Top 9 Day Trips from Ho Chi Minh City

1.HCM: Mekong Delta, My Tho & Ben Tre Coconut Village

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 3,304 reviews · 9 hours · from $16Our pick

Spend nine hours exploring My Tho and Ben Tre with an English-speaking guide such as Ken, James, Steve, or Phong. Expect river boats, a hand-rowed sampan, Vinh Trang Pagoda, honey tea, coconut candy, cycling, Vietnamese lunch, fruit, and folk music for $16.

“Wonderful tour at the Mekong Delta! Despite traffic and holiday-related accidents, **James** reorganized the schedule so we could see as much as possible. Excellent English and very professional. Highly recommended!”

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2.Small-Group Mekong Delta Day Trip: Boat Ride, Cottages & Pagoda

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,327 reviews · from $48Top rated

Spend a full day from Ho Chi Minh City exploring My Tho and Ben Tre by motorboat and hand-rowed boat. Meet local producers, taste fruit and honey tea, enjoy a five-course lunch, choose a village bike ride, and visit Vinh Trang Pagoda with guides such as James, Nam, or Manh.

“Lead by a local guy who truly gave us his experience of the Mekong area. Great day out, bring your waterproofs and mossie spray, just in case. Big shout out to Nam, thank you.”

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3.Small-group Mekong Floating Market Day Trip from Ho Chi Minh City

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 886 reviews · from $92

This 11 to 12-hour trip takes you from Ho Chi Minh City to Can Tho and Cai Be by minivan, motorboat, and rowing boat. Expect Cai Rang Floating Market, rice-paper making, fruit gardens, cycling, a cooking demonstration, and a five-course lunch. Guides such as Win, Bevis, Lin, and Bao have earned strong praise.

“The trip is a long day but we’ll worth the effort. If you are lucky enough to get WIN he will make the long day go very quickly. He is knowledgeable and passionate about the area and culture. I would highly recommend WIN as your guide and this tour!”

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4.Mekong Day Trip Explore Village Bicycle CookingClass Group 12 Pax

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 705 reviews · from $29

Travel from Ho Chi Minh City to Ben Luc and My Tho in a group of up to 12. You’ll cycle through orchards and rice fields, cook spring rolls, eat a farm lunch, visit Vinh Trang Pagoda, and cruise the Tien River with guides such as Dennis, Harry, Jack, or Son.

“Everything was smooth. Tour guide ( Dennis ) was excellent. Pick up on time. Booking via Viator was very efficient. Suggest provide 1 - 2 bottle mineral water for everyone. Thanks Viator. Thanks Dennis”

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5.From Ho Chi Minh: Mekong Delta Small Group Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 511 reviews · 9 hours · from $29

Spend nine hours exploring the Mekong Delta from Ho Chi Minh City with an English-speaking guide such as Minh, Hannah, or Jason. Visit Vinh Trang Pagoda, ride river boats and a rowing sampan, taste coconut candy and fruit, hear folk music, and eat lunch in an orchard garden.

“John was a fantastic guide, he was very Informative and accommodating. The food throughout the day was delicious and the activities were very interesting.”

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6.Mekong Delta Full Day Trip – My Tho & Ben Tre – VIP Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 371 reviews · from $85

Spend about eight hours exploring My Tho and Ben Tre in a private vehicle with an English-speaking guide. Expect Vinh Trang Temple, motorboat and sampan rides, bee tea, coconut candy, local fruit, traditional music, lunch, and time among the Mekong’s river islands.

“It was a very interesting and learnable trip with our very good guide Tim. It was a long day and since he toured only us we got a pretty small boat at the Mekongdelta. Since my husband has bad balance it was hard for him to get on the boat even though he got plenty of help from the guide. We took the tuc tuc instead of bycycle which went fine. It was interesting to hear the locals sing, the vietnamese lunch pretty good. Nice to be able to try to cook vietnamesisk pancakes. Also very intetesting to see how they made coconut candy.”

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7.Private Insight Mekong Delta (Day Trip)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 204 reviews · from $150

Travel from Ho Chi Minh City to Ben Tre with a private air-conditioned car and an English-speaking guide. Cruise by motorboat and sampan, visit brick kilns and coconut workshops, meet a local family, and continue by bicycle or tuk-tuk. Guides such as Slim Jim and Phat add history and local color.

“We had a very great tour guide - Slim Jim. He was funny, personable and very knowledgeable about the history of Vietnam. We took the two hour drive from the city and along the way he pointed out rice fields, different rivers and gave us lots of information.”

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8.Private Cu Chi – Ben Duoc Tunnels & Liberated Area (Day Trip)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 178 reviews · from $135

Leave Ho Chi Minh City at 8:00am for a private visit to Cu Chi’s Ben Duoc Tunnels and Liberation Area. You’ll see bunkers, traps, a kitchen, memorial temple, and reconstructed wartime scenes, then crawl through an authentic tunnel with a guide such as Luan, James, or Manh.

“The tour guide was very professional and spoke excellent English.”

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9.Mekong Delta Full Day Trip – My Tho & Ben Tre – Small Group Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 79 reviews · from $22

Travel from Ho Chi Minh City to My Tho and Ben Tre with an English-speaking guide such as Nguyen Bac, Chau, or Mai. Visit Vinh Trang Pagoda, ride motorboats and hand-rowed boats, sample tropical fruit and coconut candy, hear folk music, and enjoy lunch in a group of up to 15.

“The whole day was a series of enjoyable experiences guided and commentated expertly by our tour leader Nguyen Bac, from pick-up on time at our hotel to drop-off at the same point. The tour exceeded expectations and was very good valRead more”

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