International tourists enjoy experiencing Cai Rang floating market

Performed by: Duc Hoang | March 10, 2024

(Fatherland) - Many international tourists enjoy having breakfast, drinking coffee, and enjoying fruits... in the middle of the floating river of Cai Rang floating market (Can Tho city). Experiencing this unique tour , tourists will understand more about the culture of the West.

Cai Rang floating market located on a branch of Cai Rang river (Cai Rang district, Can Tho city) has long been known as a unique tourist destination of the Mekong Delta in general and Can Tho city in particular.

The market opens very early, usually from dawn and closes around 8 or 9 o'clock. According to cultural researchers, Cai Rang floating market is a unique and typical market of the Mekong Delta that cannot be found anywhere else in Vietnam. And this is also the most typical, bustling and famous market for the culture of the Mekong Delta.

After the peak of Lunar New Year, Cai Rang floating market still attracts a large number of tourists to visit and experience, especially international visitors.

From early morning, many groups of international tourists choose to take boats to visit and experience this unique floating market...

The boats will take tourists on a tour around the market, then anchor for tourists to enjoy Western cuisine ...

International tourists enjoy breakfast while floating on the river...

Boats filled with local specialties serve tourists...

All trading activities take place on the river. If tourists want to enjoy any specialties, the boat owners will serve them wholeheartedly.

According to statistics, there are currently about 250 - 300 boats trading wholesale and retail agricultural products; about 30 small boats trading fruits and local cuisine...

Cai Rang floating market was also voted by the British travel magazine Rough Guide as "one of the 10 most bustling floating markets in the world" and by the world travel site Youramazingplaces as "one of the 6 most beautiful floating markets in Asia".

Many tourists enjoy breakfast as the sun just rises...

According to the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Can Tho City, during the recent Lunar New Year, Can Tho tourism welcomed about 398,000 visitors, an increase of 8% over the same period in 2023. In 2023, Can Tho tourism welcomed nearly 5.99 million visitors, an increase of 17% over the same period in 2022; of which there were nearly 2.98 million overnight guests. International overnight guests reached about 159,000.

In 2016, "Cai Rang Floating Market Culture" was recognized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism as a national intangible cultural heritage.

Source: https://toquoc.vn/du-khach-quoc-te-thich-thu-trai-nghiem-cho-noi-cai-rang-20240310084522772.htm