Mekong Delta - Delta del Mekong

Mekong Delta
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Location
Mekong Delta - Location
StateVietnam
Surface 39,000 km² approximately
Inhabitants18.009.842 (2010 estimate)
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Mekong Delta (đồng bằng sông Cửu Long) is one of the eight regions of the Vietnam.

To know


Territories and tourist destinations

Map of the Mekong Delta

Administratively the Mekong Delta region is divided into the following provinces:

  • An Giang
  • Bến Three
  • Bạc Liêu
  • Ca Mau
  • Đồng Tháp
  • Hậu Giang
  • Kiên Giang
  • Long An
  • Sóc Trăng
  • Tiền Giang
  • Between Vinh
  • Vĩnh Long

Urban centers

  • Cần Thơ - With more than 1,000,000 inhabitants, Cần Thơ is the largest city in the delta. Among its attractions, the floating markets of Cai Rang and Phong Dien.
  • My Tho - Picturesque capital of the Tien Giang Province, My Tho it forms the basis for excursions to the branches of the Mekong Delta. It is 70 km from Ho Chi Minh City.
  • Phu Quoc - Island of in the gulf of Thailand with white beaches that have contributed to making it a renowned tourist destination.
  • Rach Gia - Port where we embark for the island of Phu Quoc.


How to get


How to get around

On boat

The agency Mekong Delta Travel organizes boat trips in the branches of the Delta (18 ngo 32, Chua Ha St. Hanoi, Vietnam Tel: (84-4) 37 678 655 - Fax: (84-4) 37 678 657)


What see

Itineraries

Outdated My Tho you will cross Ben Three is Between Vinh from which roads branch off to some beaches on the South China Sea.

After Cn Thơ you have two possibilities:

  1. direct you to Ca Mau whose territory occupies the southern end of the Vietnam
  2. Reach Hai Tien, passing through Long Xuyen and Chau Doc.


What to do


At the table


Safety


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