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Top 15 Boat Tours in Ho Chi Minh City

18 tours  ·  from $14

The 15 best boat tours in Ho Chi Minh City you can book today, with the price, the running time and who each one suits. Number one is first for a reason.

CuChi Tunnels&Mekong Delta-Boat,TukTuk,Coconut Village SmallGroup - Reaching the Cu Chi Tunnels from Ho Chi Minh City
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CuChi Tunnels&Mekong Delta-Boat,TukTuk,Coconut Village SmallGroup

1.CuChi Tunnels&Mekong Delta-Boat,TukTuk,Coconut Village SmallGroup

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3,113 reviews · from $32Our pick

Spend about 11 hours visiting the Cu Chi Tunnels and Mekong Delta from Ho Chi Minh City. Guides such as Xem, Jackie, Lockie, and Tinh lead the day, with tunnel exhibits, motorboat and rowing boat rides, a tuk tuk or electric car, lunch, fruit, music, and coconut treats.

“Lockie was great with the kids and very informative. He provided interesting history and entertained us with his singing.”

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HCM:Mekong Delta Boat,Khotcake cooking Coconut Village,SmallGroup - Vinh Trang Pagoda and southern Buddhist style
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HCM:Mekong Delta Boat,Khotcake cooking Coconut Village,SmallGroup

2.Mekong Delta Boat,Khotcake cooking Coconut Village,SmallGroup

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,374 reviews · from $16

Spend about nine hours traveling from Ho Chi Minh City to My Tho and Ben Tre by minivan, motorboat, rowing boat, tuk tuk, and bicycle. Visit a bee farm, coconut candy workshop, village canal, and Vinh Trang Pagoda. Guides such as Phong, Tim, Tam, and Niem are often praised for energy and local insight.

“This was such an amazing day!! myself and my husband were picked up from our hotel at 7am after the driver messaged us and pre arranged everything. There were 10 visitors on this tour and our guide was the amazing ‘Tony’. He Read more”

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HCM: Mekong Delta Islands Boat & Tuk-Tuk Tour with Tastings - Vinh Trang Pagoda and the first river crossing
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HCM: Mekong Delta Islands Boat & Tuk-Tuk Tour with Tastings

3.Mekong Delta Islands Boat & Tuk-Tuk Tour with Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 2,285 reviews · 9 hours · from $14Best value

Spend nine hours traveling from Ho Chi Minh City to My Tho and Ben Tre by minivan, motorboat, rowboat, and tuk-tuk. You will visit four Mekong islands, taste honey tea and coconut candy, try bánh khọt, cycle through coconut gardens, eat lunch, and hear southern Vietnamese folk music. Guides may include Steve, Phong, Lam, or Little Trung.

“Trung the tour guide was amazing and funny. Good day out and well worth the money.”

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VIP Tour Cuchi Tunnels & Mekong Delta Cruise Full Day Group 12pax - Entering the Cu Chi Tunnels after a 90-minute drive
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VIP Tour Cuchi Tunnels & Mekong Delta Cruise Full Day Group 12pax

4.VIP Tour Cuchi Tunnels & Mekong Delta Cruise Full Day Group 12pax

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,650 reviews · from $39

Spend about 9 hours and 40 minutes with a guide such as Minh, Milo, or Jack, visiting the Cu Chi Tunnels and Mekong Delta. Crawl through a tunnel, cook Vietnamese barbecue, cruise the river, taste honey tea, and hear traditional folk music in a group of up to 12.

“Minh (Milo) was our tour guide. He’s very knowledgeable about the Vietnam’s culture and has a good sense of humour.”

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Small-Group Mekong Delta Day Trip: Boat Ride, Cottages & Pagoda - Ben Tre and the coconut candy workshop
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Small-Group Mekong Delta Day Trip: Boat Ride, Cottages & Pagoda

5.Small-Group Mekong Delta Day Trip: Boat Ride, Cottages & Pagoda

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,327 reviews · from $48

Spend 9 to 10 hours traveling from District 1 to My Tho and Ben Tre with guides such as James, Nam, or Manh. Ride motorboats and hand-rowed boats, sample coconut candy and honey tea, eat a five-course lunch, choose a village bike ride, and visit Vinh Trang Pagoda.

