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Yes, if you accept what a day can reach. By speedboat you reach canals at the upper edge of the delta in about eighty minutes. By car you reach the big river at Ben Tre or Cai Be in about two hours. Can Tho is too far for a comfortable day and is better as a one-night trip.

The boat, the car, the sampan, the lunch and the guide are for your party only, and the day runs on your clock. We do not add shopping stops. Every quote lists door-to-door times and what is included line by line.

Because the largest cost is the boat or vehicle charter, and that depends on the date, the hours and the size of your party. The pricing page lists what moves the total and some published third-party prices for comparison.

Through the enquiry form, which sits at the foot of every page. Answers come by email: a short list of questions if your day has loose ends, otherwise a written plan with the times filled in.

The canals of the upper delta in the Thu Thua area, in the former Long An province. It is quieter and greener than the main Mekong branches, but it is not Ben Tre or Cai Be. For those, take the car day or the boat-out, car-back version.

Children wear life jackets for the whole time on the water, and we ask for their ages so the crew brings the right sizes. Very young children may find the noise and spray tiring; tell us their ages and we will say honestly whether the car day suits better.

Light rain does not stop the trip; ponchos are on board. If wind or storms make the river unsafe, we tell you the day before and offer the car version or a new date.

Boat operators ask for passport details before departure, so we collect them when you confirm. Carry a copy or a photo of the passport page on the day.

It can be done, but we do not sell it. Seven hours in the car leaves little time in Can Tho, and you reach Cai Rang long after the market has thinned out.

We do not offer it. We have not found a published speedboat schedule between Saigon and Can Tho that we could stand behind, so we plan this trip by car both ways.

Usually a hotel in central Can Tho, because it shortens the dawn start. The islet hotel suits travellers for whom the hotel is part of the reason to go.

Light rain does not stop the market or the boat, and the boat has cover. If a storm makes the river unsafe, the guide waits for it to pass or moves the boat ride later and explains what you will miss.

Usually because it is not the same day. Ours puts a whole boat, a whole vehicle and a guide on one party, collects you from the door and has no shopping stops. Compare line by line: who else is on the boat, where the boat starts, and what the vehicle is.

Per party. A larger party pays more in total but less per person, until it needs a second boat or vehicle.

The written quote sets out how and when to pay. Pay only to the account shown on that written quote.

Yes. Every line in the quote can be removed or changed, for example the guide on the boat-out leg, or a simpler lunch, and the quote is priced again in full.

By road, My Tho and the islets in the Tien River opposite it, at about 71 km. By water, the canals of the upper delta, about eighty minutes by speedboat from the city centre.

No. Since July 2025 the former Ben Tre province is part of Vinh Long province. The town and the name are still in everyday use.

Not one worth the drive. The surviving market at Cai Rang is busiest around six in the morning and is three hours from Saigon, so it needs an overnight in Can Tho.

No. They are too far for a day or a single night from Saigon, which is all we sell.

Not as a reason to go. A few trading boats remain early in the morning. The river traffic is still interesting; for a market that trades every morning, go to Cai Rang in Can Tho with an overnight.

The two usually visited date from around 1838 and from 1850. The village was recognised as a national historic relic in 2017.

Dong Thap. The former Tien Giang province, which included Cai Be and My Tho, became part of Dong Thap in 2025.

It is possible but turns the day into a driving tour. Choose one side and spend the time on the water.

About one hour and twenty minutes to the canals of the upper delta in the Thu Thua area, on published timetables. Reaching the big river at My Tho or Ben Tre by boat in a day is a different matter, and we do not sell it.

From Bach Dang pier on the Saigon River in the city centre, a few minutes from the central hotels.

Yes. Very high water can block low bridges on small canals, and very low water can make them too shallow. We set the departure around the tide for your date.

Yes. The public Saigon Water Bus runs about 11 km upriver from Bach Dang for VND 15,000 one way, published at the end of 2025.

On a long call, yes, with less delta time than from a city berth. On a call of under about ten hours, the road takes too much of the day and we suggest the city instead.

A port guide puts the drive at 1.5 to 2 hours or more each way to the centre, depending on traffic. The delta is further.

Do not assume so. Check your cruise line's rules for independent tours. Our plans keep at least an hour of margin at the gangway.

The ship's name, the date, the berth, the time you can go ashore and the all-aboard time, plus how many are travelling. Passport details follow at confirmation.

Yes. Every trip on this site is for one party: the boat, the vehicle, the sampan, the lunch and the guide.

No. We sell day trips and one night in Can Tho, travelling by speedboat or private car.

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No. Our trips are a day or one night from Saigon. For longer journeys you need an operator who specialises in multi-day travel.