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Delta and Phu Quoc package, 6 days, 5 nights
Four days across the delta from My Tho to the Gulf of Thailand, the public fast boat from Ha Tien to Phu Quoc, and two nights on the island. No drive back to Ho Chi Minh City: the package ends at Phu Quoc airport.
At a glance
- Length
- 6 days, 5 nights
- Party
- Your party only, 1–10
- Starts
- Central Ho Chi Minh City, 07:30
- Ends
- Phu Quoc airport (PQC)
- Hotel levels
- Standard · Superior · Deluxe
- Price
- On request
The traveller
Who this package is for
This package is for travellers who would rather end a delta trip on an island than in a car. Instead of driving back from Chau Doc, it carries on west to Ha Tien, a small town on the Gulf of Thailand, and crosses to Phu Quoc on the public fast boat. Ha Tien is about 40 km from the island across the water, and the crossing takes about an hour and a quarter to an hour and a half. It is the shorter of the two fast-boat routes to Phu Quoc from the mainland.
The route has one weak point, and we would rather you know it now. The fast boats depend on the sea. Phu Quoc has a dry season from roughly December to March and a rainy season from April to November, and rough seas can disrupt the schedule. In the dry months the crossing is routine. Outside them, keep the flight home flexible, because the last two nights are the buffer if a boat does not run on day four.
Sources: Wikipedia — Phu Quoc (climate, distances); VinWonders — ferries to Phu Quoc, 19 Jul 2025; VisitPhuQuoc.com.vn — Rach Gia to Phu Quoc ferry, 27 Jul 2026 · checked .
Day by day
Day 1
Ho Chi Minh City to My Tho and Thoi Son islet, then Can Tho
Pick-up at 07:30 and about 71 km to My Tho, an hour and a half to two hours. A boat from the tourist wharf crosses to Thoi Son islet, where a rowed sampan takes you along canals under water-coconut palms, past honey and coconut-candy workshops and a fruit garden. It is a busy visitor circuit, and a good one for a first look at the islet canals. Lunch on the islet is included.
In the afternoon, about 108 km to Can Tho, two to two and a half hours. Evening free on the Ninh Kieu riverfront; dinner is not included.
Day 2
Cai Rang at dawn, then Chau Doc and Sam Mountain
The 05:30 boat from Ninh Kieu wharf reaches Cai Rang in 30 to 40 minutes, while the wholesale boats are still trading. The market is smaller and more visited than it used to be, but at this hour it still works as a market. You are back at about 08:30 for breakfast and checkout.
About 120 km to Chau Doc, two to two and a half hours, with lunch on the way. In the late afternoon you drive up Sam Mountain, about 284 m, past the Ba Chua Xu temple and the Tay An pagoda, for the sunset over the plain. The cable car is optional.
Day 3
Tra Su forest, then west to Ha Tien on the Gulf of Thailand
Out at 06:00 to reach Tra Su forest, about 20 km away, when it opens at 06:30. Motorboat and rowed sampan through the melaleuca channels, and a stretch on the bamboo walkway that runs through the forest.
After checkout the car takes the border road west, about 93 km to Ha Tien, two to two and a half hours, with lunch on the way. In the afternoon you visit the Binh San hillside, where the tomb of Mac Cuu lies among some sixty other tombs, ranked a national site in 1989, and end at the Dong Ho lagoon in the evening light. Overnight in Ha Tien; dinner is not included.
Day 4
Fast boat to Phu Quoc
Your guide takes you to the Ha Tien ferry terminal for the fast boat to Bai Vong port on Phu Quoc, about an hour and a quarter to an hour and a half at sea. Departure times vary by operator and season; we fix the sailing when we buy the tickets and write it on your final itinerary. You need your passport to board. The guide's service ends at the terminal.
A driver meets you at Bai Vong and takes you to your hotel. The afternoon is free. There is no guide on Phu Quoc and no touring is included; the island days are for the beach or for whatever you book there.
Day 5
A free day on Phu Quoc
Nothing is booked. This is the buffer day of the package, and the reason we put two nights on the island: if the sea delays the crossing on day four, you still have a full day here. If you want a boat trip, a car for the day or a guide, ask at the quote stage and we add it as its own line with its own price.
Day 6
Transfer to Phu Quoc airport
Checkout and a private transfer to Phu Quoc International Airport (PQC), about 9 km south of the island's main town. Several Vietnamese airlines list flights to Ho Chi Minh City; check current schedules. The flight is not part of the package price; if you want us to book it, it appears on your quote as a separate line at the fare of the day.
Sources: Mia.vn — Thoi Son islet, 15 Jul 2026; vietnamtourism.com (private publisher) — Can Tho floating market guide, 27 May 2026; VinWonders — Sam Mountain, 20 Sep 2025; Vietnam Coracle — Tra Su floating forest, modified 28 Jul 2026; Doanh nghiep Hoi nhap — Tra Su forest, 23 Oct 2024; Vietnambooking — Ha Tien sights, 22 Jan 2021; VinWonders — ferries to Phu Quoc, 19 Jul 2025; Wikipedia — Phu Quoc International Airport; OSRM / OpenStreetMap road routing, queried 11 Oct 2026 · checked .
