Fruit festival in Tien Giang

Tien Giang Province in the Mekong river cruise hosted the first ever national fruit festival in My Tho city from April 19 to 24

Tran Hoa Huy, a member of the organization board, said the festival would welcome over 100,000 guests and tourists. There are 350 rooms available for accommodation in My Tho City and in nearby provinces such as Long An, Ben Tre and HCMC. The recently opened Trung Luong Expressway makes My Tho City only a 40 minute drive from HCMC. Visit South Vietnam tours

With more than 700 stalls, the event displayed 2,000 tons of fruit from 24 provinces, including the well-known Hoa Loc mangoes, Lo Ren Vinh Kim star-apples, Chin Hoa durians and Hung Yen longans. Also, the festival features agricultural products and plant exhibitions, food fairs, firework displays and festivities at Cai Be floating market. Several national records are expected to be set during the festival too, including the largest map of Vietnam and the longest dragon made entirely of fruit.

Fruit festival in Tien Giang 

There would also be an awards ceremony to honor farmers, scientists and enterprises who have contributed to research and planting processes to deliver high-quality Vietnamese fruit to both local and global markets.VAM HO BIRD SANCTUARY

Nguyen Minh Chau, head of the Southern Fruit Research Institute, said the country, and especially the Mekong Delta, boasts a wide variety of good fruit owing to favorable climate and soil.

Vietnam has a total of 776,000 hectares under fruit cultivation and can increase competitiveness compared to leading exporters Thailand and China if it invests more into seedling research, modern techniques and brand building.

The Fruit Festival will host a series of seminars on developing trademarks for Vietnamese fruit on the global market and measures to create and strengthen links between scientists, farmers, processors and local authorities to increase value.

This festival is set to become a five-yearly event.

Mountain Climbing in Halong Bay

Halong Bay cruise is one of the most majestic climbing areas of the world. There are over 3000 limestone islands in the Halong Bay region of Vietnam and we hardly scratched the surface in our two week quest to explore them. The area has several sport climbing routes and has vast potential for further development. It is unusual to spend an entire climbing trip on a boat, but then it is unusual to do over 40 new routes without using a rope.

All professional climbers coming to Halong agree that Halong bay is the paradise of adventurous mountain climbing as it has thousands of islands with high lime-stone mountains.  Tourist could see countless beautiful limestone faces. To enjoy this stunning archipelago of karsts you can try climbing Rock Mountain. If you never climb Rock Mountain, guides will guide some base skills and some notice during climbing time. After a brief introduction, guides will outfit you with safe and comfortable certified UIAA harnesses, shoes, and helmets.  With the coaching of our experienced guides, climb as high as you like over the emerald waters of Halong Bay.  On a clear day your cruise home will include a majestic sunset, over calm waters, speckled with islands.

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Tourists will excited to subdue high of mountain and reach true climbing experience.  From the high, tourist could obverse overview of Halong bay. There is no better way to enjoy Vietnam than getting high over the emerald waters rock climbing in Ha Long Bay. Rock climbing in Halong bay is the most unique and exciting way to make your trip to Ha Long Bay most memorable.

Mountain Climbing in Halong Bay

This activity is usually combined with kayaking to explore natural environment of Halong Bay. You can kayak into hidden lagoons, through limestone archways, grottoes, and floating villages. After that you will climb Rock Mountain to obverse overview clearly. Next, you could take part in activities: soak up the sun, sightseeing, swim, beach hop, and watch the wheeling black kites as they dive for fish.

Tips for Visiting the Mekong Delta

The Mekong Delta tours region is the commercial and agricultural lifeblood of Vietnam, and if you want to see a more rural counterpart to the frenetic pace of nearby Ho Chi Minh City, you should definitely plan to visit the Mekong region during your time in Vietnam.

In general, the cheapest and easiest way to explore the region is on an organized tour of the Mekong Delta. Many depart from Ho Chi Minh City with itineraries ranging from two to four days. From your longtail boat, you’ll get the change to visit local villages, shop for fresh produce from markets right on the river and sample some of the cuisine endemic to the region.

Tips for Visiting the Mekong Delta

If you’d rather get away from the beaten tourist track, hire a car, bicycle or motorbike to explore the back country roads at your own pace. Keep in mind that locals in this area won’t speak nearly as much English as they do in Ho Chi Minh City or Vietnam’s other tourist-frequented cities.

Most visitors who come to the Mekong River Delta region stop in Can Tho — the area’s largest city — to see the floating markets. If you’re looking for a beach getaway, continue on to the island of Phu Quoc, where you can rent a budget-friendly bungalow a few meters from a white sand beach.

Whether you choose to visit the region on your own or through an organized tour, here are a few tips for visiting the Mekong Delta:

• MANGO CRUISE
• JAHAN CRUISE
• MEKONG EYES

Don’t go swimming in the river. It’s not very clean and it’s possible to pick up parasites.
Plan ahead. There are a lot of options, and you’ll safe yourself time and money by knowing where you want to go ahead of time.
The dry season, from November to January, is the best time to visit the Mekong Delta.
Pack lightly, and wear clothes that are breathable and dry easily to combat the heat and humidity.