Three best routes for Mekong Delta Tour during the floating water

From September, An Giang and Dong Thap will be at the floating water which offer more routes for Mekong Delta tour such as Tra Su bird sanctuary, Ta Pa and Tram Chim…

Visitors to Mekong Delta during the floating water cannot miss the best three routes as below

Chau Doc – Tra Su (An Giang)

This the most typical route for because An Giang see more floating water time than any others in Mekong Delta. It is very convenient to travel from Saigon to Chau Doc by both car or motorbike with the distance of 250km.

Mekong Delta tour: Tra su cajuput forest

In Chau Doc, you should explore the local life which still remains traditional culture of Khmer. In the morning, enjoy noodle with fried fish, then visit prosperity goodness of Southern Vietnam’s Thanism at Sam mountain or Chau Giang village through a ferry. At this village, all churches are built as in Islamic architecture with big mosques or as typical stilt houses in the Cham architecture. There are some families producing sponge cakes which are made in the bronze patterns and cooked by fired coal. If go to Tan Chau, you will find some families remaining traditional weave.

Tra Su bird sanctuary is 30km from Chau Doc which is an attractive cajuput forest to visitors during the floating water. At this place, you will ride a sampan to visit the forest with the area of 850 hectares. Price is VND 45,000 (USD 2) per person depending on the group sizes.

Tra Su – Ta Pa – Bung Binh Thien (An Giang)

This is also one of the best routes for Mekong river cruise. Ta Pa is in Nui To which is 1km from Tri Ton town and is one of seven mountains forming the mysterious “That Son” (seven mountains). Water color interestedly changes of which is deep blue in the deep area and bright blue in the shallow areas, but you also can see some black, orange or yellowish areas.

The mosque in Chau Doc (An Giang) - Mekong delta day tour

Bung Binh Thien is 35km from Chau Doc and is a big fresh water lake. There are four ethnic minorities living around the lake. Among them, Cham Islam ethnic minority offer many unique characters and still remains traditional culture in their livings.

Sa Dec – Tram Chim (Dong Thap)

Dong Thap is a head province of Mekong river which offers many beautiful sites during the floating water. Visitors often travel from Saigon to Sa Dec which has a famous hundred-year flower village. This province also is the place of the ancient house of Huynh Thuy Le built in 1895 by Chinese. Huynh Thuy Le was the character in the famous novel of “Lover” of writer Marguerite Duras (French writer).

Mekong Delta tour: Blooming lotus pond in Dong Thap

Tram Chim national park is located in Tam Nong district which is very impressive because of deep green cajuput forests and valuable and rare animals and flora. Visitors can book a Mekong Delta day tour from a Vietnam tour operator to visit Tram Chim from one to three hours or may rent a private sampan on your own if you want a “do-it-by-yourself” tour with the price of VND 550,000 (USD 25) to VND 880,000 (USD 40). The local guides will give you a lot of information about the biodiversity, the nesting season…