The ferry, in published figures
The fast boats to Phu Quoc are public services run by private operators. Their fares and timetables are not ours, and they change. These are the figures published by third parties, with the dates we read them. Your ticket in this package is the economy seat on the Ha Tien route; a VIP seat is an upgrade on request.
| Route | Time at sea | Published fare, one way | Source and date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ha Tien – Phu Quoc | About 1 h 15 – 1 h 30 | ECO VND 250,000; VIP VND 350,000 (one operator) | VinWonders, July 2025 |
| Ha Tien – Phu Quoc | — | VND 160,000–230,000 | Doanh nghiep Hoi nhap, March 2024 |
| Rach Gia – Phu Quoc | About 2 h 10 – 2 h 45; slowest boats about 3 h 30 | Economy VND 230,000–390,000 by operator; VIP up to VND 540,000 | VisitPhuQuoc, July 2026; Sun Paradise Land, Oct 2025 |
| Car ferry from Ha Tien | About 3 h | Lower fares; slower | Doanh nghiep Hoi nhap, March 2024 |
Operators on these routes include Superdong and Phu Quoc Express, among others. Boats arrive at Bai Vong port; some Rach Gia sailings use An Thoi. Plan to be at the terminal 30 to 45 minutes before departure. Treat every figure above as a guide: published fare, checked October 2026; confirm before booking.
Sources: VinWonders — ferries to Phu Quoc, 19 Jul 2025; Doanh nghiep Hoi nhap — ferries to Phu Quoc, 22 Mar 2024; VisitPhuQuoc.com.vn — Rach Gia to Phu Quoc ferry, 27 Jul 2026; Sun Paradise Land — Rach Gia to Phu Quoc fast boats, 27 Oct 2025 · checked .
The same route at three hotel levels
Five nights in four places. Can Tho and Phu Quoc have a wide choice at every level. Chau Doc and Ha Tien are small towns, and in Ha Tien the three levels are closer together than anywhere else on our routes.
| Level | Can Tho | Chau Doc | Ha Tien | Phu Quoc (2 nights) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | Compact room, central | Plain town-centre hotel | Simple town hotel near the river mouth | Hotel in or near the main town, a walk or short ride from the beach |
| Superior | Larger room near the riverfront | Larger room near the river | The better rooms in town, some with a water view | Hotel on the west-coast beach strip, with a pool |
| Deluxe | Larger room, river or garden view, pool | Riverside hotel with pool, or Sam Mountain lodge | The upper room category of the better hotels | Beach-front room with a sea view, pool and garden; a room, not a villa |
Because the island nights weigh most, many travellers choose Standard or Superior in the delta and Deluxe on Phu Quoc. Each night is its own line, so a mix is simple. The hotel levels page describes each town in more detail.
We describe the three levels by the room and the location, not by hotel name or star rating. Your written quote names the hotel and room category for each night once we have checked availability for your dates.
Price
| Party | Standard | Superior | Deluxe |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 traveller, own room | On request | On request | On request |
| 2 travellers sharing a room | On request | On request | On request |
| 3–4 travellers | On request | On request | On request |
| 5–7 travellers | On request | On request | On request |
| 8–10 travellers | On request | On request | On request |
| Single supplement, per room | On request | On request | On request |
Three days of car and guide, three boat trips, the ferry tickets, five hotel nights and two island transfers make up this package. Party size moves the car and guide lines; hotel level moves the five nights; the month moves Phu Quoc more than anywhere else, because the dry season is the island's busy season. The pricing page explains each line, and how to book covers passports for the ferry and timing for the flight home.
Included and not included
What the price includes
- Hotel nights as listed, at the level you choose (Standard, Superior or Deluxe), double or twin room, breakfast daily
- Private air-conditioned vehicle and driver for every road leg, sized to your party and used by your party only
- English-speaking guide from the first pick-up to the end of the last guided day
- Every boat trip named in the day-by-day, on a shared or a private boat as written on your quote
- Entrance tickets for every site named in the day-by-day
- The lunches named in the day-by-day, one per full touring day
- Bottled drinking water in the vehicle
- This package: boats to Thoi Son, Cai Rang and in Tra Su; Tra Su entrance; economy fast-boat ticket Ha Tien – Phu Quoc; private transfers on Phu Quoc
What it does not include
- International flights, and domestic flights unless added as a separate line on your quote
- Vietnam visa or e-visa, and travel insurance
- Dinners, drinks other than water, and any meal not named in the day-by-day
- Tips for the guide, the driver and boat crews
- Optional extras: cable cars, massages, extra boat hours, early check-in, late check-out
- Anything not written in the left-hand column
The guide is with you from day one to the ferry on day four. Days four to six on Phu Quoc have transfers but no guide and no touring, as written in the standard line "to the end of the last guided day". The flight from Phu Quoc sits in the right-hand column. See Rach Gia and Ha Tien for the two ferry towns.
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Who this package is not for
- Travellers with a fixed onward flight on day four or five; the sea crossing can be delayed in rough weather
- Anyone prone to seasickness travelling between April and November, when rough seas are more likely
- Travellers expecting guided touring on Phu Quoc; the island days are free
- Anyone who wants a beach resort holiday with a short delta add-on; this is a delta trip that ends by the sea
- Travellers who would rather fly than take a public boat; the crossing is part of the route and does not change
Common questions
Questions travellers ask most
What happens if the boat to Phu Quoc does not run?
Rough seas can disrupt the fast-boat schedule. If a crossing does not run on day four, we keep you in Ha Tien and move you to the next sailing; any extra night is priced at cost and agreed with you before it is booked. The second night on Phu Quoc is there partly as a buffer.
Why Ha Tien and not Rach Gia?
The Ha Tien crossing is shorter, about an hour and a quarter to an hour and a half, against about two and a quarter hours or more from Rach Gia, and Ha Tien sits naturally after Chau Doc on the border road.
Is the flight home included?
No. Air fares change daily and many travellers fly on to Hanoi or abroad. If you want us to book it, it is a separate line on your quote at the fare of the day.
Do we need our passports on the ferry?
Yes. Passengers need ID to board, which for foreign visitors means a passport.
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