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Cai Rang floating market
Unlike floating markets in Thailand, floating markets in Vietnam, including the Cai Rang floating market, have evolved naturally over a hundred year. Thus, they are not only markets but also bring with them features of traditional culture. This specific feature of the floating market attracts both Vietnamese people and foreign tourists. According to our inspections, the market has about 300–500 local boats and many tourist boats each day. Trading activities at the Cai Rang floating market are an occasion for visitors not only to buy indigenous specialties but also to sense the hardships of the sellers and learn more about the local peoples. A visit to the Cai Rang floating market is a great way to experience how the local population uses the river canals for transportation and commerce.
It is a market for agricultural goods, especially fruits. There are a hundred and one kinds of tropical fruit such as mangoes, mangosteens, rambutans, dragon fruits, longans and the like. You will still somehow find strangely comfortable moments while immersing in the rustic lifestyle of the Vietnamese and breathing in the cool breeze of the great river. A drink seller will also approach you via boat. You can enjoy a fresh coconut, Vietnamese coffee and even try local bún riêu – noodle soup…from the floating boats. A bridge nearby offers great views, but nothing compares to exploring the market by boat. However, only the Cai Rang floating market is not enough to know well about the floating culture of locals. Top tip: In the US program Masterchef season 4, episode 21, broadcast on August 28, 2013 on Fox TV channel, Vietnamese noodle soup has become a difficult topic for the contestants in the top 5. Gordon Ramsay’s favorite dish when he came to Cai Rang floating market, Cần Thơ, Vietnam. Do not miss the noodle soup (Hủ Tiếu or Bun Rieu) there!
The tour plan for 2 days consist of:
Visiting the local province Cái Bè of the Mekong Delta:
– Cái Bè Wet Market
– The rice mills, the blood of the Mekong
– Workshop for tradition snacks
– Rowing boat ride along the river
– Mini Motorbike Rustic Mekong Tour to visit a family farm with more than 1000 fruit trees
– mini Cooking class + lunch with homecook (NO TOURISTY FOOD)
*2hour ride to the the largest city in the Mekong Cần Thơ
Mini food tour in Cần Thơ city
*Morning floating market, enjoy finding breakfast on the river
After the floating market visit the Floating “Half a-million dollar fishery of Cồn Sơn, attend local activites like:
Explore a unique floating fish farm.
• Walking tour around Sơn island.
• Enjoy seasonal tropical fruits in fruit gardens.
• Experience making traditional Southern folk cakes.
• “Flying snakehead fish” performance.
• Try crossing monkey bridge.
• Taste herbal drink.
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