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Is Mekong Links an official government site?
No. It is an independent information site that links to official sources and labels them, so you can tell a provincial department's page from a company's page or a newspaper report.
Which provinces are in the Mekong Delta now?
Since 1 July 2025 the delta has five provincial-level units: Can Tho city, An Giang, Vinh Long, Dong Thap and Ca Mau. Long An, often counted with the delta, is now part of Tay Ninh province.
Can I book a tour or a boat through this site?
No. The directory links to tour companies and transport operators; you book with them directly. The tour companies page explains how to check a company's licence before paying a deposit.
Read in full: Home.
Official sources
How do I check whether a Vietnamese tour company is licensed?
The National Authority of Tourism runs a public database of travel businesses at quanlyluhanh.vn. You can search by company name, licence number or province, and it lists revoked licences.
Why does a provincial .gov.vn site not open for me?
Several provincial portals timed out or refused our checker, which runs outside Vietnam. On 12 October 2026 the Can Tho, An Giang and Dong Thap government portals did not load for our checker, while their tourism portals did.
Try the tourism portal first, or look for the same notice on the national VNAT site.
Is there still a Ben Tre or Tra Vinh tourism website?
Both are now part of Vinh Long province. Old portals may still show up in searches; treat anything dated before July 2025 as historical and confirm current details with Vinh Long's provincial bodies.
Read in full: Official sources.
Can Tho
Is Soc Trang still a province?
No. Since 1 July 2025 Soc Trang has been part of Can Tho city, and Soc Trang is now the name of a ward. Its Khmer pagodas and the Ok Om Bok festival are now listed by Can Tho.
Does Can Tho airport have international flights?
Not in 2025: all 1,115,000 passengers that year were domestic, according to Tuoi Tre in May 2026. Routes change, so check the airline websites before planning around the airport.
Is Cai Rang floating market still worth visiting?
Many visitors still go, but the market is much smaller than it was. Recent reports describe about 200 boats in 2025 and complaints about touts in early 2026. Go early and agree the boat price first.
Read in full: Can Tho.
An Giang
When is the Ba Chua Xu festival at Sam Mountain?
It runs late in the 4th lunar month. The province gives the 22nd to the 27th day; some press reports start on the 23rd. In 2026 the opening ceremony was on 6 June.
Is Phu Quoc in An Giang now?
Yes. Since 1 July 2025 Phu Quoc has been a special zone of An Giang province, together with Tho Chau and Kien Hai.
Is Oc Eo a World Heritage Site?
Not yet. The dossier went to UNESCO in January 2026, and a decision is expected in mid-2027.
Read in full: An Giang.
Vinh Long
Is Ben Tre still a province?
No. Since 1 July 2025 Ben Tre has been part of Vinh Long province, together with Tra Vinh. Ben Tre remains the name of the town.
Why can I not open the Vinh Long government website?
On 12 October 2026 the provincial portal refused connections from our checker with a 403 error. That usually means visitors from some networks are blocked, not that the site is offline.
Where is Ao Ba Om?
About 7 km south-west of the former Tra Vinh town centre on National Highway 53, next to the Khmer Culture Museum and Ang pagoda. It is now in Vinh Long province.
Read in full: Vinh Long.
Dong Thap
Is My Tho in Dong Thap now?
Yes. Tien Giang merged into Dong Thap on 1 July 2025, so My Tho and the former Cai Be district are now in Dong Thap province.
Does Tram Chim charge an entrance fee?
Sources differ. The provincial portal lists free admission, while a guide updated in January 2026 quotes a VND 20,000 entry fee plus boat charges. Confirm at the gate.
When is the Sa Dec flower festival?
The two editions so far ran over the New Year: 30 December 2023 to 5 January 2024, and 27 December 2025 to 4 January 2026. Watch the provincial tourism portal for the next one.
Read in full: Dong Thap.
Ca Mau
Is Bac Lieu still a province?
No. Since 1 July 2025 Bac Lieu has been part of Ca Mau province. Bac Lieu is now the name of a ward.
Who runs the Mui Ca Mau tourist area?
A provincial management board for the Mui Ca Mau tourist area, based in Dat Mui commune. The national park around the cape has its own management and website.
Is there an official website for U Minh Ha National Park?
We did not find one that loaded on 12 October 2026. Ask local operators whether the forest is open before you go.
Read in full: Ca Mau.
Parks and museums
How many national parks are in the Mekong Delta?
Five in the five delta provinces: Tram Chim (Dong Thap), U Minh Thuong and Phu Quoc (both An Giang), and U Minh Ha and Mui Ca Mau (both Ca Mau). All but Phu Quoc are wetland parks.
Which Mekong Delta parks are Ramsar sites?
Tram Chim (2012), U Minh Thuong and Mui Ca Mau; sources differ on the year for the last two. Lang Sen, in the former Long An province (now Tay Ninh), is also a Ramsar site.
Is there a museum about the Oc Eo culture?
The Oc Eo – Ba The site in An Giang is a special national relic and a World Heritage candidate. We did not find a separate visitor website for it on 12 October 2026.
Read in full: Parks and museums.
Festivals and events
When is Ok Om Bok?
At the full moon of the 10th lunar month, usually in November. In 2025 the Can Tho festival ran from 3 to 5 November.
Which Mekong Delta traditions are on UNESCO's lists?
Don ca tai tu music (2013) and the festival of Ba Chua Xu at Sam Mountain (2024) are on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Where are festival dates announced?
On the provincial department and tourism portals, and on the national VNAT site. Some notices appear only days or a few weeks before the event.
Read in full: Festivals and events.
Tour companies
How are companies ordered on this page?
By the kind of trip first, then alphabetically within each group. The order says nothing about quality.
How does a company get onto this page?
By meeting the same criterion as every other entry: a working website that shows at least one Mekong Delta trip on the day we check. We do not sell places in the lists; advertising on the site is labelled separately.
How do I check a Vietnamese tour company's licence?
Search the company on quanlyluhanh.vn, the National Authority of Tourism's public database, by name, licence number or province.
Why do some trip pages still say Ben Tre or Soc Trang province?
Many pages were written before the 2025 merger. Ben Tre is now in Vinh Long province and Soc Trang in Can Tho city; the places themselves are unchanged.
Read in full: Tour companies.
Transport operators
Where do I book the boat from Chau Doc to Phnom Penh?
With the operator. Hang Chau Tourist publishes its times and fares on its own website; on 12 October 2026 it listed fares valid from June 2026 to June 2027.
Does Can Tho airport have international flights?
Not in 2025, when all 1,115,000 passengers were domestic. Check the airline websites for current routes.
Is Vexere a bus company?
No. Vexere is a ticket marketplace that lists many bus companies. You buy through the marketplace, but the bus is run by the company named on the ticket.
Read in full: Transport operators.
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