Top Southern Vietnam Day Trips - page 2

Visiting the Mekong Delta independently from Ho Chi Minh may mean you spend more time planning than actually experiencing the region. This full-day private trip helps you make the most of your day by combining cycling and kayaking with opportunities to experience local life. Paddle a kayak, cycle around orchards and farms to see and meet locals, and cruise around the Cai Be floating market to learn about life on the delta.

Perhaps the two star attractions around Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC or Saigon) are the Vietnam War–era Cu Chi Tunnels and the lush farmlands of the Mekong Delta. Discover them both without the self-drive risks on this guided door-to-door tour. After touring the tunnels and eating lunch, head to My Tho city for a Tien River boat trip, complete with sampan ride, cycle adventure, a musical performance, and sweet treats.

Visiting the Mekong Delta and Cu Chi Tunnels is simple with this private VIP tour from Ho Chi Minh City. Picked up from your hotel, your English-speaking guide escorts you through this storied world—picture floating along the Mekong River, visiting a honey farm, and more. You’ll also discover the Cu Chu Tunnels, seeing what life was like for soldiers during the Vietnam War.

See Ho Chi Minh City’s main highlights in just one day without having to worry about how to get around from the cruise port with help from this Ho Chi Minh City Private Shore Excursion Experience. A private guide leads your private group around the city to see the Independence Palace, War Remnants Museum, Ho Chi Minh City Opera House, and Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral after enjoying a delicious Vietnamese lunch. Plus, your guide provides commentary as you explore.

Unlike standard tours, this experience combines the must-see highlights of the Mekong Delta with a relaxed, well-paced itinerary. Enjoy a Mekong River cruise, a hand-rowed sampan ride, a coconut candy workshop, and honey tea tasting while learning about local life from friendly English-speaking guides. With comfortable transportation, hotel pickup in Districts 1, 3 & 4, and all entrance fees included, you'll enjoy an authentic and hassle-free day from Ho Chi Minh City.

Visit the Cai Rang Floating Market and the My Tho region of the Mekong Delta, all in one day, on a private tour from Ho Chi Minh City. Enjoy convenient hotel pickup, boat rides through the vibrant waterways, and a Vietnamese lunch with vegan options. Experience local culture with visits to a fruit garden, a bee farm, and listen to traditional village music.

Simplify your visit to one of Vietnam’s largest floating markets with a small-group guided tour from Ho Chi Minh City. You’ll be picked up in the middle of the night so you can reach the market in time for the sunrise. Admire the exotic produce on display at this wholesale market, enjoy breakfast on your boat, sail down small canals to authentic villages, and try making your own noodles.

Explore the Mekong Delta, Cu Chi Tunnels, and Coconut Village on this group day tour from Ho Chi Minh City. Enjoy a boat trip along the Mekong, a guided tour of the underground tunnels where you can crawl through them, and a combined ride on motorboat, rowing boat, tuk tuk, or electric car through the coconut village. Lunch, water, coconut juice, and round-trip transport are included for a seamless experience.

Escape the hustle and bustle of Ho Chi Minh City and head south for a true look at Vietnamese culture. On this tour, you’ll explore the Mekong river delta, a timeless expanse of slow-moving water, simple villages, and rolling rice fields. You’ll visit a chocolate maker, travel via traditional boat, and enjoy convenient hotel pickup.

Experience two of the most popular activities in Ho Chi Minh on one convenient tour. Travel to Cu Chu tunnels, an elaborate network of underground passages used by the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War. Learn about the importance of the tunnels and the role they played in history. After lunch (included), take a river cruise on the Mekong Delta where you can admire the scenery and interact with locals.

Stray from the beaten path and discover parts of Phu Quoc island that first-time visitors usually skip on a private tour by former US Army Jeep. Traveling in an all-terrain vehicle grants you access to parts of the island that are inaccessible by traditional tour vehicle, while a private guide ensures that you receive undivided attention.

Make the most of limited time in southern Vietnam by combining two major experiences in one seamless day. This tour eliminates the hassle of planning separate trips, pairing the historic Cu Chi Tunnels with the Mekong Delta’s cultural highlights. Travel efficiently between sites while enjoying local food and hands-on activities, so you can experience more without the stress of coordinating logistics

Explore the Cu Chi Tunnels, a vast underground network used during the American-Vietnam War, without having to book transport, entrance, and a guide to take you through the tunnels separately on this convenient tour from Ho Chi Minh City. Step back in time as you peek into the old storage areas, poke your head through camouflaged trapdoors, and crawl through military supply tunnels.

