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title: "Mekong Delta Day Tour with Floating Fish Farm"
date: 2026-08-09
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# Mekong Delta Day Tour with Floating Fish Farm

- Ticket price: From 29 EUR per person (Prices checked 2026-08-09, prices may vary)
- Duration: Full day (approx. 9-10 hours)
- Best for: A less crowded stop most tours skip
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- ★ Feed thousands of fish at a working floating farm
- ★ Motorboat cruise past floating homes and fishing boats
- ★ Coconut candy workshop in Ben Tre's Kingdom of Coconuts
- ★ Hand-rowed sampan ride through shaded canals
- ★ Local lunch and village walk through fruit orchards

## Our take
This is a good pick if you have already seen photos of the standard My Tho and Ben Tre route and want one genuinely different stop added to the mix. Feeding thousands of fish at a working floating farm is not on most competing itineraries and gives the day a more authentic, working-river feel than another workshop visit would. The rest of the route, the sampan ride and coconut candy stop, overlaps closely with the classic day tour, so do not expect a completely different day, just one extra highlight worth the modest price difference.

The **Mekong Delta day tour with a floating fish farm** pairs the region's classic river cruise, coconut candy workshop and sampan ride with a stop most competing tours skip: feeding thousands of fish at a family-run floating farm, from around EUR 29 per person.

## What Makes This Mekong Delta Tour Different?

Most Delta day tours run the same fixed loop through My Tho and Ben Tre. This one adds a genuine outlier: a floating fish farm built directly on the river, where local families raise thousands of fish beneath their houses. Watching them gather in a feeding frenzy as you toss in food is a livelier, more hands-on moment than another walk through a candy workshop, and it is not something every operator on this route includes.

## What Does the Tour Include?

The price covers transportation by air-conditioned car or minivan, an English-speaking guide, the motorboat and hand-rowed sampan rides, one main meal at a local restaurant, fresh tropical fruit and honey tea, entrance fees, bottled water and local drinks, and pickup and drop-off in central Saigon. Only extra meals outside the itinerary and personal expenses are excluded.

## Is the Floating Fish Farm Tour Worth It?

For a first-time visitor who wants the Delta's usual highlights plus one memorable extra, yes. The fish farm stop is genuinely interactive and photogenic in a way that differs from the more passive workshop visits elsewhere on the route. That said, the rest of the day (cruise, coconut candy, sampan, lunch) closely mirrors the classic day tour, so travelers who have already done that exact route will find much of this familiar.

## Who Should Book This Tour?

This suits families with kids, since feeding the fish is an easy, engaging activity for younger travelers, and anyone who wants a slightly less generic Delta day without paying for a private or premium tour. If price is the main concern and the fish farm stop is not a priority, the plain [Mekong Delta day tour](https://mekong-deltatour.com/tours/mekong-delta-day-tour/) covers the rest of the route for less.

## Prices and What's Included

Starting from EUR 29 per person, this sits just above the cheapest classic day tours, reflecting the added fish farm stop and the local drinks included alongside bottled water. Prices can shift with season, group size and the exact date booked, so check current availability before finalizing plans. One full meal, fresh fruit and honey tea are included at no extra cost.

## Getting There and Insider Tips

Pickup covers the center of Saigon; confirm your exact meeting point when booking if your hotel sits outside the usual district. Bring hand sanitizer for after the fish feeding stop, and pack the usual sun protection for the open-water sections of the cruise. The village walk after lunch is relaxed and works well even in the early afternoon heat.

## How Does This Compare to Other Mekong Delta Tours?

Travelers who do not need the fish farm stop should compare this against the standard [Mekong Delta day tour](https://mekong-deltatour.com/tours/mekong-delta-day-tour/), which runs a very similar route for slightly less. Those who want the tunnels added to the same day should look at the [Cu Chi Tunnels and Mekong Delta tour](https://mekong-deltatour.com/tours/cu-chi-tunnels-mekong-delta-tour/) instead. For background on the region, see its [Wikipedia entry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mekong_Delta). You can compare every option on our [tours overview](https://mekong-deltatour.com/).

## What's included
- ✓ Transportation by AC car or minivan
- ✓ English speaking guide
- ✓ Transportation by motor boat, rowing boat, and horse riding
- ✓ 1 main meal at the restaurant
- ✓ Fresh tropical fruits and honey tea
- ✓ Pick-up and drop-off service in the center of Saigon
- ✓ Entrance fees
- ✓ Bottled water and local drinks
- ✗ Other meals not mentioned in itinerary
- ✗ Personal expenses

## Route and itinerary
1. **Early departure from Ho Chi Minh City**: The van leaves the city around 7:30am and heads to My Tho, the gateway to the Delta, giving the guide time to introduce the region's canal system before the boat portion of the day starts.
2. **Motorboat cruise on the Mekong River**: A motorboat carries the group along the Mekong, passing fishing boats, floating homes and lush riverside vegetation, a straightforward but scenic warm-up before the day's more unusual stop.
3. **Feeding thousands of fish at a floating farm**: Unlike most Delta itineraries, this tour stops at a working floating fish farm built directly on the river, where you meet local fish farmers and feed thousands of fish gathering beneath the platform, an interactive stop that works well for both adults and kids.
4. **Coconut candy workshop in Ben Tre**: The boat continues to Ben Tre, Vietnam's self-styled Kingdom of Coconuts, for a stop at a family-run workshop where you see coconut candy made by hand and how locals turn coconuts into a range of household products.
5. **Sampan ride through coconut canals**: A hand-rowed sampan takes over from the motorboat for a quiet 15 to 20 minute glide through canals shaded by water coconut palms, one of the most photographed stretches of any Mekong Delta tour.
6. **Local lunch and village walk**: Lunch is a Vietnamese set meal featuring regional specialties at a local restaurant, followed by a relaxed walk through village paths and fruit orchards to see everyday Delta life up close.
7. **Return drive to Ho Chi Minh City**: The group departs the Delta in the afternoon and arrives back in the city in the early evening, with drop-off at the original pickup point in central Saigon.

## FAQs
### What is the floating fish farm on this Mekong Delta tour?
It is a working farm built directly on the river where local families raise thousands of fish beneath their floating houses; visitors get to feed the fish as part of the stop.

### Is this tour suitable for children?
Yes, feeding the fish is an easy, engaging activity that tends to be a highlight for younger travelers on the tour.

### Is lunch included on the fish farm tour?
Yes, one main meal at a local restaurant is included, along with fresh tropical fruit and honey tea.

### How is this different from the standard Mekong Delta day tour?
It follows a similar route through My Tho and Ben Tre but adds a stop at a floating fish farm that most other day tours do not include.

### Where does pickup happen for this tour?
Pickup and drop-off are provided in the center of Saigon; confirm your exact meeting point when booking.

### What should I bring to the floating fish farm stop?
Hand sanitizer is useful after feeding the fish, and sun protection is worth packing for the open-water sections of the cruise.