Mekong Delta high speed boat tour

We had a hotel pick up as part of our tour. Checkin at ferry terminal was quick & we were on the boat with our guide, driver & 2 other assistants.
Seeing the river up close is an experience itself, but sadly it’s very polluted with rubbish from the shanty houses, shops & parks along the way in Saigon. There’s also lots of water hyacinth in the water ways which continually got caught in the high speed propellers & so about every 500m when going through it we had to stop & reverse to clear it. Our first stop was a private residence & the family were very friendly & even bought out 1 of their 2 pet pythons. We went for a walk through the village to see all the different fruit & veggies being grown. Back in the boat we headed for a temple & then a pagoda for schooling & care of kids. Back on the boat we went to another village & then jumped on a small row boat to make it to the pier & a short walk it was lunchtime & the Vietnamese food provided by another family was very good - so much food we couldn’t get through it all (7 on tour). We then jumped back on the boat & headed back to Saigon. We were provided a light breakfast, plenty of snacks, water, fruit, & coke throughout the day. Out tour guide was very informative, our driver & assistants were great helping us to get on / off the boat & serving food. The whole day was well organised & we had a great time - thank you!

It was a Tuesday evening after the June long weekend, we went to St Felix but nothing open, similarly Bastide de Lauragais, Totems, Auriac and finally Camaran. We were about to give up and go hungry when we spotted Les Rives with a number of clientele. Good cheap main meals of pork, chicken and beef. The first courses such as samosas just average as I think brought in frozen but main meals very good
Top marks for being open 7 days a week and not on a whim as many restaurants in the area