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Month: December 2020

Lai Vung Tangerine Garden – Dong Thap Hidden Gems

Posted on by Thomas Vietnam

Lai Vung is a land located between two big rivers in the South, Tien, and Hau rivers, blessed by nature with fresh water and fertile alluvium, so it has long become an area of healthy trees and sweet fruits. Especially, there is a famous pink tangerine garden, becoming a destination that attracts a large number of tourists. If you have the opportunity to travel to Dong Thap, don’t forget to visit the Lai Vung tangerine garden, luxuriant, ripe, and yellow throughout the garden, and enjoy fresh mandarin oranges. The best time to visit it is from December to New Year.

By Thomas Vietnam at vemekong.com | Official Sa Dec Visitor Guide

Free to take beautiful photos with the Lai Vung tangerine garden.

1. Better to Know as a Tourist

Ticket: 30,000 VND (children), 50,000 VND (adult)

Spend-time: a half day (approx)

Hours: Dawn – dusk

Food: Yes, local food

Shop: Yes

Parking lot: Yes, for coach

Blog:

Address: Long Hau, Tan Phuoc and Tan Thanh communes, belonging to Lai Vung district

Added values: Lai Vung has long been conferred the title of “kingdom of tangerines” by Westerners. Coming here, visitors will easily be attracted by the bright orange-yellow color of the fruit-laden tangerine gardens, and directly enjoy the specialty of this place.

Nearby attractions and hidden gems: Looking for places to stop on your way to and from Lai Vung Tangerine Garden? Or maybe you found it too crowded here? We’ve got some ideas! Check out our list: Huynh Thuy Le Ancient House (22 km), Dong Thap Museum (32 km), Tram Chim National Park (Birding tour) (69km), Thap Muoi Lotus Field in Dong Thap (67km)…

2. Travel Guide to Lai Vung Tangerine Garden

Walking around the Lai Vung tangerine garden

Currently, in Lai Vung, there are some typical attractions for tangerine gardens: Phuong Nghi, Ut Tuong, and Ba Lien.

According to people here, mandarin oranges began to be grown in this land in the 20th century. At first, pink tangerines were just ordinary tangerines, but when grown in Lai Vung, tangerines became special. Thanks to the climate and soil, Lai Vung tangerines have large fruits, few seeds, thin skins, eye-catching orange-yellow colors, succulents, sweet aroma, and sweet taste that few places can match.

Tourists go from Lai Vung town towards the old Vam Cong ferry, to Tan Loi bridge before crossing the bridge, turn left and run about 3 km to the point of parking of the attraction. The owner of the tangerine garden will have people rowing over to pick up guests.

3. What to Do – See – Eat at Lai Vung Tangerine Garden

The fruit is very tasty.

Visiting the persimmon garden at the time of harvest, the countryside of Lai Vung seems to be busier and busier. Gardeners, traders, farmers, and gardeners just picked the fruit, sorted it, and sold it.

The first impression for visitors when entering the Lai Vung tangerine garden is the overwhelming feeling of thousands of tangerine trees, bright orange-yellow colors, and round fruits, full of vitality. lying in the warm spring sunshine creates a very unique scene.

At these attractions, in addition to filming and taking souvenir photos, visitors are also served refreshments, enjoy mandarin oranges, tangerines with sugar, specialties of Lai Vung spring rolls, and folk music. There are also souvenir products such as miniature models of craft villages that build boats, boats, knitting, and roofing.

A morning at Lai Vung Tangerine Garden

Hai Kiet Tangerine Garden

Address: 1068A, Long Khanh A Hamlet, Long Hau Commune, Lai Vung, Dong Thap (near Long Hau Commune Committee)

Phone number: 0942.192910 – 0399.950585

Hours: Dawn – Dust

Ticket: 50,000 VND

Ut Hon Tangerine Garden

Address: 221/4, Long Hung 2 Hamlet, Long Hau Commune, Lai Vung, Dong Thap.

Phone number: 0942.192910 – 0399.950585

Hours: Dawn – Dust

Ticket: 50,000 VND

Ba Chuot Tangerine Garden

Address: Provincial Road 851, Tan Thanh Commune, Lai Vung District, Dong Thap Province

Phone number: 0982522234 – 0913884294 (Ba Chuot)

Hours: Dawn – Dust

Ticket: 50,000 VND

4. Free Itineraries from VeMekong

As a local travel expert, we have some ideas for you to think about.

From Dong Thap city center:

Route 1:

Route 2:

Route 3:

If you do not have much time left, it is easy to check out spots in one full day by boat or with bike or with motorbike and car. But there are much more than tourist sites like these in Dong Thap. Make sure you have more time to feel and explore more about the hidden gems and the culture, food, night life, wildlife and forest as well. Top tip: Stay in a homestay nearby, so you have more chances to visit it and surroundings. If you are looking for the package Dong Thap daily tour with local, you can contact www.vemekong.com or Hotline/WhatsApp/WeChat/Zalo +84939888559; email: hello@vemekong.com

5. Google Maps of  Lai Vung Tangerine Garden

Google Maps made a name for itself helping people travel from one place to another, avoid traffic (You probably know the route from your hotel to the gas station by heart, but what you can’t be sure about is gridlock), measure a distance, get back to the hotel on time, share the location…

6. Visit  Lai Vung Tangerine Garden  by yourself

Have fun at the garden.

Solo traveller? Travelling on your own means you will get out of any difficult situations by yourself. This, in turn, leads to more satisfying travel experiences and helps you improve your problem-solving skills. These days we rarely get the chance to sit with ourselves and simply be. That’s why you should consider the time you spend alone on your trip as a gift.

It is possible for solo travellers to use google maps and do it alone. But sometimes they need to update local maintained roads and bridges which close and lead you a longer road than the road from google maps. It is just about the time. It takes more time to find the correct garden to come. Adventure is always fun. Wifi is strong in Dong Thap village! The locals find it hard to speak English as well. Top tip: Sticking to one canal and keeping going along it which gives you more things to see and avoids getting lost. Contact vemekong.com to hire a car, scooter with English-speaking-guide or cycling tours in Dong Thap.

7. Responsible Travel and Advice to Visit Lai Vung Tangerine Garden

Drying the skin of tangerine for making a herbal jam.

Don’t get us wrong. But we assure you that you totally agree with us. “Do not give candy and things to the children when you plan to visit any local villages”, the kids will leave the school and follow the sweets and later they find some things to give you or sell to you. The garden is a little forest, don’t pick and touch the flowers or fruits without the local’s smiles. We deal with traveling green and leaving green behind, not plastic. Top tip: Vemekong.com are some of the companies that care a lot about responsible travel and local respectation.

8. Amazing Video flycam/drone of Lai Vung Tangerine Garden (4k)

If a picture says a thousand words, it stands to reason that the video says many times more.

9. Incredible Tips for Photography, Specialists, KOLs, Media and Influencers

To get the best of the best for your unique writing, featuring, photo, video and insider’s stories. We do recommend you to have a local travel expert, the one who always gets more ground information and makes sure every single element is solved perfectly. Vemekong (very exclusive Mekong) team is your priority choice. Email and have a private talk with them to customize your journey smoothly, personal and the most ultimately amazing. You can contact www.vemekong.com or Hotline/WhatsApp/WeChat/Zalo +84939888559; email: hello@vemekong.com

10. Pro Tips

You can stay in a homestay which is in the Sa Dec flower village, this will help you have the best experience in Sa Dec, Dong Thap province. There are so many flower gardeners who are watering and gardening the Sadec flower farms in the early morning with the amazing Sa Dec sunrise.

If you plan to extend your travel to Sa Dec homestay, do not forget to bring mosquito repellent cream.

Visit Sa Dec or do any customized tours, please choose reputable providers with boat trips equipped with lifebuoys, jackets, motorcycle and cycling tours with the helmets and. Safety is a priority! Choose Sa Dec responsible tours which help you give back while traveling. It’s a cliché, but it’s true.

Sa Dec food & drink guide ranges from street food, authentic, fancy to fusion foods. As a tropical land of many fresh vegetables and homegrown gardens, which always make Sa Dec cuisines fresh, close to nature and very traditional. If you are a food lover, don’t hesitate to put other bites onto your food lists such as Hu Tieu Sa Dec (Sa Dec noodle soup), Sadec Crab Hotpot, Nem Lai Vung (Vietnamese fermented pork roll in Lai Vung), Sa Giang shrimp chips, Lai Vung tangerine fruit…

Bring your hat, sunglasses, and sunblock, scarf to wear when visiting temples, pagodas, and the cathedral.

Bring the raincoat if you’re planning a trip to Sa Dec in the rainy season, as Sa Dec always looks fantastic in the full rain and full sun.

Sa Dec tourist attractions are magnificent itself, but if you have enough time, don’t forget to put other places onto your bucket lists such as Sa Dec Flower Village, Huynh Thuy Le ancient house, Tu Ton Rose Garden, Dong Thap Museum, Xeo Quyt forest – Xeo Quyt relic area, Gao Giong Ecotourism park (Cao Lanh), Lai Vung tangerine garden, Tram Chim National Park (Birding tour), Kim Hue Pagoda, Thap Muoi Lotus Field in Dong Thap, Dinh Yen Mat Making Village, Kien An Cung Pagoda, Phuong Nam Cultural Tourism Area, Phuoc Kien pagoda (lotus leaf pagoda), The Burial Place of Nguyen Sinh Sac, Sa Dec Town Park, Happy Land Hung Thy Tourist Area, date fruit garden, Sa Dec Market, Lai Vung Tangerine Garden

Hopefully, the above tips will help you to come up with a great plan for your adventure in Sa Dec, Dong Thap province, Mekong Delta, Vietnam. Have a safe trip!

“Sleep less, travel more, respect more” – Thomas Vietnam – Local travel expert.