“A wonderful experience. Our guide Luan was a delight. Great communication++++. A very well put together tour. Highly recommend. Thank you to all that are involved to make the day special. .”

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Mekong Delta 4 Islands, TukTuk, Boat, Try Khot Cake Local Cooking - Leaving Ho Chi Minh City for My Tho
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Mekong Delta 4 Islands, TukTuk, Boat, Try Khot Cake Local Cooking

6.Mekong Delta 4 Islands, TukTuk, Boat, Try Khot Cake Local Cooking

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,148 reviews · from $23

Spend about nine hours exploring My Tho and Ben Tre by motorboat, rowing boat, tuk-tuk, electric car, and bicycle. You’ll visit Vinh Trang Pagoda, sample tropical fruit and coconut candy, eat a Vietnamese lunch, and make Bánh Khọt with a local chef. Pickup is available in central Ho Chi Minh City.

“Bella giornata e guida Tim molto efficiente! Sono venuti a prenderci direttamente in albergo e per il ritorno la stessa cosa! Siamo stati in due isole con prima tappa alla pagoda! Consigliato”

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Saigon River Dinner Cruise: Buffet, Set Menu, Fine Dining (3hrs) - Pickup at 5:30 pm and the trip to the pier
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Saigon River Dinner Cruise: Buffet, Set Menu, Fine Dining (3hrs)

7.Saigon River Dinner Cruise: Buffet, Set Menu, Fine Dining (3hrs)

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 592 reviews · from $50

Spend an evening on the Saigon River with a Vietnamese buffet, family-style meal, or plated set menu. Your guide, such as Joey, Daniel, or Queenie, handles pickup and return. Expect 60 to 120 minutes on the water, city lights, local music, and drinks bought separately.

“We would have given five stars for the overall but while the cruise dinner itself and services deserved 5-stars, the experience with the transport coordination by Asiana Link was horrific. Our pickup was scheduled for 5:30PM at our hoteRead more”

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Authentic Mekong Delta: Tuk Tuk, Rowing Boat, Biking Tour

8.Authentic Mekong Delta: Tuk Tuk, Rowing Boat, Biking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 503 reviews · from $15

Travel from Ho Chi Minh City to Ben Tre with a local guide such as Gin or Doan Khue. You’ll cruise the Bao Dinh Canal, visit four islets, ride a tuk tuk, row a small boat, cycle through villages, hear Southern Vietnamese folk music, and eat lunch.

“This was a great experience for my friend and I. It's not a glamorous tour, or one that compares to Halong Bay or Ayutthaya in Thailand, but it allows you to experience how people live in the area. We booked the tour a few weeks in adRead more”

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HCM: Authentic Mekong Delta - Boat, TukTuk, Khot Cake Making - The 1.5-hour ride south from Ho Chi Minh City
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HCM: Authentic Mekong Delta – Boat, TukTuk, Khot Cake Making

9.Authentic Mekong Delta – Boat, TukTuk, Khot Cake Making

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 380 reviews · from $23

Spend a full day in the Mekong Delta with an English-speaking guide such as Kevin, Lily, Robert, or Lenny. Visit Vinh Trang Pagoda, cruise to the islands, ride a tuk-tuk and bicycle, taste honey and coconut candy, make bánh khọt, hear Southern folk music, and eat lunch for $23.

