What to do and see in Mekong Delta, Vietnam: The Best Things to do

May 18, 2021 Nicolette Lion

The Mekong Delta (Vietnamese: Đồng bằng Sông Cửu Long, "Nine Dragon river delta" or simply Vietnamese: Đồng Bằng Sông Mê Kông, "Mekong river delta"), also known as the Western Region (Vietnamese: Miền Tây) or the South-western region (Vietnamese: Tây Nam Bộ) is the region in southwestern Vietnam where the Mekong River approaches and empties into the sea through a network of distributaries. The Mekong delta region encompasses a large portion of southwestern Vietnam of over 40,500 square kilometres (15,600 sq mi). The size of the area covered by water depends on the season. The region comprises 12 provinces: Long An, Đồng Tháp, Tiền Giang, An Giang, Bến Tre, Vĩnh Long, Trà Vinh, Hậu Giang, Kiên Giang, Sóc Trăng, Bạc Liêu, and Cà Mau, along with the province-level municipality of Cần Thơ.
Restaurants in Mekong Delta

1. Meditation Centre Truc Lam Phuong Nam

My Khanh, Phong Dien, Can Tho 92000 Vietnam
Excellent
80%
Good
16%
Satisfactory
4%
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0%
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5.0 based on 25 reviews

Meditation Centre Truc Lam Phuong Nam

Reviewed By Dafnasivein

the temple are so beautiful with many buddha statues. I highly recommend for anyone want to discover about buddhism religions.

2. Thien Vien Truc Lam Phuong Nam

M_ Khanh, Phong Di_n, Can Tho Vietnam
Excellent
75%
Good
25%
Satisfactory
0%
Poor
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5.0 based on 16 reviews

Thien Vien Truc Lam Phuong Nam

Reviewed By PhilipGibbs - Horwich, United Kingdom

Well worth a visit, will take up no more than 30 minutes of your timWell worth a visit, will take up no more than 30 minutes of your time. Easy to jiurney by taxi. A good insight into the past.e. Easy to jiurney by taxi. A good insight into the past.

3. Museum of Tarot

44 Nguyen Khuyen Street Ninh Kieu District, Can Tho Vietnam +84 91 641 64 09 [email protected] http://www.museum-tarot.com
Excellent
77%
Good
9%
Satisfactory
5%
Poor
2%
Terrible
7%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 44 reviews

Museum of Tarot

Museum of Tarot (in short term, or sometime Museum of Tarot and Oracle, or officially Museum of Tarot and Occult), founded in 2016 (will officially open in 2017), is located in Can Tho City, in the south of Vietnam. The museum has three themes: Tarology, Cartomancy and Occult. The museum has a large variety of objects from 15th century to 21th century. The museum is established in an ancient noble hotel, called “the citron house”, under the Vietnamese renaissance style. This house is sacrificed for the museum by an old couple of lawyer, Anh Ngo and Duong Ho in 2016.

Reviewed By HereAndNow007 - Kaitaia, New Zealand

That Can Tho had a place like this, I still can;'t believe it. A collection like this I would expect in Berlin or London ......Philippe the founder, occult historian and author guided us through this little packed full museum, sharing his amazing knowledge with us. Unforgettable. Once more, thank you Philippe !!

4. Muoi Cuong Cocoa Farm

M_ Khanh, Phong Di_n, Can Tho Vietnam
Excellent
55%
Good
36%
Satisfactory
9%
Poor
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4.5 based on 11 reviews

Muoi Cuong Cocoa Farm

5. Cai Rang Floating Market

46 Hai Ba Trung Near Cai Rang Bridge, Can Tho 900000 Vietnam
Excellent
45%
Good
32%
Satisfactory
16%
Poor
4%
Terrible
3%
Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 1,750 reviews

