The Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang has 92 Khmer pagodas. Som Rong is a spacious pagoda with unique Khmer architecture. In April the Soc Trang provincial People’s Committee issued a document recognizing Som Rong as a provincial tourist destination.
Northwest Culture Tourism Week 2023 is being held at Ninh Kieu Park in Can Tho city, one of many activities to promote and connect tourism between the northwest region and the southern Mekong Delta.
In 2020, Tra Su was recognised by the Vietnam Record Organisation as the most beautiful and famous melaleuca forest in Vietnam for travelling in the floating season. Tra Su is not an ancient forest, but with its simplicity and pristine nature, the scenery has become "richer" due to being cared for, cherished, loved and constantly cultivated by investors.
An Australian travel publication Traveller of The Sydney Morning Herald has recently released its list of the top 25 hottest destinations this year, with the Mekong Delta of Vietnam featured in the list of places.
Four ships operated by Silversea Cruises are scheduled to carry thousands of international tourists around Asia, including Vietnam, this December.
An array of spectacular Vietnamese landscapes have been showcased by Venezuelan tourism magazine Viajes Venetur in their latest publication.
As the most populous province in the Southwest region and more than 200km south of Ho Chi Minh City, An Giang has the typical cultural feature of a city in the Mekong Delta region, with a floating market, boat racing festival, brilliant Khmer pagodas and blooming water lily flowers.
The preservation and development of craft villages in the Mekong Delta has not only made significant socio-economic contributions, they also play a key role in promoting sustainable development.
This year’s Ba Chua Xu Temple Festival will be organized on a national scale, announced the People’s Committee of Chau Doc City in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang at a press conference held on May 16.
New archaeological findings at the Oc Eo - Ba The and Nen Chua archaeological sites in the Mekong Delta provinces of An Giang and Kien Giang have set an important milestone in the research of the Oc Eo culture and provided reliable evidence and materials for the compilation of a dossier of the sites to seek recognition as a World Cultural Heritage site, a prominent…
Kinh (ethnic Vietnamese), Chinese, Khmer and Cham peoples who live together on the same swathes of land in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta have retained their own cultural identities. There have been also interactions which show the uniqueness of this region, particularly when it comes to cuisine.
Chuoi nep nuong (grilled banana wrapped in sticky rice crust) is a popular dish in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho. The dish is characterized by a crispy crust of sticky rice outside and a core of sweet, soft banana inside, plus the tasty flavor of coconut milk dip.