Thank you

Cai Rang floating market in December and Christmas

Posted on by Thomas Vietnam

Today is 24th December, the Christmas holiday. We want to show you how the Cai Rang floating market looks like during this time.  It is a light rain in Can Tho which makes the market look quite foggy and cloudy in the early morning. Anyways, the climate is perfect this time of year in Can Tho to be enjoyable for warm weather travelers. The average high during this season is between 31°C (87.8°F) and 24°C (75.2°F). On average, it rains an insignificant amount. These times of year are the busiest with tourists.

By Thomas Vietnam at vemekong.com | Official Can Tho Visitor Guide

Can Tho River Touring at the floating market
The floating mini bar serves coffee, hot soya milk, drinks and coconuts
Pineapple boat at the Cai Cang floating market
Foreigners are visiting the floating market on Christmas holiday.
A cute dog at the floating market.
A lot of tropical fruits like mangos, jack fruits, milky apples….at the river market.
Local life and a little noodle soup floating restaurant.
Plenty of veggies and things are marketing from the bamboo stick.
The locals and activities at the market.

Pro Tips:

If you plan to extend your travel to Can Tho homestay, do not forget to bring mosquito repellent cream.

Visit Can Tho or do any customized tours, please choose reputable providers with boat trips equipped with lifebuoys, jackets, motorcycle and cycling tours with the helmets and. Safety is a priority! Choose Can Tho responsible tours which help you give back while traveling. It’s a cliché, but it’s true.

Can Tho food & drink guide ranges from street food, authentic, fancy to fusion foods. As a tropical land of many fresh vegetables and homegrown gardens, which always make Can Tho cuisines fresh, close to nature and very traditional. If you are a food lover, don’t hesitate to put other bites onto your food lists such as Cong cake in Can Tho, Ut Dzach Fine Rice Vermicelli…

Bring your hat, sunglasses, and sunblock, scarf to wear when visiting temples, pagodas, and the cathedral.

Bring the raincoat if you’re planning a trip to Can Tho in the rainy season, as Can Tho always looks fantastic in the full rain and full sun.

Can Tho tourist attractions are magnificent itself, but if you have enough time, don’t forget to put other places onto your bucket lists such as Can Tho Wildlife & Forest, Binh Thuy Ancient House, Organic Cacao farm, Can Tho Floating Markets, Can Tho Small Canals & Sampan Ride, Can Tho Fruit Garden, Can Tho Paddy Rice Fields, Can Tho Giant Ficus Tree – Secret VC base, Can Tho Rice Noodle Factory, Cai Rang floating market, Can Tho Old Market, Phong Dien floating market, Truc Lam Phuong Nam Zen Monastery, Can Tho to Con Dao – Express boat, Son Islet – Community-based Tourism…

Hopefully, the above tips will help you to come up with a great plan for your adventure in Can Tho, Mekong Delta, Vietnam. Have a safe trip!

“Sleep less, travel more, respect more” – Thomas Vietnam – Local travel expert.

Thank you

Truc Lam Phuong Nam Zen Monastery – Can Tho Visitor Guide

Posted on by Thomas Vietnam

As one of the largest Buddhist temples in the Mekong Delta, more than 38,000 square meters, Truc Lam Phuong Nam Zen Monastery is the largest monastery in Can Tho.  

By Thomas Vietnam at vemekong.com | Official Can Tho Visitor Guide

Truc Lam Phuong Nam Zen Monastery in Can Tho

1. Better to Know as a Tourist

Ticket: Free

Spend-time: Half an hour (approx)

Hours: Dawn – dusk

Food: Yes, big vegetarian restaurant

Shop: Yes

Parking lot: Yes for coach

Blog: https://vemekong.com/truc-lam-phuong-nam-zen-monastery-can-tho/

Address: 923 Road, My Khanh, Phong Dien District, Can Tho City.

Added values: If you make an attempt to discover, you will find that temples are usually built where there is abundant positive energy which helps your soul and beliefs a lot better.

Nearby attractions and hidden gems: Looking for places to stop on your way to and from Truc Lam Phuong Nam Zen Monastery? Or maybe you found it too crowded here? We’ve got some ideas! Check out our list: Cai Rang floating market (30 minutes away), organic cacao farm (10 minutes away), fruit gardens (30 minutes away).

2. Travel Guide to Truc Lam Phuong Nam Zen Monastery

The monastery was built on an area of ​​nearly 4 hectares, started construction on July 16, 2013 and completed after 10 months of construction. On May 17, 2014, the inauguration ceremony of Truc Lam Phuong Nam Zen Monastery was solemnly organized by the Buddhist Board of Can Tho.

The entire building has a tiled roof structure, ironwood pillars, brick walls, floors and walkways. Besides the main hall, the campus is balanced with about 20 work items such as: ancestral house, spacious hall for teaching and studying for about 500 monks, Buddhists, 9-storey stupa, drum tower, bronze bell tower, monks’ quarters and guest houses, monasteries, libraries and medicine rooms, water houses, etc., were built around them, forming an architectural complex imbued with cultural and historical significance.

3. What to Do – See – Eat at Truc Lam Phuong Nam Zen Monastery

The main temple

Southern Truc Lam Zen Monastery is quiet, spiritual and huge with several lakes, pagodas, and many Buddhist statues near the entrance.

Especially some items made of ironwood, about 1,000 blocks are imported from South Africa. Particularly, the statue of Shakyamuni Buddha worshiped in the main hall is made of bronze, weighs 3.5 tons, the great bell – Dai Hong Chung weighs 1.5 tons. Statues of Bodhisattvas and ancestors carved from Du Sam wood have a lifespan of 800 years.

4. Free Itineraries from VeMekong

Beautiful gardens in Truc Lam Phuong Nam Zen Monastery in Can Tho

As a local travel expert, we have some ideas for you to think about.

From Can Tho city center:

Route 1: Hotel in Can Tho center – boat station – floating market – rice noodle factory – Truc Lam Phuong Nam Zen Monastery – hotel in Can Tho center [half day]

Route 2: Hotel in Can Tho center – boat station – floating market – rice noodle factory – biking in the village – Truc Lam Phuong Nam Zen Monastery – hotel in Can Tho center [half day]

Route 3: Hotel in Can Tho center – boat station – floating market – rice noodle factory – biking in the village – organic cacao farm – Local lunch – Truc Lam Phuong Nam Zen Monastery – hotel in Can Tho center [full day]

If you do not have much time left, it is easy to check out spots in one full day by boat or with bike or with motorbike and car. But there are much more than tourist sites like these in Can Tho. Make sure you have more time to feel and explore more about the hidden gems and the culture, food, night life, wildlife and forest as well. Top tip: Stay in a homestay nearby, so you have more chances to visit it and surroundings. If you are looking for the package Can Tho day tour with local, you can contact www.vemekong.com or Hotline/WhatsApp/WeChat/Zalo +84939888559; email: hello@vemekong.com

5. Google Maps of Truc Lam Phuong Nam Zen Monastery

Google Maps made a name for itself helping people travel from one place to another, avoid traffic (You probably know the route from your hotel to the gas station by heart, but what you can’t be sure about is gridlock), measure a distance, get back to the hotel on time, share the location…

6. Visit Truc Lam Phuong Nam Zen Monastery by yourself

Lakes at the temple

Solo traveller? Travelling on your own means you will get out of any difficult situations by yourself. This, in turn, leads to more satisfying travel experiences and helps you improve your problem-solving skills. These days we rarely get the chance to sit with ourselves and simply be. That’s why you should consider the time you spend alone on your trip as a gift.

Lam Phuong Nam Zen Monastery is not in the Can Tho city center, so you may reach there by motorbike or taxi. Budget travellers and adventure tourists can reach and visit this attraction by motorbike as well. If you have no guided tour, you are fine to explore this place, use Google Maps to get there. Sometimes it takes more time to find it, so you can ask the locals. Top tip: Wear appropriate clothing & take off your shoes sometimes.

7. Responsible Travel and Advice to Visit Truc Lam Phuong Nam Zen Monastery

Flowers in the temple

It is always good to repeat “responsible travel” over and over. Truc Lam Phuong Nam Zen Monastery is a solemn place, so you should choose beautiful clothes that are still polite and discreet. There are many statues in the yard. If you go with the children, please remind them not to climb because these are sacred symbols of Buddhism. We do appreciate any of you who do visit and take good behavior to this temple. Top tip: Please do not make noise when you get in.

8. Amazing Video flycam/drone of Truc Lam Phuong Nam Zen Monastery (4k)

If a picture says a thousand words, it stands to reason that the video says many times more.

9. Incredible Tips for Photography, Specialists, KOLs, Media and Influencers

A tower in Truc Lam Phuong Nam Zen Monastery in Can Tho

To get the best of the best for your unique writing, featuring, photo, video and insider’s stories. We do recommend you to have a local travel expert, the one who always gets more ground information and makes sure every single element is solved perfectly. Vemekong (very exclusive Mekong) team is your priority choice. Email and have a private talk with them to customize your journey smoothly, personal and the most ultimately amazing. You can contact www.vemekong.com or Hotline/WhatsApp/WeChat/Zalo +84939888559; email: hello@vemekong.com

10. Pro Tips

If you plan to extend your travel to Can Tho homestay, do not forget to bring mosquito repellent cream.

Visit Can Tho or do any customized tours, please choose reputable providers with boat trips equipped with lifebuoys, jackets, motorcycle and cycling tours with the helmets and. Safety is a priority! Choose Can Tho responsible tours which help you give back while traveling. It’s a cliché, but it’s true.

