Local life on Floating Market Vietnam
Half day tour in Can Tho – Floating Market and Cocoa farm

Half day tour in Can Tho - Floating Market and Cocoa farm

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Half-Day Tour in Can Tho visit the vibrant floating market, cruise peaceful canals, taste cocoa farm chocolate, and make rice noodles with locals!

  • Visit Vietnam’s largest floating wholesale market, where boats brim with fresh produce and the vibrant energy of water-based trading.
  • Cruise through peaceful countryside canals, exploring the intricate waterways that showcase the Mekong Delta’s unique charm.
  • Stop at a local cocoa farm to taste homemade chocolate and learn about the traditional methods behind this delicious craft.
  • Get hands-on by making rice noodles with locals, experiencing the authentic daily life and culinary traditions of the region.
Duration

7 hours

Transportation

Boat

Hotel

No

Style

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  • Free pick up & drop off: Can Tho city center
  • Departure: 5:30 or time requested

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Our tour guide will pick you up at your hotel (if it is in the city center) or meeting point and then take you to our boat where you will start your tour.

Sunrise on Floating Market
Sunrise on Floating Market

It takes around 40 – 45 minutes to arrive at the Cai Rang floating market. On the way, you will have a chance to watch the sunrise on the Can Tho River.

You will arrive at Cai Rang floating market. Our boat driver will drive the boat slowly around the floating market so that you can enjoy observing how local people trade products on their boats and enjoy the bustling atmosphere.

Vendor on Floating Market
Vendor on Floating Market

You will experience sitting on boats and having breakfast on the floating market which is a must-do when you visit the floating market.

Taste fresh, juicy pineapple and chat with local vendors about life on the river. Your visit helps support small family businesses, giving you an authentic taste of the Mekong community.

Visitors explore the daily life on boats of the locals at the floating market
Visitors explore the daily life on boats of the locals at the floating market

You’ll also learn how the market operates and the significance of trading on water in the Mekong Delta.

You will keep boating over to a local noodle house where you make your own rice noodles guided by local people.

Rice Noodles Factory in Can Tho
Rice Noodles Factory in Can Tho

Heading to authentic small canals. Our boat driver will stop driving, but paddling slowly so that you can immerse yourself in nature.

Tourist Take Pictures in small canal
Tourist Take Pictures in small canal

You will see many fruit orchards along the canals and local houses where local people are living. 

Arriving at the HANDMADE chocolate farm immersion. After small canals, we will walk 10 – 15 mins to the cocoa plantation. There is one only man in Vietnam who makes chocolates with his own technique and recipe which will definitely impress you.

Tourist learn how make chocolate in Can Tho
Tourist learn how make chocolate in Can Tho

Then back to your hotel around 12 pm – 1pm.

Noted: The time can be flexible depending on the weather or your requirements.

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Tour Price Details

GroupAdult/Young (From 10)Child (5 – 9)Infant (Under 5)
246 USD34.5 USDFree
3 – 540 USD28 USDFree
6 – 835 USD24.5 USDFree
9 – 1039 USD21 USDFree

Note:

  • For a private tour, a charge of 40% will be added in the tour price.
  • Tour run at least 2 people (Adult/young)

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What's Included

  • Breakfast
  • Private boat
  • English, French (extra fee)-speaking tour guide
  • Entrance fees
  • Fruits, snacks and once drinks
  • Pick up and drop off at meeting point

The tours only include picking up and dropping off passengers from (to) Can Tho city center. So if your hotel is outside Can Tho city center, please contact us before you book

We offer bus and ship booking service, please contact us for further information.

Please let us know if you have any allergy concerns.

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FAQs

Locals mainly sell fruits and vegetables at Cai Rang floating market. Some people also sell food and drinks, so vendors can have breakfast right there.

It’s the best time to visit the Cai Rang floating market from 5.30 to 8.30 am.

Comfortable clothes, Sandals, Sunscreen, Sunglasses, and your digital gadgets. Cash, in case you want to spend it on yourself.

Yes, we do always have enough life vests for all tourists. Safety is the top priority when we organize the tours for you.

Yes, we do. Please contact us directly for further information or stick the private tour option on the booking form.

The breakfast includes either rice noodle soup, banh mi (bread), or local snacks.

Yes, we do. Please contact us in advance so that we can arrange the best for you.

Yes, we do. Please contact us in advance so that we can arrange the best for you.

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