Given the characteristics of the Mekong Delta rivers, Can Tho City always offers destinations with many cultural activities and unique natural scenery that fascinate tourists.
Admire the sunrise at the Cai Rang floating market
To start the day, you should go to the Cai Rang floating market. This is the busiest floating market in the Mekong Delta and was ranked in the top 50 most interesting experiential tours in the country by Vietnam Records Organization (VietKings).
At around 3 am, the Cai Rang floating market began to “open”. The traders’ sparkling lights make the entire river shimmer. Boats arrived not only from the region but also from many traders from Dong Thap, Ca Mau…
Coming to the floating market by sightseeing boat, everyone should take advantage of it to catch the most beautiful moment of dawn. The market started with the bustling sounds of shouting and bidding. Up and down the river, carrying goods, includes all kinds of large and small boats. Cai Rang floating market sells many things; the most abundant are “home-grown” fruits, giving customers plenty to choose from.
If you go to the Cai Rang floating market, you should have an empty stomach. Because this place sells many dishes, such as noodles, vermicelli with fish sauce, vermicelli with broth, broken rice, and meatloaf, as well as drinks such as coffee, tea, fruit juice, and fresh coconut. Just order the dish you like; the seller will wave the oar next to your boat, quickly put the ingredients into the bowl, add hot broth, and pass it to you.
For many tourists, Cai Rang floating market is a destination not to be missed when coming to explore Can Tho. Some people have gone several times and still aren’t bored with the crowd and bustle of life on the river. They’re excited when early in the morning, sitting on the boat, drinking a cup of coffee, eating a hot bowl of noodle soup, enjoying the floating market view. The local people are also very enthusiastic, cheerful, and sometimes spontaneously sing folk music.
“Hiding from the sun” at Son Islet
Leaving the Cai Rang floating market, you can go to the ideal place to hide from the sun and take a lunch break, Son Islet (Binh Thuy Ward, Can Tho City). Son Islet, a green islet located in the middle of the Hau River, is blessed by nature with luxuriant fruit trees.
For tourists familiar with the city, coming to Son Islet for the first time will be very exciting, with its shady orchards and fresh air. On the windy dike slope lies a peaceful, quiet scene of rustic, simple houses.
Son islet is covered with alluvium, so the fruit trees are lush all year round. Almost every month, there is at least one type of fruit, such as longan, rambutan, star apple, and green strawberry. The season with the most fruit is from May to June. There’s nothing better than “hiding from the sun” in the garden while picking ripe fruit to eat on the spot to feel the richness of this land.
It would be a mistake to come to Son Islet without visiting the fish cage at Bay Bon, where many precious fish species of the Mekong River are raised and preserved, such as barb, oil, and loaches… In addition to the experience of feeding fish, those who like strange feelings can also try foot massage services from unique ‘staff’ who are thousands of Koi fish.
‘Specialties’ of Son islet also include performances such as a “fish circus” featuring flying snakehead fish, bottle-fed snakehead fish, and catfish crossing overland. It’s surprising that when the garden owner hits the gong, the fish wave in response, swinging at the food, and they simultaneously fly up to grab the bait. It’s truly such a unique experience.
Son islet is separate from the mainland, but you shouldn’t worry because you can have lunch here with many rustic dishes such as fish sauce hotpot, sour snakehead fish soup, and shrimp and meat Sesbania salad.
Especially stop to enjoy folk cakes and experience the feeling of grinding flour yourself, making jackfruit leaf cakes, spring rolls, and sponge cakes in the local way.
Source: collected by An
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