Flooding may be something bad when it comes to cities and villages inundated with water in the middle and coastal areas of Vietnam. However, it is another story to local people living in the Mekong Delta because the flooding season marks the beginning of the waves of tourists rushing to this region for their Mekong Delta cruise.

From April to September, Mekong Delta has rainy and hot weather. However, the rain usually takes place in the afternoon, typically for an hour or so, and trips are often timed. That being said, any concern on the rain season can be ruled out. 
At the beginning of the rain season, Mekong Delta has a comfortable climate with quick showers and warm weather so that visitors can feel free to take a Mekong Delta cruise to the rivers and visit fruit gardens. Moreover, travelers can participate in festivals in Cần Thơ during this period such as the Cholchonam Thomay Festival and the Opening Crop Festival.

Currently, there are a lot of travel agencies that offer "Mekong Delta Discovery" tours during its flooding season. For example, Vietnam Original Travel offers a four-day tour to several places in the Mekong Delta renowned for its peculiarities such as Mỹ Tho, Cái Bè, floating market in Cần Thơ and Cái Răng. With very reasonable prices depending on the number of tourists each trip, tours like these come in handy with five-star hotels and resorts. Tourists will have the chance to dip into the overwhelming beauty of rice fields in Mỹ Tho, participate in a boat trip on Mekong River to visit farmers' houses and gardens. They can also go fishing or take part in one of the busiest floating markets around the world right in Vietnam. Not to mention that the landscape in here is breathtakingly beautiful, too. Your Mekong Delta cruise has never been more exciting! 

Since homestay tourism has been strongly preferred in the recent years, there have been several reasons for this phenomenon, but the most understandable rationale is that homestay tourism is enjoyable and spontaneous. What's the point of traveling to some place without dipping into the everyday lives of the local people there? This is absolutely a chance to learn, and to aggrandize our knowledge of cultures around the world. If five-star hotels or resorts are not your cups of tea, there are many homestays in Cần Thơ and some other provinces. One of the worst nightmares people often think of when it comes to traveling to somewhere close to lakes or rivers is undoubtedly malaria. Luckily, malaria is now under control in this Southeast Asian country, and thus there's no reason to worry about getting infected when coming to the Mekong Delta. Mekong Delta cruise tourists are usually provided with mosquito nets; the cruises are well lighted and ventilated, too.

Regarding food, Mekong Delta tours offer a wide range of Vietnamese food and Vietnamese fruits. Tourists will have a chance to visit commodious gardens filled with peculiar fruits that are indeed mouth-watering (e.g. southern Vietnamese specialties, coconuts, dragon fruits and watermelons.) Vegetarians and vegans are welcomed here, too. So basically, there is no need to worry.

So, has your planned out your Mekong delta cruise yet? Hurry up we are sure that it will be an awesome trip!

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