Are you looking for an authentic escape from bustling Saigon? Our Mekong Delta tour 2 days 1 night is professionally designed to bring you deep into the heart of Southern Vietnam.
This Mekong Delta 2 day tour covers the three most iconic destinations: My Tho’s ancient pagodas, Ben Tre’s coconut kingdoms, and Can Tho’s vibrant floating markets.
Mekong Delta Tour 2 Days 1 Night | Ben Tre & Can Tho
Whether you choose a private Mekong Delta tour 2 days for a personalized touch or join our high-quality group, we guarantee an unforgettable journey through the “Rice Bowl of Vietnam”.
If you don’t have much time, you can spend a day traveling from Saigon through the following tours:
08:00 AM: Vietnam Trails Travel driver and tour guide will pick up guests at your hotel to begin the Mekong Delta tour 2 days 1 night (Ben Tre – My Tho – Can Tho). Along the way, the group will socialize, participate in activities, and rest in the car with the tour guide.
10:00 AM: The driver will take tourists to My Tho Ferry Terminal, where a motorboat will take you on a boat trip along the Tien River, admiring the floating fish farms, the Rach Mieu Bridge, and the four islets: Long, Lan, Qui, and Phung.
10:30 AM: The boat arrives at Con Lan Island (Thoi Son Island). Guests can stroll along the village paths, visit local houses and fruit orchards, enjoy seasonal fruits, and listen to traditional Southern Vietnamese folk music. Visit a honeybee farm and enjoy honey-lemon tea.
Foreign tourists enjoying a traditional Southern Vietnamese folk music performance (Don Ca Tai Tu)
11:00 AM: Guests will take a rowboat through small canals, admiring the rows of natural nipa palms and the simple scenery of the countryside.
This is a highlight of our Mekong Delta 2 day tour as the group will experience the feeling of rowing in a small canal under two rows of cool green nipa palms.
A family with children enjoying fresh coconuts on a traditional boat trip through the lush canals
Upon arriving at a local’s house, the group will stop to enjoy a cup of honey tea, then continue walking along the village road. The group will visit a coconut candy factory—a specialty of Ben Tre—and a rice paper factory.
After returning to the larger boat and sailing down the Tien River, you will be taken to Ben Tre province to visit a coconut candy factory, which is a specialty of the area, as well as a rice paper factory in Tan Thach commune.
Then, take a horse-drawn carriage ride through the village roads of Tan Thach commune to admire the fruit orchards and the simple life of the people in this coconut-growing region.
1:00 PM: Have lunch at a restaurant located next to the Tien River, enjoying local specialties from the river region.
Tourists having lunch at a riverside restaurant in My Tho
2:00 PM: The group boards a boat and sails down the Tien River to Con Phung – Ben Tre (Coconut Religion Island): visit and learn about the architectural works of the Coconut Religion and the exhibition room displaying some images of famous people and historical sites of Ben Tre province.
Coconut Museum – displaying many vivid images and artifacts about the life, activities, and culture of the people of the Coconut Land; a handicraft production facility using coconut trees; a coconut candy production facility – a famous specialty of Ben Tre; and a calligraphy hall.
3:00 PM: Guests continue their tour of CoCo Island (riverside accommodation system), the Stairway to Heaven, the Coconut Wharf area by the river, and the crocodile farm and participate in various recreational activities.
This private Mekong Delta tour 2 days option allows for more flexibility in activities: crocodile fishing, recreational fishing, fish feeding with bottles, water ball (Zorbing), fish foot massage, etc.
Tourists cycling on small village roads through lush coconut groves in Ben Tre
Water games include a balance beam, cycling across a plank bridge, a zipline, and a rope crossing the lake (at your own expense).
4:30 PM: The boat will take you back to the vehicle. You will then board the vehicle to Can Tho.
6:30 PM: Arrive in Can Tho, check into your hotel, and rest to prepare for your Cai Rang floating market tour 2 days experience the next morning.
04:30 AM: Guests gather and board the car to Can Tho tourist pier. From there, guests board a boat to visit Cai Rang floating market, the largest floating market in the Mekong Delta.
Happy senior travelers using chopsticks to enjoy Vietnamese noodles at the bustling Cai Rang Floating Market in Can Tho
Witness the bustling trading activities on the river and experience the unique river trading tradition through the traditional “Beo” poles, which are used by vendors to display their goods and attract customers from passing boats.
6:00 AM: The cruise ship will take you back to the Can Tho cruise port. A vehicle will pick you up and take you back to the hotel for breakfast and check-out.
8:00 AM: Guests arrive at the My Khanh eco-tourism area. Here, visitors can explore a garden that spans over 30 hectares and features more than 20 varieties of fruit trees, visit traditional Southern Vietnamese houses that are over 100 years old, and listen to traditional folk songs played on a 100-year-old hand-cranked gramophone.
International travelers participating in a hands-on rice noodle making process in Can Tho
Visitors can also watch exciting pig and dog races and monkey circus performances and participate in activities such as crocodile fishing and boating on the river…
Korean and Vietnamese tourists participating in the traditional _draining ditches to catch fish- activity at My Khanh Eco Village
Draining ditches to catch fish (additional cost)—a daily activity of Southern Vietnamese farmers—will be a very interesting experience for every tourist participating in this Mekong Delta tour 2 days 1 night authentic rural activity. The fish caught will be prepared into dishes in the style of “Southern Vietnamese pioneering cuisine.”
12:00 AM: Guests will have lunch. You will have the opportunity to enjoy delicious and famous local specialties in Can Tho.
1:00 PM: Visitors will visit Truc Lam Zen Monastery in Can Tho, the largest Zen monastery in the Mekong Delta and one of the largest Buddhist structures in the Southwest region.
A family taking photos at the largest Zen Monastery in the Mekong Delta
Upon visiting Truc Lam Phuong Nam Zen Monastery in Can Tho, a tour from the outside in reveals the first striking feature: its vast area with many large structures such as the triple-arched gate, main hall, bell tower, drum tower, rear hall, etc., all sharing a common color scheme of reddish-brown roof tiles, supported by large wooden columns, and a solid stone foundation.
3:00 PM: Guests depart for Ho Chi Minh City. This completes the Mekong Delta 2 days 1 night tour itinerary. After a day of sightseeing that departs quite early, you can rest assured and relax on the car.
The driver will drop you off at the hotel in Saigon center around 6:00 – 6:00 PM. Depending on traffic conditions and heavy traffic, such as on holidays or weekends, the travel time to the hotel may increase by 30-45 minutes.
Tips: Please also double-check your personal belongings before getting off the car.
Price Table
Code tour
MKT2D
Journey
Mekong Delta Tour 2 Days 1 Night | Ben Tre & Can Tho
Group Size
1 – 2
3 – 5
5 – 7
7 – 9
10+
Tour Cost (USD)/pax
✓Inclusion: A/C car transport, English-speaking tour guide, Bottled water (1 bottle/pax/day), Entrance fees, Taxes, Lunch, Big boat, Sampan, Horse-drawn carriage, Fresh coconut, Honey tea, Southern amateur music
✓Exclusion: Flights, accomodation, personal expenses, tip, travel insurance and other service not clear mention.