Can Tho food & drink guide ranges from street food, authentic, fancy to fusion foods. As a tropical land of many fresh vegetables and homegrown gardens, which always make Can Tho cuisines fresh, close to nature and very traditional. If you are a food lover, don’t hesitate to put other bites onto your food lists such as Cong cake in Can Tho, Ut Dzach Fine Rice Vermicelli…

Bring your hat, sunglasses, and sunblock, scarf to wear when visiting temples, pagodas, and the cathedral.

Bring the raincoat if you’re planning a trip to Can Tho in the rainy season, as Can Tho always looks fantastic in the full rain and full sun.

Can Tho tourist attractions are magnificent itself, but if you have enough time, don’t forget to put other places onto your bucket lists such as Can Tho Wildlife & Forest, Binh Thuy Ancient House, Organic Cacao farm, Can Tho Floating Markets, Can Tho Small Canals & Sampan Ride, Can Tho Fruit Garden, Can Tho Paddy Rice Fields, Can Tho Giant Ficus Tree – Secret VC base, Can Tho Rice Noodle Factory, Cai Rang floating market, Can Tho Old Market, Phong Dien floating market, Can Tho to Con Dao – Express boat, Son Islet – Community-based Tourism…

Hopefully, the above tips will help you to come up with a great plan for your adventure in Can Tho, Mekong Delta, Vietnam. Have a safe trip!

“Sleep less, travel more, respect more” – Thomas Vietnam – Local travel expert.

Thank you

A Guide to Bang Lang Stork Garden – Can Tho Bird Sanctuary

Posted on by Thomas Vietnam

The Bang Lang stork sanctuary and its ecotourism becomes a “green house” for many kinds of storks, birds like white, black, gray stork…This place is just on the way from Can Tho to Chau Doc.

By Thomas Vietnam at vemekong.com | Official Can Tho Visitor Guide

Bang Lang stork sanctuary in Can Tho City

1. Mekong Delta Drone 4K Video of Bang Lang stork sanctuary

2. Location and Best Time to visit Bang Lang stork sanctuary

It is in Thuan An Ward, Thot Not District, 45km from Can Tho City in the direction of the national high No. 91 towards Long Xuyen City, An Giang Province. The best time to listen to “folk stork music” is in the early morning or late afternoon. Top tip: The Mekong Delta flooding season has more foods and more birds to watch.

The entrance of Bang Lang stork sanctuary

3. How to visit the The Bang Lang stork sanctuary

In the old days, tourists could go to the garden by boat or walking from the national road 91. It takes you about 30 minutes by walking, about 15’ by boat. Nowadays, there is a good road for cars. So that you just follow the Google Maps to reach it. The visitors pay for the VND 20000 per ticket and can go upstairs the observatory to watch all the gardens and study daily routines of birds and beautiful nature. Top Tip: Watch out the outside slippery stairs.

4. The story of The Bang Lang stork sanctuary

This is a home to over 20 species of birds, 10 species of storks with the population standing at more than 10 thousand. It is one of the largest sanctuaries in the Mekong river Delta. In the past, the stork garden was a rice farm which is surrounded with mango trees, Bang Lang trees and the shade of coconut trees. In 1983, there were about 200 storks gathered around there and settled on his field. Because the owner is a nature-loving farmer, he did not annoy them to run away by any traps or poisons. On the contrary, he wanted to protect and help all of them such as: planting a lot of bamboo trees as a warm home for them. In 1994, numerous birds and species of storks from everywhere flock more and more. Top tip: This garden is still under control by the locals.

Bang Lang stork sanctuary

5. The Solo Travel Guide to Bang Lang Stork Sanctuary

Yeah, you can do it by yourself. Vietnamese are friendly and used to with foreigner tourists, so that you are fine to hire a scooter from Can Tho or Long Xuyen and check-in this place on your own. Top tip: There is a rattan and bamboo weaving village near by the stork garden.

The paths in Bang Lang stork sanctuary

6. Responsible Travel and Advice to Do any Can Tho Wildlife and Forest Tours

It is always good to repeat “responsible travel” over and over. Can Tho wildlife and young small forest itself is facing so many challenges from chemical and human waste and modern life with high-tech. We do appreciate any of you who do respect and take good behavior about nature and wildlife and its protection. Top tip: Can Tho River Tour and Vemekong.com are some of the companies that care a lot about responsible travel and local respectation.

Feeding the baby birds

7. Pro Tips:

If you plan to extend your travel to Can Tho homestay, do not forget to bring mosquito repellent cream.

Visit Can Tho or do any customized tours, please choose reputable providers with boat trips equipped with lifebuoys, jackets, motorcycle and cycling tours with the helmets and. Safety is a priority! Choose Can Tho responsible tours which help you give back while traveling. It’s a cliché, but it’s true.

Can Tho food & drink guide ranges from street food, authentic, fancy to fusion foods. As a tropical land of many fresh vegetables and homegrown gardens, which always make Can Tho cuisines fresh, close to nature and very traditional. If you are a food lover, don’t hesitate to put other bites onto your food lists such as Cong cake in Can Tho, Ut Dzach Fine Rice Vermicelli…

Bring your hat, sunglasses, and sunblock, scarf to wear when visiting temples, pagodas, and the cathedral.

Bring the raincoat if you’re planning a trip to Can Tho in the rainy season, as Can Tho always looks fantastic in the full rain and full sun.

Can Tho tourist attractions are magnificent itself, but if you have enough time, don’t forget to put other places onto your bucket lists such as Can Tho Wildlife & Forest, Binh Thuy Ancient House, Organic Cacao farm, Can Tho Floating Markets, Can Tho Small Canals & Sampan Ride, Can Tho Fruit Garden, Can Tho Paddy Rice Fields, Can Tho Giant Ficus Tree – Secret VC base, Can Tho Rice Noodle Factory, Cai Rang floating market, Can Tho Old Market, Phong Dien floating market, Truc Lam Phuong Nam Zen Monastery, Can Tho to Con Dao – Express boat, Son Islet – Community-based Tourism…

Hopefully, the above tips will help you to come up with a great plan for your adventure in Can Tho, Mekong Delta, Vietnam. Have a safe trip!

“Sleep less, travel more, respect more” – Thomas Vietnam – Local travel expert.

Thank you

A Guide to Brick Kiln Factory in Vinh Long, Ben Tre & Can Tho, Mekong Delta, Vietnam

Posted on by Thomas Vietnam

Mekong Delta is not only famous for rice fields, small canals, floating markets…but it is also charming about local traditional brick factories in Vinh Long, Ben Tre and Can Tho. Nowadays, there are some mud brick kilns located along Mekong river tributaries where the explorers can pay a visit during their cruise trip or cycling tours.

By Thomas Vietnam at vemekong.com | Official Vinh Long Visitor Guide

Beautiful brick kiln factory in Mekong Delta Vietnam

1. A Guide to Vinh Long Brick Kiln Factory

It seems free to visit the kilns in Vinh Long (follow the Google Maps please). You can get there by car, but you can do it with your scooter or bike tours. Top tip: Cai Be floating market and Vinh Long tour always add this site in the trip itinerary.

Hundred brick kilns in Vinh Long
The locals are drying brick, tile, and pottery in a village of Vinh Long
The sunsrise at Vinh Long brick factory
The locals are loading the mud tiles for drying under sun in Mang Thit pottery and kiln in Vinh Long.
The carving and trimming process of the mud tile in Mang Thit brick factory, Vinh Long
The mud bricks are in the plastic house for drying out by the heat
It takes 3 days to dry them out or more time, just depends on the sun and rain season.
We had an amazing exploration cruise trip in Vinh Long brick kiln factory. Cycling tour is an optional.
The rice husk is the main fuel used for buring in the kilns
It takes about 20-30 days to finish one set and get the ready brick & pottery out of the kiln, depending on the thick and the quality of the bricks and items.
So many local artists are making the vases and potteries for exporting to all over the world.
In Vinh Long brick kiln, they also make Moai which are the most famous statues in Easter Island of Chile.

Book Cai Be Vinh Long Daily Tours:

Transfer from HCMC to Can Tho with boat SightSeeing & pottery kilns

Cai Be Tour From Ho Chi Minh 1 Day

Cai Be River Tour From Can Tho 1 Day

Cai Be River Tour & Vinh Long Islet Homestay 2D1N

Vinh Long secret tour from Can Tho 1 day

Hotline/WhatsApp/WeChat/Zalo +84939888559

hello@vemekong.com

The locals life at the brick kiln.
These pottery are ready for exporting to most of EU countries
A lot of molds for making and satisfing many customers and orders all over the world.
Mang Thit brick factory view from our cruise trip
Waterway is still useful for the brick village in Mekong Delta
The Vinh Long brick, pottery and factory kilns from our drone.

2. Mekong Delta Drone 4K Video of Vinh Long Brick Kiln

The kiln seems bigger than the normal house 2-3 times.

Book Cai Be Vinh Long Daily Tours:

Transfer from HCMC to Can Tho with boat SightSeeing & pottery kilns

Cai Be Tour From Ho Chi Minh 1 Day

Cai Be River Tour From Can Tho 1 Day

Cai Be River Tour & Vinh Long Islet Homestay 2D1N

Vinh Long secret tour from Can Tho 1 day

Hotline/WhatsApp/WeChat/Zalo +84939888559

hello@vemekong.com

Loading the finished bricks to the boat for shipping to other cities in Mekong Delta
This boat is carrying the rice husk ash (RHA) from the kilns, the local farmers and gardeners will buy it and use them as fertilizer

Google Maps of Vinh Long brick kilns

3. A Guide to Ben Tre Brick Kiln

As a local expert, we do know that the Ben Tre brick kiln is a must to see besides coconut canals and coconut candy factory. Top tip:  Best enjoying time to discover the brick kiln is before mid-day.

Ben Tre brick kiln is one of highlight things to do.
Many foreigners visit Ben Tre brick kiln
The locals are working at the kilns.
How the brick kiln looks like inside
Many explorers love to unlock the hidden gem like this in Vinh Long, Ben The, Can Tho
International tourists also pay a visit the brick kilns as well.

