Mekong Delta travel guide

Floating markets and canal life. Most people stay Day trip or 1 night. Best months: Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr.

Highlights

• Floating markets (Can Tho)
• Boat canals
• Fruit orchards

Things to do in Mekong Delta

• Mekong Delta day trip (My Tho / Ben Tre) · 9 h · about ₹2,800 per person. Sampan canals, coconut candy and fruit orchards in one day from HCMC.
• Cai Rang floating market at sunrise · 3 h · about ₹1,500 per person. Needs a night in Can Tho — the market winds down by 9am.

Where to stay in Mekong Delta

• Ben Tre homestays (budget, ₹1,500–₹3,000 a night): Sleep among coconut canals.
• Can Tho riverside (mid, ₹3,500–₹7,000 a night): Positioned for the sunrise floating market.

What to eat

• Elephant-ear fish & tropical fruit: Delta orchards

Getting there

• Day trip from HCMC or 1N Can Tho

Vietnam itineraries with Mekong Delta

• 4 days in the Mekong Delta: Saigon, Ben Tre, Can Tho and the floating market · 4 days, Ho Chi Minh City → Mekong Delta · from ₹16,900 per person, base estimate before flights. Go deeper than the one-day delta trip: coconut canals in Ben Tre, two nights in Can Tho, dawn at Cai Rang floating market and the quieter Khmer pagodas of Tra Vinh.
• 6 days in Vietnam from Kolkata: Hanoi, a Ha Long cruise and Saigon · 6 days, Hanoi → Ha Long Bay → Ho Chi Minh City → Mekong Delta day trip · from ₹42,600 per person, base estimate before flights. A short-break Vietnam built for travellers from eastern India: fly into Hanoi, take a cruise, then spend three Saigon nights with Cu Chi and the Mekong.
• 7 days for couples from Saigon to Ha Long Bay · 7 days, Ho Chi Minh City → Mekong Delta day trip → Hoi An → Da Nang → Hanoi → Ha Long Bay · from ₹48,025 per person, base estimate before flights. A one-week romantic sprint up Vietnam: a Saigon river dinner, the Mekong, a single magical Hoi An night, Ba Na Hills, Hanoi and a sunset cruise.
• A week in Vietnam with kids: Saigon, Hanoi, Ha Long and Ninh Binh · 7 days, Ho Chi Minh City → Mekong Delta day trip → Hanoi → Ha Long Bay → Ninh Binh · from ₹47,075 per person, base estimate before flights. Seven kid-friendly days with one domestic flight: a Mekong boat day, Hanoi's water puppets, a cruise and Ninh Binh bikes before flying home.
• One week in Vietnam: Hanoi and Saigon, with Cu Chi and the Mekong · 7 days, Hanoi → Ho Chi Minh City → Mekong Delta day trip · from ₹37,450 per person, base estimate before flights. Two capitals of Vietnamese food and history in a week: three Hanoi nights, one quick flight south, then Saigon, the Cu Chi tunnels and a day on the Mekong.
• South + island · 7 days · 7 days, HCMC → Mekong day → Phu Quoc · from ₹41,750 per person, base estimate before flights. Saigon energy + delta day + resort finish on Phu Quoc.
• 8 days for couples: Saigon, Hoi An, Hanoi, Ha Long and Ninh Binh · 8 days, Ho Chi Minh City → Mekong Delta day trip → Hoi An → Da Nang → Hanoi → Ha Long Bay → Ninh Binh · from ₹54,350 per person, base estimate before flights. South to north with a countryside finale: from the Mekong to Hoi An's lanterns, then a cruise and a last night among Ninh Binh's rice fields.
• 8 days in southern Vietnam: Saigon and three Mekong Delta nights, with an Angkor option · 8 days, Ho Chi Minh City → Mekong Delta · from ₹36,675 per person, base estimate before flights. A deep dive into the south: four Saigon nights with Cu Chi and street food, then three nights in Can Tho for floating markets and canal villages. Easy to pair with Angkor Wat.
• 8-day classic Vietnam: Hanoi, Ha Long, Hoi An and Ho Chi Minh City · 8 days, Hanoi → Ha Long Bay → Hoi An → Da Nang → Ho Chi Minh City → Mekong Delta day trip · from ₹55,050 per person, base estimate before flights. The whole country in eight days with two short flights: a cruise night up north, lanterns and the Golden Bridge in the centre, and Saigon with a Mekong day trip.
• 8-day family trip: Hanoi, Ninh Binh, Ha Long and Saigon, with an Angkor option · 8 days, Hanoi → Ninh Binh → Ha Long Bay → Ho Chi Minh City → Mekong Delta day trip · from ₹52,625 per person, base estimate before flights. North and south for families in eight days, skipping the centre: Hanoi, cave boats, a cruise, then Saigon with the Mekong and Cu Chi. Angkor Wat slots in easily.