Boat through hidden forest canals
Untouched waterways inside the reserve — you feel completely removed from the outside world.
Cần Thơ · Mekong Delta · Private tour
Sunrise on the Mekong, the floating market, then a forest few have seen.
The famous Cái Răng Floating Market and the peaceful Lung Ngọc Hoàng Nature Reserve in one private morning — an itinerary you won’t find anywhere else, at a great price.
The real Mekong Delta
Beyond the crowds, into the wild Delta
Most mornings in Cần Thơ end at the floating market. Ours keeps going — deep into a protected wetland that mass tourism has never reached.
This unique tour combines the famous Cái Răng Floating Market with the peaceful Lung Ngọc Hoàng Nature Reserve — a perfect mix of local life, river culture and nature.
You set off on a wooden sampan as the sun comes up, eat breakfast among the trading boats, meet a family who lives on the river and watch rice noodles made by hand. By late morning you are gliding through flooded forest where the only sounds are birds and insects. The tour is private to your group, and you are back in Cần Thơ around 12:30.
Sunrise to 12:30 — one morning
2,800hectares of protected wetland
25metre watchtower over the reserve
1.4km of optional forest trail
45minutes’ drive from Cần Thơ
5:45 AM – 12:30 PM
Your morning, stop by stop
Follow the river down the page — the little sampan travels the same route you will, from your hotel door to the heart of the reserve.
Breakfast on the water is included
A hot bowl of noodle soup on the boat — vegetarian option available — plus fresh seasonal fruit, and tea and coffee served on board.
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5:45 AMHotel pick-up & your wooden sampan
- We pick you up at your hotel in Cần Thơ by car
- A short ride to the boat station, while the city is still asleep
- You board a traditional wooden sampan with your local boat driver — the beginning of your Mekong journey
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Around 6:00 AMSunrise on the Mekong River
- The river is quiet and the sky begins to glow
- The sun rises over the water — one of the calmest, most beautiful moments of the day
- Tea and coffee are served on board
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Early morningCái Răng Floating Market
- As the river gets busier, you arrive at the famous floating market
- Boats sell fruit and vegetables right on the water — each one hangs what it sells from a tall pole, so buyers can spot it from afar
- Breakfast on the boat: a hot bowl of noodle soup, with a vegetarian option
Vegetarian? Just tell us how many of you when you book, and your bowls will be ready.
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MorningLife on the river
- You step aboard a local family’s boat to see river life up close
- Fresh pineapple and other tropical fruits are cut and served right on the boat
- Your guide shares stories of how local people live, trade and make their living on the Mekong
Pineapple is peeled the Mekong way — in a spiral, the “eyes” cut out in neat grooves.
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Mid-morningA traditional rice noodle workshop
- A small family workshop where colourful rice noodles are made by hand
- A working place, not a tourist shop
- See the full process, from steaming to drying and cutting
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Late morningLung Ngọc Hoàng Nature Reserve
- About 45 minutes by A/C car to one of the Mekong Delta’s hidden treasures — a 2,800-hectare protected wetland
- A small traditional boat glides through narrow waterways covered with water hyacinths, deep into flooded forest and natural canals
- Climb the 25-metre watchtower and watch for birds over the wetland
Your choice on the day
Walk 1.4 kmA quiet forest path through natural vegetationReturn by boatFor a slower, more relaxing way back
Around 12:30 PM you’re back at your hotel in Cần Thơ.
Lung Ngọc Hoàng Nature Reserve
The Delta as it was, before the crowds
Reeds, palms and mangroves close in around the boat. The silence, broken only by birds and insects, reveals a side of the Delta rarely seen by visitors.
A 25-metre watchtower
A panoramic lookout over the wetlands, the forest and the seasonal rice fields.
Birdwatching
From the observatory you may see flocks fly overhead and hear their calls echo across the wetland.
An optional 1.4 km nature trek
A quiet forest path through natural vegetation — or return by boat if you prefer.
Why it’s different
Where most mornings end, ours keeps going
A typical Cái Răng tour turns back after the market. We add the part almost nobody sees — at the same early start.
A typical floating-market tour
Sunrise
Floating market
Noodle workshop
…then back to town
This tourOnly with Vside
Sunrise
Floating market
Family boat
Noodle workshop
Lung Ngọc Hoàng reserve
All of it for $60 per adult — guide, sampan and boat driver, breakfast, fruit, tea and coffee, every entrance fee and the A/C car to the reserve.
