#Cai Rang Floating Market Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in Jun)
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Address:
Cai Rang river | Near Cai Rang Bridge, Can Tho, Vietnam
Opening times:
Open year round, 24/7Open
Recommended sightseeing time:
1-2 hour
Phone:
+84 911 838 409
CAI RANG FLOATING MARKET - Can Tho
Getting There - If you want to ride a motorbike, find your way to National Highway 1A, then follow the direction of My Thuan Bridge, turn left in the direction to Can Tho. There are many signposts on the road, so you are not afraid to get lost. Riding a motorbike will take you about 4 hours by car.
Attractions - Cai Rang Floating Market meets quite early from about 4, 5 am, the boats have started to arrive at the market, so you need to go a little early, calculate enough time to be able to go to the market at the busiest time.
There are many reasons why I want to visit Cai Rang floating market again after my missed visit last year. First, the bustling scenes here made me nostalgic.
Next are the boats full of goods. Sounds weird right? Like this, normally you can only see people gathering in markets and selling goods on land, but selling goods on boats like this is indeed very rare.
Each boat will sell a different item, from delicious fresh fruits of the West to household items needed for daily life. The owners of the boats will hang the items they sell on a pole - the people here call it a "bump" tree so that buyers can easily recognize it.
And yet, the dishes are also sold on the boat. I will never forget the feeling of sitting on a small boat swaying on the water and enjoying a bowl of Western-style vermicelli noodles (priced at 15,000 VND). This can be said to be the most interesting memory of my trip.
Hotels - Muong Thanh Hotel
Food & Restaurants - Bun Rieu, Bun Mam
Shopping - Cai Rang Market
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Lively floating market and try local produce
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Once visiting Cai Rang floating market located in Can Tho, you will be amazed by how crowded and lively this market is. During the early morning market hours, larger sized boats anchor and create lanes that smaller boats weave in and out of. The waterway becomes a maze of hundreds of boats packed with mango, bananas, papaya, pineapple, and even smuggled goods like cigarettes.
Sellers do not have to cry out about their goods because their goods can be seen in a distance and their cries would not be heard in the vastness of the river and the noise of boat engines. Small boats that sell beer, wine and soft drinks go among the other boats to serve market-goers and visitors. Sellers tie their goods to a tall pole so that buyers can see from a distance what they are selling.
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One of the Mekong Delta’s oldest cultural landmarks 🇻🇳
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Visiting Cai Rang Floating Market, which has thrived for nearly a century, offers a deep dive into one of the Mekong Delta's oldest cultural landmarks. Initially established to facilitate trade and goods exchange before modern infrastructure existed, the market remains vibrant despite the development of road networks. The floating market endures as a testament to the region’s history and culture, where vendors and buyers continue to trade from their boats. This enduring tradition not only supports local commerce but also attracts tourists, preserving the unique heritage of the Mekong Delta. A visit to Cai Rang provides a captivating blend of history, culture, and the daily rhythms of river life.
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Floating market in Vietnam 🇻🇳
Cai Rang Floating Market is a largest floating market in Can Tho City, Vietnam which was recognised as a national intangible cultural heritage by the Vietnam Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in June 2016.
The distance of Cai Rang Floating Market is 6 km from Ninh Kieu wharf, city center of Can Tho.
The floating market has a history of about 100 years for local people from the villages to trade & exchange goods in Mekong Delta River when the streets & vehicles were not yet ready. 🤣
Cai Rang Floating Market is open daily from sunset to sunset, but the best time to visit is from 5.30am to 6.30am. ☺️
This is because travelers are able to embrace the amazing sunrise 🌅 & enjoy the joyful atmosphere of a big number of boats in the waterway to trade fresh vegetables and fruits, handicrafts, and daily essential household goods.
There are 2 main options going to Cai Rang Floating Market:
📍 Go to Ninh Kieu Wharf & purchase a boat ticket to Cai Rang, costs about USD2 - USD4
📍 Join group tour offered by travel agencies, costs about USD30 for a day tour in Can Tho City
The sweet escape from busy life is to visit a new city.
When in Rome, do as the Romans do 🤗
Attraction: Cai Rang floating market, downstream of Can Tho river, no. 46 Hai Ba Trung street, Ninh Kieu district, Can Tho city
Opening hours: 5.30am - 6.30pm, daily
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