5 Private Market Tours in Ho Chi Minh City Worth the Early Start

1.Cai Rang Floating Market & Mekong Delta Private 1-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 197 reviews · from $112Our pick

Leave Ho Chi Minh City at 5:00 AM for Cai Rang Floating Market, where boats sell produce and breakfast is served on the river. Continue to My Tho for a Mekong cruise, sampan ride, fruit, honey tea, village music, lunch, and a bike ride. Private transport, guide, boats, water, and hotel transfers are included.

“This was an incredible full day tour that was extremely well run and organised, full of adventures and excitement. We have done so many interesting things and had lots of different experiences. Tom Cruise (and Jerry the driver) went above Read more”

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2.1 Day Private Cai Rang Floating Market and My Tho Boat Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 101 reviews · from $150

Start at 5:00 am for Cai Rang Floating Market, where boat vendors sell fruit, vegetables, and hot noodle soup. Continue to My Tho and Ben Tre for river rides, a fruit garden, Southern folk music, a bee house, coconut canals, lunch, and Vinh Trang Pagoda. The private format suits families and small groups.

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3.Full-Day in Mekong Delta Floating Market and Local Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 91 reviews · from $149

Travel from Ho Chi Minh City to Can Tho and Ben Tre in one long day with a private English-speaking guide. Ride motorboats and a small rowboat, visit Cai Rang Floating Market, taste tropical fruit and honey tea, see rice-paper making, and cycle through rural villages if time allows.

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4.HCMC: Cai Rang Floating Market & Mekong Delta Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 38 reviews · from $140

Leave Ho Chi Minh City around 5:00 AM for Cai Rang Floating Market, then continue to My Tho for river boats, narrow canals, a bee farm, honey tea, fruit, music, and a Vietnamese lunch. A private English-speaking guide such as Dang Nguyen, Việt, Theo, or Annie helps you understand daily life in the Mekong Delta.

“Wonderful trip with my best friends. Dang Nguyen, our tour guide was very kind and super helpful. We took a private tour for 3 people and it was very flexible for us. The drive was smooth and comfortable. Mien Tay is an unique place that presents the Southern Vietnamese culture and friendliness. We got to visit a couple islets in Ben Tre, My Tho, and Can Tho. The floating market is cool although it is fading as the local infrastructure gets more improved. Highly recommend before there is no floating market anymore.”

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5.Private Cai Rang Floating Market & My Tho Boat tour 1 Day

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $127

Start at 4 am from Ho Chi Minh City for a private 12-hour journey to Cai Rang Floating Market and My Tho. You will eat noodle soup on the river, cruise village canals, visit a fruit garden and bee house, hear Southern Vietnamese folk music, and ride a bike or motorized rickshaw. English guiding, meals, transport, and boat trips are included.

“Quite a touristy but functional tour. Higher price than other packages, but private trip all the time with your own group and a guide.”

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