The Vietnamese folkverse prides the beauty of Can Tho, which is home to a mild people,confident, open-minded and friendly; all contributing to make this areabecome attractive for tourist activities inland and on the water...

Ninh Kieu Quay at night

CanTho, which used to be called Tay Do (the west capital) is a bigsurprise to tourists with its landscape, its people and its uniqueproducts of  the Cuu Long Delta. This is the center of where the mostrice is exported from Vietnam, with its enormous fields of riceeverywhere. Can Tho is seen by most as a beautiful city, the mostpopulous and rich in the South, with spectacular waterways andlandscapes. Can Tho has a variety of attractions for many people,including the waterways, fish and shrimp, tangled canals, and luxuriantorchards.

Favourite places to go...

[Cai Rang Floating Market]

CanTho has simple, poetic beauty with well-off villages under shade ofcoconut trees. It is wonderful to take a boat trip along the riverbankson fine weather days. On the east bank of Hau River is Ninh Kieu Quay, which is well known for its beautiful location:

“Can Tho has Ninh Kieu Quay,
A beautiful river and lovely beauties”

Thisis extracted from a poem that describes the pride of Can Tho peopleabout their beautiful quay. If you come to Can Tho, you should not missthis place because of its romance and beauty. Ninh Kieu Quay has becomefamous with the peaceful beauty of the fishing village on the otherside of the river, and this side is crowded with boats, there are rowsof willow which stream near the riverbank, running the entire length.This is the place where fashionable and walthy young people take walksand admire the views. From here the boats go everywhere in the wholecountry, and one should definitely drop by this quay when they comehere.

FromNinh Kieu Quay, the entangled canal will take you to the boisterousfloating market in Can Tho and Cai Rang. The special forms of tours inCan Tho are ecological and orchard ones. On an ecological tour, youshould not miss a trip to see Cai Rang Floating Market.It is a unique trading activity of Cuu Long Delta inhabitants. Themarket is held on the rivers and people who want to buy a certainproduct can find it by seeing “beo” (a bamboo pole fixed at the bow ofa boat to hang the products the boat owner wants to sell such asoranges, plums, mangos and so on).

[Bang Lang Stork Garden]

When coming to Can Tho, you should not forget to visit Binh Thuy Ancient House,the rare and perfect house preserved with the specific character of CuuLong Delta in the past century. The house connects with a garden, quitewide but not very long, in the front yard; lain with Chinese bricks andhas several rock-gardens, potted plants, and a three-door

Binh Thuy Ancient House

Theother places you should visit are Ong Pagoda and Can Tho AncientMarket, Binh Thuy Temple, Nam Nha Pagoda. Through a trip to theseplaces you can understand more about the culture, the history as wellas the lifestyles of Can Tho people. Can Tho has not only attractivetourist destinations but also a good system of tourists services suchas hotels, restaurants, gift shops, etc which can help you enjoy yourstay in Can Tho.