Google Maps of Ben Tre brick kilns

4. A Guide to Can Tho Brick Kiln

Can Tho brick factory is pretty small but nice to see during your sampan tour. This secret spot is in the village and not tourism at all. Top tip: It is cool to combine this place in your Can Tho sampan tour.

Can Tho brick kiln Vietnam
Inside Can Tho brick kiln Vietnam
Can Tho brick kiln Vietnam

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5. The Cheapest Way to Visit Mekong Delta Brick Kilns and Surroundings

As you know, kilns and hidden gems in the Mekong Delta are always in the countryside or along the rivers. The cheapest and smartest way to unlock those things are by bicycle, scooter or sampan. Top tip: Brick kiln means Lò Gạch or Làng Gốm in Vietnamese. You can ask locals about this place.

Cycling in Mekong Delta is a perfect choice.

6. Responsible Travel and Advice to Visit Mekong Delta Brick Factories

It is always good to repeat “responsible travel” over and over. Brick kiln itself is facing so many challenges from modern life with high-tech factories. Recently, there are many cheap and quality bricks made from industrial zones, so that the local government is considering the traditional mud bricks and its cost. We do appreciate any of you who do respect and take good behavior about the culture and tradition values. Top tip: It is sad to see more and more local kilns closing these days.

Sampan tour in Mekong Delta

Pro Tips:

If you plan to extend your travel to Can Tho homestay, do not forget to bring mosquito repellent cream.

Visit Can Tho or do any customized tours, please choose reputable providers with boat trips equipped with lifebuoys, jackets, motorcycle and cycling tours with the helmets and. Safety is a priority! Choose Can Tho responsible tours which help you give back while traveling. It’s a cliché, but it’s true.

Can Tho food & drink guide ranges from street food, authentic, fancy to fusion foods. As a tropical land of many fresh vegetables and homegrown gardens, which always make Can Tho cuisines fresh, close to nature and very traditional. If you are a food lover, don’t hesitate to put other bites onto your food lists such as Cong cake in Can Tho, Ut Dzach Fine Rice Vermicelli…

Bring your hat, sunglasses, and sunblock, scarf to wear when visiting temples, pagodas, and the cathedral.

Bring the raincoat if you’re planning a trip to Can Tho in the rainy season, as Can Tho always looks fantastic in the full rain and full sun.

Can Tho tourist attractions are magnificent itself, but if you have enough time, don’t forget to put other places onto your bucket lists such as Can Tho Wildlife & Forest, Binh Thuy Ancient House, Organic Cacao farm, Can Tho Floating Markets, Can Tho Small Canals & Sampan Ride, Can Tho Fruit Garden, Can Tho Paddy Rice Fields, Can Tho Giant Ficus Tree – Secret VC base, Can Tho Rice Noodle Factory, Cai Rang floating market, Can Tho Old Market, Phong Dien floating market, Truc Lam Phuong Nam Zen Monastery, Can Tho to Con Dao – Express boat, Son Islet – Community-based Tourism…

Hopefully, the above tips will help you to come up with a great plan for your adventure in Can Tho, Mekong Delta, Vietnam. Have a safe trip!

“Sleep less, travel more, respect more” – Thomas Vietnam – Local travel expert.

Thank you

Official Guide to Phong Dien Floating Market & Small Canals

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Phong Dien floating market is a very special market located on the Phong Dien river near Phong Dien mainland market. There are about 30 to 45 dinghies and sampans gathering here every day. The beauty of this market is about the local life and their trading culture takes place on the river.

By Thomas Vietnam at vemekong.com | Official Can Tho Visitor Guide | 7-floating-market Vietnam Cai Rang, Long Xuyen, Nga Nam, Phong Dien, Chau Doc, Cai Be, Tra On

The sunrise at Phong Dien floating market

1. Better to Know as a Tourist

Ticket: Free

Spend-time: Half an hour (approx)

Hours: Daily 5:00 am to 7:30 am

Food: Yes, tiny floating food boat serves fruits, food, hot noodle soup, coffee, soft drinks

Shop: Yes

Parking lot: Yes for boat

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Phong Dien floating market and small canals in Can Tho, Vietnam

Address: Tay Do Bridge, Nhon Ai, Phong Dien District, Can Tho City. About 17km from Can Tho city center.

Added values: It is considered as one of the gems worth discovering for those who are passionate about simplicity and closeness and originality. You can explore Can Tho’s countryside, cool villages, and small canals by Can Tho sampan.

Nearby attractions and hidden gems: Looking for places to stop on your way to and from Phong Dien Floating Market? Or maybe you found it too crowded here? We’ve got some ideas! Check out our list: Cai Rang floating market (1 hour by boat), organic cacao farm (30 minutes away by boat), fruit gardens (20 minutes away by boat), Can Tho rice noodle factory (1 hour by boat).

2. Travel Guide to Phong Dien Floating Market

Beautiful canals near Phong Dien floating market

As a local expert, we do know that the Phong Dien floating market will be no more after 7:30 am. Because this one is very small and very local, there are about more or less 45 boats and sampans at this market, you can watch our drone video 4k to know more. Let’s tell you, we inspect this market a lot and it is always busy and real touching is at the sunrise and the locals start to go home about 6:45a.m. Top tip:  Best enjoying time to be right at the spot is from 5:30am-6:30am. I hope you have an amazing sunrise on the Mekong Delta river.

The Phong Dien floating market absolutely stays on the river. The best way to discover this market is by boat or sampan. Anyway, there is a bridge nearby the market which gives you a bird’s eye view of this stunning market as well. So that you can get to Phong Dien by boat, scooter or car and locate where the market is. It is about 17km away from Can Tho center and takes about 2 hours by boat and 45 minutes by car or scooter. After the market the sampan will take you to many villages and small canals in Phong Dien. Top tip: The best experience is to see the floating market from the sampan.

3. What to Do – See – Eat at Phong Dien Floating Market

A bird’s eye view of Phong Dien village & biking tour

As you see, this is a very local floating market, so you sometimes find coffee and noodle soup at Phong Dien floating market. Besides, you may admire local women there, we see many of them are female who run boats and manage the small business as well. Along the way, you may see fishermen, sand boats, local ferries and more. Top tip: Smile and have a cup of coffee with the locals and enjoy the peaceful moments with the river life at the floating market.

4. Free Itineraries from VeMekong

Can Tho small canal and sampan tour

Book & support directly to local:

Can Tho Floating Market & non-touristy long small canals Tour (5am-10:30am, 100% satisfied tailor-made tour, recommended this beautiful canals tour)

Phong Dien floating market & small canal (4:30am-12pm, please note that Phong Dien floating market has about 20 boats only, and many guests do not know and still want to go, we still serve this tour as you wish, but we are the local, we recommend the above tour)

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As a local travel expert, we have some ideas for you to think about.

From Can Tho city center:

Route 1: Hotel in Can Tho center – boat station – Phong Dien floating market – Cai Rang floating – rice noodle factory – hotel in Can Tho center [half day]

Route 2: Hotel in Can Tho center – boat station – Phong Dien floating market – Cai Rang floating – rice noodle factory – fruit gardens – hotel in Can Tho center [half day]

Route 3: Hotel in Can Tho center – boat station – Phong Dien floating market – Cai Rang floating – rice noodle factory – fruit gardens – organic cacao farm – Local lunch – hotel in Can Tho center [full day]

If you do not have much time left, it is easy to check out spots in one full day by boat or with bike or with motorbike and car. But there are much more than tourist sites like these in Can Tho. Make sure you have more time to feel and explore more about the hidden gems and the culture, food, night life, wildlife and forest as well. Top tip: Stay in a homestay nearby, so you have more chances to visit it and surroundings. If you are looking for the package Can Tho day tour with local, you can contact www.vemekong.com or Hotline/WhatsApp/WeChat/Zalo +84939888559; email: hello@vemekong.com

5. Google Maps of Phong Dien Floating Market

Google Maps made a name for itself helping people travel from one place to another, avoid traffic (You probably know the route from your hotel to the gas station by heart, but what you can’t be sure about is gridlock), measure a distance, get back to the hotel on time, share the location…

6. Visit Phong Dien Floating Market by yourself

Mini floating restaurant at Phong Dien floating market

Solo traveller? Travelling on your own means you will get out of any difficult situations by yourself. This, in turn, leads to more satisfying travel experiences and helps you improve your problem-solving skills. These days we rarely get the chance to sit with ourselves and simply be. That’s why you should consider the time you spend alone on your trip as a gift.

The tourists love this authentic floating market so much.

As we mentioned above, there are some ideas to visit this market. First, you have a boat trip to it, and this is the best way to explore the Mekong Delta. Second, you stay in a homestay which is near the market, this will help you out the best option. Last, you can hire a scooter, car or bike and explore it by yourself, but you can not hire the boat at Phong Dien floating market and just see it from the mainland, but it’s still cool to see and pass by any chance in your adventure. Top tip: Make sure you have time and a good local tour guide.  

7. Responsible Travel and Advice to Visit Phong Dien Floating Market

Water coconut small canal in Phong Dien

Book & support directly to local:

Can Tho Floating Market & non-touristy long small canals Tour (5am-10:30am, 100% satisfied tailor-made tour, recommended this beautiful canals tour)

Phong Dien floating market & small canal (4:30am-12pm, please note that Phong Dien floating market has about 20 boats only, and many guests do not know and still want to go, we still serve this tour as you wish, but we are the local, we recommend the above tour)

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It is always good to repeat “responsible travel” over and over. The river itself is facing so many challenges and pollution from chemical and human waste and modern life with high-tech. We do appreciate any of you who do visit and take good behavior to the river and the local village. Top tip: Please take this note “be a part of the solution, not part of the pollution”.

