10 Floating Market Tours in Can Tho to Build a Morning Around

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

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

Start at 5:30 AM with guide Sophia, Thao, Cory, Clara, or another English-speaking local guide. Visit Cai Rang Floating Market, eat noodle soup and coffee aboard a sampan, walk village lanes, make traditional cakes, rest with fruit and tea, and visit a floating home.

“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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2.A Real Mekong Tour, Floating Market, Cacao & Life’s

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 574 reviews · from $25Best value

Start at 5:00 AM in central Can Tho for a small-boat tour with guides such as Hieu, Duy, Lam, or Chris. See Cai Rang floating market, eat breakfast on the river, visit quiet canals, a noodle house, fruit garden, village, and organic cacao farm.

“It’s worth to do if you visit south Vietnam. The guide speaks English very well and the experience is unique.”

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3.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 cruise narrow Mekong canals, visit a four-decade-old noodle village, and sample handmade cocoa at Muoi Cuong Farm. Guides include Sasa, David, Vy, Lam, and others.

“Lam, our tour guide was great! He is very knowledgeable about the area and answered all our questions.”

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4.Authentic Floating Market, Wild Canal system, Cocoa

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 398 reviews · 5h 30m · from $26

Start at 6:45 AM with a small group of up to eight at An Binh Market. Eat breakfast on the river, visit Cai Rang Floating Market, cruise quiet canals, make noodles, and taste handmade cocoa and Mekong fruit with an English-speaking local guide such as Sasa, Hannah, Clara, or Lam.

“our guide, Ngoc Bich was awesome, she's very helpful, patient and we enjoyed our time with her. good itinerary.”

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5.The hidden Fabulous Floating Market and Small Canal

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 253 reviews · from $25

Start at 5:30 am for a small-boat cruise to Cai Rang Floating Market, with a local breakfast, noodle making, hammock coffee, and a quiet canal ride. Hotel pickup in Can Tho is offered, and guides such as Thinh, Edward, Anne, and Daisy have led the tour.

“My husband and I experienced this tour led by Kyn, who was a great guide! Everything was very well organized. The floating market was fantastic! We also were served delicious soup, tasted pineapples, visited a rice noodle factory and spent some time floating down a hidden canal. We would highly recommend Kyn and this tour to anyone visiting Vietnam!”

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6.Cai Rang floating market, Cacao & hidden small canal

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 244 reviews · from $33

Start at 5:30 am with a boat ride from Ninh Kieu Wharf to Cai Rang Floating Market. Eat rice noodles and coffee on the water, make noodles at a family workshop, pass through quiet canals, visit My Khanh village, and taste chocolate at Muoi Cuong Cocoa Farm. Groups are capped at 15.

“Full on all day tour starting at 5.30am to catch the sunrise on the river. Breakfast on our boat in the floating market was a real treat. Both the noodle factory and cocoa farm were well worth including and then an hour car ride to the nature reserve, not so much wildlife, but did see a snake. Edward was a great guide and kept us amused all day with his jokes.”

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

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 235 reviews · from $35

Start at 5:30 AM with a boat ride to Cai Rang Floating Market, where guides such as Sophia and Sunny explain river trade. Eat Hủ Tiếu or Bánh Mì with Vietnamese coffee, visit a rice noodle workshop, walk through village gardens, cook Bánh Khọt, and relax with fruit and tea.

“Sunny was our guide. He was great. The market was a fun experience. The coffee and breakfast on the boat was very tasty. Being able to be immersed in the local trade was enjoyable. I would recommend this to anyone.”

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8.Mekong Delta and Cai Rang Floating Market 5-Hours Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 183 reviews · from $30

Start before sunrise for a five-hour Mekong Delta outing from Can Tho. You’ll cruise to Cai Rang Floating Market, eat a Vietnamese breakfast on the water, visit Sau Hoai’s rice noodle factory, explore a fruit orchard, and travel through quiet canals with an English-speaking guide.

“Ann was the best guide ever, best tour we have ever been on thank you for sharing this with us! Great value for money”

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9.Cai Rang Floating Market Biking Cooking Class in Can Tho Rural

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 172 reviews · from $30

Start early from Can Tho for Cai Rang and Phong Dien floating markets, with breakfast on the river. Guides such as Trinh, An, Nhu Y, and Nga lead you through canals, a fruit garden, countryside cycling, and a rice noodle factory. Pickup, food, and drop-off are included for the Can Tho area.

“Early pick up from the hotel, quick walk to the river where we boarded a small boat just for us. Watched the sun rise whilst learning about the history of the area from our super helpful guide. Food was fantastic and had plenty of fruit and drinks. Highly recommended”

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10.Nature Reserve and Largest, Authentic Floating Market Experiences

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 115 reviews · from $89

Start at 6:30 am in Can Tho with guide Ngan or another Mekong Realism guide. Take a sampan through Cai Rang Market, order breakfast from the water, visit a traditional noodle village, then cruise the canals of Lung Ngoc Hoang Nature Reserve.

“Ngan was an excellent tour guide. She was extremely attentive and very knowledgeable. Her English was nearly perfect. My daughters loved her. She was the highlight of our tour!!”

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