Let's see some new territory this trip, and take a tour from Sinh Cafe or something. It will set a precedent to allow future solo travel in Vietnam in the future... including a trip to Cambodia! Mekong Delta - Ho Chi Minh City by Willettsworld, 4 more photos I went on a day-tour of the Mekong Delta with the Sinh Cafe whose offices are in the Pham Ngu Lao backpackers area of Ho Chi Minh City and it cost me 238,000 VND (under 1000 Yen!). We set off out of the city, south along a new toll road past rice paddy fields and got to a town called Cai Be at about 11am. We then transferred to a boat and went past what was meant to be a floating market but was just a few houseboats selling semolina root and nothing else. We then called in to a place where they make rice & coconut crisps and snacks and rice paper. We sampled what was on offer and I bought some rice crispy snack things which were very nice. We then crossed the huge and wide Mekong River, which looked more like a lake, to an island where we transferred onto narrow longboats and wore the Vietnamese conical hats. We had lunch on the island before heading to Vinh Long by boat and then back to Saigon by bus. I have to say that it wasn't the best of day trips I've ever done but it was a fairly cheap and hassle free way of seeing the Mekong Delta. Another option: The cost of this tour was $12, and it was a long day. It was with Rainbow Adventure again, an excellent tour guide, and a bus with nice clean windows. Daily tour prices range between 10-14 USD while longer tours costs rise due to your accomodation options. Sinh Cafe tours: see http://sinhcafe.com.vn/Desktop.aspx/Tour/La-Marguerite-Cruise/Mekong_River_cruise_with_La_Marguerite/