(Blog is editing in progress) We went to Sa Dec in December 2025, and we fell in love with this little romantic town. Sa Dec is a small town in Dong Thap Province  in the Mekong Delta, shaped by the river and by generations of flower growers. For more than a hundred years, local families here have made a living cultivating ornamental plants, turning Sa Dec into one of southern Vietnam’s main flower-growing areas, especially in the weeks leading up to Tet - Vietnamese new ye

MekongZigZag's Personal Recommendation If you want to explore Vietnam in a non-touristic way while still visiting all the important spots, we’re here to help. These are our recommendations on where and how to visit in Vietnam, based on our 20–40 years of living and traveling across the country as locals. The Easiest Ways to Travel North to South: by plane North to Central or Central to South: by train or plane Within each region: by bus or taxi Within each town or city: b

Chau Doc is our favorite Mekong Delta's destination, we recommended to many friends and guests to come here. Chau Doc is part of An Giang Province, sharing a border with Cambodia. The town is known for its scenic Palmyra palm fields interwoven with Rice paddies, traditional Cham villages, and the renowned Tra Su Cajuput Forest. Although it is a bit far away if traveling from Sai Gon (6-7 hrs), or Ben Tre (5-6 hrs), Can Tho (3 hrs), but it might by worthy to visit if you are a