The Mekong Delta

Mekong Delta

Mekong Delta

Mekong Delta

Mekong floating markets, fruit orchards and wildlife

The Mekong River travels over 3,000 miles on its method to the ocean, the place its journey terminates at Cuu Long, the well-known Mekong Delta. The title means of ‘9 dragons’ – the 9 mouths that wend their means throughout the 62,160km canals, channels, silt islets and mangrove swamps that comprise the delta. Believed to have formed over 6,000 years ago, it is likely one of the best rice-growing regions in the world.

The whole culture of the delta’s inhabitants revolves around the behavior of the river. The myriad drainage channels wend their manner around a vast patchwork of tiny islands, and dominate transport all through the region: boats and barges crisscross the river in each direction. The annual floods inundate the delta with as much as three metres of water for several months. Floating markets, vibrant and vibrant, maintain the many riverside hamlets. All the pieces are connected to the mighty Mekong.

The Mekong Delta buzzes with life, both human and pure: only within the remotest densely-packed mangrove areas are the narrow tributaries eerily quiet.

The main routes to the Mekong are by street or water. Fast boats travel between Ho Chi Minh City and the cities of Vinh Long, My Tho, and Can Tho: one of many hotels in Can Tho has a personal service for its clients.

Most visitors travel by road. The primary part of the journey is a long and tedious escape from the sprawling suburbs of Viet Nam’s largest city, however becomes extra interesting as the street passes My Tho and begins to cross the delta.

My tho is the destination of many of the Mekong tours from Ho Chi Minh City. It is extremely ‘touristy’, so we by-cross it to head for lesser-identified, out-of-the-approach places that lack the relative sophistication of the tourist areas, however make up for it by t