Why choose this Can Tho tour ?
Visit Cai Rang Floating Market, experience the unique trading activities on the river, and immerse yourself in the bustling atmosphere of the morning market.
“Breakfast on the River” – enjoy delicious local dishes with the exciting feeling of swaying on the water (one bowl and one glass of the clay-pot coffee specialty).
Discover the process of making “cut noodles”, and try the unique and delicious Rice Noodle Pizza—a one-of-a-kind specialty in Can Tho.
Visit fish farms, experience the unique and novel “koi fish massage” that’s one-of-a-kind at Con Son, and enjoy chewy and delicious featherback fish cakes made by the locals.
Stroll through lush fruit gardens, savor orchard fruits “picked straight from the tree—eaten on the spot,” drink refreshing beverages (sassafras leaf juice, grass jelly drink), and experience the fun of crossing monkey bridges.
Make the most of your Can Tho adventure
What makes Full Day Can Tho City Tour a unique experience ?
08.00: The car will take you to Ninh Kieu Wharf and then to Cai Rang Floating Market. You will board a boat to visit the floating market while enjoying breakfast and fresh fruits on the river.
Visiting the floating market: Cai Rang Floating Market is the largest floating market in the Mekong Delta. Its creation, existence, and development until today stem from the practical needs of the local people’s daily lives. When visiting, you will witness very common activities like buying, selling, loading goods, tossing fruits, and selling breakfast. The warm smiles, sincere gazes, and cheerful sales pitches will surely touch visitors’ hearts. This is the soul and charm of Cai Rang Floating Market: Authentic, simple, and distinctly Mekong.
“Breakfast on the river”: It’s a wonderful experience where you’ll savor delicious local breakfast dishes while feeling the boat sway with each wave, making the experience exciting and fun. Additionally, you’ll get to immerse yourself in the lively morning market atmosphere, with cheerful chatter and the sight of boats coming and going. Two “specialties” not to be missed at Cai Rang Floating Market are “shaking noodles” and “clay-pot coffee.”
09.00: Enjoy sweet pineapple: At the floating market, you’ll have the chance to hop on a vendor’s boat to enjoy fresh, juicy pineapples (nicknamed the queen of fruits). The vendor will peel the pineapple on the spot for you to savor right there on the boat.
After visiting the floating market, the next stop is the rice paper and noodle factory. Here, you’ll witness how the locals in the Mekong Delta make everyday staples like rice paper and noodles. You can even try your hand at one of the steps in the process that interests you and enjoy the unique “Rice Noodle Pizza” — a one-of-a-kind specialty of Can Tho.
10:00: Leaving the Floating Market, you depart for Con Son.
10:15 – 10:45 am: You arrive at Con Son (with an area of more than 70 hectares), the rustic and wild beauty of Con Son is compared to “a precious gem in the heart of the city”. You will immerse yourself in the fresh natural scenery, learn about the simple life of local people, and temporarily forget the noise and bustle of the city.
11.00: Coming here, you will have wonderful experiences such as visiting fish rafts, “koi fish massage”, enjoying delicious chewy fish cakes (made by local people), walking through fruit gardens, enjoying delicious fruits. “pick from the tree – eat from the root” garden, drink cool water (sassafras leaf juice, flute dew), experience the new and exciting monkey bridge, make folk cakes/watch the “snakehead fish dance” performance.
The fish raft is one of the unique attractions that attracts visitors. At the fish raft, you will be guided to feed the fish and learn about how fish live. In particular, the five-colored Koi fish raft is a “specialty” in Con Son, hundreds of Koi fish swimming around, splashing water continuously, creating a beautiful “performance” that makes you unable to take your eyes off… Besides, “koi fish massage” is a unique, new “1-0-2” experience that you should not miss in Con Son.
11.30: While resting, you will enjoy delicious, hot and fragrant fried fish patties, each bite will “stick” to the next. Grilled fish, hand-made by local people, has a unique flavor that “fascinates” you right from the first try.
Continuing, you will visit the green fruit garden, enjoy garden fruits “eat your fill – forget the way home”, drink cool water (sassafras leaf juice, flute dew), enjoy the fresh air pleasant, watching and taking pictures with the lush, fruitful fruit trees in the garden.
12.00: Temporarily leaving the fruit garden, you will pass through the swaying monkey bridge, feeling extremely strange and new. Next, you will be able to see firsthand the process of making explosive green rice and experience making traditional cakes (making them yourself) or watch the “snakehead fish dance” performance:
Making folk cakes: You will learn the meaning of the cake’s name, the baking process, knead the dough yourself, prepare delicious and beautiful folk cakes yourself, and enjoy the finished product you just made. Besides, you can also enjoy fragrant sweet soup (depending on the day).
Watch the “snakefish dance” performance: To have the “snakefish dance” performance, the owner has “trained” them how to react to sound, each time they are fed, they use percussion tools. The snakehead fish will instinctively fly up high to catch the bait and create an extremely impressive moment that will make you extremely excited.
12.45 – 13.15: The group has lunch at Con Son. After lunch, the group departs back to Can Tho/Saigon city center.
Tour Description & Additional Info:
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- We can accommodate dietary restrictions such as vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, etc. If you have dietary requirements, please indicate them when booking.
- Not wheelchair accessible
Options To Choose for Your Trip:
- Full Day Can Tho City Tour
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Full Day Can Tho City Tour Inclusions:
Included with Your Ticket
- Motorboats are equipped with life jackets
- New cars have air conditioning
- Licensed Guide
- Breakfast at the floating market: 01 bowl – 01 cup
- Pineapple, garden fruit & folk cake (quantitative), 1 Aquafina mineral water 500ml
- Lunch at Son Islet
- Travel hat
Not Included
- Tip for staff
- Other expenses
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Special Instructions:
- This Tour is Provided by Asia Package Travel.
- Tour Timezone & Starts at Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh.
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted.
- All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
- Minimum 1 Travelers is required to book.
- Maximum 15 Travelers is accepted for booking.