Floating lodge on Mekong River

Mekong floating house is a unique accommodation service in Mekong River Delta. Floating house has been a kind of traditional stay of the Mekong habitants for a long time and now they strive to offer the Mekong lovers with a new experience of the real life in the Mekong heart, a feel of complete relaxation in a beautiful landscape and pure nature.

Mekong floating houses

Floating houses are constructed in traditional methods: each one designed beautifully on floats with original materials such wooden and bamboo frames and covered by a roof of palm. All this brings a cozy feeling and friendly to the nature. We would like to recommend to enjoy this special stay by taking a tour of deep into Mekong by motorbike with sightseeing, then admire the impressive sunset over Mekong River while having a candlelight meal. Those are indeed highlights bringing you a memorable experience.

To get to know further about the special trip, you can contact with www.vietnamjeeptours.com via adventure@vietnamjeeptours.com to have one-to-one personal consulted.

Mighty Mekong on riding

The hidden beauty of Mekong on motorbike is the name of a tour program has just created by the adventure travel portal of Vietnamjeeptours.com

The three-day program is a like-no-other truly experience in Mekong Delta for those ones craving for the exploration of nature and Mekong people. The tour organizer also advised that motorbike is the most reachable way to attain to three must-to-do things in Mekong Delta: rounding on off-the-beaten-paths with sightseeing of the tranquil scenery, dining when stay overnight at local house and have cultural interactions and floating on rivers to learn from the traditional way of bartering.

To get to know further about the special trip, you can contact with www.vietnamjeeptours.com via adventure@vietnamjeeptours.com to have one-to-one personal consulted.

Tien Giang to host first Vietnam Fruit Festival

The first Vietnam Fruit Festival, organised by People's Committee of Tien Giang Province, will run from April 19 to 24. "Under the theme ‘Vietnam's Fruit in a Time of Integration', the festival organising board wants to show off the diversification and richness of fruit in Vietnam to local and foreign friends and tourists," said Tran The Ngoc, Chairman of the People's Committee of Tien Giang Province. "The festival will be a chance to honour farmers, scientists, entrepreneurs and companies for their contribution to the development of fruit in Vietnam," Ngoc said. More than 700 kiosks and art shows will display fruit products from around the country. Aside from a number of events, there will be a scientific seminar on fruit market. Vietnamese fruits are sold in 50 countries. In the South, fruit is grown on 280,000ha – nearly 70% of the total fruit-farming area in the country.

(Source: SGT)

WATERWAY TRAVEL BY VIETNAM TRAVEL DEPOT

March 2010, Hochiminh City – Vietnam Travel Depot has introduced a new way of discover the famous Cuchi Tunnels and Mekong Delta in Vietnam by speed boats from Hochiminh City (Saigon).

The tours will take passengers from the wharf on Saigon River to visit Cuchi Tunnels, Can Gio Eco-Park or Mekong Delta’s favorite destinations of My Tho in one day. For those who whish to discover Mekong in deep can travel down to Can Tho and spend one night at provided hotels.

The speed boats are also available for rent on hour-basis to take short excursions along Saigon River and visit some spots such as Binh Quoi Tourist Village, Go Vap Temples or simply see how different Saigon is from the water view.

This is a new way of discovering the travel spots of Southern Vietnam as conventionally passengers have only an option of travel by road which sometimes takes longer because of the busy traffic.

Details of programs and rates please contact the travel advisers at sales(at)vietnamtraveldepot.com or call +84 – 8 – 6290 6577

Cuchi Tunnels: immense network of connecting underground tunnels located in Cu Chi District of Hochiminh City. The Cu Chi tunnels were the location of several military campaigns during the Vietnam War.

Mekong Delta: Nine Dragon River Delta in local term is the region in southwestern Vietnam where the Mekong River approaches and empties into the sea through a network of distributaries. The Mekong delta region encompasses a large portion of southeastern Vietnam of 39,000 square kilometers (15,000 sq miles). This is the hub of rice, fish and other key agricultural products of the country.

Vietnam Travel Depot: Vietnam specialized travel services for individuals and small group travelers. Visit www.vietnamtraveldepot.com for more of company special deals and extensive Vietnam travel offers.