Last night, February 21, tens of thousands of people flocked into the central of the Mekong Delta City of Can Tho to attend the opening ceremony of the National Tourism Year – Mekong Can Tho.

Victoria Hotels and Resorts recently launched a three-day travel package for visitors to explore the Mekong Delta aboard multiple ships.

The National Administration for Tourism and Can Tho Municipal People’s Committee have officially announced a programme of Mekong – Can Tho Travel Year 2008 with the “Mekong Waterways” as its theme.

Considering Vietnam’s erratic weather, lush terrain and diverse inhabitants, it takes a lot to organize a successful bike tour.

Over a thousand statues created by baking clay and giant ceremonial candles have created a unique and distinctive character for a pagoda in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang, making it well worth a visit.

If you crave lush rural landscapes rich with culture and culinary specialties, you should visit the people of the Mekong Delta.

At 3 a.m., the noise of boat oars and engines, loading of goods, and bargaining wakes up the river. Despite the floating market’s exotic nature, tourism is not its raison d’etre - it is a purely commercial activity on which local farmers depend for their livelihood.