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Best Floating Market Tours in Vietnam — Our Top 15

97 tours  ·  from $11 a head

The 15 best floating market tours in Vietnam you can book today, with what each costs, how long it runs and how early it starts. Number one is top for a reason; start there.

Cooking Class Hoi An:Local Market, Basket Boat, Fishing & Cooking - Meeting up in central Hoi An
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Cooking Class Hoi An:Local Market, Basket Boat, Fishing & Cooking

1.Cooking Class Hoi An:Local Market, Basket Boat, Fishing & Cooking

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3,660 reviews · from $28Our pick

Spend about 4.5 hours with guides such as Hai, Lily, Ly, or Phuong, shopping at Hoi An Market, riding a bamboo basket boat through Cam Thanh’s nipa palms, trying net fishing, and cooking four Vietnamese courses. The small-group class includes a drink, water, plenty of food, recipes, and a ride back to central Hoi An.

“It was laid back, fun, and overall a really good time. The chef/guide LyLy was great and funny. The group we were with was also good. The food was delicious and easy to make. Fun and delicious experience.”

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From Hoi An: Market Tour, Basket Boat Ride and Cooking Class - Starting at Hoi An’s food market
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From Hoi An: Market Tour, Basket Boat Ride and Cooking Class

2.Market Tour, Basket Boat Ride and Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 2,208 reviews · from $17Best value

Meet your English-speaking guide at the Ivegan shop for a market visit, coconut-palm boat ride, and hands-on cooking class. You may learn dishes such as bánh xèo, bánh cuốn, phở, and chè, with food adaptations available for vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, and allergy needs. Guides including Anna, Thao, Thuy, and Linh are praised for patient teaching.

“Perfect activity made loads of food and was in a lovely location”

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Can Tho: Floating Market & Mekong's Legacy( About 6 Pax) - Cai Rang at breakfast time
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Can Tho: Floating Market & Mekong’s Legacy( About 6 Pax)

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

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,438 reviews · 6 hours - 390 minutes · from $26

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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Hoi An Cooking Class(Local market,Basket Boat,Fishing & Cooking) - Cooking four Vietnamese dishes with Tram or Sonny
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Hoi An Cooking Class(Local market,Basket Boat,Fishing & Cooking)

4.Hoi An Cooking Class(Local market,Basket Boat,Fishing & Cooking)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,323 reviews · from $28

Spend about 4.5 hours with a local chef such as Tram or Sonny, shopping for ingredients at a Hoi An market, rowing through Bay Mau Coconut Forest, trying to catch crabs, and preparing a Vietnamese meal. Hotel pickup and drop-off in Hoi An, recipe cards, safety gear, and a group of up to 11 are included.

“Tram is an amazing chef and instructor. The food we prepared was delicious. I certainly enjoyed the whole experience including shopping in the market for fresh ingredients as well as the coconut boat experience”

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From HCM: Mekong Delta & Cai Rang Floating Market 2-Day Tour - My Tho by motorboat, then the quiet canals
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From HCM: Mekong Delta & Cai Rang Floating Market 2-Day Tour

5.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 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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Cai Rang Floating Market & Mekong Delta 2-Day Tour from HCM City - Can Tho After Dark
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Cai Rang Floating Market & Mekong Delta 2-Day Tour from HCM City

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

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

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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Mekong Delta & Cai Rang Floating Market 2-Day Tour from HCMC - Day 1: Vinh Trang Pagoda and the road to My Tho
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Mekong Delta & Cai Rang Floating Market 2-Day Tour from HCMC

7.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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Can Tho: A Real Mekong Tour, Floating Market, Cacao & Life's - The 5:00 AM meeting point and first light on the river
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Can Tho: A Real Mekong Tour, Floating Market, Cacao & Life’s

8.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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Hoi An Eco Tour Cooking Class & Fishing (Local market,basket boat,learn cooking) - Shopping for ingredients at Hoi An’s local market
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Hoi An Eco Tour Cooking Class & Fishing (Local market,basket boat,learn cooking)

9.Hoi An Eco Tour Cooking Class & Fishing (Local market,basket boat,learn cooking)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 567 reviews · from $29

Spend about 4.5 hours with a small group of up to 10, starting at Hoi An’s local market and continuing to Bay Mau Coconut Forest. Your English-speaking guide and chef lead fishing, basket-boat activities, and a two-hour cooking class. Hotel pickup, lunch or dinner, drinks, and return transport in Hoi An are included.

