Private Market Tours in Vietnam: Our 12 Favourites

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

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

See Cai Rang Floating Market, Mekong canals, village life, local food, and fruit gardens on a private 11-hour tour from Ho Chi Minh City.

“Spectacular. Our guide Benji made us the best tour we have ever done in Vietnam. From the first moment he worried that everything was perfect. He had answers to all our questions, and thanks to him we were able to learn a lot about Vietnam’s culture, history and traditions. All the activities that are done are worthwhile, from the floating market, the rice noodle factory, the visit to the four islands... But I think nothing would have been the same without Benji, thank you very much for making us spend an unforgettable day in the Mekong Delta.Auto-translated”

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2.1 Day Private Cai Rang Floating Market and My Tho Boat Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 101 reviews · from $150

Review of the private Cai Rang Floating Market and My Tho tour, with sunrise boats, Mekong villages, local food, temples, and practical advice.

“I had a really great tour with our guide Jens! We have seen and tasted many things! Theo was also always happy to take pictures or answer questions.”

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3.Full-Day in Mekong Delta Floating Market and Local Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 91 reviews · from $149

Review of a private Mekong Delta day trip from Ho Chi Minh City, with Cai Rang Market, Ben Tre canals, lunch, biking, and local food.

“Too much car. The schedule is not well done. You to change this tour. Better to don’t present it anymore”

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4.Cai Rang Floating Market – My Tho & Ben Tre – VIP Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 62 reviews · from $125

Review of the private Cai Rang, My Tho, and Ben Tre tour from Ho Chi Minh City, with boat rides, local food, cycling, and practical advice.

“Max was our tour guide and oh my how lucky we were to have gotten him! He was so incredibly informative and the history of the people of the Mekong Delta was fascinating! He is very knowledgeable and gracious. His English is excellent! 2 of the 5 of us in the tour are vegans and he made sure our food was perfectly prepared for us. The food we had for breakfast was probably the best throng I have eaten after three weeks is traveling. Go before the authentic marketeers are gone, it’s a dying process and will likely be gone soon. Fascinating, but outdated way of life.”

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5.HCMC: Cai Rang Floating Market & Mekong Delta Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 38 reviews · from $140

Review of a private HCMC tour to Cai Rang Floating Market, with boat rides, canals, lunch, guides, value, timing, and practical tips.

“Wonderful trip with my best friends. Dang Nguyen, our tour guide was very kind and super helpful. We took a private tour for 3 people and it was very flexible for us. The drive was smooth and comfortable. Mien Tay is an unique place that presents the Southern Vietnamese culture and friendliness. We got to visit a couple islets in Ben Tre, My Tho, and Can Tho. The floating market is cool although it is fading as the local infrastructure gets more improved. Highly recommend before there is no floating market anymore.”

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6.Private Half Day Tour – Cái Răng Floating Market

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 24 reviews · from $39Best value

Review of Cái Răng Floating Market’s private half-day tour, with boats, rice noodles, orchards, local food, guides, and practical tips.

“It was a wonderful experience! One of the best tours we made in Vietnam. We would definitely recommend it 😊”

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7.Private ecotour in Can Tho: floating market-nature reserved

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 23 reviews · from $103

Review of Can Tho’s early floating market, noodle workshop, quiet canals, and Lung Ngoc Hoang Nature Reserve, with practical booking advice.

“I had an amazing day visiting Cái Răng Floating Market and Lung Ngọc Hoàng Nature Reserve—two must-see destinations in the Mekong Delta!”

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8.Private luxury Ba Na Hills & Hoi An Walking Tour, Night Market

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 22 reviews · from $115

Review of a private Ba Na Hills and Hoi An tour from Da Nang, with Golden Bridge, cable car, lanterns, guide service, costs, and tips.

“We recommend Tommy and Kong as your driver and guide to fastly show you in one day what you alone maybe can't make it in 3 days. Is the perfect and safest way to see it all and more :)”

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9.From Saigon: Private Tour to Cai Rang Floating Market 1 Day

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 6 reviews · from $152

Review of a private Saigon to Cai Rang Floating Market tour with cooking, cycling, folk music, and private hotel transfers.

“The day trip was great fun. We were picked up at our hotel at 4.50 am by our guide Jacky and driver Du Du. After being treated to a delicious Bahmi sandwich, we continue our way. We took a boat trip to the Floating Market, where people sell their fruit or vegetables from 5am to 11am. What have we done and seen? We ate delicious fresh pineapple, sang, laughed... took lots of pictures... took a nice trip in a rowing boat and saw a nice show... we saw how noodles are made and popcorn... we also bought delicious sweets and royal jelly.. had a cooking class. Here we made delicious…”

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10.Private Cai Rang Floating Market & My Tho Boat tour 1 Day

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $127

Review of a private 12-hour Cai Rang and My Tho tour with floating markets, Mekong boat rides, local food, fruit orchards, and village life.

“Quite a touristy but functional tour. Higher price than other packages, but private trip all the time with your own group and a guide.”

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11.Half-Day Private Cai Rang Floating Market & Small Canal Boat Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $42

Review of Can Tho’s 4-hour private tour to Cai Rang Floating Market, a rice noodle house, and peaceful Mekong canals.

“We totally LOVED this trip. It was a very early start at 5.30am but it was all part of the experience to watch the world waking up on the water and the sun coming up. It was a small boat with just room for the two of us, the guide and driver. Read more”

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12.Da Nang/Hoi An: Market & Old Town Private Tour with Transfer

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $40

Explore Hoi An’s market, Japanese Bridge, ancient houses, silk workshop, and local culture on a private tour from Da Nang or Hoi An.

“The guide was great! He lives in Hoi An and showed us many very interesting locations!”

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