Can Tho Is The Center Of The Mekong Delta

Can Tho is the center of the Mekong Delta, lying peacefully on the Hau river. The life here is bold in a countryside. With this advantage, Can Tho is one of the best destinations in Vietnam for tourists to the West of Vietnam.

Can Tho is a large metropolitan area of the Mekong Delta, with a dense network of canals combining the bustle of Cai Rang Floating Market in the early morning, fruit gardens and unique architecture of the ancient houses. All that makes the special beauty of this land.

Taking a Vietnam Mekong River Tour to Can Tho, tourists will have a chance to enjoy the beauty of the “must go once” locations in Can Tho.

Cai Rang Floating Market

Cai Rang floating market is about 6 km from Can Tho city center and 30 minutes by boat from Ninh Kieu Wharf. According to legend, the name of Cai Rang comes from the story of the wilderness with a huge crocodile here, its teeth plug into this land. This is called floating market because it floats on the river.

Here, visitors will feel the unique cultural features of the river. And the floating market is an indispensable part of the culture of the southwestern region. Every morning, hundreds of small boats parked close, on the boat hanging selling products and vendors do not need to advertise as the market on land. Coming to the market every morning, in addition to specialties here, visitors can also eat breakfast, experience exciting floating on the boat.

Ninh Kieu Wharf

Ninh Kieu wharf known as Ninh Kieu park, is a waterfront, tourist and cultural sites dating back to the 19th century. Ninh Kieu wharf, overlooking the Hau Giang River located in the prime location, on the right bank of Hau River, at the junction of Hau River and Can Tho River, near the center of Can Tho city.

The attraction of the visitors is the floating house on the river. Floating house is a floating ship floating connected with a bridge section, the bridge side there is the railing, guests can stand here to enjoy the wind. This floating house is a two-story restaurant with hundreds of seats. Coming floating house, tourists can enjoy a glass of fresh water or a glass of glutinous rice alcohol with specialty local eel hot pot which is just in the river Hau. On the river, all kinds of boats rush. In the rudimentary boats, people carry a lot of agricultural products, seafood, and other typical products of the Mekong Delta to other places. There is also a park with many kinds of green trees, which is the place for fun and activities of people.

Fruit Garden

Fruit orchards are littered on roads and waterways in Can Tho city. There are many large fruit gardens for visitors such as My Khanh, Mr. Sau’s garden, Binh Thuy orchard garden, arc garden on the Phong Dien, Phung Hiep rivers and other family tourism gardens in O Mon, Thot Not.

Here, visitors can take a walk in the garden, breathe fresh air cool, pick fruits by their hand to enjoy without worry about food safety. If you want to spend the night, there are also beautiful small cottages under the shade of cool trees, with affordable prices.

Bang Lang stork garden

Located in Thoi An hamlet, Thoi Thuan commune, Thot Not district, Can Tho city, is one of the largest bird sanctuaries in Cuu Long rivers. If you go in the spring, visitors will see the two sides the purple flower Lagerstroemia bloom.

To admire the beautiful scene here, visitors who take Tours in Vietnam can come early in the morning to see more than 300,000 storks (white stork, gray storks, black storks) flying to find food.

Tay Do Night Market

Tay Do Market is a major trading center of the Southern provinces, and also an attractive entertainment destination cannot be ignored. In the past, the market was the focal point for transshipment of goods with many local and foreign. Today, the market also offers exciting food, drink and entertainment services at night.

Other programs for reference: Halong Cruise Tours, Sapa 2 Days 3 Nights, Hanoi Daily Tour, 14 Days in Vietnam.