Vietnam - Mekong Delta rush..
My time in Vietnam began with a tourist trip to the Mekong Delta which is in the south of the country. We had been warned by 100's of people that there is a very strong tourist industry in Vietnam and you can easily find your whole experience being as part of a guided tour. Despite this, a couple of us signed up to a tour of the Mekong Delta.
It was a nice area but not quite what we expected. There was about 20 of us on this tour and we felt like cattle after about 2 hours. A local Coconut candy factory was actually a souveneir outlet which made a bit of candy, the trip to the rice mill didn't actually show us the mill (until I snuck round the back) and the tropical fruit tasting involved a plate of pineapples and bananas... which is what they had served us at breakfast!
Saying this however there was no way we would have been able to organise this same trip and see so much on our own. There were dozens of river trips, ferry crossings and small bus rides that would have taken me a week to suss out.
The tour did show us a facinating insight into river life and let me taste some nice rice wine so I musnt grumble!
It was a nice area but not quite what we expected. There was about 20 of us on this tour and we felt like cattle after about 2 hours. A local Coconut candy factory was actually a souveneir outlet which made a bit of candy, the trip to the rice mill didn't actually show us the mill (until I snuck round the back) and the tropical fruit tasting involved a plate of pineapples and bananas... which is what they had served us at breakfast!
Saying this however there was no way we would have been able to organise this same trip and see so much on our own. There were dozens of river trips, ferry crossings and small bus rides that would have taken me a week to suss out.
The tour did show us a facinating insight into river life and let me taste some nice rice wine so I musnt grumble!
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