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Oct 28, 2011 8:46 AM
For those who go to the Mekong Delta there is an possibility to visit a lot, and there is countless places of interest. The most famous attractions will be the floating markets in Cai Be and Cai Rang (all-around Can Tho) and also the floating villages near Long Xuyen and Chau Doc. Once you check out the floating villages you will observe something quite curious: fish farms under floating houses. Other places of interest are Khmer pagodas, Khmer settlements and Khmer relics, that you can visit able to Cambodia.

There's no better strategy to explore the Mekong Delta also to learn something with regards to the local lifestyle, as on side a river cruiser. You may have a completely impressive view from your river, where you could see traditional wooden freight ships, shipyards and lastly the magnificent landscape over the river. There is the approach to traverse the Delta by car at the same time, however, you won't ever see approximately on side a river cruiser.

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A genuine insider tip is Sa Dec, a charming colonial town. Until now there are hardly any tourists going to this little village, eventhough it provides extensive to make available: a hectic and authentic market on the river and much of architecture on the colonial period. Besides you can find an original settings from the autobiagraphic novel "The Lover" from Marguerite Duras, which is a real highlight of Sa Dec. The village is also famous because of its flower gardens. Even during colonial times Sa Dec was referred to as the "Garden of Cochinchina". The Mekong Delta offers besides its colorful cultural landscape with lush orchards and paddy fields a lot for nature lovers. There are many national parks like e.g. the bird sanctuary Bang Lang and the Cajeput forest.

Most tourists pick a one-day trip in the Mekong Delta and travel from Saigon to Ben Tre. During this type of expedition you simply will not possess the possiblity to see a lot of the river, that's the reason a couple or three outing is usually a more sensible choice. A perfect way traveling inside Mekong Delta is really a cruise vessel, concerning aren't that numerous high standard hotels. You may pick from several cruise vessels. Besides various suppliers for traditional curises, there are also providers for tours that last a couple of days (two to six days) in small comfortable boats, which allow individual routes.

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The Mekong Delta incorporates a perfect geographical position to continue your travels northwards to Cambodia (Phnom Penh and Angkor Wat / Siem Reap) or even to happen to be the holiday island Phu Quoc. You will find daily flights from Can Tho to Phu Quoc. An alternative will be to use ferry from Rach Gia, but this may need several time longer. Phnom Penh can be simply reached from Chau Doc by speed-boat.
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