8. Amazing Video flycam/drone of Phong Dien Floating Market (4k)

If a picture says a thousand words, it stands to reason that the video says many times more.

9. Incredible Tips for Photography, Specialists, KOLs, Media and Influencers

Can Tho small canal

To get the best of the best for your unique writing, featuring, photo, video and insider’s stories. We do recommend you to have a local travel expert, the one who always gets more ground information and makes sure every single element is solved perfectly. Vemekong (very exclusive Mekong) team is your priority choice. Email and have a private talk with them to customize your journey smoothly, personal and the most ultimately amazing. You can contact www.vemekong.com or Hotline/WhatsApp/WeChat/Zalo +84939888559; email: hello@vemekong.com

10. Phong Dien Floating Market Opens during Lunar New Year?

Phong Dien Floating Market in Lunar New Year

We do not think so! The local market is not too touristy yet, so it does not run during the traditional Tet Lunar New Year, but the Calendar New Year is fine. Top tip: If you make a visit to this market one week before Lunar New Year, you win the best days of the year for the market.

11. Pro Tips

4 am to 4:30 am is the best time to start the sampan tour from Can Tho boat station to Phong Dien floating market. Do not be late or else you need other faster ways.

If you plan to extend your travel to Can Tho homestay, do not forget to bring mosquito repellent cream.

Visit Can Tho or do any customized tours, please choose reputable providers with boat trips equipped with lifebuoys, jackets, motorcycle and cycling tours with the helmets and. Safety is a priority! Choose Can Tho responsible tours which help you give back while traveling. It’s a cliché, but it’s true.

Can Tho food & drink guide ranges from street food, authentic, fancy to fusion foods. As a tropical land of many fresh vegetables and homegrown gardens, which always make Can Tho cuisines fresh, close to nature and very traditional. If you are a food lover, don’t hesitate to put other bites onto your food lists such as Cong cake in Can Tho, Ut Dzach Fine Rice Vermicelli…

Bring your hat, sunglasses, and sunblock, scarf to wear when visiting temples, pagodas, and the cathedral.

Bring the raincoat if you’re planning a trip to Can Tho in the rainy season, as Can Tho always looks fantastic in the full rain and full sun.

Can Tho tourist attractions are magnificent itself, but if you have enough time, don’t forget to put other places onto your bucket lists such as Can Tho Wildlife & Forest, Binh Thuy Ancient House, Organic Cacao farm, Can Tho Floating Markets, Can Tho Small Canals & Sampan Ride, Can Tho Fruit Garden, Can Tho Paddy Rice Fields, Can Tho Giant Ficus Tree – Secret VC base, Can Tho Rice Noodle Factory, Cai Rang floating market, Can Tho Old Market, Truc Lam Phuong Nam Zen Monastery, Can Tho to Con Dao – Express boat, Son Islet – Community-based Tourism…

Hopefully, the above tips will help you to come up with a great plan for your adventure in Can Tho, Mekong Delta, Vietnam. Have a safe trip!

“Sleep less, travel more, respect more” – Thomas Vietnam – Local travel expert.

Thank you

Ta Pa Pagoda & Sugar Palm Tree Field in An Giang

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Visit Ta Pa mountain in Tri Ton, An Giang where Ta Pa pagoda is. An Giang is a home to sugar palm tree fields and Khmer villages too. All these elements make a unique An Giang destination.

By Thomas Vietnam at vemekong.com | An Giang Travel Guide

Ta Pa pagoda on Ta Pa mountain

1. Mekong Delta Drone 4K Video of Ta Pa Pagoda & Sugar Palm Tree Field

2. How to visit Ta Pa Pagoda & Sugar Palm Tree Field

Located in Tri Ton District about 30 kilometers from Chau Doc City in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang. The small mountain is just about 120 meters above sea level. Therefore, a long time ago the local Khmer community built an excellent path heading up the top of Ta Pa mountain.  At the beginning of the path is a gate with many patterns of winding snakes. And under the gate is a house roof with many designs of dancing Apsara. Seventy meters past the gate, tourists will see a statue of monkey Hanuman as a signboard to the mountain. In 2020, the visitor is welcomed by a magical stair from the bottom of the mountain straight to the main temple. Top tip: Be aware of your outfits when visiting the pagoda.

Sugar palm tree field in Mekong Delta

3. What to Eat and See at Ta Pa Pagoda & Sugar Palm Tree Field

At the pagoda, visitors can see the combination of the old and the new, the antiques and contemporary decorations. It is tucked in a nice spot among cool, clean air and immense greenness of forest which makes for a tranquil and pure ambience, giving visitors carefree moments in the sanctuary. The pagoda is striking with typical Khmer pagoda architecture and its yellow color makes it more noticeable in the mountain area. Sugar palm tree is a symbol of The Khmer minority and its icon. It is very nice to unlock the hidden gems and Khmer pagoda in Khmer village in Vietnam. Top tip: You please give a try to one of An Giang specialties – fresh sugar palm fruit which tastes like young coconut flesh.

Palm-sugar, a specialty of An Giang
Ta Pa pagoda

4. Free Itinerary and Maps to Go to Ta Pa Mountain

If you visit these places from Chau Doc City it is simple, so please hire a scooter or car with a driver to go. You can do this trip from Can Tho City as well and end it up in Chau Doc which is such an amazing and adventure. Top tip: Make sure you have time and a good local tour guide if you really want to have a ball on the holiday.

5. Ta Pa Pagoda & Tra Su Forest in One day

What a trip! If you can make this full adventure day tour from Chau Doc will be super. Top tip: Contact vemekong.com to see more unique Chau Doc daily tours.

Tra Su Forest – very exclusive in An Giang Mekong Delta

Book Chau Doc Daily Tours:

Tra Su Forest Tour from Chau Doc half day

Tra Su Forest & Chau Doc Floating Market

Chau Doc Floating Market & Small Canal

Tra Su Forest Tour from Chau Doc & Drop off in Can Tho

Tra Su Forest Tour from Can Tho & Drop off in Chau Doc or Can Tho

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6. The Solo Travel Guide to Ta Pa Pagoda & Sugar Palm Tree Field

Sugar palm trees – a familiar sight in An Giang

Yeah, you can do it by yourself. Vietnamese are friendly and used to with foreigner tourists, so that you are fine to ask for help. Scooter is the best choice for travelling alone and the Mekong Delta is a very flat and easy-going for moped drivers. Top tip: You can hire a boat, car, scooter in Can Tho and Chau Doc from vemekong.com/

A bird’s eye of sugar palm trees in An Giang

Pro tips:

Best time to visit Chau Doc floating market, Long Xuyen floating market is from 5:30am-6:30am. I hope you have an amazing sunrise on the Mekong Delta river.

You can stay in a homestay which is near the floating market, this will help you out the best option. Then you can hire a scooter, car or bike and explore it by yourself, but you still need to hire a boat for the floating market tour.

If you plan to extend your travel to Chau Doc homestay, do not forget to bring mosquito repellent cream.

Visit Chau Doc or do any customized tours, please choose reputable providers with boat trips equipped with lifebuoys, jackets, motorcycle and cycling tours with the helmets and. Safety is a priority! Choose Chau Doc responsible tours which help you give back while traveling. It’s a cliché, but it’s true.

Chau Doc food & drink guide ranges from street food, authentic, fancy to fusion foods. As a tropical land of many fresh vegetables and homegrown gardens, which always make Chau Doc cuisines fresh, close to nature and very traditional. If you are a food lover, don’t hesitate to put other bites onto your food lists such as Bun Ca Chau Doc (the soft noodle is cooked with fish), Banh bo cake of Chau Doc, Sugar palm fruit, Caramelized and Braised Catfish, Grilled Rice-field Rat with Salt and Chili, Long Xuyen Broken Rice, Nui Cam Pancake, O Thum’s Chicken Grilled with Lime Leaves, Sour Soup with Siamese Mud Carp Soup & Sesbania Flower, Stir-fried Shrimp with Sesbania Flower, Phu Huong Beef Noodle Soup, Basa Fish Hotpot, Mam (Fermented Fish)…

Bring your hat, sunglasses, and sunblock, scarf to wear when visiting temples, pagodas, and the cathedral.

Bring the raincoat if you’re planning a trip to Chau Doc in the rainy season, as Chau Doc always looks fantastic in the full rain and full sun.

Chau Doc tourist attractions are magnificent itself, but if you have enough time, don’t forget to put other places onto your bucket lists such as Tra Su Cajuput forest & Birdwatching, Chau Doc Floating Village, Fish Farm & Cham Minority Village, Chau Doc floating market & small canal, Sam mountain, Tuc Dup hill, Chau Doc river tour, Chau Doc cycling tour, Chau Doc photography tour, Ta Pa Rice Fields, Vinh Te Canal, Seven-Mountain Ox Racing Festival, Tay An Pagoda, Chau Doc Market, The Lady Temple – The Ba Chua Xu Temple, Phuoc Dien Pagoda – Hang Pagoda, Thoai Ngoc Hau Tomb,

Hopefully, the above tips will help you to come up with a great plan for your adventure in Chau Doc, An Giang province, Mekong Delta, Vietnam. Have a safe trip!

“Sleep less, travel more, respect more” – Thomas Vietnam – Local travel expert.

Thank you

Can Tho Rice Noodle Factory – Official Can Tho Visitor Guide

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Nowadays, there are more and more green and responsible tours which are meaningful and educational as well. This is why Can Tho noodle factory is getting popular for both Vietnamese and foreigners to come and explore the cuisine culture and the typical local life in Can Tho, Mekong Delta.

