Every question, in one place

No. Every route here has at least one night in the delta, because the market at Cai Rang and the forest at Tra Su are morning places. A day trip spends most of its hours in the car.

With three days, the Can Tho and Chau Doc route shows the most for its length. With four, the Ben Tre to Chau Doc route spreads the driving more evenly. If you are going on to Cambodia, the five-day route ends in Phnom Penh by boat.

No. Each route is private: your party, your car, your guide, your dates.

Send the form on any page. We reply by email to the address you give, with questions if we need them and a priced route when we have what we need.

Not in its busy hours. Can Tho is about three hours from Ho Chi Minh City, so a day trip arrives after the traders have left. That is why this route has a night.

Vinh Long is on the expressway to Can Tho, so the islet costs little extra driving. My Tho and Ben Tre are off that line and fit better on the four-day route.

Yes. The market morning then becomes unhurried, and the second afternoon is free for the riverfront or a half-day on Con Son islet. We price it as a three-day version.

From June to October Can Tho's long-term record shows rain on about 20 to 22 days a month, so expect some wet mornings. The boats have covers and we carry rain ponchos.

Yes. Start in Chau Doc, for example off the afternoon boat from Phnom Penh, and finish in Ho Chi Minh City after Ben Tre. The mornings still work because each night stays in the same town.

A night in Vinh Long puts you an hour from Can Tho instead of two, and lets you reach An Binh islet early. Ben Tre works as a morning, not as a base on this line.

Add the private car back on day four, take the public bus, or carry on to Phnom Penh by boat after an extra night. We price whichever you choose.

The afternoons of days one and two are light, and day four ends at lunch. If you want a full free afternoon, add a night in Can Tho.

Usually because of the list above: our boat leaves for Cai Rang at 05:30, the guide is with you every day, the hotels are named and nobody earns a commission from your shopping. Ask the other company which of those lines it includes.

Per person, for your party size. If your party changes, we requote; the per-person figure moves because the car, guide and boats are shared differently.

A single traveller carries the whole car, guide and boat cost alone, and a single room. The quote shows that honestly rather than hiding it in a supplement.

Entrance fees and boats on the itinerary are included, and so is the speedboat ticket on the five-day route. The visa fee and anything you buy yourself are not.

They do different jobs. Can Tho is the base for Cai Rang and has a wide choice of hotels; Chau Doc is the base for Tra Su, Sam Mountain and the boat to Cambodia. Most of our routes sleep in both.

Yes, but on our line Vinh Long is better placed: about an hour from Can Tho rather than two.

Travellers and many locals still say Ben Tre, Soc Trang or Tien Giang, but they are no longer provinces since the July 2025 merger.

No. They are not on our routes, so we do not write about them as if they were.

Yes, with lower expectations. From September to November the boats go deep into the forest; in the dry months more of the visit is on the walkway.

Yes. Cover shoulders and knees, remove shoes where asked, and avoid Friday midday prayers at the mosques. Your guide will tell you when photographs are welcome.

It gives you Sam Mountain in the evening and Tra Su the next morning. It does not leave time for the Cham bank or the market.

Yes, by road to Ha Tien and the ferry on, but that is a different trip and not one of our routes.

Can Tho, if your trip starts and ends in Ho Chi Minh City; it is closer and gives you the market. Chau Doc, if you are going on to Phnom Penh by boat.

Not on our routes. It is close enough to the city to be visited in a morning, and a night there leaves you far from Can Tho.

Overnight boats run between Cai Be and Can Tho, but they are a different kind of trip and we do not sell them. Our routes use hotels in town.

One per night is our limit, and only because the towns are close. If a route needs more than four changes in five days, it has too many towns in it.

No, but expect rain on most days from June to October and bring a light rain jacket. The orchards are at their peak from May to August.

From September to November, in the flood season. In the dry months the water is much lower.

May to August is the main harvest in the orchards around Cho Lach and on the islets.

The operator publishes a daily schedule in both directions. Confirm close to your date, as with any boat.

Not on this site. Send the form and we reply by email.

Yes, if they relate to a trip you are planning. The destination pages and the when-to-go page answer the most common ones.

Write in English if you can. We will try to read other languages, but replies and guiding are in English.