Mekong River is a major trading route linking China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. It is the 7th longest river in Asia, and 10th longest river in the world.
Mekong Delta is 59 miles from Saigon, we took a private tour and according to our itinerary the trip to the Mekong Delta should take at least 2 1/2 hours, but due to road repairs and Saigon's infamous traffic it took us almost 4 hours! wow! We left Saigon so early to catch the Floating Market but when we arrived there the sun was already up.. like 10am!! And to our dismay, not much vendors were left in the Floating Market!
Well, check some photos I have taken from our river cruise:
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| Local vendors from the Floating Market unloading their unsold goods.. |
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| Our boat for the day.. |
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| These boats are use as "floating stores" early morning and "home" to some locals during the day |
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| houses along the river |
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| you can see here so many ladies driving the bancas, actually i saw more lady banca drivers than guys! |
Cruise along their lake, unfortunately again... this time we had low tide!
Most of the villager's livelihood is something out of ... longan, they make candies and other pastries out of it.
If you want an extraordinary travel experience, I won't recommend this leg of the trip simply because the place will remind you so much of our provinces in the Philippines. But if you are up to explore Vietnamese culture you won't be disappointed!
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i've always wanted to go to vietnam pero plans didn't push through with my sibs.
ReplyDeletei hope you enjoyed your stay there. :)
Great post with beautiful pictures. It brings back memories.
ReplyDeletethank you so much sir for visiting my blog! Saigon is a beutiful city one thing that I did not enjoy is the traffic! it reminds me so much of Manila! hehe ;)
DeleteWhy the water of the river is murky? For the everyday water needs of the people there, where did they get their potable water? I understand Mekong river is one of the sources of the livelihood of Vietnamese. The scene I've noticed in your pictures are similar here in our country in the Philippines.
ReplyDeleteActually Sir I am also quite disappointed. Yeah your observation was correct and aside from the normal mud the water is also quite dirty, they're using it as as place for their floating market so that means they throw garbage on the river. They have so many constructions too along the river and I saw very few fishermen. Yeah the place reminded me of our country, we have the same or even better rivers than Mekong Delta.
DeleteI am not sure but perhaps the water is muddy because it is landlocked? Unlike in the Philippines, most rivers are clean because the water is running. Again, not sure..
ReplyDeleteyeah i don't understand too, upon seeing the river i don't want to go anymore.. hehe.. but I don't want to waste my money so we just go on with it... hehe
DeleteIt is so much like the Philippines, the characteristics of the people (physically), the social scene, the river, the [slums, sorry], but the only difference is that it has temples whereas, the Philippines has churches!
ReplyDeleteWell, I think it would be too immature to judge the whole Vietnam with this river alone because Vietnam is not made up with this river alone, as to the Philippines, it would be unfair to conclude the rivers in the Philippines basing on Pasig River alone when in fact, we have clean rivers in Palawan, Bohol, etc
Yeah...so much like the Philippines...but we too have beautiful rivers here...I can vouch for the beauty of Loboc river... :)
ReplyDeletei know! we have better rivers than this.. kahit yung sa province nila nanay sa Sabangan sa LIngayen our river is better than this... need lang ng more effort pa from our Tourism Department, we have so much to offer the world!
DeleteMuch like the provinces indeed of the Philippines except for the triangular hats...It was sure a great description of Vietnam.
ReplyDeleteThe water doesn't look clean. But I'm sure it's an adventure
ReplyDeleteagree pretty close to some part of the Philippines, i wonder if it is safe to live near the river ..
ReplyDeletevietnam seems to be a rather nice place for photography eh...
ReplyDeleteparang Pilipinas din ano. Very nice pictures by the way.
ReplyDeleteVietnam and the Philippines almost look the same pala?
ReplyDeleteOO naman na-iba lang sa sombrero. Hahaha
DeleteGreat pictures!
Is that a church? It is beautiful! Nice photos as always! Nice work Violy.
ReplyDeleteNice post on Mekong River. I joined a sunset river cruise there in 2010 and super enjoyed it!
ReplyDeleteCool. The place looks like Pinas pero sobrang I can feel their culture. Unique and the places are so beautiful too.:) I wanna go there. Tsk. Nainggit ako. Hehehe. :)
ReplyDeletePati mga tao.. they look Filipinos too! maybe from afar kasi yung kulay.. but when you stare at their faces..The natives are similar to Koreans or maybe Chinese.. :) I want to go to Vietnam too! :D
ReplyDeletebuti walang dengue...got to experience floating village/ market but in Thailand...
ReplyDeleteparang Philippines nga, ok naman makipag communicate ng english mga tao dun?
ReplyDeleteLooks very much like Philippines.:) I love how raw these pictures are. :)
ReplyDeleteLooks very much like the Philippines. I love how raw these pictures are:)
ReplyDeleteCompared with our water system in the Philippines, their's is much cleaner and looking on your pictures, you were able to capture them from your perspective. =)
ReplyDeleteI agree with Blanca, it does look like the Philippines, only with more character :)
ReplyDeleteYes you are right that houses on the river is like here in the Philippines. I thought our country has only like that but I'm mistaken.
ReplyDeleteYes you are right that houses on the river is like here in the Philippines. I thought our country has only like that but I'm mistaken.
ReplyDeleteI'm very sorry my fist comment link is not working. I tried to delete it but I can't. Please just delete it if u can. Thanks
Vietnam looks like here in Philippines! Except difference in languages
ReplyDeleteI agree it looks like home..
ReplyDeleteBut culturally different!
Having toured Mekong Delta! nice trip!
No I wouldn't mind looking at rural landscapes. I love how they make me feel at peace with myself. Wonderful pics, good job. :)
ReplyDeletelooks like a province in Pinas... except for the triangular vietnamese hat trademark and their traditional clothing... nice pics. Yahweh bless.
ReplyDeleteHI Violy!!! I'm going to Vietnam, by Ho Chi Minh, so I was just wondering if you can recommend a few places for me to visit. I was also planning on checking the Mekong River, plus do a side trip to Siem Reap to see Angkor Wat. :)
ReplyDeleteWow, such an exciting experience at the Mekong! Salamat po! :)
ReplyDeletelove the pictures! beautiful! someday we'll really go there too :)
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