Mekong Delta Trips & Tours

There’s a large area in south-western Vietnam that extends from the border with Cambodia, all the way to the South China Sea. It’s a cornucopia of lush, fertile landscapes and gleaming rice fields, woven through by a fan of nine rivers, or nine dragons according to legend. This is the Mekong Delta, the ‘rice bowl’ of Vietnam, and a spectacular network of rivers and tributaries that is as popular with locals as a trading route as it is with visitors. Life is lived on the water and you’ll spot floating markets, jam-packed with wares, and sampans laden with coconuts, fresh fruit and fisherman moving down the tributaries. A rice barge cruise (naturally) is the best way to experience the Delta, but don’t forgo an exploration on land either. There are a multitude of hidden tracks and paths running alongside Buddhist temples and sugarcane plantations that are made for cycling and walking, and the cities are distinctive, atmospheric and surprising.