Top 5 Hidden Gems Things to do in Mekong Delta, Vietnam

May 22, 2021 Vivienne Hutton

The Mekong Delta (Vietnamese: Đồng bằng Sông Cửu Long, "Nine Dragon river delta" or simply Vietnamese: Đồng Bằng Sông Mê Kông, "Mekong river delta"), also known as the Western Region (Vietnamese: Miền Tây) or the South-western region (Vietnamese: Tây Nam Bộ) is the region in southwestern Vietnam where the Mekong River approaches and empties into the sea through a network of distributaries. The Mekong delta region encompasses a large portion of southwestern Vietnam of over 40,500 square kilometres (15,600 sq mi). The size of the area covered by water depends on the season. The region comprises 12 provinces: Long An, Đồng Tháp, Tiền Giang, An Giang, Bến Tre, Vĩnh Long, Trà Vinh, Hậu Giang, Kiên Giang, Sóc Trăng, Bạc Liêu, and Cà Mau, along with the province-level municipality of Cần Thơ.
Restaurants in Mekong Delta

1. Mekong Tours - Cantho Food Tour

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Mekong Tours - Cantho Food Tour

Join the Local Can Tho Street Food Tour and explore Cantho life through the food we eat. Learn more about our food and the culture of the Mekong-Delta. What will you experience+ A walk through some of the upcoming locations in Can Tho city+ Absolutely local street food+ Locally produced beer and freshly-made fruit drinks+ The Mekong city life through the eyes of a local and cultural stories on the corners we pass+ Interesting facts about the food we eat+ Meeting other international traveller and locals. Celebrate Mekong Street Food: ❶ We start the tour at a place where we get a deep fried fish tofu stick and beef snack balls (7.000VND). ❷ We continue to a place in the food street, where we eat Banh Cong (10.000 VND), a Can Tho traditional pie cake made from a mixture of green beans, little shrimp and minced pork, which is steamed and then deep fried in a flour dough. ❸ At the next location we try “Nem Nuong” - pork BBQ rolled up in rice paper with rice noodles, lettuce, thin banana slices, Asian basil, mint, pineapple, coriander, fresh herbs and leaves, that you dip in a yummy sweet-spicy sauce (18.000 VND/portion). ❸ If you are getting thirsty, do not worry. We will right away stop by a local pub and enjoy an extra-large jug of “Phong Dinh” beer (36.000 VND/2L), the locally produced beer named after the historic name of Can Tho city. ❺ Arriving at the riverside a friendly lady, known by the Can Tho youth since their childhood, “Di map” (Jie map), will make us the most yummy sticky rice (6.000 VND). ❻ We will end our evening excursion at a street cafe in the quay area with a fresh smoothie made from fruits of the delta (15.000 VND). Options: As we have dozens of locations and hundreds of street food stalls in the city, we can adapt the tour to the preferences of our daily groups. There is an option of a Vegetarian tour or an “Out of the ordinary tour” available where you can try rather strange food like grilled field mice, snakes, frogs or snails.Start: 6.30 pm daily. Place: 93 Mau Than Street, Xuan Khanh, Ninh Kieu in Can Tho. Price: Pay What You Like at the end of the tour.

2. Can Tho Touring with Susan

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Can Tho Touring with Susan

Offer tours , homestay , boat trip , motobike tour to see off beaten track , cooking class around Can Tho and Mekong Delta. You will have an authentic experience with us

3. Can Tho River Tour

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Can Tho River Tour

Can Tho River Tour is the best local travel company in Can Tho city specialising in hand-crafted, intimate group and private guided tours to Can Tho, Chau Doc in Mekong Delta, Vietnam. We are offering many high quality insider tours and activities: Cycling tours, classic boat tours, adventure motorbike tours (on the back of scooters), discovery tours, wildlife & forest tour, local home-stay, pick-up Can Tho airport, speed boat ticket to Phnom Penh, Phu Quoc, Con Dao, VIP private transfer service and licenced local expert tour guides to match all your travel preferences and wishlist. Our local experts are willing to design a free customised itinerary for you. Where would you like to go? Can Tho River Tour Team

4. Sa Dec Market

Mekong River waterfront, Sa Dec Vietnam
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Sa Dec Market

Reviewed By haileythegolden - Edmonton, Canada

The market is vibrant and stretches for many kilometres. All kinds of fresh and live fish, eels, prawns, vegetables, exotic fruits. Many varieties of rice. Hundreds of people doing there daily shopping, you have to dodge all the mopeds. Extremely interesting and provides a great outlook into the local economy

5. Mekong Rustic

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Mekong Rustic

Mekong Rustic was founded as a community-based tourism project in Cai Be, Tien Giang province, Vietnam. Surrounded by lush orchards in peaceful village on Tan Phong Isles along the Mekong River, is only 2.5 hour drive away from Ho Chi Minh City. An unprecedented commitment to innovation an authentic local traditions and responsible tourism has become our priority and initiation of the project. A full-board local homestay accommodation and activities accompanied by local English speaking guide will be an ideal for those who would love to explore and immerse in the Greater Mekong's culture and lifestyle

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