Chocolate Tours in Vietnam: Our 13 Favourites

1.A Real Mekong Tour, Floating Market, Cacao & Life’s

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 574 reviews · from $25Our pick

Start at 5:00 AM in central Can Tho for a small-boat tour to Cai Rang floating market. You’ll eat breakfast on the river, visit quiet canals, a family noodle house, fruit garden, village, and organic cacao farm. Guides such as Hieu, Duy, Lam, and Chris are praised for clear English and warm local insight. The tour ends around 11:30 AM.

“This was an incredible experience and one of the highlights of our trip. Our guide, Hieu, was exceptionally friendly and informative - he shared a lot about local life and culture in a very engaging way. Although this is a tourist tour, it genuinely felt authentic. We got to see how people actually live along the Mekong, from the floating markets to quiet village canals, and not once were we pressured to buy anything. The itinerary was packed but well-paced, and every stop felt meaningful. Highly recommended for anyone wanting to explore the real Mekong Delta.”

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2.Cai Rang floating market, Cacao & hidden small canal

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 244 reviews · from $33Top rated

Start at 5:30 am from central Can Tho and cruise to Cai Rang Floating Market for boat breakfast, Vietnamese coffee, and local trading. Continue to a family noodle workshop, quiet canals, a village walk, and Muoi Cuong cacao farm. Groups are capped at 15, with guides such as Chris, Edward, or Natalie leading some departures.

“Chris was our personal tour guide for this 5-6 hour long tour. It was long but we never felt tired and it was worth every penny! Chris (Minh Nhật) is a local enthusiastic young man and we were so lucky he was our guide! He was professional, Read more”

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3.Floating Market, Canal, Cacao Farm & Mekong’ Life

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 45 reviews · from $24

Start at 5:45 AM with guide Nick or another English or French-speaking guide, then take a small boat to Cai Rang Floating Market. Eat breakfast on the river, visit a rice noodle workshop, cruise water coconut canals, walk through villages, and taste cacao milk and cacao wine. Groups are limited to six.

“It was a very nice trip and the guide was very friendly. We saw so many different things in 6 hours and it is really worth the money!”

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4.Cai Rang floating market, see sunrise, CaCao orchard, small canal

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 44 reviews · from $42

Start before breakfast with a sunrise boat ride from Can Tho to Cai Rang Floating Market. Guide Dai may lead your small group through boat-side food stalls, a rice noodle factory, Muoi Cuong Cacao Farm, and quiet Phong Dien canals. The seven-hour outing includes hotel pickup, seasonal fruit, hot cacao, chocolate, and a local breakfast.

“I was able to have some amazing Pho on a boat and see some great places, including the fruit garden and the noodle makers. My guide Dai took the time to explain everything. Transport was organised between my hotel in Ho Chi Minh to Can Tho. The boat driver was also excellent and the ride on the water was smooth the whole time.”

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5.Phu Quoc: Bittersweet Chocolate Factory Tour & Workshop

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 38 reviews · 2 hours · from $21

At Bittersweet Chocolate Factory, you stroll through a small cacao garden, learn how beans become chocolate, make hot cacao, mold a 10-piece box, and sample workshop chocolates. English and Vietnamese instruction is available, and guide Teebi has earned praise for clear, friendly explanations. The factory is about 10 minutes from the airport.

“Teebi was a great guide for this tour! he was very friendly and explained things very well. the chocolate making experience was a lot of fun and definitely a worthwhile experience”

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6.Floating Market, Cacao & Canals with French Guide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 37 reviews · from $37

Meet at 5:30 AM in central Can Tho for a French-guided half-day on the Mekong. You will visit Cai Rang Floating Market, eat breakfast aboard a sampan, see rice noodles made by hand, walk through village paths, and finish at an organic cacao farm with milk and cacao wine tastings. Guides such as Doan and Bao lead the outing.

“The guide was very kind and explained everything very well and answered all our questions. She speaks French very well. We were able to see the floating market, discover how noodles are made, and visit a cocoa plantation.”

