Vietnam Travel – Can Tho

Ben Ninh Kieu
Can Tho city is located in the heart of the Mekong Delta, between a network of river canals. Can Tho bordered by 5 provinces: the northern border An Giang and northeast borders Dong Thap, southern Hau Giang borders, the western borders Kien Giang, the eastern borders Vinh Long.

Can Tho has many river systems such as rivers and canals Hau river, Can Tho, channels Thot Not, O Mon canals … Climate Can Tho to regulate comfort, fewer storms. Hot and humid all year round, no cold weather. The rainy season lasts from May 5 to May 11, the dry season from Months 12 months to 4 years later. Average temperature is 27 º C.

Potential economic development and tourism

Tourism garden Can Tho
Can Tho city has 3 ports can receive ships of more than 10,000 tons for receiving goods arranged easily. From the old days, Can Tho has been considered the center of the rice Western Southern, is one of the places of production and exporting of the country. Mekong Delta area is great for adventure tour with Vietnam Travel.

With fertile land, next to the strengths of rice and fruit trees of all kinds, Can Tho, there is a source of aquatic products is quite rich, mainly shrimp and fresh water fish breeding: pigs, chickens, ducks. The industry now has mainly the electricity (power Tra Noc, 33,000 kw); electrical engineering, electronics, chemicals, garments, leather and processing farm produce, aquatic products … is the strength of the province.

Cho Can Tho
Places Can Tho have originated from the name “the situation giang” (river poetry, Forum) shows that this is a cultural area rivers. Rivers linked to all economic activities, culture and residents. Unique natural and urban architecture of Can Tho is a network of canals. Canals is also a “street”, it brought beauty to a large urban been known as Tay Do. Can Tho also has beauty worships should ease the water village, populated densely concentrated, village perdu Rich village under the shadow coconut. Can Tho is famous for Ben Ninh Kieu, available in garden Lang.

Tp. Can Tho focused much of training, scientific research – technology. Already a long time, here is the economic center – the culture of the western provinces of Nam.

Ethnicity, religion

He pagoda
Can Tho has its identity, the uniqueness of cultures in the plain of the harmonious combination of wealth and cultural traditions of the Vietnamese, Khmer, Hoa …

Transportation

Can Tho Vinh Long by 34km, 62km Long Xuyen, Soc Trang 63km, 104km My Tho, Rach Gia 116km, 117km Chau Doc, Ho Chi Minh Ca Mau 169km and 179km. The best vietnam agency provides the best Vietnam Travel Deals.

Roadway: The major roads run through the province as National Highway 1A, country road 91 to An Giang; Way 80 quoc go Kien Giang. Bus stop the city center is about 2km to the northwest, along Nguyen Trai.

Waterway: Can Tho is the center of transportation of the Southern region, connecting with Cambodia. The city has international port Cai Cui quite large receiving 5,000 ton ships.

Airlines: Tra Noc Airport.

Every day two Cham women sit in the lobby of the Victoria Can Tho Hotel to weave tho cam, a special type of fabric woven from hemp or cotton (brocade).

Why in the hotel’s lobby? Because the hotel by the Hau River in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho wants to introduce the unique handicraft to its guests.

In fact, it wants guests to be able to see and taste as many specialties as possible.

Bao Thi Hoang Nhu and Le Thi Hong Ngao, both from the central province of Ninh Thuan, share their knowledge of tho cam from 9:30 a.m. till as late as 9 p.m.

It is also enjoyable to watch them skillfully handle the weaving loom and listen to the clattering sound from the equipment.

Those who like what they see can venture straight into the shop also in the lobby, selling the differently designed scarves and fabric of the Cham ethnic minority of Ninh Thuan and of Chau Doc in the Mekong Delta.

Open from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., the shop also sells other handicrafts and souvenirs, such as stone artworks, interior decoration items, postcards, chopsticks and bamboo fish-catching baskets.

Once guests have finished shopping, they can learn about more southern traditions. Near the pool local artisan Le Thi Nguyet demonstrates how the region’s non la (conical palm-leaf hat) is made, curving bamboo stems, shaping the hat’s frame and covering it with palm leaves.

Besides chatting with Ms Nguyet, who works daily from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., guests can try to make hats themselves. After that they can bring the hats to Ha Thuan Trung, who waits nearby and paints landscapes of the Mekong Delta on them.

For more shopping, guests can return to the lobby to buy various types of rice wine.

If they are then still in the mood to shop more and taste more regional specialties, the hotel arranges a free shuttle boat to Ninh Kieu Wharf from 7 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. From the wharf they can walk around Can Tho to discover what the locals are doing during the day and night.

Those who just want to relax can, of course, also stay at the hotel’s pool and listen to the engines of passing boats or get a massage. To meet the increasing demand for the latter, the hotel has opened three more massage parlors by the river.

Victoria Can Tho has just launched a US$49 summer package comprised of a one-night stay at a superior room, a welcome drink and fruit basket, a breakfast buffet and a 45-minute massage.

Located in a quiet part of Can Tho, the hotel has 92 rooms with eight suites overlooking the Hau River and the Au Island.

Vietravel is offering guests a series of special Tet holiday tours. From now until February 29, guests booking trips at Vietravel offices will be given a souvenir and a lottery ticket. The lottery ticket can be redeemed for tour discounts and a lucky draw for VND20mil at Nguyen Kim Electronic Supermarket. The lucky draw will be held in April and the list of winners will be published in Thanh Nien and Tuoi Tre newspapers.

