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One of the tours I did was a trip to the Mekong Delta. This is a 2.5-hour journey outside of Ho Chi Minh along a well-paved road to the Mekong Delta area. The mighty Mekong River, originating in Tibet and flowing through China, Burma, Thailand, Laos and Cambodia before its 120-mile course through Vietnam, divides into nine river mouths, aptly called the 9-Dragon River or Mekong Delta. The flourishing delta area is inhabited by more than 25 million Vietnamese. Numerous natural and man-made canals serve the local traffic. CAI BE FLOATING MARKET Following your drive through villages and small towns, one arrives at a branch of the Cai Be River. Here plenty of options are available to board a local long boat for an interesting ride past villages and lush vegetation to the Cai Be floating market. Cruise among the many boats from which vendors offer all kinds of merchandise. Traditionally, families live on the boats, buying fruits, rice and flowers from local farmers, which are then sold in the floating market. Rising above the river bank of the busy Cai Be village you can spot the bell tower of a Catholic church built in the 19th century when the French tried to spread Christianity in the delta region. SCENIC CANAL CRUISING Make sure you cruise along the Cai Be River to Tan Phong Island and the surrounding small canals, lined by gardens and farmers’ houses. Here you enjoy pictures of local sampans full of fruits and flowers being rowed to the market, or children on their way to school. The scene offers some great photo opportunities and a vivid view of life along the canals. VISIT BINH HOA VILLAGE After crossing the Mekong River, one can disembark at the Binh Hoa village and visit a local farmer’s home and garden. Meet the family and admire the home’s beautiful furnishings. Take a stroll in the garden and enjoy a look at the bonsai yard. Enjoy a taste of local fruits and some tea. Then cruise back toward Cai Be village. Leave a Comment
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As all deltas, it receives the bounty of the siltation from the upper Mekong, and as such is a very rich and lush area, covered with rice fields. It produces about half of the total of Vietnam's agricultural output, and is the place for timeless sceneries of farmers planting or harvesting rice. The Mekong splits in Cambodia into two main rivers, the Bassac (Hậu Giang) and the First river (Tiền Giang), then in Vietnam into a more complex system, creating a maze of small canals, rivers and arroyos interspersed with villages and floating markets. Life in the Mekong Delta revolves much around the river, and all the villages are often accessible by river rather than by road. The ‘rice bowl’ of Vietnam, the Mekong Delta, with its nine river branches, low-lying rice paddies, thick mangroves, palm trees, bustling floating markets and enterprising fishing communities, is a fascinating slice of Vietnamese culture. Activities of the Mekong Delta day tour include visits into a Bee Farm, A Snake Farm, Tasting Local Wines and Elixirs, Fruits, Lunch with Elephant Ear Fish, Fish Farm tour with the Starting point at My Tho City, capital of Tinh Tien Giang Province. price of tour is $ 26 and is available everyday Address: My Tho, Tinh Tien Giang Province, VietnamPhone: (84 8) 823 3771 - 823 3772Website: www.vietnamstay.com/ Other Contact: Fax: (84 8) 823 3787
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