5 Ho Chi Minh City Kayak Tours Worth Getting Wet For

1.Full Day Off The Beaten Track the Mekong Delta.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 373 reviews · from $93Our pick

Leave Ho Chi Minh City at 7 a.m. for Cai Be, where you cruise the Mekong, kayak smaller canals, and cycle roughly 20 to 27 kilometers through villages, farms, markets, and orchards. Guides such as Bao, Lee, Henry, and Long are praised for patient help and local insight. Lunch, equipment, transfers, and fruit are included.

“A fantastic day of adventure all about experiencing the delta first hand. A great bike ride and river kayak.”

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2.Crawl and Paddle Full day Cu Chi Tunnels and MeKong Delta

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 295 reviews · from $54Best value

Spend the morning crawling through the less-touristed Ben Duoc Cu Chi Tunnels, then head to My Tho for lunch, motorboat and rowboat rides, coconut treats, a bee farm, village walks, and traditional music. Guides such as Daro and Vy are praised for clear explanations and helpful travel advice.

“Great trip from start to finish. Nice small group, excellent tour guide and driver and plenty of memories made on the day. Recommended!”

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3.VIP Mekong Delta Adventure Cycling & Kayaking – Private Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 179 reviews · from $79

Spend 8 to 9 hours with a private guide such as Tin Tin, Ronald, or Chow, cycling through Long An, learning local cooking, kayaking, eating a generous Vietnamese lunch, cruising the Tien River, and visiting Vinh Trang Pagoda.

“Excellent trip! Our guide Tin Tin was really knowledgeable and fun. He took such good care of the group. There are so many great activities throughout the day, it is really varied and interesting. They also provided a vegan lunch for us which was delicious and enormous! Thank you!”

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4.Mekong Delta Tour with Cooking and Kayaking

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 126 reviews · from $170

Spend nine hours beyond Ho Chi Minh City with a guide such as Tu or John, cruising the Mekong by motorboat and sampan, tasting orchard fruit, cooking lunch, and choosing kayaking or biking. Hotel transfers, boats, lunch, and an English-speaking guide are included, with vegan food available.

“This tour was a highlight of my time in Saigon. Tu is probably the best tour guide out of all of the million tour guides in Vietnam. He is smart, compassionate, interesting, and a great singer, too! Everything listed on the tour was delivered, anRead more”

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5.Mekong Delta Nature Cano-Kayak-Cycling & Fishing Private Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 57 reviews · from $85

Leave Ho Chi Minh City with a private guide such as Chow, Chao, Dennis, or Hieu, then spend the day in Ben Luc cycling past rice fields, planting rice, hand-catching fish, cooking banh xeo, visiting fruit gardens, canoeing, and kayaking.

“Wow- what a jam-packed day and somehow we never felt rushed! Chow was incredible with our 2 boys - 10 & 14-years-old - and he handled everything with such care and enthusiasm. We highly recommend a tour with him!! Thank you, Chow!”

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