Where to to around Can Tho city for tourist

Can Tho Tourist Gardens

In recent years, a series of modern gardens have appeared on every land and water route in the Mekong Delta of Can Tho City. The gardens of My Khanh, San Duong, Ba Lang and Tan Binh extend along the arched highway, as well as on the waterways of the Phong Dien and Phung Hiep rivers. Other gardens are also developing in Long My, Vi Thanh, Mon, and Thot Not. Ba Lang is located 9km from Can Tho (on National Highway 1A towards Soc Trang) and has an area of 4.2 ha. In Ba Lang, there is the animal sanctuary of Ao Sen Lake, two lakes for swimming, an outdoor stage, and minihotels.

My Khanh Tourist Garden

My Khanh Tourist Garden

This Tourist Garden is located in My Khanh Commune, by the Can Tho River. It lies between two famous floating markets Cai Rang and Phong Dien. With an area of more than 40,000m2, My Khanh is considered the most beautiful eco-tourism attraction in Can Tho City.In the precinct of this site is an orchard with more than 20 plant species. Visitors, after a long journey in the sunshine, will feel comfortable when walking under the foliage. The sun darts its beam to water surface, creating a sparkling picture. Small bridges span ditches in this site, bearing the stamp of the southern countryside. In addition, there are mounds emerge from the lakes, which look like small islands. On these "islands" are bamboo stalls. Tables and chairs are placed under trees so that visitors can take a rest, drink water or have lunch. During the harvest season, visitors can enjoy fruits to their heart's content.My Khanh Tourist Garden has a chain of 25 comfortable guest-houses in the style of stilt house in the Central Highlands. A swimming pool was built to serve tourists who stay overnight. Moreover, visitors have opportunities to taste popular dishes of the South such as xeo cake, khot cake, grilled corn, grill chicken and grilled fish. If tourists want to go to floating market and go sightseeing on the river, a lot of boats are always available, A group of 5 to 10 tourists can take a boat to Phong Dien, Cai Rang, visit orchard, and a number mat and ceramics-making workshops.In addition, My Khanh Tourism Company also makes tours to Thot Not Stock Sanctuary, Doi Pagoda and other tourist attractions.

Bang Lang Stock Sanctuary

This tourist destination is located in Thot Not District, on the way from Can Tho City to Long Xuyen City (An Giang Province), 5km from the centre of Thot Not. The sanctuary covers an area of 19,400m2 and is home to tens of thousands of stocks. Along a small river, visitors will see a vast waters surrounded by clusters of bamboo. At 6am to 7am, thousands of stocks fly to search for food and return at 5pm - 6pm, creating a peaceful scene in the rural area of the Mekong Delta.

 

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Tourist destinations of Can Tho (Cantho)

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Ninh Kieu Wharf

Ninh Kieu Wharf is located close to the center of Can Tho on the bank of the Hau River, a tributary of the Mekong River. It is the city's main trading center.
Hundreds of boats ply up and down the river bringing products from the rest of the Mekong Delta region. Close to Ninh Kieu Wharf is the Can Tho Harbor, which was built according to modern design to accommodate ships weighing up to 5,000 tons.

Floating market in Can Tho

Visiting floating markets is one of the most attractive tours In Can Tho. Floating markets are situated on the banks of wide stretches of river. Cai Rang and Phong Dien Floating Markots are two of the major markets in Can Tho as well as in the Mekong Delta. Everyday in Hit) early morning, hundred of boats gather to form a market. Trading activities take place till day, but the most exciting time is in the early morning when boats are loaded with agricultural products. In floating markets, trading activities take place in boats. Buyers should see the goods hang on the poles at the boat prow. Other food services also take place in boat. From the floating restaurant on the Hau River, diners can enjoy the specialities of the province and watch the hundreds of boats sail by.

Cai Rang Floating Market: just 5km from the centre of Can Tho City in the direction of Soc Trang Province. The market is at its bustling between 6am and 9am. Cai Rang can be seen from the road, but getting there by boat is more interesting. From Ninh Kieu Wharf it takes about half an hour to reach the market.

Phong Dien Floating Market: Approximately 17km from the centre of Can Tho City in the same direction to Cai Rang Floating Market. The local fruits and local products are displayed in this market. The best time to visit this market between 6am to 9am.

Cantho float market

Ong Pagoda

Ong Pagoda is located in the centre of the city, on Hai Ba Trung Road, near the Ninh Kieu Wharf.

Built from 1894 to 1896, Ong Pagoda is roofed with double tiles. The edges of the roof are covered with lines of dark green glazed pipe-shaped tiles, and on the top of the roof there are a number of multi-colour porcelain figures, such as two dragons flanking the moon, carp changing into dragons, and phoenixes. On either end of the rooftop, there are statues of people holding the sun and the moon.

Quan Cong, a General of the three-kingdom period in ancient China and an example of loyalty to his King, Nam Hai Bodhisattva Kwan Yin, Thai Bach Tinh Quan, the Genie of the earth, and Dong Vinh are all worshipped here.

Ong Pagoda is where the cultural and religious activities of the Chinese living in Can Tho are held.

Binh Thuy Communal House

Another tourist destinations in Cantho for those who want to discover Mekong culture is Binh Thuy Communal House

Known in the past as Long Tuyen Communal House, is located in Binh Thuy Ward, 5km from the center of Can Tho City. To reach the Communal House, follow Nguyen Trai Road past Cach Mang Thang Tarn Road and Le Hong Phong Road.

On 9 November 1893, the Communal House, which was built in the 19th century, was named Bon Canh Thanh Hoang by Emperor Tu Due. Since that time, the communal house has been rebuilt once and the roof has been covered with tiles. It was completely renovated in 1910.

The architecture of the Binh Thuy Communal House is different from the communal houses in the North. The front and the back buildings are square, and each side has six rows of columns. All the bases of the columns are very wide, which make the buildings more stable. The roofs of the two front buildings were built overlapping each other.

The main temple, at the rear, has three roofs. The top of the roof is covered with ornamentation of people, lions, and fish transforming : into dragons. In the front of the building, there are cement columns.

Inside the ancestor-worshiping house, there are altars, which are dedicated to Nghi Ha and Nghi Trung. In the square house, there are altars dedicated to Huong Chuc, Tien Giac, and Hau Hien. The middle room dedicated to Hau Than is very close to the rear partition and the Huu Ban and Ta Ban altars are on either side.

An opera house for performances of classical Vietnamese drama was built in front of the communal house.

Later, the communal house was also dedicated to the spirits of the land, such as Dinh Cong Trang, Nguyen Trung True, Bui Huu Nghia, and Vo Huy Tap.

Every year, the local people organize the Thuong Dien (the land breaking) ceremony I and the Ha Dien (initiating farm work) ceremony in honor of the God of Agriculture. The festival involves many folk games, such as duck races, tug of wars, and cooking contests.

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