Sa Dec Mekong Delta, Vietnam
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AmaWaterways (147 Cruises)
AmaDara
83 Cruises
AmaMaya
64 Cruises
| 1 February | 8 days | One-way from Saigon to Siem Reap |
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| 15 February | 8 days | One-way from Saigon to Siem Reap |
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CroisiEurope (639 Cruises)
RV Indochine
321 Cruises
RV Indochine II
215 Cruises
Toum Tiou II
103 Cruises
Emerald Waterways (1194 Cruises)
Emerald Harmony
596 Cruises
Emerald Liberte
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Lindblad Expeditions (18 Cruises)
The Jahan
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Scenic Cruises (410 Cruises)
Scenic Spirit
410 Cruises
| 27 August | 20 days | One-way from Hanoi to Saigon |
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| 27 August | 19 days | One-way from Hanoi to Saigon |
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Uniworld Boutique River Cruise (103 Cruises)
Mekong Jewel
103 Cruises
Frequently Asked Questions
River cruise vessels call along the river, and sampans slip up to the wooden pontoons to land passengers. Depending on the vessel, you come ashore by sampan or directly alongside.
Sa Dec is where the novelist spent part of her youth, and where Huynh Thuy Le lived — the son of a wealthy Chinese merchant whose affair with her inspired the novel The Lover.
Yes. Listed as a national monument, the family home takes about half an hour: a French-inspired facade, a Chinese interior of dark wood inlaid with mother-of-pearl, family altars and yellowed photographs.
The Huynh Thuy Le house and the central market are a few minutes' walk from each other, which leaves time to add the Tan Quy Dong flower village by a short road transfer.
Because the Tan Quy Dong horticultural village on the outskirts supports more than 2,000 families growing flowers and ornamental plants, raised in gardens on stilts above the canals and shipped across the country.
In the run-up to Tet, the lunar new year, when the entire village turns into a sea of colour. Residents prepare that bloom months in advance.
Early, before the heat. From dawn the market spills onto the quays: Mekong fish in basins, mounds of fresh herbs, dragon fruit and mangoes stacked in pyramids.
The centre is compact and flat, ideal on foot or by cyclo — agree the fare kindly before setting off. The flower village is reached by road transfer or by bicycle along the dykes.
Hu tieu, a rice noodle soup whose local version is the town's pride, or the rice papers dried in the sun on racks along the roads.
Constant heat and humidity: water, a hat and light clothing are essential. Also bring small dong notes, since purchases happen at the market and directly from the flower growers.
