About Mekong Odyssey

• The heritage table comes first. For every route we list the sites, the community each belongs to, its date and the source for that date, the opening hours if anyone publishes them, and what to wear. If we cannot source something, the table says so.
• Sources are named and dated. Official pages first — UNESCO, the Can Tho city portal, government and national press — then operators and travel guides, labelled as such. We note the date we checked.
• Sacred places at the right hours. Pagodas early, mosques outside prayer times, Sam Mountain before the pilgrims. The route is built around those hours, not around the hotel breakfast.
• Honest about decline and change. Floating markets are much smaller than they were; Sam Mountain is commercial at its foot; Ha Tien has a handful of sites, not an old quarter. We say so before you book.
• Prices on request, line by line. We quote per trip, with hotels named and each cost on its own line.

• Short trips. We do not sell day trips or two-day trips. If you have a day or two, other operators serve you better than we would.
• Boats and homestays as the focus. We use boats to cross rivers and to reach Phnom Penh or Phu Quoc, and hotels for the nights. If you want a river cruise or a homestay as the heart of the trip, we are not the right choice.
• Large groups. Our journeys are private and work for small parties. Coach-sized groups need different hotels, vehicles and timing than we plan for.
• Luxury everywhere. Outside Can Tho, Chau Doc and Phu Quoc, the delta’s hotels are simple. We cannot change that, and we will not pretend otherwise.
• Languages other than English. Our guides work in English. Ask if you need another language and we will say honestly whether we can arrange it.

You will not find star ratings, testimonials or quotes from past travellers here. A review on a company’s own website cannot be checked, and we would rather not ask you to trust something you cannot verify. What we can give you instead is checkable: the sources and dates behind every fact on the route pages, a quote with each hotel and cost named, and straight answers to any question you send before you book.

We also avoid claims we cannot support. You will not read here how many years we have operated, how many travellers we have guided or which prizes we have won. If a detail about us matters to your decision, ask, and we will answer in writing.

Start with the four cultures if the delta is new to you, the journeys overview if you want to compare routes, or the pricing page to see how a quote is built. When you are ready, the contact page explains what to send.