The 9 Best My Tho Tours from Saigon

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

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

Travel from Ho Chi Minh City to My Tho and Ben Tre for a full day of river boats, sampan canals, honey tea, coconut candy, tropical fruit, lunch, cycling, and folk music. English-speaking guides such as Ken, James, Phong, and Steve keep the busy schedule moving.

“I booked this trip without expectations but it was really good! Our guide Steve was awesome! Great knowledge, funny personality and nice smile all the time. Trip was really good organised and the food and fruits were delicious!”

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2.Mekong Delta tour: My Tho – Ben Tre 1 day by DGT

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,178 reviews · from $22Top rated

Join a small group of up to 12 for a 9-hour trip from Ho Chi Minh City to My Tho and Ben Tre. Expect Vinh Trang Temple, island boat rides, tropical fruit, honey tea, coconut candy, folk music, narrow-canal sampans, and a seven-course Vietnamese lunch. Guides such as Dan, Honey, Sarah, and Long are known for lively commentary.

“If you are from SEA countries, nothing much to see and experience. You’ll be taken around the different place by boat and walk through the island. We thought the amount we paid per person already included everything but it was really unpleasant towards the end of the trip when the tour guide Viet Long was forcefully asking us for “tips for the boat people”. And asking everyone to cough $4.00 each person for the boat. He said its up to you, but when we were not there, he specificaly asked a family member if we gave our tips for him yet. We thought that was outragerous!The fees for the boat…”

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3.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 exploring My Tho and Ben Tre. Expect hotel pickup, a motorboat on the Tien River, a sampan ride, Vinh Trang Temple, coconut candy, local fruit, Vietnamese lunch, and flexible help from guides such as Bunny, Jen, Tam, or Sami.

“We booked this on a different site - our tour with Bunny was great! We learned a lot about Vietnam, the Mekong Delta and got to chat with Bunny a bunch about general life in Vietnam as well. The short Sampan ride, picking and tasting coconuts and fruit, and the visit to the Pagoda were all good experiences.”

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4.1-Day Mekong Delta Deluxe Tour: My Tho & Ben Tre (Max 10)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 336 reviews · from $27

Travel from Ho Chi Minh City to My Tho and Ben Tre with a group of no more than 10. Visit Vinh Trang Pagoda, cruise the Tien River, sample coconut products, ride a canal boat, enjoy a local lunch, and cycle through the countryside. Guides such as Ken, Tommy, and Linda are praised for their warmth and care.

“Excellent from the initial booking .. communication great very reassuring for a solo female traveller. Tour guide was fabulous and so to detail … nothing too much trouble thank you 🙏”

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5.Local Mekong Delta ‘Lesser-Known’ My Tho & Ben Tre 1-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 219 reviews · from $45

Spend 8 to 10 hours exploring My Tho and Ben Tre from Ho Chi Minh City. Meet your guide in the city center, visit Vinh Trang Pagoda, cruise the Mekong, ride a rowing boat, cycle, sample fruit and honey, and enjoy a five-course Southern Vietnamese lunch. Groups are limited to 10.

“Our tour guide, Kero, was great at communicating with us before our trip and made sure that our whole party of five, including my 80 year old mother, had an enjoyable and safe trip. Our driver was a very jovial fellow who looked after gettiRead more”

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6.Mekong Delta One Day Guided Trip Best Excursion HCM City

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 193 reviews · from $40

Spend about eight hours traveling from Ho Chi Minh City to My Tho, where you’ll visit an orchard and bee farm, taste honey and tropical fruit, see coconut candy made, hear local music, eat lunch, and ride a motorized boat and sampan through narrow canals. Pickup and an English-speaking guide are included.

“First to say, we booked the private tour version. We don't normally post reviews, and we do loads of tours. Said that, it was a very unsatisfactory tour due to many reasons: -we wanted to spend most of the time in the Mekong delta on the Read more”

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

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

Leave Ho Chi Minh City at 5am for Cai Rang Floating Market, where boat vendors sell fruit, vegetables, and breakfast. Continue to My Tho and Ben Tre for river rides, an orchard lunch, folk music, coconut canals, a bee house, and Vinh Trang Pagoda. Guides include Jens and Theo.

“This tour was TERRIBLE we were basically an ATM on tour. It was the third tour we took with this company. The food tour was excellent and very different than what we experienced on this one. The organization / flow of the tour, starting from Read more”

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8.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 in a group of up to 15. Visit Vinh Trang Temple, ride motorboats and sampans, hear folk music, sample tropical fruit and coconut treats, and enjoy lunch with vegetarian options. Guides such as Nguyen Bac, Chau, and Mai have led this route.

“Convenient way of seeing a lot in one day but it is a busy day. Car and boat travel time between activities makes it manageable. Activities are very tourist focused so might not be the tour for you if you are looking for a very cultural experience”

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9.Mekong Delta ‘Lesser-Known’ My Tho & Ben Tre 1-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 70 reviews · from $41

Spend 8 to 9 hours exploring My Tho and Ben Tre with a small group of up to 10. Visit Vinh Trang Pagoda, ride three boats, sample honey and fruit, see coconut candy made, and share a five-course lunch at a local family home.

“It was a wonderful experience! We enjoyed every facet of it. Jackie was animated and informative - a really great host. I highly recommend this excursion.”

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