To start the day, you should go to Cai Rang floating market (Cai Rang District, Can Tho City). This is the busiest floating market in the West and was ranked by the Vietnam Record Organization (VietKings) as one of the top 50 most interesting travel experiences in the country.
At around 3am, Cai Rang floating market began to open. The sparkling lights of the merchants made the whole river shimmer. Boats and ships not only came from the area but also many merchants from Bac Lieu, Dong Thap, Soc Trang, Ca Mau…
Tourists visit and buy fruits at Cai Rang floating market.
When visiting the floating market by boat, everyone should take advantage of the most beautiful moment, which is the sunrise. The market begins with the bustling sounds of shouting and bidding. All kinds of boats, big and small, sampans, five-leaf and three-leaf boats, are bustling up and down the river carrying goods. Cai Rang floating market sells a lot of things, the most abundant are "home-grown" fruits, giving customers plenty of choice.
Cai Rang floating market is also one of the most famous destinations in Can Tho.
If you go to Cai Rang floating market, you should save an empty stomach. Because this place sells many dishes such as noodles, crab noodles, fish sauce noodles, noodle soup, rice noodles, broken rice, rice vermicelli, meat sandwiches; to drinks such as coffee, tea, fruit juice, fresh coconut. Just order the dish you like, the seller will paddle close to your boat, quickly put the ingredients into the bowl, add hot broth and pass it to the customer.
Every day there are many tourist boats visiting the floating market.
For many tourists, Cai Rang floating market is a must-see destination when coming to Tay Do. Some people have been there several times but still do not get tired of the hustle and bustle of merchant life. Ms. Nguyen Thi Ngoc Bich (37 years old, from Quang Binh) happily said: "Sitting on a boat in the early morning, drinking a cup of coffee and eating a bowl of hot noodle soup, the feeling is really 'satisfying'. The merchants are enthusiastic, cheerful, and sometimes spontaneously call out, which is really cute".
Tourists stop to buy noodles at Cai Rang floating market
"Hiding from the sun" in Son Islet
Leaving Cai Rang floating market, you can go to the ideal place to escape the sun and take a nap at noon, Con Son (Bui Huu Nghia Ward, Binh Thuy District, Can Tho City). In Con Son, the green island located in the middle of Hau River, is blessed by nature with lush fruit trees.
For those who are used to the city, the first time coming to Con Son will be very refreshing when walking through the shady fruit gardens, the fresh air. On the windy dike is the peaceful, quiet scene of the rustic, simple houses.
Con Son is a destination that offers visitors fresh, cool air and immerses them in the nature of the river region.
The alluvial soil of the Son Islet makes the fruit trees flourish all year round. Almost every month there is at least one type of fruit such as longan, rambutan, star apple, green strawberry. The season with the most fruit is from March to May of the lunar calendar. There is nothing better than "hiding from the sun" in the garden and picking ripe fruit to eat on the spot to feel the richness of this land.
Tourists experience koi fish massage at the fish raft located at the entrance to Son Islet.
It would be a mistake if you come to Con Son without visiting Bay Bon fish raft - the so-called "midwife" of precious fish species. This place is raising and preserving many precious fish species of the Mekong River such as: giant catfish, giant catfish, co fish, snakehead fish, loach fish... In addition to the experience of feeding fish, those who like strange feelings can also try the foot massage service from unique "employees" which are thousands of Koi fish.
Tourists explore fish rafts in the middle of Hau River, next to Son Islet
The 'specialty' of tourism in Con Son is also the performances of "fish circus king" Thanh Tam showing flying snakehead fish, bottle-fed snakehead fish, and catfish crossing the river. "It was surprising when the garden owner rang the gong and the fish wriggled in response, waving food and they all flew up to catch the bait. It was truly unique, I had only seen it in the river region of the West," said Nguyen Ngoc Bao (29 years old, from Da Lat) excitedly.
Grilled snakehead fish is always available to entertain tourists visiting Son Islet.
Grilled fish wrapped in lotus leaves is also a famous specialty in Son Islet.
Fish hotpot with vinegar is also a favorite dish of tourists when coming to Son Islet.
Con Son is isolated from the mainland, but you don't have to worry because you can have lunch here with many rustic dishes such as fish sauce hotpot, sour snakehead fish soup, and shrimp and pork sesban flower salad. Especially, stop to enjoy traditional cakes and experience the feeling of grinding flour yourself, making jackfruit leaf cakes, spring rolls, and sponge cakes in the Western style.
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