2 Best Sights in Mekong Delta, Vietnam

A 20-minute ferry ride from My Tho (and then a 10-minute xe om ride) is Ben Tre, considered the Mekong Delta's coconut capital. Many Mekong Delta day trips from Ho Chi Minh City stop at Ben Tre, which has many interesting waterways and river islands to explore, as well as several coconut candy factories.

For more than 100 years, people in this little village on the southern bank of the Tien River in Sa Dec have grown flowers, herbs, and ornamental plants, transporting them to markets around the region by river. The flower farms line a 2-km (1-mile) stretch of road, and most are open to the public. The village is at its most spectacular in the lead-up to Tet, the lunar new year.