The entire area of Vietnam south of Saigon is filled with the Mekong delta. The Mekong River starts in Tibet and works its way through China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia, before finally reaching Vietnam and the China Sea. The 2-day slow boat that I took from the Thai border to Luang Prabang, Laos was on the Mekong. The boat trip in Lao...

ola pessoal. passamos estes ultimos 3 dias no delta do rio mekong a viajar de cidade a cidade e de vila a vila, de barco e de autocarro. o delta e onde produzem a maior parte do comer para o vietnam. fomos a um mercado flutuante, portanto toda a gente ta em barcos ou canoas a vender vegetais e fruta. alguns veem de canoa ate a nossa canoa a vend...

A boat tour from Cai Be stopping all stations to Vinh Long, then spending the night in Can Tho

The southern tip of Vietnam is dominated by the Mekong Delta. After making its way through Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia, the Mekong floodwaters branch out as they near the South China Sea, blanketing a vast area with rich alluvial silt. This incredibly fertile land is known as "Vietnam's Rice Bowl." The agency through which we booked our Cao Dai...

From the early planning stages of our trip, Jennifer had talked about wanting to see "the Delta." I didn't know much about the region, or what it was that was generating such enthusiasm from her end, but the promise of lots of water and even more time out on it was enough to lure me onwards. From HCMC we booked a 3-day tour, thinking that once w...

Must have been feeling delirious or something cos we booked a second tour for 3 days around the Mekong Delta. In hindsight 2 would've been plenty, but anyhow here's what we did: Day 1: Bussed south to Mytho where we hopped on a boat around the Dragon, Turtle, Unicorn & Phoenix Islands in the middle of the river. We arrived here the day after...

We spent four days in Can Tho, somewhat central location in the Mekong Delta. We were lucky to stay at a B and B with a couple who also gave tours of the surrounding area. On Saturday we biked to (5-6km one way) town and around (visiting the tin Uncle Ho statue). On Sunday we went with our hosts to visit her parents who have a farm, about an hou...

So it seems we're properly on the backpacker trail - the area we in is full of guesthouses, bars, tourist offices etc - very different to where we've been before, but not altogether unwelcome! Its good to chat to different people every day/night and here the multitude of stories everyone has! Means we've also resorted to tours, and the associate...

Well no rest for the wicked, or is it stupid, anyways we were off again, this time our transport was bus and then river boat to Canthou visiting villages and stilt houses surviving on the Mekong Delta.

Day 16 , Today I signed up for with the local tour company and went to one of the favorite site in the area, namely, Cao Dai temple and Cu Chi Tunnel. The trip from Ho Chi Minh City to Tay Ninh (site of Cao Dai Temple) took about 3 hours drive. The road was quite bad, very bumpy. I was tired from the day before so I pretty much snoozed through t...