“This is a fantastic opportunity to see the local market, enjoy a ride in a traditional boat and spend some time preparing and savouring some local food. Our hosts were lovely and friendly and we had the best time exploroing Hoi An's delights with them. We even got to try our luck in fishing and caught a crab!”

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Largest Floating Market, Wild Small Canal System & Organic cocoa - Seeing rice noodles made the traditional way
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Largest Floating Market, Wild Small Canal System & Organic cocoa

10.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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Can Tho: Authentic Floating Market, Wild Canal system, Cocoa - Cai Rang Floating Market with breakfast on the water
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Can Tho: Authentic Floating Market, Wild Canal system, Cocoa

11.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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Traditional Cooking Class with Basket Boat Ride and market Tour - The basket boat ride at Bay Mau Coconut Forest
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Traditional Cooking Class with Basket Boat Ride and market Tour

12.Traditional Cooking Class with Basket Boat Ride and market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 391 reviews · from $41

Spend four hours moving from Hoi An Market to the Thu Bon River and Bay Mau coconut forest, then learn four Vietnamese dishes at Sabirama. Guides such as Hung, Nhu, and Bé lead the market walk and class. Hotel pickup, vegetarian meals, a foot soak, massage, and morning or afternoon departures are available.

“The whole day was amazing. From the wonderful informative tour of the market, to the beautiful boat trip, to the fantastic massage and cooking lesson. The staff, in particular our host Hung, were out of this world. Hung, an obviously aRead more”

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Hoi An: Bay Mau Cooking Class w/ Market & Basket Boat Option - What you cook during the class
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Hoi An: Bay Mau Cooking Class w/ Market & Basket Boat Option

13.Bay Mau Cooking Class w/ Market & Basket Boat Option

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 292 reviews · 3 hours - 330 minutes · from $25

Cook four Vietnamese dishes in an open-air Bay Mau setting with an English-speaking chef such as Trang, Mo, Kieu, or Hon. Choose the market visit and Cam Thanh basket boat ride for a fuller outing, then eat what you prepare with unlimited passion fruit juice and mineral water.

“Great times! It was a long tour but all of the activities were down very efficiently. Khai is a funny guy and made the whole day super fun.”

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Da Nang/Hoi An: Market Tour, Basket Boat Ride, Cooking Class - The Hoi An market: useful, but not a long shopping stop
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Da Nang/Hoi An: Market Tour, Basket Boat Ride, Cooking Class

14.Da Nang/Hoi An: Market Tour, Basket Boat Ride, Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 253 reviews · 150 minutes - 5 hours · from $18

Choose cooking class only, or add a Hoi An market visit and 20-minute bamboo basket boat ride. Guides such as Vy, Flower, Jennifer, and Tom lead practical classes with vegetarian options, generous portions, and a shared meal. Full-tour packages include hotel pickup and drop-off from Hoi An or Da Nang.

“Jennifer our guide and cooking leader was excellent she has a wonderful personality and helps with all aspects of the class Great value for money , highly recommend 😊”

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The hidden Fabulous Floating Market and Small Canal - Cai Rang Floating Market by traditional boat
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The hidden Fabulous Floating Market and Small Canal

15.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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Small-group 2-Day Mekong Delta: Floating market, Cooking Class... - Day one: My Tho, Vinh Trang, and the road to Can Tho
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