The 9 2-Day Experiences in the World That Earn Their Price

1.From HCM: Mekong Delta & Cai Rang Floating Market 2-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,183 reviews · from $81Our pick

Travel from Ho Chi Minh City to My Tho, Ben Tre, and Can Tho with an English-speaking guide such as Bac, Phuc, Ele, or Pham. Ride motorboats and sampans, taste fruit and coconut candy, visit Cai Rang market, make bánh xèo, and sleep one night in a 3-star Can Tho hotel.

“Binh was an excellent guide: friendly and professional: he was very good at creating the group and involving everyone in the activities planned in the tour. The tour is amazing and even if it is a little bit "touristic" it can allow you to know a very unique corner of Vietnam. Highly recommended.”

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

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

Travel from Ho Chi Minh City to My Tho, Ben Tre, and Can Tho, then rise early for Cai Rang Floating Market. You will ride boats, visit coconut and food workshops, cycle through villages, and stay one night in a 3-star hotel. Guides such as Bac, Nick, and Vinh are known for clear explanations and good care.

“We have just been on this trip with Bac, our guide, and Mr Hiep, who was driving our group on this trip. I would highly recommend it as it was very interesting to see Mekong Delta through the numerous experiences organised on this trip. It was two days but we felt that we spent a few days away as the programme is varied and kept us busy but was really well balanced. Getting up early on the second day was really worth it as the trip to the floating market was such a treat! Bac looked after us really well and always made sure we had what we needed. He…”

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3.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 with an English-speaking guide such as Viet, Harry, or Khoa. Cruise canals, visit craft workshops, make bánh xèo, cycle and kayak, then rise at 6am for Cai Rang Floating Market.

“The positives: 1) It was a small group of seven people as opposed to a large tour group: 2) the local food production tour was informative; and 3) the cooking lesson and local seafood was great. The negatives: 1) Our kayak tour was cancelled due to the low afternoon tide; 2) the bikes available for the bike tour were old, un maintained and frankly hazardous.; and 3) the tour guide was totally unprofessional in his behavior and speech. He yelled back at one of the older members in our group —who was upset that his wife fell off her bike— as all the bikes had some issue (misaligned wheels, broken…”

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4.Small-group 2-Day Mekong Delta: Floating market, Cooking Class…

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 194 reviews · from $170

Travel from Ho Chi Minh City to My Tho and Can Tho in a small group of up to 12. Visit Vinh Trang Pagoda, ride boats to Cai Rang Floating Market, eat local meals, cycle, and stay overnight at a villager’s home. Guide Stark has earned particular praise.

“excellent all round. activities and quality of accommodation and food and guide. no bad parts. 2 days is plenty”

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5.Mekong Delta ‘Cai Rang’ Floating Market 2-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 176 reviews · from $168

Travel from Ho Chi Minh City to Cai Be, Vinh Long, Can Tho, and Cai Rang Floating Market with a small group of up to 10. Enjoy boat rides, local meals, village cycling, and a one-night stay at Bamboo Eco Village or Mekong Silt Ecolodge. Guides may include Tri, Tom, Tre, or Qui.

“Hemos pasado un par de días inolvidables. El tour ha sido muy interesante. A destacar nuestro guía, Tom, quien ha ido más allá del deber. Nos ha ido dando mucha información interesante sobre la historia del lugar y se ha preocupado de que estuviéramos siempre a gusto.”

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6.Mekong Delta 2-Day Tour: Floating Markets & Cultural Exploration

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 151 reviews · from $119

Spend two days in the Mekong Delta with an English-speaking guide, visiting Cai Be, Cai Rang Floating Market, Con Son Island, a Khmer pagoda, orchards, noodle and candy workshops, and village homes. Breakfast, two lunches, hotel lodging, transport, boats, and mineral water are included.

“Slim was great!! Highly recommended. The tour was very interesting, Slim and the taxi driver were friendly and kind. Slim knew a lot about history and his english is very good :)”

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7.HCM: 2-Day Mekong Delta Floating Market with Cooking & Bike Ride

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 133 reviews · from $66

Travel from Ho Chi Minh City to My Tho and Can Tho for pagodas, island boats, coconut candy, folk music, cycling, and a dawn visit to Cai Rang Floating Market. Your guide leads a Vietnamese pancake cooking class and countryside ride before returning to District 1.

“The organisation was a mess. Received a message the night before demanding more money. The first day was with 1 tour company, then we got dropped off to a different tour company. After that I think we were on a different similar tour. Read more”

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8.HCM: 2-Day Mekong Floating Market with Cooking & Bike Ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 68 reviews · from $87

Travel from Ho Chi Minh City to My Tho, Ben Tre, and Can Tho for coconut candy, canals, fruit gardens, and folk music. The next morning brings Cai Rang Floating Market, noodle making, a Vietnamese pancake class, and a village bike ride. Guides such as Ry, Stephen, Sam, and Phil have earned praise for their care and organization.

“It was amazing. I met some beautiful people from the group but also on the tour itself. Our guide Ry was the best!!”

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9.Cairo 2-Day Tour: Giza, GEM, Citadel, Bazaar & Nile Dinner Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 14 reviews · from $48Best value

Spend two days touring Cairo and Giza with a private Egyptologist guide such as Omar or Mohamed. Visit the pyramids, Sphinx, Saqqara, Grand Egyptian Museum, Citadel, and Khan El-Khalili, with Egyptian lunches and a Nile dinner cruise included.

“Omar is a true professional. He has a perfect mastery of Egyptian history. He accomplishes his tasks with dedication. Thanks to him, we had an unforgettable time.”

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