The 7 2-Day Experiences That Earn Their Price

1.Small-group 2-Day Mekong Delta: Floating market, Cooking Class…

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 194 reviews · from $170Our pick

You travel from Ho Chi Minh City in a group of about 10, stopping at Vinh Trang Pagoda, riding motorboats and hand-rowed boats, cycling, and visiting Cai Rang Floating Market. Guide Stark has led this route. The homestay, meals, transport, and water are included, though a cooking class is not clearly scheduled.

“Stark was a great guide. accommodation, transport and organisation was well done. A good introduction to Mekong.”

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2.HCM: 2-Day Mekong Delta Floating Market with Cooking & Bike Ride

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 133 reviews · from $66

Travel from Ho Chi Minh City to My Tho and Can Tho for river cruises, Vinh Trang Pagoda, coconut candy, honey tea, a cooking class, countryside cycling, and an early Cai Rang floating market visit. English-speaking guides, meals, boats, transport, and one hotel night are included.

“The organisation was a mess. Received a message the night before demanding more money. The first day was with 1 tour company, then we got dropped off to a different tour company. After that I think we were on a different similar tour. Read more”

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3.HCM: 2-Day Mekong Floating Market with Cooking & Bike Ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 68 reviews · from $87

Travel from Ho Chi Minh City to My Tho, Ben Tre, and Can Tho for coconut candy, honey tea, canal boats, Cai Rang Market, a pancake class, and a countryside bike ride. Guides such as Ry, Stephen, Sam, Robert, and Phil have led departures, with one hotel night included.

“We enjoyed the whole trip, a lot of activities, great food, perfect guide. We definitely recommend!”

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4.Ho Chi Minh: Mekong Delta Can Tho Floating Market 2-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 41 reviews · from $47Best value

Travel from Ho Chi Minh City to Can Tho with an English-speaking guide such as Ry, Sam, Phat, or Lily. You’ll ride motorboats and rowboats, visit Vinh Trang Pagoda, taste fruit and coconut candy, see Cai Rang Floating Market, cook bánh xèo or bánh khọt, and cycle through a village.

“Thank you to Ruby. Everything was perfect. We were gifted. We feel they care about giving the best service and we felt very comfortable”

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5.Halong Bay 2-Day Deluxe Cruise Tour including Kayaking and Cooking Demonstration

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · from $190

Cruise Halong Bay from Hanoi with hotel pickup, an overnight ensuite cabin, meals, kayaking at Hang Luon, Titop Island, Sung Sot Cave, Tai Chi, squid fishing, and a Vietnamese cooking demonstration. Guide Lee and the Majestic Cruise crew have earned especially warm praise.

“The pick up was half an hour early to the time they told us the night before so I had stuffed my breakfast quickly. Tour guide English has bit an accent so can be hard to understand but he is very friendly and makes lovey dovey jokes. Boat is bit old and small bedroom and baRead more”

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6.2-Day Mekong tour from HCM Boat-bike-cooking class-visit forest

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · from $275

Travel from Ho Chi Minh City to Can Tho for a hands-on Mekong Delta stay with guides such as Kyn or Lily. Shop and cook at a local house, cycle through villages, visit Cai Rang Market at sunrise, make rice noodles, taste handmade chocolate, and boat through Lung Ngoc Hoang Nature Reserve.

“Lily went out of her way to help us plan and enjoy our stay in Can Tho. We really enjoyed meeting her and the tour of the island, and the floating market.”

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7.Hanoi: 2-day Sapa Homestay & Cooking class with locals

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 5 reviews · from $56

This two-day Sapa trip takes you from Hanoi to a homestay in Muong Hoa Valley, with a local cooking class, Red Dao herbal foot bath, and guided walks through Y Linh Ho, Lao Chai, and Ta Van. Expect a small group of up to 15, English, French, or Vietnamese guidance, and long bus rides.

“This was an amazing experience. The host was so welcoming, the cooking class was really fun (made with ingredients grown at the homestay) and they made it vegan for me too. Great view from the homestay. Would definitely stay here again.”

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