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7.Full Day Experience to Farm and Chocolate

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 22 reviews · from $16Best value

Spend about eight hours traveling from Ho Chi Minh City to BINON CACAO PARK in Ba Ria Vung Tau. A guide leads you through cacao groves and the chocolate factory, where you taste cacao pulp, nibs, and finished chocolate before making a bar of your own. Lunch and time at the café and shop are included.

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8.Explore Mekong, Floating Market, Cacao & Local Life

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 21 reviews · 6 hours - 390 minutes · from $24

Start at 5:00 AM in Can Tho with guides such as Lam, Jade, Duy, Hieu, Chris, or Tom and Jerry. Ride a small sampan to Cai Rang floating market, eat breakfast on the river, visit quiet canals, local markets, fruit gardens, and a family cacao farm. The six-hour tour includes food, fruit, coffee, water, and entrance fees.

“Vi kunne ikke fått en bedre guide enn Lam. Han var rett og slett fantastisk. Kunnskapsrik og morsom. En tur der du ser markedet på Mekong-deltaet , smake på forskjellige frukter , lære om hvordan sjokolade blir laget og ikke minst tur inni smale kanaler i deltaet . Denne turen kan jeg anbefale på det sterkeste . Alle bør få med seg dette .”

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9.Alluvia Hoi An Chocolate Making Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 12 reviews · from $21

At Alluvia Chocolate House in central Hoi An, you’ll learn how Vietnamese cacao becomes chocolate, temper dark chocolate, make a 30-gram bar, and prepare pralines and truffles. The two-hour class begins at 2 p.m., includes one free drink, equipment, ingredients, and plenty of chocolate to take home.

“Fun couple of hours for those who like chocolate or want to learn the basics. You walk away with plenty of chocolate and learn some cool things about Vietnams chocolate farms and trade. Small classes. Great for solo, couple and group travellers.”

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10.Bean to bar Chocolate Workshop in Ho Chi Minh City

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · from $32

At Ban Cacao in District 1, you’ll follow Vietnamese cacao from fresh pod to finished bar in about two hours. Taste fresh cacao, husk beans, grind cacao paste with a granite mortar, mix ingredients, mold chocolate, and decorate your wrapping. The small class has a maximum of 10 people and includes a drink.

“Very interesting exploring the various stages of chocolate making. It was good fun. And you go home with your own bars of chocolate, with personally decorated wrappers.”

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11.Premium Bean-to-Bar Chocolate Workshop

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 8 reviews · from $35

Meet at Alluvia Chocolate on Le Loi Street for a joint English-language class on Vietnamese cacao. With step-by-step guidance, you’ll make a 30g dark chocolate bar, hand-wrap it, decorate six truffles, and enjoy an iced chocolate. It suits solo visitors, couples, and families with children aged 4 and older.

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12.Da Lat: Handmade Chocolate Workshop

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 90 minutes - 3 hours · from $24

In cool Da Lat, English-speaking instructors guide you through Vietnam’s cacao story, bean-to-bar chocolate-making, tempering, molding, and decoration. You’ll make and box 12 chocolates, with tea or coffee included. The rural setting makes transport essential, and Linh may be your warm, capable guide.

“Het was een leuke activiteit, eerst kregen we een presentatie over chocola en de cacaobonen. Na de presentatie konden we beginnen het zelf te maken. Wij hebben een leuke ochtend gehad!”

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13.Countryside Cycling Tour with Cocoa Farm Visit

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · from $42

Spend four hours cycling Can Tho’s countryside with an English-speaking guide such as Tom or Sunny. Ride through villages, gardens, and orchards, cross a river by ferry, visit a duck farm and organic cocoa garden, and stop for sugarcane juice or local snacks. The tour begins and ends at 02 Đường Hai Bà Trưng.

“Super nice tour with Tom, very friendly guide! Nice route through the villages, visit of temple and stop at the "Heritage Tree" with lots of interesting explanations... we really recommend this activity with Tom!”

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