Tinh Ben Tre Travel and Tourism Guide

06:30 opstaan. 08:00 uur spullen in de boot zetten en zelf met zijn drieën in een roeiboot gaan zitten. Caroline wilde heel graag bij ons in de boot, maar helaas zit Chi (onze gids) al in de boot en valt ons plannetje in het water. Nu kan ik wel foto’s van haar maken, zodat ze die kan bijbestellen. We varen steeds verder het eiland in en de stroompjes worden steeds smaller ( ergens tussen 2 en 3 meter) en het geluid van motorboten sterft langzaam weg. Hier heerst stilte. Het water wordt on...

It’s 6.30 am and the crickets are still shouting their heads off, now and then interrupted by a rooster here and there. At eight our boats are ready. We would like to share a boat with our friend Caroline, but since these boats only seat three people and there’s a guide in every boat, that’s not going to happen. We’ll be going into the smaller canals that lead deeper into the island. Since our boats are propelled by man- or actually womanpower, the sound of roaring and chuffing engin...

Some pics from our trip to Vietnam and Singapore earlier in the year.

Ben Tre is a small province in the southeast region of the Mekong Delta. It consists of numerous islands, bound on all sides and crisscrossed by rivers and waterways. This is not a tourist destination, and those looking to take pictures of monuments and historical sites will be severely disappointed. However, those seeking solitude, calm and a taste of rural life will be quite rewarded, as were we. Yesterday we hired a boatman who took us on a cruise through the province, finally bringing us ...