Day 3 - 01 Oct 2008

Mekong Delta. We depart at 0800hrs from Sinh Cafe. There are 2 different kinds of delta tour - My Tho & Ben Tre n Cai Be & Vinh Long. Both are 1 day tour. We chose the latter - Cai Be & Vinh Long. From the city to the delta, the bus journey takes abt 3 hrs. We went to Cai Be Floating Market first. Ya, you are right; something like the floating market in Bangkok. But not much marketing people leh, in fact, dun hv anyone doing buying & selling. Maybe the market "opens" at dawn cos when we reach the so call floating market, its already abt 11am. No more activities.

Delta scenaries

Market People - 水上人家

Pumpkins

Coconuts

Coconut Candy Production

Rice Paper Making Process - Popiah Skin - Vietnam Style

Rice Popping

Separating the rice from the husk

Rice Crackers - Finish Product

Our lunch @ Vinh Long

A place for relaxation

2 little pomelos hanging from a tree, 1 name peter, 1 name paul...

The tour overall is somehow boring, nt much of an interest & sleepy in fact. After visiting the Coconut & Rice Paper Processing Factory, it was literally cruising all the way to Vinh long for like almost 2 hours. Its true. The boat was cruising ever so slowly & under the hot sun, everyone fell asleep. The tour description: Boat through a village to see peaceful tranquil life of the villagers, admire marvelous natural settings of the Mekong Delta Region... Ya sure....

After lunch, we cruise for like another 10 mins & we arrive at Vinh Long market. I was tinking wat will be the speciality of this market......chey....its just like any other wet market where they sell veges, meat, spices, flowers, noodles, fish, prawns, drinks, cooked food, etc... 真是无聊！

The tour cost 176,000D per person. Not worth the $$. Pls dun booked tis tour. (personal opinion only - no offence) Try the 1st one instead - My Tho & Ben Tre. Might be better.