By Thomas Vietnam at vemekong.com | Official Can Tho Visitor Guide

Travel guide to Can Tho rice noodle factory

1. Better to Know as a Tourist

Ticket: Free and flexible

Spend-time: Half an hour (approx)

Hours: Dawn – dusk

Food: Yes

Shop: Yes

Parking lot: Yes for coach

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Address: Lo Vong Cung Street, An Binh Ward, Ninh Kieu District, Can Tho City. About 6,5km from Can Tho City center.

Added values: The most amazing thing is the locals still make all fresh noodles in manual ways from mixing, making, drying, cutting noodles, packing…all done by hand. You can explore Can Tho’s countryside, cool villages, small canals, local roads and gardens by walking or cycling.

Nearby attractions and hidden gems: Looking for places to stop on your way to and from Can Tho Rice Noodle Factory? Or maybe you found it too crowded here? We’ve got some ideas! Check out our list: Cai Rang floating market (10 minutes away), organic cacao farm (20 minutes away), fruit gardens (30 minutes away), Truc Lam Phuong Nam Zen monastery (30 minutes away).

Beautiful rice noodle in Can Tho

2. Travel Guide to Can Tho Rice Noodle Factory

The best time to visit it is before 10 am because if you come after 10 am, you may miss the opportunity to see with your own eyes, experience with your own hands and get noodles. Because at this time, most of the fresh cakes have been left to dry in the sun for the next process. Top tip: Still open and run the factory in the wet season but less colors and less noodles than the sunny days. It is more fun and eye-opener to check in this place during the flood season.

A bird’s eye view of the rice noodle factory in Can Tho

The best way to see this place is by boat, you should combine it with the Cai Rang floating market & rice noodle factory in your biking tour.

The cheapest way to discover Can Tho rice noodle factory is by bicycle or scooter, because this hidden gem is in Can Tho village and along many small paths and canals which are so cool and worthy of your full exploration. Top tip: If you plan to extend your Can Tho biking tour to the homestay, do not forget to bring mosquito repellent cream.

Tourists join hands with the locals to make rice noodle.

Book local daily tours & support directly to local rice noodle traditional house:

Can Tho Floating Market Tour with non-touristy small canals & Rice Noodle House (5am-10:30am, 100% satisfied tailor-made tour, recommended this beautiful canals tour)

Can Tho Biking Tour & Rice Noodle House (morning or afternoon secret tour)

Can Tho Floating Market & Cycling (morning tour)

Can Tho Cycling Tour 1 Day (floating market & lunch)

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There are some interesting things about this place. The most amazing thing is the locals still make all fresh noodles in manual ways from mixing, making, drying, cutting noodles, packing…all done by hand. Most tourists are welcome to help make the noodles with the locals. The noodles here are so colorful and super yummy with their home cooked “noodle pizza”. Top tip: So much educational and fun to interact with the local’s hospitality.

How to make rice noodles in Can Tho. The most important step is the source of quality raw materials, according to the aunt and uncle here, they mainly choose flour from Sadec, Dong Nai. The next step is to mix the flour according to the ratio 7:3 of rice flour and wheat flour, also depending on the quality of the flour of each batch, the experienced flour maker will have an appropriate ratio of water because if it is too diluted, the cake will not be prepared. chewy, but if it’s too dense, less cake will be coated and the cost is not guaranteed. This powder phase is usually done the night before, at 4 am the next morning ready to stir well and filter out the residue to proceed to coating the cake. This is the stage to add more colors if needed. We like this Can Tho rice noodle factory because they use colors from nature. Traditional and pure noodle is white, due to the demand of “delicious and eye-catching”, the noodle makers here have made orange noodles from gac fruit (sweet jackfruit), green from pandan leaves, purple from magenta leaves, and the gold color for turmeric…These make the noodle look really nice and unique. After being coated, the cake is left to dry in the natural hot sun for about 3-4 hours, depending on the clouds, sun and wind, the cake is brought in when dry, at this time the cake is dry and cannot be cut individually, so the next step is to spray cooking oil and apply evenly on the cake, dip it in water quickly, and incubate until the cake is soft, after about 30-40 minutes, proceed to cut the cake into fibers, roll each roll into a paper bag 0.5, 1, 2, 5 kg depending on the type! The price depends on the color of each type, but only 30-40 thousand VND per kilogram for the whole family.

3. What to Do and Eat at Can Tho Rice Noodle Factory

Enjoy Can Tho “noodle pizza”

Operating since 1982, Chin Cua noodle factory has undergone 3 generations, he and his family still keep the fire every day and produce delicious and famous handmade noodles around Vietnam. That’s why you should come to this place once if you have the opportunity to go to Cai Rang floating market in Can Tho and it is only about ten minutes from the market to the noodle village in Can Tho. The feeling of walking into a road along the small canal (from Rau Ram bridge), local houses on both sides and shady trees, you will naturally feel a part of the countryside of Can Tho. Moreover, the first sight when you come here is the scene of the rising smoke, the scene where the locals make the fresh rice noodles, the people who take the cakes, the people who bring (usually on their heads) the cakes to the large yard to dry in time for the sun. And you will be greeted with warmth, kindness, and hospitality from the locals and they will gladly share their techniques, how to mix flours or hand-pick each hot cake from the oven. We are sure that everyone will remember about Can Tho after experiencing this village. Top tip: With talented, skillful hands and intelligent minds of generations. Nowadays, Can Tho rice noodle soup is more creative, besides being used with hot soup or stir-fried, in recent years the hot trend is “crispy, spicy, quick, simple, take away”, since then fried rice noodle has become popular with the topping of fried eggs, meat, tomato sauce, chili sauce…it looks almost like Italian Pizza, hence the name Can Tho Noodle Pizza or Hu Tieu Pizza (local name) was born.

4. Free Itineraries from VeMekong

Can Tho sampan and small canal

As a local travel expert, we have some ideas for you to think about.

Book local daily tours & support directly to local rice noodle traditional house:

Can Tho Floating Market Tour with non-touristy small canals & Rice Noodle House (5am-10:30am, 100% satisfied tailor-made tour, recommended this beautiful canals tour)

Can Tho Biking Tour & Rice Noodle House (morning or afternoon secret tour)

Can Tho Floating Market & Cycling (morning tour)

Can Tho Cycling Tour 1 Day (floating market & lunch)

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From Can Tho city center:

Route 1: Hotel in Can Tho center – boat station – floating market – rice noodle factory – hotel in Can Tho center [half day]

Route 2: Hotel in Can Tho center – boat station – floating market – rice noodle factory – biking in the village – fruit gardens – hotel in Can Tho center [half day]

Route 3: Hotel in Can Tho center – boat station – floating market – rice noodle factory – biking in the village – organic cacao farm – Local lunch – hotel in Can Tho center [full day]

If you do not have much time left, it is easy to check out spots in one full day by boat or with bike or with motorbike and car. But there are much more than tourist sites like these in Can Tho. Make sure you have more time to feel and explore more about the hidden gems and the culture, food, night life, wildlife and forest as well. Top tip: Stay in a homestay nearby, so you have more chances to visit the noodle factory and surroundings. If you are looking for the package Can Tho day tour with local, you can contact www.vemekong.com or Hotline/WhatsApp/WeChat/Zalo +84939888559; email: hello@vemekong.com

5. Google Maps of Can Tho Rice Noodle Factory

Google Maps made a name for itself helping people travel from one place to another, avoid traffic (You probably know the route from your hotel to the gas station by heart, but what you can’t be sure about is gridlock), measure a distance, get back to the hotel on time, share the location…

6. Visit Can Tho Rice Noodle Factory by yourself

Solo traveller? Travelling on your own means you will get out of any difficult situations by yourself. This, in turn, leads to more satisfying travel experiences and helps you improve your problem-solving skills. These days we rarely get the chance to sit with ourselves and simply be. That’s why you should consider the time you spend alone on your trip as a gift.

Rice noodle factory in Can Tho

Visit Can Tho Rice Noodle Factory by yourself is very okay. Budget travellers and adventure tourists can reach and visit this attraction by motorbike as well. If you have no guided tour, you are fine to explore this place, use Google Maps to get there. Sometimes it takes more time to find it, so you can ask the locals. We may share you some ideas like this: With your transportation, from Can Tho City, you will pass by Cai Rang floating market and reach to Rau Ram bridge (do not get over it), turn right to the village about 500m, two-wheel-road, you will see the sign of Sau Hoai rice noodle factory, Chin Cua rice noodle factory (this one is located in the hidden road, more real and less touristy). Top tip: The locals can not speak English (a tiny bit), so you should prepare translation apps to make your vacation easier.

7. Responsible Travel and Advice to Visit Can Tho Rice Noodle Factory

Can Tho local life

It is always good to repeat “responsible travel” over and over. Traditional cuisine itself is facing so many challenges from fast foods and fusion foods with imported ingredients. We do appreciate any of you who do visit and take good behavior to this local village and the traditional factory. Top tip: There are less and less traditional places like this in Vietnam because of fast and morden life.

8. Better to Watch Our Latest Video in Advance (4k)

If a picture says a thousand words, it stands to reason that video says many times more.

9. Incredible Tips for Photography, Specialists, KOLs, Media and Influencers

To get the best of the best for your unique writing, featuring, photo, video and insider’s stories. We do recommend you to have a local travel expert, the one who always gets more ground information and makes sure every single element is solved perfectly. Vemekong (very exclusive Mekong) team is your priority choice. Email and have a private talk with them to customize your journey smoothly, personal and the most ultimately amazing. You can contact www.vemekong.com or Hotline/WhatsApp/WeChat/Zalo +84939888559; email: hello@vemekong.com

A blogger’s smile when learning and visiting the Can Tho village

10. Pro Tips

Chin Cua Rice Noodle Factory is for real touching. Sau Hoai Rice Noodle Factory is a kind of tourism and noodle shop, still nice.

Can Tho rice noodle and the local girl

If you plan to extend your travel to Can Tho homestay, do not forget to bring mosquito repellent cream.

