Vietnam is a country which is in the southeastern part of Southeast Asian Indochinese peninsular. It is one of the perfect locations to spend some quality time with Nature. This country is the 15th most populous country in the world with a population of 95.5 million. Vietnam officially called the Social Republic of Vietnam, has Hanoi as its capital city. The most populous country and the commercial hub will be the Ho Chi Minh City. One interesting fact about Vietnam is that it is dated back to 500,000 BC. There is proof of the fossil of Homo Erectus in the caves of the Long son. Vietnam is among the top 25 countries to have varied biodiversity in it. Vietnam posses a place that has the Mekong Delta. Let us have a closer look at this place.

 

Vietnam is one of Southeast Asia’s most beautiful countries, attracting travellers to its staggering natural beauty of lush mountains, dynamic megacities and golden sand beaches. Vietnam is a land of cultural complexities, despite rapid modernisation of big cities, time-honoured traditions remain intact amongst the locals, such as ancient landmarks, colonial structures and hill-tribe villages.

 

 

For centuries, the Mekong River was an impenetrable mystery, unseating empires, defying traders and baffling explorers. Times have changed and adventurous visistors can now follow its legendary waters through an Asia less-travelled. With the area’s numerous waterways, Mekong gives visitors an authentic experience of "delta life". The Mekong Delta in southern Vietnam is a vast maze of rivers, swamps and islands, home to floating markets, Khmer pagodas and villages surrounded by rice paddies. Vietnam’s Mekong Delta has been named as the best destinations to visit in 2019. Touring a floating market in the Mekong Delta is a box that many travellers wish to check.

 

The home to diverse ecosystems, diverse communities where cannot find anywhere in the world. Most people will say that one afternoon is enough to explore the place. But when you visit for yourself, you will find out for yourself that it will not be enough for you. The Mekong Delta is a network of distributaries that is originating from the Himalayan ranges. This delta is found between Ho Chi Minh City and Cambodia. This Delta region is the main distribution of Vietnam’s Rice and fish. The area totally revolves around the water. The floating market is famous for its vast agricultural produce. Amazing variety of flowers and fruits grow in this delta region. This place is the rice basket of Vietnam, providing for millions of people.

 

Below are top attractions in Mekong Delta

This is the most visited city in the Mekong Delta. Thousands of tourists visit this city in day to day basis. They have the famous Floating market. Besides this, they have the local orchids and Pagodas to visit. This place actually takes 2 hours to visit from Ho Chi Minh City. These designs are designed for day-trippers.

My Tho is just two hours from Saigon so it’s perfect for a sampan cruise from the city. Regardless where you start the tour, the boat will take visitors to Dragon (Con Tan Long), Tortoise (Con Quy) and Unicorn (Con Thoi Son) islands. The first stop is local fruit orchards for visitors to taste the fruits like jackfruit, pomelo, guava, with perhaps some local drinks like tea. A short sampan boat ride through the thick leaves of coconut trees. You’ll visit a candy factory where candies made of coconut milk are too cheap and tempting to not buy. Lunch is also included in the sampan cruise to My Tho to it may be varied.

 

Can Tho is the biggest city in the Mekong Delta. This is the home to the famous Cai Rang floating market. You will just be awestruck to see various boats filled with various fruits and flowers filling it. It is somewhat an industrialist city serving as a cultural community in other rural areas. The only special thing about this place is the nightlife is vibrant here but has no Pubs. It takes four hours to reach this place from Ho Chi Minh City.

The most unique and peculiar thing about Mekong Delta is no other than floating markets where you can see all the way of life, daily activities and culture of the people here. Floating markets are not a specialty that can only be found in Mekong Delta. Thailand also has many floating markets. Yet, Mekong Delta’s floating markets have their very own different charms. These markets has been existing just simply for local farmers to sell fruits and vegetables to the folks on the land.

Cai Rang is a wholesale local market where farmers will hang their what they offer on a tall stick to let the buyers know. Some fruits of the land can be named as Nam Roi grapefruit, Vinh Long pink kiwi kumquat or Cai Mon durian. Visitors to Cai Rang market not only can watch the early activities of the locals but also can have breakfast right on the boat, dishes are mostly southern own noodle soups. Other snacks are also available like coconut-leaf-cake or corn or banana pancake.

 

Since Mekong Delta provides two-third of the fruit consumed throughout Vietnam, tasting the fruits should be while in Mekong Delta. The perfect places for that are the fruit orchards which can be found in most of the region. Cai Be Fruit Orchard is the largest fruit orchard in the delta, offers the tastiness of all kinds of tropical fruits. During your visit to the orchard, you can pick up the ripe fruit right off the trees and enjoy them.

 

Vinh Trang temple is a very special temple in the whole region of Mekong Delta, covering an area of 2000sqm, adorned with the greenness of the trees and colors of the flowers. Built in 1849 in My Phong village, Vinh Trang is an excellent combination of European and Asian architecture styles. The splendid façade of the temple will give an impressive on you immediately. With five buildings, two ornamental yards, 178 pillars and two triumphal arches, Vinh Trang is a representative of the Buddhist temples in southern Vietnam.

 

If you’re curious about what the wetlands of Mekong Delta look like, come to Tra Su Cajuput Forest – an ecotourism site turning green by the water ferns during the rainy season every year. The whole forest is flooded with green water, making an incredible sight especially when the sunlight reaches down the water surface.

The forest is also the habitat for many colonies of water birds, bats and even rare and endangered animals and reptile species.

 

Tram Chim National Park is another kingdom of birds in Mekong Delta, located at Dong Thap province and can be easily reached by motorbike or car. Spanning over the total area of 7,500 hectares, Tram Chim National Park is home to 200 types of birds, of which many are rare and endangered. This number makes up a quarter of the bird population in Vietnam. Tram Chim Park is also the place you can see a large number of the rare white lotus in Vietnam.

 

Unlike Halong Bay cruises, Mekong cruises are known for the class and style just in recent years. The diversity in tour types and activities can compare to those of Halong Bay cruises, yet the cruises on Mekong River attract with its peculiar charms of the scenery and the way of life along the river.

 

Listed by UNESCO, it is valuable for its rich mangrove forest and wetland ecosystems. This place helps the place to protect from Corrosion. Without this Biosphere, the agricultural land will be washed down to the sea. This place is very near to Ho Chi Minh City. People drive here for a day trip. This can also be a starting point for your trip through the Mekong River Delta.

 

Vietnam is one of the major places to visit to actually blend yourself with nature. Get yourself a glimpse of one of the best scenic locations in the world.