Exploring Mekong Delta with Floating Market, it is not only attracts by cultural characteristics of the western rivers , but also abundant by tropical products which are selling between crowded boats
Cai Rang Floating Market , Can Tho
It’s located on Cai Rang river, far away from Can Tho city about 6km, Cai Rang floating market is becoming an interesting destination not to be miss when visiting Can Tho. Visitors can take a boat from Ninh Kieu wharf only 30minutes
As one of the three largest floating market in the Southwest region , Cai Rang is bustling buyers and sellers and hundreds of boats , big boats parked close right from very early morning . Weekdays , from 3pm to 9pm , access of meeting at market almost all day . At Cai Rang floating market , visitors not only satisfied with the seat full of fruits, agricultural products , but also enjoy a variety of food characterized as : noodles , coffee , pubs stand . You will also be impressed with how unique marketing " what hang this sale " of local people here : hanging things up a pole for sale called " fat tree " so visitors can see from far . Laughing , talking and the sound of oars floating feeling brandishing the river where the water will certainly be noted in the hearts of many tourists coming to Mekong delta
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Cai Be Floating market, Tien Giang
Formed from the 18th century , Cai Be floating market where borders between 3 Vinh Long , Ben Tre , Tien Giang . It’s one of the oldest Floating Market in Tien Giang, attracts many tourists by picture about the daily life of local people on the along river. There are many abundant products , unique from fruit to poultry , seafood , and even home appliances, cloth . If to buy as a gift you can choose tangerine sugar , coconut candy or more special you can buy some coconut soap, it’s a famous specialties in Cai Be . Beside you should also go to the market from early time to visit by boat because the market only meeting from 2AM to 8AM will be ended.
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Phung Hiep Floating Market , Hau Giang
Phung Hiep Floating Market is far away from Vi Thanh city Hau Giang about 75km and Can Tho city center 30km to the south. The market is located in seven junction of Phung Hiep, where seven rivers branch meet together, so it’s also known as Nga Bay market .
Like Cai Be and Cai Rang market , Phung Hiep market is a place to focus on hundreds of boats where to transport goods and produce for local people and tourists in Europe as well. Beside enjoy Western specialties , tourists can take the famous gift as a handicrafts …in Hau Giang . Here, you will have a chance to enjoy some special foods such as snake with wine, where many kind of scrumptious snakes. There are also turtles , tortoises , geckos , varan ... If you want to explore the western river floating market, it means Nga Bay market will make you feel pleasure for both scenic and cultural characteristics of Mekong delta region
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Long Xuyen floating market
About 2km from the city center , Long Xuyen floating market not as famous as other markets but here you can still feel flashy of local people here.
Long Xuyen floating market is famous place with many kinds of crops such as vegetables , pickled eggplants, improvement , squash, potatoes ... and well -known with enough fruit tingle like bananas , grapefruit , oranges , tangerines ... Adding advantage for you to visit the market for the whole day without wake up too early like elsewhere. Along with selling boats , tourists can feel the the daily life of the people on the river, understand more the fate of human here
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Tra On floating market , Vinh Long
About 250m from Vam Tra On area , this is one of the the floating market downstream on the Hau River with a length of over 300m . Especialy, market is normally meeting follow the water if the water level is high it’s mean local people come here a lot. About agricultural products,there are many yams , sweet potatoes , cucumbers , melon , fruit such as orange , breast milk , durian. The difference of Tra On market is selling colorful flower decorations on boats , pretty fancy . Visitors to Tra On should not miss " fish -fighting " specialty with all sorts of processed and only have this market . Tasting, Eating and bring back home the value of foods. Most of tourist visited this places, they are the same making a wish to come back here.
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