The luxury cruise liner Costa Victoria of the Italia-based ship operator Costa Crociere S.p.A arrived in Ho Chi Minh City on January 7 with 2,400 passengers and crew to begin a four-day tour of Vietnam. Passengers from Italy, Spain and the UK will visit famous sites in the city and experience countryside life in the Mekong Delta. On January 9, the five-star ship will dock at Tien Sa port of Da Nang to visit the [...]

Together with Cai Be and Phung Hiep, Cai Rang Floating Market in Can Tho City is one of the three biggest in the Mekong Delta. The shops and stalls at the market are boats of different sizes. One of the most interesting sights in the Delta are the floating markets and associated river life. Cai Rang Floating Market is open all day but it is busiest from sunrise to about 9am. The main items sold [...]

Southeast Asia is home to some of the greatest adventures on earth. Throw a motorbike into the mix and you’ll have the time of your life. Here’s our guide to a two-wheeled adventure in the Mekong region. Vietnam and Laos – sublime scenery from mountain to coast To kick off, the infamous Ho Chi Minh Trail has been upgraded into a major highway running along the spine of the country and offers some sublime scenery. [...]

We are very happy to receive an email from Ranjan Kar, one of our recently clients, sharing his feelings about his trip to Vietnam. It is our pleasure to introduce it to you. Living in Bengal during the decades of 60s and 70s, many of you will remember the very famous slogan – Your name my name, Vietnam Vietnam. The small country that waged war of liberation against a mighty superpower. And finally won. Vietnam is [...]

The famous website Lonely Planet has listed Mekong Delta – Vietnam as one of the top 10 best value destinations for 2012 along with many others including Tajikistan, Lesotho, Porto (Portugal)… “Vietnam is always good value, but you can now skip the package trips arranged in Ho Chi Minh City that tread the same worn-out routes. It’s become easier, more rewarding and just as cheap to go on DIY multiday adventures to destinations like Ben Tre, [...]