How long should be spend on the Delta?

Hi guys,

I %26#39;m heading to Vietnam mid Novmber for 16 nights. We are planning on spending our initial 2 days in HCM and then heading south to the M Delta. I know that the 1 and 2 day trips are really popular but we are hoping to spend a little longer there - perhaps 5 or 6 days. Do you think this is too long? Organised trips sound OK but I prefere to explore rather than be shown, is this advised? Home visits sound great to me but my partner is a little less enthusiastic about them, any experiences or recommendations? Recent trip experiences would be great to hear.

Thanks!

How long should be spend on the Delta?

Dear sgav1,

If you want to explore Mekong Delta, It will take you 3 days from Saigon to Can Tho to Chau Doc.

It also depends on how much you can afford to pay for this trip . Here we go with some suggestions :

If you have one day, you will explore My Tho islands ( 70 kms from Saigon , 5 hours trip ) or explore Cai Be Floating market ( 100 kms from Saigon, 8 hours ) or comebine Cai Be Floating market %26amp; My Tho islands ( 100 kms from Saigon, 10 hours )

If you have two days, you will explore Cai Be floating market for the first daym crossing the upper branch of Mekong Delta ( Song Tien ) and then arrive Can Tho after crossing the low branch of Mekong Delta ( Hau Giang ). You will observe the early Cai Rang Floating market for the second day. There are hundreds of hundreds of boats there

If you have 3 days, you will combine the third day Chau Doc with Cai Be Floating market %26amp; Can Tho floating market. From Chau Doc, you can take speed boat to arrive Phomphenh ( 5 hours )

If you have 4 days, you will combine Mekong 3 days with Rach Gia Ha Hien

If you have 5 or 6 days, you will comebine Mekong 4 days with Phu Quoc islands by speed boat ( 4-5 hours )

You can fly back from Saigon from Phu Quoc

Jason

How long should be spend on the Delta?

If you have 4 days, you will combine Mekong 3 days with Rach Gia Ha Tien

Hi Jason.

We are looking to do almost exactly the trip you mention in this post from Dec 15-21. Are you available?

Sgav1-

Did you end up doing this tour? Did you enjoy? Any recommendations?

cheers

Hi sgav1

did you come back from your trip to the mekong delta?

how was it? would you like to share your experience with us? thanks

Hi

My wife and I are travelling about Vietnam on our own during April 2009. We have 4 days including getting to and returning from the Mekong Delta from HCMC.

Besides the guide that writes in to this topic, are there any recommendations from travellers as to how to see the delta area on our own in the approx 4 days we have?

Thanks

Harvey

Hi, anyone has experience with Delta Adventure Tours or book tour thru Bich Duyen hotel(MeKong adventure tour)

Hi Jason,

I saw you wrote the following earlier:

If you have one day, you will explore My Tho islands ( 70 kms from Saigon , 5 hours trip ) or explore Cai Be Floating market ( 100 kms from Saigon, 8 hours ) or comebine Cai Be Floating market %26amp; My Tho islands ( 100 kms from Saigon, 10 hours )

I am looking at doing a one day trip to the Delta whilst visiting HCMC, can you please advise me the costs of the above trips and how i can book if i choose to? I would like to take the trip approx 23/24 March this year.

Thanks

Dear Rogar,

I am so sorry not to give you the tour cost here because It is against tripadvisor forum rule. I am not allowed to advertise here. I just help you get some information about Mekong Experience

Please read your PM

Best regards

Jason SSS