SAIGON · VIETNAM
Saigon’s best days out.
The 13 most popular ben tre tours, with prices, run times and the operator behind each one. The trips worth building a day around, and what each one actually gets you.
Ben Tre Mekong Zig Zag tour with scooter zigzags, calm canal sailboat, and a real local lunch and street food. Small-group day, $59.
Most Popular“Fantastica esperienza! Escursione autentica a contatto con la realtà del posto, altamente raccomandata! Cibo ottimo, ritmo giusto. Crociera sul Delta bellissima e guida super simpatica!”
Scooter through Ben Tre villages, sail a quiet Mekong canal, snack at a fruit market, then relax with a local lunch and hammock break.
“Trip was authentic and off the beaten path. Tour guide was very informative. Fantastic tour. Highly recommend.”
Ben Tre half-day market and cooking class: ride by scooter or tuktuk, shop at Chợ Nhơn Thạnh, cook 4–5 dishes, eat lunch.
“We had a great day and really enjoyed this cooking class. We could choose the dishes by ourselves from a menu. In the morning we went to the market to buy the ingredients. During cooking everything was explained to us and afterwards we had a perfect lunch.”
1.5-hour Mekong Delta sail from Ben Tre through coconut canals. Pickup, beanbags, fried banana snacks, and sunset-style calm.
“Perfect boat trip to just chill, enjoy the scenery and take some pictures in the coconut channels. Super friendly staff and nice equipment! Recommended.”
Private Ben Tre countryside tour with a small-river boat, rowing through palm canals, and hands-on coconut and weaving workshops.
“The tour was great the only issue we found was communication. The tour guide had limited ability to understand English. Made us stop asking questions.”
A fast, food-focused Mekong Delta day from Ho Chi Minh City to My Tho and Ben Tre: pagoda, boat canals, fruit music, honey tea.
“très bien organisé! le guide est très sympa, plein d energie :) on a pu découvrir et tester plusieurs produits en 1 journée:) je recommande! la fabrique de bonbons coco, le riz souflé, le miel avec en prime l occasion de pouvoir tenir un plateau d abeilles!”
2-day Mekong Delta tour from HCMC to My Tho, Ben Tre and Can Tho, with dawn Cai Rang market and a Don Ca Tai Tu dinner cruise.
“The Mekong Delta is very beautiful and has many places to see, but the tour is too focused on selling you things. Most of the time you waste your time, just spending 15 minutes on the Mekong canals and 15 minutes at the floating market. Shame.”
Two days in the Mekong Delta with pagodas, boat rides, Ben Tre coconut villages, and Cái Răng floating market, plus an overnight hotel.
“The first day was amazing, we were able to see some beautiful landscapes and learn more about the different skills. However, the second day seemed much less organized. We left the hotel at 6am to visit the floating markets, which were much less numerous than 6 years ago. We then returned to the hotel for…”
Mekong Delta day cruise from Saigon to My Tho and Ben Tre with boats, coconut canals, orchard lunch, folk music, and hotel pickup.
“The tour was nice even in a hot weather. the guide was great even the driver was on time. I will recommend this tour.”
A busy 3-day Mekong Delta circuit from Ho Chi Minh City, with Trà Sư mangroves, Cái Răng floating market, and village time in Mỹ Khánh.
“Terrible, waste of time, would not recommend to anyone Spent more time on the bus than a boat about 16hrs over three days on the bus, activities and sights were very underwhelming, commercial and touristy Absolute nightmare, not how we wanted to spend our last days in Vietnam Buyer beware”
Visit Vinh Trang Pagoda, then cruise the Mekong Delta to Ben Tre by motorboat and sampan, with honey tea, fruit, and a vegan-friendly lunch.
“Well let me start out by saying my day started bad since I had a previous tour that due to a miscommunication didn't work out. My tour guy Ken was great. I got to try new things, he even told me to try the snake whisky which I'm glad I did. O also try coconut…”
Spend a full day from Ho Chi Minh exploring Cu Chi tunnels and the Mekong Delta, plus honey, coconut candy, fruit, and boat rides.
“Very nice”
A fast, full-day Mekong Delta trip from HCMC to My Tho and Ben Tre with pagoda sights, hand-rowed sampans, coconut treats, music, and lunch.
“It was a very busy day. The best part was rowing through the coconut groves on a sampan boat.”
From the street-food alleys to the Cu Chi tunnels to the Mekong Delta, and every way to spend a day in town.
