SOUTH VIETNAM

Can Tho

Can Tho is located in the center of the 11 provinces of the Mekong Delta. 170 km from Ho Chi Minh City. Taking a boat along Hau River as well as visiting the daily floating markets provide ample photo opportunities. A speciality of the region is eel, which is served in floating restaurants along the river banks. Thot Not Stork is worth a visit in the late afternoon when the birds return to their nets.

Chau doc

Located west of the Mekong Delta between Tien Giang and Hau Giang Rivers and shares a 95-km border with Cambodia. It is next to Cuu Long River and is constituted of a few midland areas and low mountains.

The main ethnic groups are the Kinh, Khmer, Cham, and Hoa. Famous sites and attractions are Ba Chua Xu Temple, Tay An Pagoda, Clay Pagoda, Thoai Ngoc Hau Tomb, Tao Ngo Garden, Sam Mountain, and Bang Lang stork sanctuary.

Ho Chi Minh City

Located in the North of Vietnam’s East Sea, 165 km east from Formerly known as Saigon, today’s Ho Chi Minh City is the bustling and vibrating economic center of the South. Over the past few centuries, Saigon was called the “Pearl of the Far East” and was an important trading center for the Chinese, Japanese and Western Merchants who traveled the Saigon River.

Vinh Long

Vinh Long is a riverside town located in the Mekong Delta. Visitors can view the area with a boat ride on the Co Chien River, which flows through this provincial capital. Visitors can also explore the central market, Cho Vinh Long, as well as the nearby Khmer temples of Chau Thanh. The beautiful Bonsai Garden is another nature site not to be missed.

Nha Trang

The 7 km long white sandy beach of Nha Trang is known as Vietnam’s Mediterranean coast. It is sunny all year round, with an average temperature of 20oC. Nha Trang has less rainfall than any where else in the country as the Truong Son Mountains Ca Pass protects it from storms. The magnificent storms. The magnificent coral seabed in Nha Trang makes it ideal for scuba diving and snorkeling from March to September.