Cai Rang Floating Market

Touring a floating market in the Mekong Delta is a box that many travellers to Saigon wish to check, and none are bigger, or more popular than the Can Tho’s Cai Rang Floating Market.The Cai Rang Floating Market, the largest wholesale floating market in the Mekong Delta, starts around 04:00 and runs until 10:00, meaning that you’ll have to get an early start of the day if you want to visit.The market is about six kilometres from Can Tho, or about a 40-minute boat ride. While floating down the river, you get a glimpse of life along its shores. You’ll pass vibrantly painted boats anchored along the shore, merchant vessels carrying loads down the river and houses built on stilts over the water.Once you finally reach the market, it’s an impressive site. A stretch of boats selling all variety of goods lines the river. Not really a place for souvenirs, people come here instead to buy large quantities of goods, mostly foodstuffs, and you will get an idea of what water commerce in the Delta looks like. Your guide on the boat will usually give you information about Cai Rang as you weave through the hordes. You’ll learn that boats identify what they are selling by hanging a sample off the top of a long pole; if you want pineapple, simply scan the horizon for a hanging pineapple. You’ll also get the opportunity to interact with some of these floating merchants; most commonly this happens when a small boat selling drinks latches onto the tour boat’s side.After the market you’ll be ferried off to your breakfast break at a local orchard. You’ll be led around a fairly large garden growing a big variety of local fruits, which you’ll get to sample after your walk. Once your breakfast or fruits is eaten, you’ll go back to the boat and it’s time to explore some of the Mekong’s canals. Your tour boat will slowly coast down a few of these quiet canals, choked on both sides by greenery. As the sun starts to heat things up, your tour will draw to a close, returning you to downtown Can Tho.Since the market starts early in the morning, and because Can Tho is a healthy bus ride from Saigon — about four hours — you won’t have the option of seeing this floating market as a day tour from HCMC. Instead, you’ll have to spend the night in Can Tho.

Reviewed By alonlevy39

we had a fabulous day with Zen, a super friendly guide and very good knowledge as well as speak excellent english. We had a delicious breakfast at local floating restaurant. We were in floating market with many fruit boats. I think this market like a unique floating market still survive, so please come here before too late. Then we went to many beautiful canals and villages, then stop at cocoa farm, we eat fresh cocoa and drink chocolate at this farm, Zen also bought plenty of fruits such as mango, jackfruit, pineapple and star apple, all of them are so delicious. Then we went to noodle factory in which we learnt how to make noodle and had a really great lunch with pizza noodle which is the best food I never had. We are really grateful for this unforgetable trip. Highly recommend! you can contact with zen via his whatsapp +84335699848

6. Binh Thuy Ancient House

144 Bui Huu Nghia, Binh Thuy, Can Tho 92000 Vietnam
Excellent
34%
Good
38%
Satisfactory
19%
Poor
7%
Terrible
2%
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4.0 based on 152 reviews

Binh Thuy Ancient House

Reviewed By fabulousmekongt - Can Tho, Vietnam

fantastic house, We wen to this house with my friend. We had a chance to explore the architecture of France mixing with chinese in Viet Nam

7. Ong Temple

32 Hai Ba Trung street, Tan An Ward, Can Tho 92000 Vietnam
Excellent
35%
Good
46%
Satisfactory
16%
Poor
1%
Terrible
2%
Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 147 reviews

Ong Temple

Reviewed By robertgA7875KT

A beautiful very old temple, a place of worship to be respected. Take your shoes off, step over the threshold not on the board that runs across. In all religious temples and pagodas ask if you can take photos, these places werent built for tourists they are part of the culture and serve the needs of the population, we are priveleged to be allowed in them. Many beautiful pagodas in Vietnam all good places to go and contemplate your own life and to pray for others and the world in general. Go there with a good heart and a willingness to learn and you will come away better for the experience.

8. Hai Ba Trung Street

35 Hai Ba Trung, Can Tho Vietnam
Excellent
26%
Good
53%
Satisfactory
21%
Poor
0%
Terrible
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4.0 based on 34 reviews

Hai Ba Trung Street

Reviewed By 2019liketravel

this street is beside Ninh Kieu park, where looks over CanTho river, CanTho bridge (Vietnamese - Japanese bridge), Xom Chai island, Tourist boat terminals, ... And there are some big hotels along the other side of this street

9. Sam Mountain

Vietnam 094583354
Excellent
29%
Good
35%
Satisfactory
22%
Poor
6%
Terrible
8%
Overall Ratings

3.5 based on 63 reviews

Sam Mountain

10. Tay Do Night Market

Cach Mang Thang 8 Street Cai Khe Ward, Ninh Kieu District, Can Tho 900000 Vietnam
Excellent
14%
Good
46%
Satisfactory
31%
Poor
5%
Terrible
4%
Overall Ratings

3.5 based on 65 reviews

Tay Do Night Market

Reviewed By KimMcnee - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

There are a lots of excited things for you, local food, night market, the price was really cheap and reasonable! Lovely!

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