Mekong delta tours

The capital of southern Bac Lieu province. Bac Lieu is 280km from HCMC. Of the 800,000 people living in the province, about 8% are of Chinese or Cambodian origin

Bordered by the Tien and Han branches of the Mekong, Tra Vinh's location on a peninsula makes it somewhat isolated. Getting there is a straight up and back trip, because no car ferries cross the rivers here (motorbikes can be ferried by small boats). Western tourists are few, though there are several very worthwhile things to see here.

The picturesque little province of Ben Tre, just south of My Tho, consists of several large1 islands in the mouth of the Mekong River. The area gets few visitors because it's off the main highways. The provincial capital is also called Ben Tre and is a friendly sort of place with a few old buildings near the banks of the Mekong.

My Tho, the quiet capital city of Tien Giang province, is the. closest city in tile Mekong Delta to HCMC, and visitors on whirlwind 10-day Vietnam tours come here tot day trips to catch a glimpse of the famous river.

Chau Doc is the last town in Vietnam before entering Cambodia.