Traveling to Hau Giang, you should once visit Vi Thanh market to buy fresh and clean agricultural products, experience and understand more about the culture of the rural market in the Mekong Delta region.
By Thomas Vietnam at vemekong.com | Official Hau Giang Visitor Guide
1. Better to Know as a Tourist
Ticket: Free
Spend-time: One hour (approx)
Hours: 2:00 AM – 11:00 AM (better before 8am)
Food: Yes
Shop: Yes
Parking lot: Yes
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Address: Located near Cai Nhuc Bridge, Tran Hung Dao Street, Ward 1, Vi Thanh City.
Added values: Coming here, visitors will admire the most unique market in the Southern River region – Vi Thanh “chồm hổm” market, also known as farmers market, Vi Thanh “dong” market, because most of the goods are sold at the market. Markets are products made by farmers themselves. This is also a typical cultural activity of the people in the Mekong Delta.
Nearby attractions and hidden gems: Looking for places to stop on your way to and from Vi Thanh outdoor farmers market? Or maybe you found it too crowded here? We’ve got some ideas! Check out our list: Lung Ngoc Hoang Forest & Bird Sanctuary (38 km), Kittyd & Minnied Amusement Park (45 km), Truc Lam Zen Monastery Hau Giang (15 km), Cau Duc Pineapple Fields (12 km), . . .
2. Travel Guide to Vi Thanh Outdoor Farmers Market
The market meets from 2:00 a.m. until noon, at 10 o’clock it is dispersed. The market campus is about 700 square meters, adjacent to the road and river, outdoors, the market is very idyllic and simple.
Sellers often squat or prop up small chairs, displaying goods in about two to four square meters around them. Therefore, this place is also known by the rustic name “chồm hổm” market. Vi Thanh people call it the country market because the market sells all of the country’s products.
Small traders are mostly genuine farmers, growing their own vegetables or drying shrimp and fish to bring to the market to sell, without having to buy through intermediaries. Therefore, the price is usually cheaper than other markets in Vi Thanh. Therefore, the rural market in the middle of the city is probably only available in Vi Thanh city, Hau Giang province. Surrounded by the superficial, busy and bustling Vi Thanh street market, the Vi Thanh countryside market looks like a lyrical and loving silence. Therefore, Vi Thanh Market is known as the most unique market in the Southern River region.
3. What to Do – See – Eat at Vi Thanh Outdoor Farmers Market
The local market, so the products are also all home-made and home-grown. Happy people, fresh goods, liberal market. From buds, water lilies and Rau Dua vegetables to morning glory, chives, peanuts… From catfish and eels to the snake and mouse. Every dish is small, small, but fresh and attractive. Seeing is full of eyes, always wishing to bring the whole market home.
In addition to agricultural and aquatic products, many kinds of folk cakes, such as tea, sticky rice, banh bo cake, and banana cake… are also sold in this market.
Laborers and housewives often choose this market to shop in because this market has very fresh, green, clean, and healthy ingredients for delicious meals.
Customers from other places visit the market, everyone is carrying all sorts of things in their hands, carrying all the gratitude of the people of Hau River because the price of goods here is very affordable and suitable for the pocket of workers. This market is especially very safe and orderly, buyers and sellers are all very friendly, happy and hospitable…
4. Free Itineraries from VeMekong
As a local travel expert, we have some ideas for you to think about.
From Hau Giang center:
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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 Hau Giang. 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 Hau Giang daily tour with local, you can contact www.vemekong.com or Hotline/WhatsApp/WeChat/Zalo +84939888559; email: hello@vemekong.com
5. Google Maps of Vi Thanh Outdoor Farmers 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 Vi Thanh Outdoor Farmers Market 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.
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 Hau Giang 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 Hau Giang.
7. Responsible Travel and Advice to Visit Vi Thanh Outdoor Farmers Market
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 is one of the companies that care a lot about responsible travel and local respectation.
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If a picture says a thousand words, it stands to reason that the video says many times more.
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10. Pro Tips
You can stay in a homestay which is near the riverside, this will help you out the best option. Then you can hire a scooter, car or bike and explore it by yourself and I hope you have an amazing Mekong Delta river sunrise.
If you plan to extend your travel to Hau Giang homestay, do not forget to bring mosquito repellent cream.
Visit Hau Giang 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 Hau Giang responsible tours which help you give back while traveling. It’s a cliché, but it’s true.
Hau Giang 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 Hau Giang 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 Cau Duc pineapple, Hau Giang’s Bronze Featherback Fish Cake, Cai Tac’s Pork Organs Porridge…
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 Hau Giang in the rainy season, as Hau Giang always looks fantastic in the full rain and full sun.
Hau Giang tourist attractions are magnificent itself, but if you have enough time, don’t forget to put other places onto your bucket lists such as Lung Ngoc Hoang Forest, Nature Reserve & Bird Sanctuary, Kittyd & Minnied Amusement Park, Truc Lam Zen Monastery Hau Giang, Vi Thanh Outdoor Farmers Market, Bo Tum Vong Say Khmer Pagoda, Like Coffee Shop in Hau Giang, Phung Hiep Bamboo and Rattan Craft Village, Tu Sang Bamboo Garden Hau Giang, Cau Duc Pineapple Fields, Tam Vu ecotourism area, Long My Stork Garden,Ba Bai Base, Chuong Thien Cultural & historic site, Vi Hung Church, Xa No Park – Xa No Canal…
Hopefully, the above tips will help you to come up with a great plan for your adventure in Hau Giang province, Mekong Delta, Vietnam. Have a safe trip!
“Sleep less, travel more, respect more” – Thomas Vietnam – Local travel expert.
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