2 days
Ho Chi Minh, Ben Tre, Can Tho
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Leave the city behind for shaded canals, orchard paths and an early morning on the Mekong Delta’s waterways. This 2 day Ben Tre and Can Tho tour from Ho Chi Minh City combines the coconut villages of Ben Tre with an overnight stay in Can Tho and a morning visit to Cai Rang floating market.
Enjoy a boat ride beneath palms, meet people working with coconuts and taste the flavours of the countryside. A private road vehicle makes the journey easy for couples, families and friends. Choose your hotel comfort and the pace of your village visit; Vietpower Travel shapes this sample itinerary around your holiday.
Send Vietpower Travel your arrival and departure details and your Ho Chi Minh City hotel. We will fit these two days into your southern Vietnam stay. If your next stop is Phu Quoc, ask about finishing in Can Tho and connecting onwards rather than automatically returning to the city.
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Step into coconut country, where local workshops turn shells and fruit into everyday products. Take a boat through the river landscape, then a rowing boat into a smaller canal. On Tam Hiep Island, walk or cycle through orchard paths and visit a local home for fruit and honey tea. The sample visit also introduces the local herbal jelly made from creeper leaves, bringing a hands on taste of village life to your day.
After a local lunch, continue towards Can Tho. You stay in the delta tonight, leaving the evening for dinner and a comfortable rest before tomorrow’s river visit.
Set out while the river is waking up. At Cai Rang, look for the tall bamboo poles showing what a trader sells and watch boats moving between the river’s working communities. Your guide helps you understand the produce, food and everyday routines around you. Return for breakfast before the journey back, with Vinh Trang Pagoda in My Tho included in the sample return route.
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Your hotel and room occupancy, pickup and drop off points, guide and boat arrangements, village visits, meals, entrance fees, children’s rates, supplements and cancellation terms. Workshop visits, the herbal jelly activity and smaller canal rides follow local availability and water conditions. We explain any suitable alternative before you confirm. Entry requirements and any visa assistance depend on your passport and travel plans; government visa fees are separate. The website price helps you budget, and your written quotation is the price for your trip.
Staying in Can Tho brings you close to Cai Rang for an early morning boat trip. You also have time for Ben Tre’s coconut country on Day 1, travelling onwards rather than returning to Ho Chi Minh City between the two visits.
The sample programme uses a private road vehicle and local guiding for your party. We confirm the boat arrangements, hotel and included experiences in your quote. Tell us if you prefer a different travel style or hotel category.
An early start, around 5:30am in the sample programme, gives you the morning on the river. Your guide confirms the departure time locally. Trading activity changes from day to day, and the experience focuses on river life rather than a guaranteed number of boats.
Yes. Choose walking or an easy village cycle in Ben Tre, and tell us about children’s ages, confidence on a bicycle and any mobility needs. We can adjust the pace and use suitable transport for your group.
The sample programme includes one hotel night in Can Tho, lunch and dinner on Day 1, and breakfast and lunch on Day 2. We confirm the named hotel, room occupancy and dietary arrangements before you pay.
Yes, ask us to adapt the final transfer. Finishing in Can Tho can avoid retracing the road to Ho Chi Minh City. We check current flight options, transfer time and baggage arrangements before confirming an onward island stay. These changes are quoted separately.
Compare Mekong Delta tours to find the right amount of time on the river. For more village time and an additional overnight experience, explore our 4 day Mekong itinerary. Planning a longer journey? Browse Vietnam tours and let us connect the delta with the rest of your route.
Send your travel dates, group size, children’s ages and preferred hotel comfort. Use the enquiry form on this page or request your personalised Mekong Delta quote or email our travel team.
Highlights
| By Day | Transfer | Destinations | Activities | Meals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Ho Chi Minh, Ben Tre, Can Tho | Ben Tre coconut workshops, Tam Hiep village and canal visit, direct onward transfer to Can Tho | L, D | |
| Day 2 | Can Tho, Ho Chi Minh | Early Cai Rang boat trip, breakfast, Vinh Trang Pagoda and lunch on the return route | B, L |
Meet your guide and driver at the confirmed Ho Chi Minh City pickup point and travel to Ben Tre. Begin with the local coconut workshops, seeing how people use the fruit and shells in small scale production. Take a boat into the river landscape and continue towards Tam Hiep Island, with a rowing boat excursion along a smaller canal.
Visit a local home for fruit and honey tea, then walk or cycle along village paths and orchards. Discover the creeper leaves used to make the local herbal jelly and taste this refreshing village speciality. Enjoy lunch at a local home or restaurant. The sample route includes Long Thanh Communal House when the visit fits the day’s programme.
Continue directly to Can Tho rather than returning to Ho Chi Minh City. Check into your confirmed hotel and enjoy dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight in Can Tho, ready for tomorrow’s early river visit.
Set out early, around 5:30am in the sample programme, for a boat trip to Cai Rang floating market. Look for the bamboo poles displaying produce and observe the river’s morning trade. Your guide introduces the local food and routines of the people who work on the water.
Return to the hotel for breakfast and time to freshen up, then check out. Travel back towards Ho Chi Minh City, with a visit to Vinh Trang Pagoda in My Tho and lunch at a local restaurant on the sample return route.
Finish at the confirmed drop off point in Ho Chi Minh City. If you prefer to stay in Can Tho, continue to Phu Quoc or connect with a flight, tell us before booking so we can adapt the final day and quote the onward arrangements.
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Day 1 combines a village visit with the onward drive to Can Tho, so we keep the sightseeing focused rather than filling the transfer day with extra stops. Walk instead of cycling if that suits your family. Tell us about stairs, boarding assistance, bicycle confidence and any mobility needs so we can choose suitable activities.
Bring light clothing, comfortable shoes, sun protection, a hat, insect repellent and a light rain layer. Use a small bag for the boat and keep valuables protected from splashes. Wear the life jacket provided and follow the crew’s instructions when boarding. Tell us about food allergies and dietary preferences before we confirm your meals.
Sleep in Can Tho before Cai Rang so you can experience the river early without a long drive from Ho Chi Minh City that morning. For an onward flight or island stay, we check actual transport options and leave a suitable buffer. The standard tour returns to Ho Chi Minh City; a Can Tho finish, airport transfer or extra night is arranged in your personalised quote.
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