Visit Can Tho or do any customized tours, please choose reputable providers with boat trips equipped with lifebuoys, jackets, motorcycle and cycling tours with the helmets and. Safety is a priority! Choose Can Tho responsible tours which help you give back while traveling. It’s a cliché, but it’s true.

Can Tho food & drink guide ranges from street food, authentic, fancy to fusion foods. As a tropical land of many fresh vegetables and homegrown gardens, which always make Can Tho cuisines fresh, close to nature and very traditional. If you are a food lover, don’t hesitate to put other bites onto your food lists such as Cong cake in Can Tho, Ut Dzach Fine Rice Vermicelli…

Bring your hat, sunglasses, and sunblock, scarf to wear when visiting temples, pagodas, and the cathedral.

Bring the raincoat if you’re planning a trip to Can Tho in the rainy season, as Can Tho always looks fantastic in the full rain and full sun.

Can Tho tourist attractions are magnificent itself, but if you have enough time, don’t forget to put other places onto your bucket lists such as Can Tho Wildlife & Forest, Binh Thuy Ancient House, Organic Cacao farm, Can Tho Floating Markets, Can Tho Small Canals & Sampan Ride, Can Tho Fruit Garden, Can Tho Paddy Rice Fields, Can Tho Giant Ficus Tree – Secret VC base, Cai Rang floating market, Can Tho Old Market, Phong Dien floating market, Truc Lam Phuong Nam Zen Monastery, Can Tho to Con Dao – Express boat, Son Islet – Community-based Tourism…

Hopefully, the above tips will help you to come up with a great plan for your adventure in Can Tho, Mekong Delta, Vietnam. Have a safe trip!

“Sleep less, travel more, respect more” – Thomas Vietnam – Local travel expert.

Thank you

A Guide to Long An Endless Field & Hidden Gems

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One of the best highlight things to see and do in Long An, Vietnam is to visit Long An Endless Field and its isolated flooded forest. This hidden gem is the best weekend-get-away spot for Saigon expats and nature lovers.

By Thomas Vietnam at vemekong.com | Dec 11, 2020 | Long An Travel Guide

1. Mekong Delta Drone 4K Video of Long An Endless Field

2. How and When to visit Long An Endless Field

It is easy to reach here by car, then the staff will pick you up a long main road and weave into small canals before entering the forest. It is the best time to visit it by 10am for flower and nature power. You can stay overnight here with an AC room as well. The ticket here depends on the numbers of people of your group and with or without lunch. Top tip: You are better to contact the station before you come to make sure that someone will wait and pick you up.

Th Endless Field in Long An

3. What to Eat and See at Long An Endless Field

Nature is always nice and charming in different ways at different times with different eyes. You will be happy for them – the locals – to have such a green young forest like this in Long An province. The home cooked authentic food can be served if requested. The station also promotes some homemade essential oil made from herbs and plants from this field. Top tip: We shopped their quality essential oil and also enjoyed the cycling around the amazing forest and saw the sky swimming pool.

Herbal tea and wrapped tapioca

4. Free Itinerary and Maps to Go to Long An Endless Field

One day is pretty okie, but two days one night is nicer to do so. First, you get picked up by boat and enter the station for the tickets. Second, the boat tour begins with the local guide. Third, you will explore the most beautiful “endless field” to check-in some photos. Next, the boat keeps going to the herbal garden where you have some tea and tapioca food and learn about the real values of herbal and its benefits for essential oils. Last, you get back to the main station and can hire the bike for cycling more if you have time. Top tip: Make sure you have a good local escorting tour guide.

5. The Solo Travel Guide to Long An Endless Field

It is so worthy to visit it because of your consideration of the protected jungle. For solo travellers, you should hire a scooter and follow the Google Maps to make your Mekong adventure trip. Top tip: Please do not forget to contact the station in advance for pick-up point and time.

Vietnamese name is kdl Cánh Đồng Bất Tận

6. Responsible Travel and Advice to Visit Long An Endless Field

It is always good to repeat “responsible travel” over and over. Jungle and the field itself are facing so many challenges from chemical and human waste and modern life with high-tech. We do appreciate any of you who do respect and take good behavior about nature and its protection. Top tip: Vemekong.com is a kind of responsible travel company in Mekong Delta to deal with “green”.

Kdl Cánh Đồng Bất Tận from the drone

Pro tips:

Bring your hat, sunglasses, and sunblock.

If you plan to extend your stay in this field, do not forget to bring mosquito repellent cream.

When visiting the Long An province or doing any customized tours, choose reputable providers and boats equipped with lifebuoys and jackets. Safety is a priority!

Bring the raincoat if you travel to Long An in the rainy season, as the forest always looks fantastic in the full rain and full sun.

Hopefully, the above tips will help you to come up with a great plan for your adventure in Long An, Vietnam. Have a safe trip!

“Sleep less, travel more, respect more” – Thomas Vietnam and Thank You!!

Ut Dzach Fine Rice Vermicelli – Eat Best Food in Can Tho

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Ut Dzach hammock-shaped Fine Rice Vermicelli is a rustic cake, present in many places. Not only delicious, this specialty also provides significant calories for your body’s vital activities. In Can Tho city, The Ut Dzach hammock-shaped fine rice vermicelli has long been identified by customers near and far as the “King in Tay Do”.  Here, visitors can experience making their own special cakes.

By Thomas Vietnam at vemekong.com | Official Can Tho Visitor Guide

Ut Dzach fine rice vermicelli in Can Tho

1. Better to Know as a Food Lover

Find them: Located at 509 Provincial Road 61B, Nhon Binh Hamlet, Nhon Ai Commune, Phong Phong Dien District.

Best time: Dawn – Dusk

Don’t miss: Kim Tien barbecue, garden chicken salad, pancakes…

Local’s pick: Garden eco-tourism area – Ut Dzach hammock-shaped Fine Rice Vermicelli

Tourist’s pick: Flan Cake restaurant, Co Rom fine rice vermicelli restaurant…

Blog: https://vemekong.com/can-tho-fine-rice-vermicelli/

Facts: The reason this cake has the name hammock-shaped is because the cake’s pattern looks like a very beautiful mesh that makes the maker’s ingenuity

2. Better to Know Ut Dzach hammock-shaped Fine Rice Vermicelli

The reason this cake has the name hammock-shaped is because the cake’s pattern looks like a very beautiful mesh

Mr.  Tran Thien Canh (son of artisan Chau Kim Thuan) said that his family’s hammock-shaped fine rice vermicelli is a long-standing tradition, dating back more than 50 years.  The hammock-shaped fine rice vermicelli is different from other cakes because it has a sweet, salty taste, a clear, chewy piece of cake and no additives.

According to artisan Chau Kim Thuan, in the past, making hammock-shaped finerice vermicelli was only for the purpose of serving in the family and helpingneighborswhenthere was an anniversary, partying was the main thing, not for sale. Later, at therequestof her children, she intends to make cakes and ask for processing to sell. Later, it developed into an eco-tourismsite attracting Can Tho tourists to visit.

3. Ut Dzach hammock-shaped fine rice vermicelli in Can Tho

Ut Dzach fine rice vermicelli in Can Tho

The hammock–shapedfinericevermicelliis served with grilled meat, also made by the owner of the garden. Grilled meat has an eye-catching golden-brown color, with a bit of fat lying in the rolled meat layer, giving diners a feeling of moderate fat without getting bored.

The hammock-faced cake is served with a plate of hot grilled meat, a few fragrant raw vegetables.  When eating meat rolls, ask to add some herbs and dip them with dipping sauce. The natural sweetness of the cake mixes with the rich taste of grilled meat, making visitors flutter forever.

4. How to Make hammock-shaped fine rice vermicelli

Ut Dzach fine rice vermicelli in Can Tho

Ut Dzach hammock-shaped Fine Rice Vermicelli is made up of quite simple ingredients by rice flour, shallot leaves and filtered water. However, to be able to make a delicious Ut Dzach hammock-shaped Fine Rice Vermicelliwe also need to know how to choose the right type of rice and ensure quality.

The ingredients for making Ut Dzach hammock-shaped Fine Rice Vermicelli are very simple, just plain rice

The criteria given when choosing rice as Ut Dzach hammock-shaped Fine Rice Vermicelli include:

+ Fragrant rice (delicious rice), not moldy or moth

+ The percentage of impurities is less than 0.1%

Tools needed to make Ut Dzach hammock-shaped Fine Rice Vermicelli

To process Ut Dzach hammock-shaped Fine Rice, you need to prepare a set of molds made of stainless-steel blocks or copper pipes. Usually, the size of the mold is about 7-8 cm in diameter (large sizes can be up to 20 cm) and about 50 cm in height.

We will need to prepare the mold before making the cake

The mouth of the tube is usually designed to flare out to be able to lean on a wooden table.  The bottom of the tube will have a rack a few centimeters thick with many small holes (like the tip of a needle).  These holes are very important, if the hole is too big, the cake will not taste good, if the hole is too small, the dough will not pass through.

In addition, the tools you need to prepare more such as: saucepans, pans, knives, chopsticks … Please prepare carefully so as not to be interrupted or affected when starting the baking process.

As a popular dish in Vietnam, if you’ve ever enjoyed this cake, you won’t be able to ignore how it is made.  Here are the details of how to make Banh Mui that we want to share with our readers.

Rice materials before being put in need to be selected and carefully screened to remove impurities such as sand and gravel.  Wash the rice, treat it with clean water a few times to ensure good input

After being cleaned through preliminary processing, you proceed to soak the rice in clean water for about 10 hours (1 night).  This step is the main purpose of making the rice soft by absorbing a certain amount of water.  This will help the rice flour when grinding will be more flexible and soft.

