Fresh delta produce and homestay meals
Visitors praise fresh ingredients and meals eaten at delta homestays.
Mekong Delta
Best season Dec–Apr · 9 tips · 4 checked by a local · counted from 562 traveller posts & comments
What to eat
Where to stay
Central Can Tho
Handy for the early-morning floating market.
Garden homestays
Stay with a family in the orchards, eat what they cook.
What to do
Can Tho
The hub of the delta
124 travellers mentioned local-checkedCai Rang floating market
Go at 5–6am or it's over
26 travellers mentioned local-checkedBen Tre
Coconut country — small canals, small boats
7 travellers mentioned local-checkedMy Tho
The closest delta town to Saigon
5 travellers mentioned local-checkedDay trips
Day trip from Ho Chi Minh City
Usually done as a long day trip from Ho Chi Minh City.
Worth knowing
Guides and boat crew ask for tips
Boat operators and guides here ask for tips more than elsewhere.
Nearby — often compared
Deciding where to go? Travellers often weigh Mekong Delta against nearby: Ho Chi Minh City · Phu Quoc · Da Lat · Mui Ne