Major Cities Of The Delta

Bordered by the Tien and Han branches of the Mekong, Tra Vinh's location on a peninsula makes it somewhat isolated. Getting there is a straight up and back trip, because no car ferries cross the rivers here (motorbikes can be ferried by small boats). Western tourists are few, though there...

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The capital of southern Bac Lieu province. Bac Lieu is 280km from HCMC. Of the 800,000 people living in the province, about 8% are of Chinese or Cambodian origin The town has a few elegant but forlorn French colonial buildings, like the impressive Fop House (now used as a community sports...

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Sa Dec used to be the capital of Dong Thap province, formerly inhabited by the ancient Phu Nam Kingdom and later the Chan Lap (Tchen La) civilization. In the 1700s, the area was exchanged with the Vietnamese for military aid. Since then many Vietnamese have settled in this area and effectively...

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Chau Doc is the last town in Vietnam before entering Cambodia. The town is located on the right bank of Hau Giang, 5 km away from Sam mountain, the highest point on the Delta. This mountain gets the name from its shape of a king crab, which is "sam" in vietnamese....

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My Tho, the quiet capital city of Tien Giang province, is the. closest city in tile Mekong Delta to HCMC, and visitors on whirlwind 10-day Vietnam tours come here tot day trips to catch a glimpse of the famous river. In order to visit floating markets, however, you'll need to continue...

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