Cai Rang Floating Market is one of the most unique attraction in Can Tho, a unique culture in the Mekong Delta. It attracts many tourists, especially foreign tourists. Traveling to Can Tho without going to Cai Rang floating market which is as such not know about this place.
If you want to travel the floating market by waterway, you can come to Ninh Kieu wharf to hire boat with affordable price. It takes 30minutes to go to the market from Ninh Kieu wharf.
Coming to the floating market, you can go around the market to buy something, enjoy rustic dishes, soak up the bustling atmosphere of the market on the river, see and learn the lives of many families on the river with many generations living on the boat.
Not only enjoying the feeling of floating on Hau river, the fresh air of the morning, you can also listen to the sound of engine, brandishing oars, calling, laughing,etc.
Trade scenes on the floating market, just about 5 kilometers from the city center of Can Tho and busiest trade from early morning to about 8-9 am. About 6 am, hundreds of big and small boats park close together to join in the floating market. All boats is full of goods, fruits is popular hanging on a pole of the boat, that pole is called "cay beo" (beo tree). So buyers just look at "cay beo", they can know the boat sells what. Cai Rang Floating Market is specialize in buying and selling wholesale fruits, agricultural products of the region. Goods here in large numbers and each item is classified so uniform in quality and size.
If the local residents and surrounding areas use medium boats carrying agricultural products to sell here, big boats may be merchants come here to purchase fruit to take everywhere, even take to Cambodia.
From 6-7am, at floating market is the most active, the whole market as bulge and encroach almost all rivers. Everything begins disorder. Dynamic pace of the market can be expressed by small boats selling food, coffee,etc. It serves the needs of everyone from men, women to children .
The floating market has a full range of services such as: fuel, pharmacy, confectionery,etc. They go very professional, selling and collecting - the interesting images. Cai Rang Floating Market is not only a place for business, living of Can Tho people but also a tourist attraction of foreign tourists. Sometimes, in the crowd of boat with full of fruit, goods, you can see small cruise ship with visitors, many visitors.
After an exciting shopping time, you will understand a lot of people, way of life and the definition of the people living here. And, do not forget to buy lots of fruit to enjoy.
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