Travelers interested in 20th-century Vietnamese military history will enjoy this private tour of the Long Tan Battlefield from Ho Chi Minh City. Learn more about the history of this place, the site of an important battle in 1966. Long Tan is of particular interest to visitors from Australia and New Zealand, as soldiers from these countries fought here.

Go behind the scenes in Vietnam's Mekong Delta in a way you couldn’t independently on this guided group day trip from Ho Chi Minh City. Leaving the main tourist trail, you'll go off-grid to discover local life—wander along country lanes, visit a temple, cruise along in a sampan boat, and more, all as you learn tales of delta culture and history from your guide.

Join the colorful throngs of motorbikes zipping across Ho Chi Minh City on a private tour that explores the city’s traditional cuisine and night markets. Sample a series of dishes as you taste your way through the city, and see at some fascinating places along the way, including a surprising pagoda inside an apartment and the banks of the Saigon River. With a personal guide to Ho Chi Minh City’s food and flavors, try each food in context, alongside cups of beer, soft drinks, or homemade sticky rice wine.

As it reaches the South China Sea, the Mekong River splays into a wide delta. Cruise across the water, then cycle around a placid village, join a local family making rice wine, and go to a market. This tour gives you a sense of the how the local people live and eat in rural Vietnam. This tour is operated by speedboat so you spend more time exploring and less time motoring along.

Don’t let limited time in southern Vietnam stop you from enjoying the Mekong Delta. See the best of the riverside region on an express tour designed with time-pressed travelers in mind. This half-day tour takes you Ben Tre and My Thos for a coconut candy workshop and includes a ride along the canals of the Mekong Delta in a traditional wooden rowboat. Plus, hassle-free hotel pickup and drop-off mean you don’t have to worry about finding a meeting point.

Get the most from a spare day in Ho Chi Minh City by combining two local must-sees into one trip, without spending hours organizing your own transport. With this small-group tour, visit the Viet Cong’s Cu Chi Tunnels to learn how they were used in the Vietnam War. Then, explore the Mekong Delta’s farms, islands, and villages; with boat rides, orchard and coconut workshop visits, and more, before your return.

Avoid the stress of coordinating multiple transport modes, scattered stops, and rural navigation while staying in busy Ho Chi Minh City. This small-group journey carries you into the Mekong Delta with cycling, kayaking, boat rides, and local workshops all smoothly connected in one route. Travel through villages, rivers, and farms without planning friction while focusing on hands-on cultural experiences and regional flavors.

Experience a magical evening in Phu Quoc with spectacular Kiss of the Sea and Symphony of the Sea shows, featuring dazzling lights, music, breathtaking performances, fireworks, dinner, and convenient hotel transfers. Important Note: This experience offers 6 different options. Please read the details carefully and choose the option that best suits your preferences and needs.

You’ve heard about the famous Mekong Delta—now it’s time to experience it for yourself. Picked up right from your Ho Chi Minh City hotel, you’ll head to Mỹ Tho (the biggest town on the river delta), witness the 170-year-old Vinh Trang Pagoda, row a traditional sampan boat, enjoy fresh fruit and tea, and slow down with the quiet rhythms of daily life down here on the delta.

Private tour to Cu Chi Tunnels & Mekong delta 1 day from Ho Chi Minh city • Enjoy the area at a much lower pace and discover more treasures of the Delta, especially the labyrinthine network of canals and local communities. • Try many exotic tropical fruits • Acknowledge the coconut candy workshop • Visit a honey farm. • Row in a sampan along small canals under the green canopy of water coconut trees. • Have lunch with Vietnamese cuisine at a local restaurant. • Enjoy some folk music performances - Free transfer to Airport

This small-group tour packs Vietnamese history, culture, and scenery into one adventurous day. After easy pickup from your hotel in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1, you’ll explore the Củ Chi tunnels—used for underground passage during the Vietnam War—and venture to My Tho, a gorgeous city on the historic Mekong River, for a traditional boat ride. Picture rice paddies, coconut farms, tropical gardens, floating markets, and more.