Hanoi

This time of year, the Northern region of the country is especially attractive to tourists looking to celebrate the New Year in cooler weather and festive atmosphere. A four-day, three-night tour of the North by Vietravel includes stops in Hanoi, Yen Tu, Tuan Chau and Lang Son.

In Hanoi, tourists can walk leisurely around the old quarter to explore antique houses on Co Ngu Street or head to Ho Tay (West Lake) to experience the city’s gem. After Hanoi, the tour will take in Ha Long Bay, where visitors will visit a number of caves and islets including Dau Go Cave, Thien Cung Cavern, Dinh Huong Islet and Ga Choi Islet.

Next, the tour will continue in Yen Tu Mountain, Hoa Yen Pagoda, Tuan Chau tourism area and Dau Pagoda in Bac Ninh Province.

The tour begins on February 8 and 10 and is priced at VND5,790,000 per Vietnamese guest and VND6,290,000 per foreign guest.

Nha Trang

For tourists in need of a tropical vacation, Vietravel is offering a four-day, three-night tour of Nha Trang, Doc Let and Vinpearland. Sites include Ca Na Beach, Nha Trang Bay, Cau Da (Rock Bridge) and Hon Tam (Silkworm Islet).

For further relaxation, visitors can enjoy a mud bath at Thap Ba (Lady Temple) Mineral Tourism Area, take in the music fountain program at Vinpearl Land and experience amusements such as Ferris wheels, rocking horses, gliders, skiing and surfing.

The tour will begin on February 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 and is priced at VND1,890,000 per Vietnamese guest and VND2,190,000 per foreign guest.

Can Tho

To experience firsthand how the Southern inhabitants of Can Tho and Vinh Long celebrate Tet, book a four-day, three-night Saigon, Vinh Long, Can Tho tour. The tour includes a stop at the Ninh Kieu Wharf, a boat ride through the Cai Rang floating market and a trip to the My Khanh Toursim Area to visit antique houses.

While in the Mekong Delta, visitors can row boats in the canals, try their hand at fishing, enjoy regional dishes such as chao hen (mussel porridge) and ca ro kho to (braised fish in a clay pot), taste rice liquor and listen to don ca tai tu (amateur folk music).

Tourists can also experience unique activities like ostrich rides and crocodile fishing.

The tour will begin on February 8-10 and is priced at VND960,000 per Vietnamese guest and VND1,060,000 per foreign guest.

An impressive opening ceremony for a tourist programme named “Returning to the Roots 2008” of northern Yen Bai, Phu Tho and Lao Cai provinces was held in Yen Bai on February 13.

Speaking at the ceremony, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan highly valued the initiative on tourist cooperation between the three provinces which, he said, highlighted their cultural traditions and historical relics.

He praised their achievements in tapping local potentials and creating diverse forms of tourism to create jobs and increase income for the local people.

The Deputy PM urged Yen Bai, Phu Tho and Lao Cai to focus on cooperation to build tourist sites in combination with development of special tourist products of each area in order to offer customers special and attractive tours. He also required them to pay attention to training and improving the capacity and skills of tourist staff, while raising the people’s awareness of tourism.

He asked the three provinces to expand cooperation with travel companies in the region, other provinces nationwide and foreign countries.

The opening ceremony for the programme “Returning to the Roots 2008” included a street photo exhibition, high-land market days of ethnic minority groups in the three provinces, a bonsai ornamental trees and pet spring fair, and a trade and tourist fair held from the 6 th -9 th day of the first lunar month.

The same day, a press briefing on the opening week of the National Tourism Year of the Mekong Delta’s waterways and gardens was held in Can Tho city.

The week will last from February 21-26 in Can Tho city with the opening ceremony being held on Feb. 21 in Ninh Kieu precinct. The event will attract the participation of between 15,000-20,000 people, including representatives from China , Myanmar , Thailand , Laos and Cambodia .

Can Tho city has completed preparations for the event. As many as 120 hotels, 14 tourist sites and gardens and 300 volunteer guides from the Can Tho university are ready to welcome visitors.

An impressive opening ceremony for a tourist programme named “Returning to the Roots 2008” of northern Yen Bai, Phu Tho and Lao Cai provinces was held in Yen Bai on February 13.

Speaking at the ceremony, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan highly valued the initiative on tourist cooperation between the three provinces which, he said, highlighted their cultural traditions and historical relics.

He praised their achievements in tapping local potentials and creating diverse forms of tourism to create jobs and increase income for the local people.

The Deputy PM urged Yen Bai, Phu Tho and Lao Cai to focus on cooperation to build tourist sites in combination with development of special tourist products of each area in order to offer customers special and attractive tours. He also required them to pay attention to training and improving the capacity and skills of tourist staff, while raising the people’s awareness of tourism.

He asked the three provinces to expand cooperation with travel companies in the region, other provinces nationwide and foreign countries.

The opening ceremony for the programme “Returning to the Roots 2008” included a street photo exhibition, high-land market days of ethnic minority groups in the three provinces, a bonsai ornamental trees and pet spring fair, and a trade and tourist fair held from the 6 th -9 th day of the first lunar month.

The same day, a press briefing on the opening week of the National Tourism Year of the Mekong Delta’s waterways and gardens was held in Can Tho city.

The week will last from February 21-26 in Can Tho city with the opening ceremony being held on Feb. 21 in Ninh Kieu precinct. The event will attract the participation of between 15,000-20,000 people, including representatives from China , Myanmar , Thailand , Laos and Cambodia .

Can Tho city has completed preparations for the event. As many as 120 hotels, 14 tourist sites and gardens and 300 volunteer guides from the Can Tho university are ready to welcome visitors.