15 Ho Chi Minh City Speedboat Tours Worth Booking

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

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,045 reviews · from $89 a head Our pick

Travel from Bach Dang pier to the Cu Chi Tunnels with a local guide such as Mr. Chi, Moon, Danny, or Tham. The six-hour trip includes a river cruise, light breakfast, tunnel admission, cassava tasting, and a seven-course Vietnamese lunch. Small groups are capped at 15 people, with private tours also available.

“Excellent experience. Very informative and interesting. Our guide Moon was wonderful, knowledgeable and super friendly. Lunch was excellent.”

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

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

Travel from Ho Chi Minh City to the Cu Chi Tunnels by a modern, small-group speedboat. You will see the Saigon River and canals, watch a private tunnel film, explore underground passages with an English-speaking guide, and enjoy local dishes such as lemongrass chicken and caramelized clay pot pork. Guides may include Nguyen, Tony, Kang, or Viet.

“Excellent 07:00 hrs boat trip, food, guide and Cu Chi tunnel experience before the bulk of the visitors arrive!”

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3.Morning CuChi Tunnels-Tapioca-Secret Traps Luxury Speedboat 2Ways

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 688 reviews · from $77 a head

Travel from Ho Chi Minh City to the Cu Chi Tunnels by covered luxury speedboat, then tour war exhibits, secret traps, and a tunnel section with an English-speaking guide such as Kiem, Tommy, Ting, or Nhu. Expect tapioca, tea, lunch, and an air-conditioned return transfer. The group is limited to 16 people.

“We had the best day. Our guide was so entertaining. Very passionate about telling us the story and history of Vietnam. He was very accommodating and allowed us to have the best time. Also the meal and food lunch after the tour was spectacular. Highly recommended.”

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4.Mekong Delta Full-Day Speedboat Tour

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

Leave central Ho Chi Minh City by speedboat for a small-group day in the Mekong Delta. With an English-speaking guide such as Hang, Lucky, Anna, or Nhu Y, you’ll visit a local market, Cao Dai temple, family homestead, workshops, canals, and a pagoda or school, with fruit, drinks, and Vietnamese lunch included.

“Great experience in HCMC to get away from the overcrowded roads, with a cool tour guide. Perfectly organized by the Les Rives Team, recommend to everyone who wants to see Mekong Delta or Cu Chi”

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5.Authentic Mekong Delta Tour With Local Experts By SpeedBoat

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 271 reviews · from $350 a head

You’ll leave from Bach Dang pier for an eight-hour Mekong Delta trip capped at 15 people. Expect a local market in Long An, honey tea, tropical fruit, southern music, a sampan ride, coconut candy making, village cycling, a Lambro tuk tuk, and a seven-course Vietnamese lunch. An English-speaking guide leads the day.

“It was a small group tour. We were picked up from our hotel and transferred to a speed boat. It took nearly two hours to reach Mekong delta. On our way we have stopovers at fruit orchards where honey bees are bred, rode a horse drawn carRead more”

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6.Full-Day Tour in the Cu Chi Tunnels with a Luxury Speed Boat

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 164 reviews · from $85 a head

Travel from central Ho Chi Minh City to the Cu Chi Tunnels by speedboat, then explore wartime tunnels, traps, kitchens, hospitals, and command rooms with an English-speaking guide. The roughly seven-hour trip includes lunch, cassava, tea, entrance fees, and pickup in Districts 1, 3, and 4. Guides such as Nim and Hai are praised for clear explanations and good humor.

“4 of us went on a blokes trip to check out the tunnels and fire some ammo off. We had Hai of KIM Travel and he was a very knowledgeable and funny guide. There were 12 of us in total and he always checked on everyone in the group.”

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7.VIP Tour in Dragon Floating Temple sightseeing by SpeedBoat

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 124 reviews · from $230 a head

Meet your English-speaking guide at Bach Dang pier for a 90-minute speedboat outing to Phu Chau Floating Temple, also called Snake Island. Cruise around Thanh Da Island, pass Saigon Bridge and port areas, and enjoy coconut juice and fruit onboard. The tour ends back at the Saigon Waterbus Station.

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8.Half-Day Mekong Delta by Speedboat and Leisure Biking

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 87 reviews · from $61 a head

You’ll leave central Ho Chi Minh City by speedboat, ride a bicycle beside rice fields, visit a riverside market, Cao Dai temple, traditional homes, and a family making rice wine. Sandy is one named guide. The five to six hour outing includes breakfast, a hosted meal, sampan transport, fruit, water, and central hotel pickup.

