City: Mekong Delta
Top Things to do in Mekong Delta
What to do and see in Mekong Delta, Vietnam: The Best Points of Interest & Landmarks
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. Meditation Centre Truc Lam Phuong Nam
2. Lang Noi Tan Lap
3. Xiem Can Pagoda
4. KDL Vuờn Hồng Tu Ton
5. Viet Artisans
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 19 reviews
We're a nonprofit providing vocational training and jobs for rural women in Vietnam. Viet Artisans school is based in Vinh Long. There are different things that you can do here when visiting such as seeing how we make our products, learning how to make those with the artisans, and learning more about the traditional values of Vietnamese culture. You can also spend a night on the island at the homestay and really get a feel of life in the Mekong Delta.
6. Vinh Trang Temple
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 252 reviews
Reviewed By Tammy219926 - Newquay, United Kingdom
The temples were fab worth a visit on way to Can Thou Or Ho Chi Minh. Amazing cafe next door AgriKaty. Wonderful place, great place to relax out of the sun before or after the Vinh Trang Temple. The decor is wonderful and relaxing, the staff were so so kind could not do enough, so smiley and happy. The latte was the best in Vietnam ???????? after four weeks travelling. Definitely stop off there x
7. Nha May Dien Gio Bac Lieu
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 7 reviews
Reviewed By JulieMai_July - Hanoi, Vietnam
Great place for sightseeing and finding out about wind energy. It's too amazing view with the blue sky, the sea and the huge columns of wind power turbine. Fortunately, I have a chance to talk to an electrician who is working in Bac Lieu Wind Power Plant. He explains and describes operation of wind power turbine. He also gives me too much information about history of the plant. Must come !
8. Cai Rang Floating Market
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 1,750 reviews
Touring a floating market in the Mekong Delta is a box that many travellers to Saigon wish to check, and none are bigger, or more popular than the Can Tho’s Cai Rang Floating Market.The Cai Rang Floating Market, the largest wholesale floating market in the Mekong Delta, starts around 04:00 and runs until 10:00, meaning that you’ll have to get an early start of the day if you want to visit.The market is about six kilometres from Can Tho, or about a 40-minute boat ride. While floating down the river, you get a glimpse of life along its shores. You’ll pass vibrantly painted boats anchored along the shore, merchant vessels carrying loads down the river and houses built on stilts over the water.Once you finally reach the market, it’s an impressive site. A stretch of boats selling all variety of goods lines the river. Not really a place for souvenirs, people come here instead to buy large quantities of goods, mostly foodstuffs, and you will get an idea of what water commerce in the Delta looks like. Your guide on the boat will usually give you information about Cai Rang as you weave through the hordes. You’ll learn that boats identify what they are selling by hanging a sample off the top of a long pole; if you want pineapple, simply scan the horizon for a hanging pineapple. You’ll also get the opportunity to interact with some of these floating merchants; most commonly this happens when a small boat selling drinks latches onto the tour boat’s side.After the market you’ll be ferried off to your breakfast break at a local orchard. You’ll be led around a fairly large garden growing a big variety of local fruits, which you’ll get to sample after your walk. Once your breakfast or fruits is eaten, you’ll go back to the boat and it’s time to explore some of the Mekong’s canals. Your tour boat will slowly coast down a few of these quiet canals, choked on both sides by greenery. As the sun starts to heat things up, your tour will draw to a close, returning you to downtown Can Tho.Since the market starts early in the morning, and because Can Tho is a healthy bus ride from Saigon — about four hours — you won’t have the option of seeing this floating market as a day tour from HCMC. Instead, you’ll have to spend the night in Can Tho.
Reviewed By alonlevy39
we had a fabulous day with Zen, a super friendly guide and very good knowledge as well as speak excellent english. We had a delicious breakfast at local floating restaurant. We were in floating market with many fruit boats. I think this market like a unique floating market still survive, so please come here before too late. Then we went to many beautiful canals and villages, then stop at cocoa farm, we eat fresh cocoa and drink chocolate at this farm, Zen also bought plenty of fruits such as mango, jackfruit, pineapple and star apple, all of them are so delicious. Then we went to noodle factory in which we learnt how to make noodle and had a really great lunch with pizza noodle which is the best food I never had. We are really grateful for this unforgetable trip. Highly recommend! you can contact with zen via his whatsapp +84335699848
9. Quang Duc Pagoda
10. Mui Ca Mau
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