I want to write a detailed guide about: where to go in the mekong delta and best places to stay. So hear me out. Many people don’t know how large the Mekong Delta is or suprised when they find out. Mekong Delta is not a single destination. So when people start to research and find out there are many spots, they might get overwhelmed of where should I go to?

To create the ultimate guide, I first need:

(1) Title ideas (Mekong Delta: Where to Go & Best Places to Stay)

(2) A detailed outline

To get inspiration for title and to write a detailed outline, we have a look at 4 different sources:

1. News articles: not necessarily very recent, can be ranging from 1 to 4 years old. They sometimes share nice info we can use or background info

2. Best ranking guides on Google: We need to check if we can create a guide (outline first) that can compete against these best ranking guides on google. If they have a guide of 3000 words, we can not come with a guide of 1000 words. We can also compare if we have information missing

3. Reviews: I love using reviews as a source. Don’t mention in our text anything about reviews or what people have to say about. But use it as a source. Reviews often share practical things you can not find in guides and news articles. It can also help give our text a more honest tone. I don’t need to oversell anything or write to overly cheesy / flowery. If something is nice, sure we can say that, but if something is not nice, we also need to share that. So reviews makes our text more practical + honest.

4. My take on this. My take on it can be based on my experience of visiting it, or the reviews I have seen, guides I have read or photos I have seen. My take on it is simumar as reviews, to give make sure we share practical information and honest tone

5. My Outline idea: For some guides I already have an idea for an outline (not all!). We can use that as a base, but it does not mean we can not change or add things. If there are highlights, things to see, practical tips to add, always do so. We need to be able to be the absolute best in google!

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2. Best ranking guides found on Google.

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3. Reviews

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4. My take on this:

5. My outline idea:

Keep in mind:

2. 3. 4. are header 2
2.1 2.2 3.1 etc are header 3
2.1.1 header 4 (hardly used)

1. Introduction (3 sentences)

Start with main keyword in first sentence

Last sentence is what is in this guide

2. What is the Mekong Delta? or: 2. Mekong Delta is not one destination

Explain the landscape of mekong delta what people known for an the life here too. Like this is what people often know about. What people often not know or suprised about, is the size (add the size around 40km2, that is the size of a country like the netherlands or switerland. ) Has many provinces.

Add to outline note to use the keyword either related to Where to Go or Best Places to Stay – in the mekong delta)

So make a nice story out of it, maybe 1 to 2 paragraphs.

Also link to our page called: map of the Mekong Delta (gives a clear view of the provinces and main destinations)

3. How long do you need to see the Mekong Delta?

with this question, we don’t mean, see the whole of mekong delta, that will take a very long time. But we mean if you visit, how much time to spend here to get a good idea of the delta. This is actually a very important question, because it is very much related to what is the best place to go in the mekong Delta (using the keyword ). Because if you short on time and only want to visit in 1 day from hcmc, you can not pick a place to deep in the mekong delta.

This is generally what to expect: (bulletpoints)

Half a day combined with cu chi tunnels: these tours excist. OFten a bit of a touristy experience, not true mekong delta life

Full day: You can get a very good glimps of the mekong delta, can do boat trips, see local life, but easy to fall in a curated mekong daelete day tour that does not feel authetnic. Many places on day trip distances are quite pointed to tourists. That does not mean you will say a fake mekong delta, but a bit too much set up. There are a few good once though!

Two day: Much better, gives a change to see floating markets only able to see overnight due to timing, stay somehwere give better idea of daily life, etc etc. But one destination

Three days: can see more than one destination. Of course also stick to one area and enjoy that slow pased. etc etc

Longer than 3 days:

Add to outline note to use the keyword either related to Where to Go or Best Places to Stay – in the mekong delta)

4. Best Places to Visit & Stay in the Mekong Delta

Introduction first. We only highligh 7, otherwise overwhelmed with options

4.1 My Tho – Add title that reflects visiting my tho

2 sentence introduction

4.1.1 Highlights of My Tho

Bulletpoints of a few things to do/see

4.1.2 Pros & cons

Pros:

Cons:

4.2 Ben Tre – Add title that reflects visiting

2 sentence introduction

4.2.1 Highlights of Ben Tre

Bulletpoints of a few things to do/see

4.2.2 Pros & cons

Pros:

Cons:

4.3 Cai Be – Add title that reflects visiting

2 sentence introduction

4.3.1 Highlights of Cai Be

Bulletpoints of a few things to do/see

4.3.2 Pros & cons

Pros:

Cons:

4.4 Can Tho – Add title that reflects visiting

2 sentence introduction

4.4.1 Highlights of Can Tho

Bulletpoints of a few things to do/see

4.4.2 Pros & cons

Pros:

Cons:

4.5 Chau Doc – Add title that reflects visiting

2 sentence introduction

4.5.1 Highlights of Chau Doc

Bulletpoints of a few things to do/see

4.5.2 Pros & cons

Pros:

Cons:

4.6 Sa Dec – Add title that reflects visiting

2 sentence introduction

4.6.1 Highlights of Sa Dec

Bulletpoints of a few things to do/see

4.6.2 Pros & cons

Pros:

Cons:

4.7 Soc Trang – Add title that reflects visiting

2 sentence introduction

4.7.1 Highlights of Soc Trang

Bulletpoints of a few things to do/see

4.7.2 Pros & cons

Pros:

Cons:

4.8 Tra Vinh – Add title that reflects visiting

2 sentence introduction

4.8.1 Highlights of Tra Vinh

Bulletpoints of a few things to do/see

4.8.2 Pros & cons

Pros:

Cons:

5. Other desintaions in Mekong Delta

Explain not all destinationed mention, why are they not mentioned, like too far away, can still be an option though if a longer mekong delta trip or if you really want to go off the beaten. And some destiantion not internesting enough or just a useful transit point

Bulletpoint list and each of them 2 sentences what the place is and famous for / or what could be interesting when visiting

Bac Lieu

Ca Mau

Rach Gia

Ha Tien

…???

…????

6. Final Section – Quick Summary

6.1 Best for 1-day trips

6.2 Best for overnight stays

7. CTA

THis includes:

A title (max 60 characters) that clearly offers help with a travel service.

– Make it feel like a prompt to take action (not just another header)
– Avoid sounding like an introduction or topic heading
– Use natural sentence casing (not title case or ALL CAPS)

After the title, we give a short description of 2 to maximum 3 sentences.

Important context:
The guide already gave readers full information about the topic. This box should not repeat that content or describe the place again. Instead, it should respond to the reader’s interest and offer a way to take action—by booking a related service. So don’t say “did you enjoy reading?” or “this place is great to visit”.

This paragraph should:
– Speak directly to the reader
– Offer a service that fits their interest (e.g., custom tour, private car, trekking, trip planning)
– Clearly show that this is for booking help, not for general questions
– Avoid repeating basic facts about the place—they already read that
– End with a soft, action-oriented line like “Use the form below to start planning” or “Let us know your travel plans”

If the place is very simple that can be visited by the reader easily, make it about a broader subject, like custom trip to vietnam or a part of vietnam or a destination.

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Now give me:

(1) Title ideas

(2) A detailed outline

After these 2 tasks are done, I give you the first section to write.