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7 Day Trips from Ho Chi Minh City Worth Booking

7 day trips  ·  from $16 a head

The good day trips from ho chi minh city fill up first in high season. Below: the 7 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.

HCM: Mekong Delta, My Tho & Ben Tre Coconut Village - Vinh Trang Pagoda: a calm first stop
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HCM: Mekong Delta, My Tho & Ben Tre Coconut Village

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

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

Spend nine hours traveling from Ho Chi Minh City to My Tho and Ben Tre by minivan, motorboat, sampan, tuk tuk, and smaller river boat. You’ll visit Vinh Trang Pagoda, taste honey tea and tropical fruit, watch coconut candy being made, cycle through coconut gardens, enjoy lunch, and hear traditional music. Guides such as Steve, James, Phong, and Ken are known for clear English and good humor.

“The Day trip was amazing! It was really well planned and we saw a lot of beautiful anf interesting things and places. When it came to lunch, getting a vegetarian option was no problem ✨ And our Guide Ken was the absolute best! Can only recommend.”

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Small-Group Mekong Delta Day Trip: Boat Ride, Cottages & Pagoda - A Five-Course Lunch Beside the River
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Small-Group Mekong Delta Day Trip: Boat Ride, Cottages & Pagoda

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 with guides such as James, Nam, Manh, or Luan. Ride a motorboat and hand-rowed sampan, sample coconut candy and honey tea, enjoy a five-course Vietnamese lunch, choose a village bike ride, and visit Vinh Trang Pagoda.

“Highly recommended immersive experience. Great locations, sights and food. James has been a fantastic guide.”

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Small-group Mekong Floating Market Day Trip from Ho Chi Minh City - The early road to Can Tho
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Small-group Mekong Floating Market Day Trip from Ho Chi Minh City

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

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

Leave Ho Chi Minh City at 5 a.m. for a full day in the Mekong Delta. Ride motorboats and hand-rowed boats, visit Cai Rang and Cai Be, sample fruit, see rice-paper making, cycle through the countryside, and prepare a five-course lunch. Guides such as Win, Bevis, Lin, and Bao have earned special praise.

“Our tour guide Bevis was the highlight of the trip! He was very kind and informative answering all of our questions and sharing history of the Mekong delta and Saigon. We were pleasantly surprised that there were only three people on our Read more”

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Mekong Day Trip Explore Village Bicycle CookingClass Group 12 Pax - The 7:30 pickup and long ride to Ben Luc
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Mekong Day Trip Explore Village Bicycle CookingClass Group 12 Pax

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

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

Spend about nine and a half hours beyond Ho Chi Minh City with a group of up to 12. Cycle through orchards and rice fields, prepare Vietnamese dishes, eat a barbecue lunch, visit Vinh Trang Pagoda, and ride on the Tien River. Guides such as Dennis, Harry, Jack, and Son are praised for friendly service and useful local insight.

“Best trip ever, what a wonderful time we had. Dennis our guide was fabulous. We received excellent commentary alone the way, cooked some spring rolls, rode bikes through fields and went on a short Mekong adventure. 5 stars absolutely”

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Mekong Delta Full Day Trip - My Tho & Ben Tre - VIP Private Tour - My Tho and the Tien River by motorboat
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Mekong Delta Full Day Trip – My Tho & Ben Tre – VIP Private Tour

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

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

Spend about eight hours with a private English-speaking guide and driver exploring My Tho and Ben Tre from Ho Chi Minh City. Expect a pagoda, motorboat and sampan rides, coconut candy, bee tea, local music, Vietnamese lunch, fruit, and rural island life. Guides such as Bunny, Tam, Jen, and Sammy are praised for strong English and personal service.

“Very happy with our tour guide, Tiny. The tour itself was ok. Very rugged and adventurous. But the tour guide was very nice.”

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Private Insight Mekong Delta (Day Trip) - Brick kilns and a working local industry
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Private Insight Mekong Delta (Day Trip)

6.Private Insight Mekong Delta (Day Trip)

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

Travel from Ho Chi Minh City to Ben Tre in a private air-conditioned car, then explore by motorboat, sampan, tuk-tuk, or bicycle. Visit brick kilns, coconut workshops, and a family making traditional mats. Guides such as Slim Jim and Phat add local context, while lunch, snacks, water, and hotel transfers are included.

“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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Private Cu Chi - Ben Duoc Tunnels & Liberated Area (Day Trip) - Reconstructing the Cu Chi Liberation Area
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Private Cu Chi – Ben Duoc Tunnels & Liberated Area (Day Trip)

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

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

Travel privately from Ho Chi Minh City to the Cu Chi Liberation Area and Ben Duoc Tunnels. Your English-speaking guide leads you through bunkers, kitchens, meeting rooms, traps, and a tunnel section, followed by Vietnamese lunch at a local restaurant. Guides have included Luan, James, Manh, Manu, and Loi.

“It was one of the best experiences of my life. The organisation of Asiana link travel was fantastic. Along with the sales manager Katie the guy name for this particular tour was very professional prompt on time and very informative. I would rRead more”

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