Can Tho- Appointing place of the Mekong Delta

For a long time, Can Tho, has been considered the western metropolitan city – the most business center of the Mekong Delta, which stretches 65km along legendary Mekong river. Now, Can Tho is a 139 hectare - young city of the southern bold cultural feature with 1,120 thousand population. The geographical location is advantageous, Can Tho city is a place keeps tourists from afar in the tours of the water region.

Besides the georaphy feature of important traffic location among the Mekong Delta’s provinces, Can Tho city is compared as “ a city of the watery region”. The river system is busy, the fruit tree gardens are endless, the rice paddy field is boundless. Such islets as: Tan Loc, Con Son, Con Khuong, Con Au…bobing on Hau river, which is very unique to develop the watery tourism. Firstly, tourists come to Ninh Kieu park where is planted lots of valuable bonsai, beautiful flowers stretching from the rivulet mouth of Cai Khe channel to the ancient market house just restored. Ninh Kieu quay is a interferential place between Hau river and Can Tho river.

"Can Tho has Ninh Kieu quay,
a beautiful river and nymphs."

This is a song and the pride of Can Tho’s people whenever reminding Ninh Kieu quay. Ninh Kieu quay is a place, which is usually visited, locates on the right bank of Hau river, right on the confluence of Hau river and Can Tho river, near Can Tho city center.

Ships with full Mekong Delta’s yields are busy at the quay and in the river. Chai village (fishing village) on the other side of the river and Au islet at the rivulet mouth are seen from Ninh Kieu quay like a range of vague islets with green trees, which gives us an overflowing feeling. On the contrary, from Chai village, the overview of Ninh Kieu and the street colorful lighting reflects in the silt river twinklingly, immensely and fresh air of the wind from Hau river.

(From Can Tho newspaper)

Cai Rang – Phong Dien Floating markets

After bobbing in the winding river with busy ships, the trip shall be going on Cai Rang – Phong Dien floating market.

• Cai Rang floating market: 5 km from Can Tho city center towards national highway No. 1 to Soc Trang.
• Phong Dien floating market: 17 km from Can Tho city center (in the same direction to Cai Rang floating market).

The market in river, a typical cultural feature of the sourthern people. From very early in the morning, hundreds of boats group together into a market in a section of the river. Samples of hick products are displayed on the top of the rod called “ scarecrow ” at the bow of the boat. Just looking at the scarecrow, the buyer know what are sold in that boat. Besides visiting and buying fresh products, tourists have a chance to confide in the ones who are called “ water merchants” – all year round, they consider rivers their friends.

Next, tourists go through channels of the green isle in Can Tho city to visit the islets: Khuong, Au…especially, Phu Sa tourist site locates in Au islet. From Ninh Kieu quay, tourists are taken by motor boat in a wavy large river section to Au islet where Phu Sa tourist site locates. There are ancient houses, tourist sites of the Mekong Delta features, seasonal fruits and river hick special foods. Tourists can enjoy special foods of the countryside of the south: cypress sour soup, Loc fish baked in straw, braised salted fish,…

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My Khanh tourist village

Attracting tourists thanks to its advantages of both water and road ways. From Can Tho city center, along the national highway No.1 toward Soc Trang, to Cai Rang bridge turning right to the provincial highway No. 923, and traveling 6km is My Khanh tourist village. If traveling by boat (departure from Ninh Kieu quay) along Can Tho river is as far as the road, you will reach at My Khanh tourist village – an eight- hectare ecotourism locating on the arc road of Can Tho city.

Ticket price is VND 2,000/person, entering into the gate, tourists shall enjoy a fresh air, walk under the shade of fruit trees, see houses of rural area under the vaults of green leaves…there are more than 20 species of fruit trees, the Mekong Delta’s speciality: grapefruits, rambutans, jackfruits, durians, oranges, tangerines…seasonal fruit trees…in My Khanh tourist village.

(From Can Tho newspaper)

Bang Lang Stork Garden

There are about tens of thousands of more than 10 species of storks and more than 20 species of stork’s friends living in the area of 2 hectares in Thoi Thuan commune, Thot Not district. From 5h-7h every morning most of storks leave the garden for seeking feeds until 16h-18h they return, crowd on the top of the trees and leaf canopies, the scenery becomes very exciting. Tourists are also attracted to Bang Lang stork garden by the common price of food and drinks and hearty and friendly service. Especially, tourists can come to visit the garden at any time in a day because there are other storks nesting and incubating,… ticket price is VND 4,000/person.

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Thuy Tien Tourist Garden

Locating on the national highway No. 91 towards to An Giang, 15 km from Can Tho city center. Thuy Tien tourist garden is ideal thanks to luxuriant fruit tree gardens. Tourists can sail canoes picking fruits as inhabitants of the watery region. The natural scenery is more lively thanks to such valuable and rare animals as: bears, pythons, varans, valuable birds,…and many fishes of more than 10 years as well as the collection of colorful orchids. Thuy Tien garden contains a natural, peaceful scenery of the rural area of the south.

(canthopromotin.vn)

Xuan Mai Tourist Garden

Locating in Phuoc Thoi ward, O Mon district, Can Tho city, a green space of trees laden with fruits, fresh air and small canals along the path. The harmonious combination of nature and people gives tourists a feeling that it is a real rural area of Vietnam. Especially, tourists are attracted to Xuan Mai Tourist Garden by its delicious dishes: eels, white bass, anabas,…

(canthopromotin.vn)

Ba Lang tourist site

9 km from Can Tho city center (on the national highway No. 1A toward Soc Trang, over Cai Rang bridge). Locating on the area of 4.2 hectares, the tourist site has a mini hotel, two swimming pools for adults and children, an open air performing stage, lotus ponds for animals and cages of animals. The economic form of garden and tourist combined has made the mekong tourism more attractive and exciting.

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Binh Thuy ancient house

Locating on Bui Huu Nghia street, it was built of French architecture in 1870. This is a rare type of ancient house, of which original structure still remains, helps researchers learn about the life style, culture as well as the Mekong Delta inhabitants’ developing process under the various impacts at the transitional period of the two centuries.
After a relaxing day with river scenery, tourists shall stop at “star” restaurants, hotels: Ninh Kieu, Golf, International, Victoria… to enjoy famous special foods of Tay Do land.

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