experience. I highly recommend this tour because it avoids all of the tourist spots and gives you a truly unique experience of local life. She was incredibly friendly and funny! I had a great time with this experience and it ranks as one of my most special tours ever. Highly recommend for anyone who wants to experience something authentic!”

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11.Nature Reserve and Largest, Authentic Floating Market Experiences

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 115 reviews · from $89

Start at 6:30 a.m. in Can Tho for Cai Rang Floating Market, a floating breakfast, canal cruising, and a traditional rice noodle workshop. After a one-hour drive, explore Lung Ngoc Hoang Nature Reserve by boat. Groups are capped at 10, and guide Ngan has earned special praise for her attentive, fluent English.

“Ngan was an excellent tour guide. She was extremely attentive and very knowledgeable. Her English was nearly perfect. My daughters loved her. She was the highlight of our tour!!”

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12.Cai Rang Floating Market Tour -Amazing Can Tho

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 106 reviews · from $78

Start at 6:00 am from Ho Chi Minh Monument in Can Tho and reach Cai Rang Floating Market by wooden boat. You’ll eat breakfast, visit a rice noodle workshop, taste cacao at Muoi Cuong Farm, and enjoy seasonal fruit while cruising quiet canals. Groups are limited to five, with an English-speaking guide and free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.

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13.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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14.Cai Rang Floating Market – My Tho & Ben Tre – VIP Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 62 reviews · from $125

Leave Ho Chi Minh City before dawn for Cai Rang Floating Market, then cruise the Mekong near My Tho and Ben Tre. You’ll eat noodle soup, taste tropical fruit, see rice noodle making, ride through a village, and stop for lunch. Private transport, an English-speaking guide, meals, and hotel pickup are included.

“The boat tours are very fun! It’s exciting to go onto the river and see all the activity. The best part was making foods; seeing the people make noodles and coconut candies was super fun! I would definitely go again if I had the chance.”

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15.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, An, or Nga. Cruise to Cai Rang Floating Market for breakfast, coffee, coconut water, and fresh fruit, then visit a rice noodle workshop, quiet canals, and a tropical fruit garden. Small-group and private options are available.

“We were the only people on this tour. Nga was a great guide, good English. She gave us lots of information about the river and how people lived and worked on it. We went to a fruit garden and she was very knowledgable about plants and fruit. And we got to have a go at making noodles. It was good value for money and we would recommend this tour. Thanks Nga.”

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