“Sandy made our Mekong Delta trip unforgettable with her energy, great explanations, and fun moments for our kids. The speedboat ride, local homes, market visit, and electric scooters through the rice paddies were perfect for seeing rural Vietnam in just a few hours.”

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9.Luxury Speedboat 2 Ways from Ho Chi Minh city to Cu Chi Tunnels

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 83 reviews · from $75 a head

Spend about eight hours traveling from Ho Chi Minh City to the Cu Chi Tunnels by luxury speedboat and air-conditioned bus. Guides such as Nhu and Thanh Le Terry explain the wartime site, traps, tunnels, kitchens, and command rooms. Lunch, cassava, water, tickets, and central hotel pickup are included.

“We had a fantastic tour to the cu chi tunnels by speedboat. Our host nhu was informative and knowledgeable she made our experience very enjoyable. Lunch was tasty and plentiful x”

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10.Cu Chi Tunnels Luxury Speed Boat Half Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 80 reviews · from $77 a head

Spend seven hours traveling from Ho Chi Minh City to the Cu Chi Tunnels by luxury speedboat, with an English-speaking guide such as Tim, Nhu, Thanh, or Martin. Explore traps, tunnels, kitchens, and command rooms, try tapioca and tea, eat a Vietnamese lunch, and choose a speedboat or bus return.

“This activity was amazing and would highly recommend to all. The speedboat was very unique and a fun way to travel to the area. The cultural lunch was delicious and catered to all dietary needs. However the best part was the tour guide, we had this awesome guy called Tim. He was amazing, very friendly, fantastic English and kept us engage the whole time. He was very knowledgeable about the history and respectful to all. We couldn’t recommend him more and really hope if you book this tour you are privileged enough to get him as your guide.”

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11.Can Gio Mangrove Adventure: Speedboat with Monkey Island

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 60 reviews · from $38 a head Best value

This private 9-hour trip takes you from Ho Chi Minh City to Can Gio Monkey Island, where you can feed monkeys, visit a crocodile farm, ride a speedboat through wartime mangroves, browse a seafood market, and relax over Vietnamese lunch by the beach. Guides such as Duckie, Phil, and Harry have been praised for their humor and care.

“We got see so many monkeys, feed & even got one on my back! The boat ride was fun, I loved this experience.”

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12.VIP Tour in Saigon: Romantic Sunset Cocktail by SpeedBoat

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 53 reviews · from $230 a head

Set out from Bach Dang pier for a 45 to 60-minute Saigon River cruise, led by guides such as Lan, Moon, or Tham. Expect city lights, bridge views, water, towels, insurance, and one cocktail or mocktail at a riverside restaurant. The boat carries no more than 15 people.

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13.Mekong Delta Full Day Trip by Speedboat with Leisure Biking

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 44 reviews · from $350 a head

Travel from central Ho Chi Minh City by speedboat, then explore the Mekong Delta by bicycle, tuk-tuk, sampan, and boat. You will visit a riverside market, Cao Dai temple, rice-wine workshop, pagoda, farm, and local home for lunch. Guides such as JP, Qui, and Den are known for clear explanations and good humor.

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14.Private Cu Chi Tunnels tour by Luxury Speedboat

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 36 reviews · from $409 a head

Leave Ho Chi Minh City at 8:30 AM by private luxury speedboat, then spend about four hours at the Cu Chi Tunnels with a speaking guide. Watch a documentary, enter the tunnels, inspect bunkers and traps, try tapioca, and eat a Vietnamese set lunch before returning by boat.

“A fabulous day on the water and in the Vietnam jungle. We even got to shoot an AK-47. Nhu (guide) was awesome filling our heads with important information about Vietnam and the tunnels. It was very relaxing starting and ending the tour by luxury speedboat.”

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15.VIP Tour in Vam Sat: Can Gio Mangrove Forest by SpeedBoat

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 27 reviews · from $350 a head

Cruise from Bach Dang pier to Vam Sat in Can Gio Mangrove Biosphere Reserve with an English-speaking guide such as Van. Expect a speedboat ride, wetlands, mangrove forest, wildlife areas, Vietnamese set lunch, bakery cake, fruit, water, and hotel-free pickup and return at the river pier.

“Overall a nice river cruise, with fresh food and some croissants. Our guide Van was friendly and enthusiastic. Interesting crusing along Saigon River and seeing way of life. Can Gio/Vam Sat itself is interesting with good nature elements and aRead more”

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