The 15 Best Ho Chi Minh City Market Tours

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.Chef Vu Cooking Class Plus Market Trip in Saigon Center (Pick up by Cyclo)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 477 reviews · from $46

Start with a 30-minute cyclo ride through central Ho Chi Minh City, then shop for ingredients at Ben Thanh Market before cooking with Chef Vu’s team. You’ll practice knife work, seasoning, plating, and several Vietnamese dishes in a small group, then eat your lunch with egg coffee.

“Being able to sit down with everyone and eat all the amazing dishes we made. Chef Vu was so inspiring and made it all look so easy, keen to try making them all at home from the recipes he gave everyone.”

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5.Immersive Cooking Class & Market Tour By Local Chef+Cookbook

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 426 reviews · from $33Best value

Meet your English-speaking guide at Ben Thanh Market’s West Gate, learn about local produce and street-food ingredients, then ride to a clean cooking school. Chefs such as Anh, Dung, Titus, Sarah, and Bi lead you through three dishes, dessert, and a shared meal. Vegetarian cooking is available by request.

“Loved it. Amy was so pretty and patient. Would def recommend”

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6.Immersive Cooking Class & Wet Market Tour by Local Chef +Cookbook

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 367 reviews · from $49

Start at Ben Thanh Market with a guide, then cook at your own station with chefs such as An, Anh, Sarah, or Dung. Expect Vietnamese classics such as fresh spring rolls, pho, pancakes, salads, and grilled meats, followed by dessert and a cookbook with more than 25 recipes.

“Really well set up and fun. The chef had a great sense of humor and teased us in a loving way as we tried to make Vietnamese dishes. The market tour was pretty interesting, although in the afternoon you will not see the butchers, as they are only open in the morning. Not for people who dislike walking through tiny walkways in markets. There were 7 people in our class, from lots of different countries. The cookbook looks really well made.”

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

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

Leave Ho Chi Minh City at 5:00 AM for Cai Rang Floating Market, a noodle workshop, fruit garden, Mekong boat ride, sampan trip, village lunch, and bike ride. A private vehicle, guide, boats, lunch, fruit, and water are included. Guide assignments vary, with Bac, Viet, Tony, and others leading past departures.

“What a day. We saw so may aspect of the life in Vietnam. Our guide James was fantastic and always answering all our questions and telling us stories about the country and the people. The car was very comfortable and our driver was amazing. It is a long day but totally worth it.”

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8.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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9.Ho Chi Minh: 1-Day Mekong Delta Tour-Floating Market & Islet

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 184 reviews · from $70

Leave Ho Chi Minh City at 5:00 am for Cai Rang Floating Market, where you will eat breakfast, sip coffee, and watch traders work from their boats. Later, explore Son Islet, visit a fish farm, try a Koi fish foot massage, pick seasonal fruit, make local cakes, and share a Vietnamese lunch.

“Well organized, the guide was really great! We have enjoyed the tour”

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10.Mekong Delta Cai Rang Floating Market To The Contryside Road

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 184 reviews · from $155

Start at 5:00 am for a full-day Mekong Delta trip with an English-speaking guide, hotel pickup and drop-off, boat rides, breakfast, lunch, fruit tasting, Cai Rang Floating Market, and a rice cake village. Guides such as Jackie, Xem, Sam, and Super Mario have led past departures.

“We had Jackie as the tour guide and he did tell us a lot of nice fun things about the history. Everything went smoothly and we had 2 wonderful days together.”

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11.Authentic Vietnamese Cooking Class with Market Visit in HCMc

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 182 reviews · from $45

Meet at Hai’s Restaurant in District 1 for a 45 to 60-minute market visit, then return for a hands-on Vietnamese cooking class. Choose three dishes from nine options, cook with a chef and instructor, enjoy your meal, and finish with egg or coconut coffee. Daisy, Jack, and Thieu may lead the session.

“A great morning of visiting the market before ‘helping’ to cook a delicious 3- course meal. The ingredients were top notch and so fresh. Very well presented and hosted by a really friendly crew. We’ll see if we can replicate it back home now 🤣😉. Thank you”

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12.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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13.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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14.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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15.Mekong day tour Visit Cai Rang Floating Market pick up in Sai Gon

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 117 reviews · from $66

Leave Ho Chi Minh City before dawn, ride to Can Tho, and board a boat at Ninh Kieu Wharf for Cai Rang Floating Market. You’ll eat breakfast on the water, visit a family noodle workshop, glide through small canals, walk in My Khanh, and see cocoa made at Muoi Cuong Farm. Small groups max out at 15.

“Gita al di sopra delle aspettative ( mai successo prima d’ora) la guida Kyn bravissimo. Consigliata al 100%!”

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