“It was an amazing day out and we had a great time. Lenny was a brilliant guide and a natural guide. This was well worth doing”

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Best of Private Ho Chi Minh City Shore Excursion from Cruise Port - Colonial Saigon in short city stops
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Best of Private Ho Chi Minh City Shore Excursion from Cruise Port

10.Best of Private Ho Chi Minh City Shore Excursion from Cruise Port

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 364 reviews · from $115

Travel from your cruise port to Ho Chi Minh City in a private air-conditioned vehicle with a guide and driver. Visit the War Remnants Museum, Independence Palace, Chinatown, temples, markets, and colonial landmarks, then stop for Vietnamese lunch. Guides such as Kain, Liam, Sarah, and Qui are praised for flexible itineraries.

“Our guide Nhu Y was superb her English was excellent. She give excellent information on daily life and history. They made the tour really flexible.”

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Lively Saigon River Sightseeing Cruise + Guided Walking Tour - Nguyen Hue Boulevard, Saigon’s downtown stage
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Lively Saigon River Sightseeing Cruise + Guided Walking Tour

11.Lively Saigon River Sightseeing Cruise + Guided Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 305 reviews · 1 - 3 hours · from $19

Start at the Saigon Opera House with an optional English or Japanese guided walk along Nguyen Hue Boulevard, then board a 45-minute Saigon River cruise. Choose boutique, lower-deck, or upper-deck seating and look for Nha Rong Wharf, Bitexco, and Landmark 81.

“It was much better than we expected. Thank you V for nice talking and all staff in the boat. They are super nice.”

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HCM: Saigon River Dinner Cruise - The 6:30 PM pickup and the first practical detail
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12.Saigon River Dinner Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 110 reviews · from $55

Meet your English-speaking greeter at the arranged pickup point, then cruise the Saigon River for Vietnamese buffet or set-menu dining and live music. Choose car or scooter transfers, with the scooter option adding sights such as Ben Thanh Market, the Opera House, and Notre Dame Cathedral.

“James was our tour guide and needless to say James was great, super friendly and very knowledgeable. James spoke excellent English that in turn to make so much easier to communicate with him. We had a great time tonight and we would highly recommend him. Great job James and thank you again for the good memory.”

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Ho Chi Minh: Private City Tour and Dinner Cruise with Buffet - Cyclo or scooter: choosing the right view
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Ho Chi Minh: Private City Tour and Dinner Cruise with Buffet

13.Private City Tour and Dinner Cruise with Buffet

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 97 reviews · from $54

See central Ho Chi Minh City by cyclo or scooter before boarding the Indochina Queen for a buffet dinner, river views, and Vietnamese music and dance. Guides such as Dom, Leon, Tony, and Loi add local context. The scooter route includes extra city stops.

“It was a really good experience. The guide was very helpful and friendly but his English was somewhat limited. The food was excellent and the ship was beautiful.”

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Cu Chi Tunnels Luxury Speed Boat Half Day Tour - Exploring the Cu Chi Tunnels in about two hours
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Cu Chi Tunnels Luxury Speed Boat Half Day Tour

14.Cu Chi Tunnels Luxury Speed Boat Half Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 80 reviews · from $77

Travel from central Ho Chi Minh City to the Cu Chi Tunnels by luxury speedboat, with an English-speaking guide such as Nhu, Tim, Thanh, or Martin. Explore traps, tunnels, field facilities, and wartime food, then return by boat or air-conditioned bus.

“Small number of guests meant that we could get the very best experience. We also had an extremely good and knowledgeable guide - Thanh who made sure that we got the best from the tour.”

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Bassac Mekong Delta Cruise 2Days - 1Night - Village life by bicycle or on foot
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Bassac Mekong Delta Cruise 2Days – 1Night

15.Bassac Mekong Delta Cruise 2Days – 1Night

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 49 reviews · from $680

Ride a traditional wooden Bassac rice barge from Cai Be toward Can Tho, with meals, cabin time, floating markets, and rural village stops. Transfers from Ho Chi Minh City, a guide, and entrance fees are included. Expect a small group of up to 20, shared spaces, and drinks at your own cost.

“Typhoon honey is the best guide our tour n very nice people n one of the best guide ever my Vietnam tour n enjoy our trip with typhoon”

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