Check dates & pricesReserve your morning
Tell us your date — we reply the same day
Nothing is charged now. Lana checks the date, confirms on WhatsApp, and we contact you again the day before the tour.
Private tour · Cần Thơ
Floating Market, Canals, Nature Reserve & Forest
$60per adult(1.620.000VNĐ)
- 5:45 AM to about 12:30 PM
- Hotel pick-up & drop-off in Cần Thơ
- Just your group — minimum 2 guests
- English-speaking guide, all entrance fees
Children 5–11 pay half, under-5s join free. Minimum 2 guests aged 5 or over.
Private tour · Cần Thơ
Floating Market & Lung Ngọc Hoàng
$60per adult
Good to know
Everything, plainly
What’s included
- English-speaking guide
- Sampan (small boat) with a local boat driver
- Breakfast (vegetarian option available) and fresh seasonal fruit
- Tea and coffee served on board
- All entrance fees
- Comfortable A/C car to Lung Ngọc Hoàng Nature Reserve
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off in Cần Thơ or nearby
Not included
- Personal expenses
- Compulsory insurance
- Tips
What to bring
- Comfortable shoes
- Sunglasses
- Sun hat
- Sunscreen
- Water
- Comfortable clothes
- Insect repellent
Know before you go
- Pick-up starts at 5:45 AM from your hotel in Cần Thơ
- We contact you 1 day in advance — please give us your WhatsApp number
- Bird and wildlife sightings depend on the season and natural conditions
- The 1.4 km nature trek is optional — you can return by boat instead
- A one-of-a-kind itinerary in Cần Thơ — a signature experience only we offer
Children
FreeAges 1–4With an adult
$30Ages 5–11Half the adult fare
$60Ages 12+Adult fare
How to pay
Book now, pay only when you’re sure
Nothing is paid until Lana confirms your date and price. Then four simple steps.
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Send your request
Use the form or WhatsApp. Ask anything — there is nothing to pay yet.
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Lana confirms
Lana confirms your date and price on WhatsApp — and we message you again the day before the tour.
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Choose how to pay
Cash to your guide on the day, with no fee — or online: scan the Moreta Pay QR and pay with your own card, for just a 1.5% fee.
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Enjoy the Mekong
Your guide meets you at your hotel at 5:45 AM and brings you back around 12:30. The rest is up to the river.
Only pay after Lana confirms. Payment goes only to the account on this card, and only once Lana has confirmed your booking on WhatsApp (+84 336 515 830).
Along the river
The Mekong at river pace
Before you book
Questions we get most often
Yes. It is just your group with your guide and boat driver — no strangers joining. It runs for a minimum of 2 guests aged 5 or over.
5:45 AM, from your hotel in Cần Thơ or nearby. We contact you on WhatsApp one day in advance to confirm, so please leave your WhatsApp number when you book.
Around 12:30 PM. The car brings you back from the reserve and drops you at your hotel.
Yes. Breakfast is a hot bowl of noodle soup on the boat, and a vegetarian bowl is available — just tell us how many in the booking form. Please mention any allergies too.
Most Cái Răng tours finish after the market. This one continues to the Lung Ngọc Hoàng Nature Reserve, a 2,800-hectare protected wetland untouched by mass tourism — a combination only we offer, with the same early start.
No. The 1.4 km nature trek is optional: walk the quiet forest path, or return by boat if you prefer a more relaxing experience.
Often — but bird and wildlife sightings depend on the season and natural conditions. From the 25-metre watchtower and the observatory you may see flocks fly overhead and hear their calls across the wetland.
Yes, families are welcome. Ages 1–4 join free and ages 5–11 pay half. Children stay with an adult throughout, on the boats and on the watchtower.
Nothing is paid when you book. After Lana confirms on WhatsApp, pay your guide in cash on the day, or pay online by scanning our Moreta Pay QR with your own card — online payment adds just a 1.5% fee.
Personal expenses, compulsory insurance and tips. Everything else in the plan — guide, boats, breakfast, fruit, drinks on board, entrance fees and the A/C car — is included.
See you at 5:45
The Delta wakes early. Come and watch it.
Pick your date and we’ll be at your hotel before sunrise. Or send a flock across the wetland right here.