Where to Go: the 9 Best Ho Chi Minh City Boat Tours

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

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

Review of a full-day Cu Chi Tunnels and Mekong Delta tour from Ho Chi Minh City, with boats, tuk-tuks, lunch, and hotel pickup.

“Enjoyed Cu chi tunnel tour! So amazed with the vietnamese's ingenuity & effort to build such tunnel. As for the Mekong river tour, not really interesting. the long drive going there was not worth it. Viator's service is always excellent! Our tour guide made our tour more fun! Thank you!”

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2.HCM: Mekong Delta Islands Boat & Tuk-Tuk Tour with Tastings

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

Explore the Mekong Delta from Ho Chi Minh City with island boats, village rides, tropical tastings, lunch, music, and great value.

“amazing guide ! it was a realy good experience, we saw lot of things and we had lot of fruits and speciality to eat ! i recommand it !”

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3.Premium Cu Chi Tunnels Tour with Local Expert by SpeedBoat

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,045 reviews · from $89

Ride a luxury speedboat from Ho Chi Minh City to the Cu Chi Tunnels with breakfast, lunch, a local guide, and an early arrival.

“Moon was wonderful. Kind, fun, funny and so knowledgable. Highly recommend. Nice relaxing boat ride to the tunnels with history, great views and yummy snacks. It’s also early enough that you beat the crowds. Ended with a nice lunch and nice ride back. If you are thinking about it just book :)!”

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4.Mekong Delta Discovery Tour from Ho Chi Minh

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,427 reviews · from $59

Review of the $59 Mekong Delta day tour from Ho Chi Minh City, with boats, canals, local food, farms, and practical booking tips.

“Not a bad day trip to get you out of the hectic city life in Saigon. My tour was a small group of 4. The Mekong Delta is a critical part of life in the region not only for Vietnam, but also many of the surrounding countries so it is definitely worth checking it out. There seems to be a standard route with this tour because we overlapped and ran into a number of different tour groups on the same route. Tour moves at a pretty good pace but like many of the other reviews state, seem to just take you along different areas to get you to shop from…”

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5.From Ho Chi Minh: Cu Chi Tunnels and VIP Speedboat Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 865 reviews · from $87

Ride a small speedboat from Ho Chi Minh City to Cu Chi, beat the bus crowds, explore the tunnels, and enjoy Vietnamese food for $87.

“Tony our guide was amazing and had really good information. The pick up was good and the boat was amazing. We were short on time in Ho Chi Minh City so going to the tunnels by speedboat was the best option. You got there before all the bus tours. The light breakfast and lunch was great as well as the drinks. Highly recommend”

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6.Ho Chi Minh City: Saigon River Boutique Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 778 reviews · 1 hour · from $12Best value

Cruise the Saigon River for one hour, with skyline views, historic landmarks, a friendly guide, and drinks available onboard for $12.

“Excellent little boat trip, brilliant value for money and the guide was funny and chatty”

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7.HCM: Authentic Mekong Delta – Boat, TukTuk, Khot Cake Making

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

Explore the Mekong Delta from Ho Chi Minh City with boats, tuk-tuks, bánh khọt, local music, fruit, honey, and lunch.

“Travis our guide was great - hospitable, thoughtful and knowledgeable. The day trip was great value for money and it was made extra fun by drinking snake wine and feeding crocodiles. It was lovely to do the temple at the end of the day and have a little calmness after an action packed day. Thanks Travis - such a fun day :)”

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8.Ho Chi Minh City: Mekong Delta Full-Day Speedboat Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 339 reviews · from $113

Review of a Mekong Delta speedboat tour from Ho Chi Minh City, with local markets, Cao Dai temple, village life, lunch, and practical tips.

“Hang was an amazing host, was very insightful tour and off the beaten track!! 5 stars and great value for money”

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9.Lively Saigon River Sightseeing Cruise + Guided Walking Tour

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

See Saigon from street and river on a $19 guided walk and 45-minute cruise, with sunset views, city lights, music, and ice cream.

“Beautiful views, great commentary, great live music, and dancer. Comfortable seating.”

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