Also, be aware that the amount of water you use to soak the rice needs to cover the entire mass of rice.  Each step in the process will affect the quality of the cake in the future.

After soaking the rice, you proceed to take the rice out and step into the wet grinding stage.  The process of grinding rice can be done by hand as follows: put a tablespoon of rice and a tablespoon of clean water into the mill until a white powder is formed.

We can increase the crushing capacity and shorten the time by mechanization with the vertical or horizontal double cutting mill. The rice will be finely ground with the amount of water flowing through the 2,400 holes/cm2 filter to create a fine powder that is easy to shape and increases the toughness of the noodles later.

Draining is quite important, we will do it in tanks or bamboo baskets designed with filter cloth lining.  The purpose is to convert the d

During the cooking process, you need to stir constantly to ensure that the dough is cooked evenly.  When the dough becomes pliable, thick and slightly transparent, it means the dough is just cooked.

Cooling, kneading and dividing steps

After the step of cooking the dough until it is just cooked, let the dough cool down so that you can knead and divide the dough.  Kneading the dough will help the dough to be much softer and more supple.

The process of pressing and shaping Ut Dzach hammock-shaped Fine Rice vermicelli

We proceed to put the dough into the pre-prepared mold.  The molds will usually be tubular, rectangular or cylindrical in shape.  Then, you use a wooden block of the right size and shape to fit the mold to press the rice flour to melt.

Squeezing and shaping Ut Dzach hammock-shaped Fine Rice vermicelli with 2 people

The pressure required will be quite large because the dough is dense and the holes of the mold are small.  Usually, two people are needed in the process of pressing Ut Dzach hammock-shaped Fine Rice Vermicelli, one pressing and one cutting the cake.  The cake fibers going through the holes will be cut into equal lengths (about 10cm) and steamed in a water bath.

The process of forming Ut Dzach hammock-shaped Fine Rice vermicelli will depend on the properties of the dough fibers.  Therefore, starch gelatinization is so important that we must not neglect it.

Steamed this fine rice vermicelli – the last step

Boil water and put the flour fibers in the steam for about 3 minutes.  Through this stage, we will produce a complete product.

5. Mekong Delta 4k Video of Ut Dzach Fine Rice Vermicelli

6. Free Itinerary and Google Maps Ut Dzach Fine Rice Vermicelli and Activities

On the way to the garden, you may combine Can Tho floating market tour and cycling around Mekong canals before stopping over at the Ut Dzach. Top tip: Make yourself a good and off the beaten track with Can Tho scooters.

7. Responsible Travel and Advice to Visit the Local Family

Banh Hoi is considered by the government as an authentic and traditional cuisine of Can Tho people. That means a lot for the Can Tho food culture and its values. What a responsible place for the locals and tourists to come and understand more about this food. Top tip: Many news and media talk about this secret food and its flavor.

A lovely fruit garden in Phong Dien, Ut Dzach

8. Pro tips:

Here are our tips for easing your mind (and stomach) around food-handling environments that you may not be used to.

Make sure the food is freshly cooked. If you’re eating hot street food, it’s always safest (not to mention more delicious) to eat food you can see being cooked to order.

Look for lines and busy stalls. Busy street food stalls are an indicator of popularity, and their high turnover rate means the food is never sitting out for hours and developing dreaded bacteria. Yes, long lines can be discouraging when you’re hungry after a full day of exploring, but it’s not worth the risk of grabbing precooked food from the empty spot next door.

Eat when the locals are eating. The last and most important element here is when to eat. You’re likely already on a weird eating schedule while you’re traveling, but it’s important to try and adjust to the eating times of where you are. A bowl of pho might be lunch for Americans, but it’s breakfast for the Vietnamese. This ensures that you’re eating freshly cooked food and that you can find the best and most popular places to eat.

If you can’t drink the water, then you can’t eat the salad. Most people get so hung up on not drinking the water or skipping ice in drinks that they don’t think about all of the other ways in which water is used in food service. Fruits and vegetables tend to be washed with tap water in most places, rather than the filtered water that locals drink—or sometimes it’s not washed at all. If you’re really craving some produce, try fruits you can peel or cooked veggies.

Trust your gut. If you’re unsure about the food or the way that it’s being prepared, then keep moving. Eating street food all over the world doesn’t make you an expert. Every stall and every country are different, and sometimes the rules can be harder to follow. When something doesn’t look, smell, or feel right, don’t eat it! Trust your judgment. Chances are that there’s another spot close by that’s making something more delicious.

Must-Eat Foods & Restaurants in Can Tho: Co Ut’s Cong cake, Ut Dzach Fine Rice Vermicelli, Thanh Van Grilled Pork Sausage, Crab Noodle Soup At Floating Market, Scorched Rice with Caramelized Fish Sauce, 7-Toi’s Duck Meat Pancake, Banh Mi Thuy, Banana Blossom Salad, Fried Spring Rolls, Fresh Spring Rolls, Fetal duck egg (balut), Honeycomb Cake, Mini Sticky Rice Cake, Cassava Silkworm Cake, Grilled Banana Wrapped in Sticky Rice, Khmer-style Bun Goi Da Soup, Egg Coffee, Con Son Grilled Snakehead Fish, Bun Mam – Fermented Fish Noodle Soup, Lau Mam – Fermented Fish Hotpot, Grilled Snails with Pepper, Magenta Sticky Rice Cake, Duck cooked with Fermented Tofu, Rice Noodle Pizza, Vegetarian Noodle Soup, Snails Stuffed With Pork…

Must-Eat Foods & Restaurants in Chau Doc: Chau Doc Fish Noodle Soup, Sugar Palm Fruit, Basa Fish Hot Pot, Mam (Fermented fish), Phu Huong Beef Noodle Soup, Broken Rice with Pork Chop, Long Xuyen Broken Rice, Nui Cam Pancake, O Thum’s Chicken Grilled with Lime Leaves, Stir-fried Shrimp with Sesbania Flower, Sweet & Sour Soup with Siamese Mud Carp Soup & Sesbania Flower, Caramelized & Braised Catfish, Grilled Rice-field Rat with Salt and Chili…

Must-Eat Foods & Restaurants in Soc Trang: Pia Cake, Cong Cake (Banh Cong), Bun Nuoc Leo Soc Trang’s Noodle Soup, Soc Trang’s Bun Goi Da Soup, Duck Noodle Soup with black Pepper, Curry Noodle Soup, Grilled Beef on Tile, Khmer-style Tube Cake, Khmer-style Mung Bean Cake (Banh In), Dried Radish (Xa Bau), Stir-Fried Noodles with Seafood (Mi Sua), Soc Trang’s Green Rice Flakes…

Must-Eat Foods & Restaurants in Ben Tre: Phu Le Rice Wine, Ben Tre’s Coconut Candy, Flat Banana, Coconut Rice, Snail Pancake, Sea Snail with Coconut Milk, Coconut Worm, Young Coconut Salad with Shrimp & Pork, Son Doc Puff Rice Paper…

Must-Eat Foods & Restaurants in Cai Be: Puffed Rice Cake…

Must-Eat Foods & Restaurants in Vinh Long: Elephant Ear Fish (fried giant gourami)…

Must-Eat Foods & Restaurants in My Tho: Fried Sticky Rice, Snakehead Fish Rice Porridge, Hu Tieu My Tho (Noodle Soup), Coconut Banana Cake…

Must-Eat Foods & Restaurants in Tra Vinh: Macapuno Coconut, Bun Nuoc Leo Tra Vinh’s Noodle Soup, Tra Cuon’s Sticky Rice Cake…

Must-Eat Foods & Restaurants in Sadec: Sa Dec Noodle Soup, Sadec Crab Hotpot, Lai Vung Spring Rolls, Sa Giang Shrimp Puff Pastry, Lai Vung Tangerine…

Must-Eat Foods & Restaurants in Bac Lieu: Spicy Beef Noodle Soup, Bac Lieu’s Three-striped Crab, White Radish Pies, Bac Lieu Thick Noodles & Creamy Coconut Milk, Bon Bon Pickles…

Must-Eat Foods & Restaurants in Ca Mau: Banh tam ga cay (Silkworm rice cake with curried chicken), Grilled Vop clams with salt and pepper, Grilled Mudskipper Fish, Stone Crab Roast With Salt, Young Bee Salad, Nam Can’s Crab, U Minh Forest’s Honey, U Minh’s Fermented Fish Hotpot…

Must-Eat Foods & Restaurants in Hau Giang: Cau Duc Pineapple, Cai Tac’s Pork Organs Porridge, Hau Giang’s Bronze Featherback Fish Cake…

Must-Eat Foods & Restaurants in Ha Tien: Herring Fish Salad, Spider crab cake soup, Ken Noodle soup, Xoi Xiem (Siamese sticky rice), Steamed Noodle soup, Ha Tien Oyster porridge…

Must-Eat Foods & Restaurants in Rach Gia: Stir Noodle Soup, Kien Giang Fish Noodle Soup…

Must-Eat Foods & Restaurants in Con Dao: Bang nut jam, Vu Nang Snail, Roasted Pork Bread (Banh Mi), Coconut Ice Cream…

Must-Eat Foods & Restaurants in Phu Quoc: Phu Quoc Sim Wine, Phu Quoc Pepper, Phu Quoc fish sauce…

Hopefully, the above tips will help you to come up with a great plan for your adventure in Mekong River Delta, Vietnam. Have a safe trip!

“Sleep less, travel more, respect more” – Thomas Vietnam – Local travel expert.

Thank you

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Can Tho Rice Noodle Factory & Villages
March 27, 2021
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Can Tho Rice Noodle Factory & Villages

Nowadays, there are more and more green and responsible tours which are meaningful and educational as well. This is why Can Tho noodle factory is getting popular for both Vietnamese and foreigners to come and explore the cuisine culture and the typical local life in Can Tho, Mekong Delta.