Experience
Dawn at Cái Răng floating market
- 4 hours
- Small boat, up to 6
- Starts and ends at Ninh Kiều pier, Cần Thơ
Overview
Board a small boat at 05:30 in Cần Thơ with a family who has worked on the river for years. It is half an hour to Cái Răng, where wholesale boats hang a sample of what they sell from a tall pole.
Eat hủ tiếu noodle soup cooked on a boat beside you, then visit a workshop where rice noodles are made by hand and dried in the sun. You are back at the pier by half past nine.
Highlights
- Cái Răng floating market at its busiest
- Noodle soup cooked on the water
- A rice noodle workshop
- A small boat with a local family
Itinerary
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Board at Ninh Kiều pier
Your boat family and guide meet you at the pier.
Ninh Kiều pier, Cần Thơ
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Cái Răng floating market
Wholesale boats with pineapples, pumpkins and melons. Buy fruit from a small boat.
Cái Răng, Cần Thơ
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Breakfast on the water
Hủ tiếu noodle soup and iced coffee from a boat kitchen.
Cái Răng, Cần Thơ
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Rice noodle workshop
See rice batter steamed into sheets, cut and dried in the sun.
Rice noodle workshop, Cái Răng
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Back along the canals
Slow ride through the smaller canals and orchards.
Canals near Cần Thơ
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Back at the pier
Drop-off at Ninh Kiều pier.
Ninh Kiều pier, Cần Thơ
What's included
Included
- Small boat with a local boat family
- English-speaking guide
- Noodle soup and coffee
- Workshop visit
- Life jackets and drinking water
Not included
- Hotel transfer to the pier
- Fruit you buy at the market
- Tips
Good to know
Why start so early?
Trading is busiest from about 05:00 to 08:00. By mid-morning most boats have gone.
Is it safe for children?
Yes. Everyone wears a life jacket and the boat has a roof for shade.
Can you pick us up at the hotel?
Yes, for hotels in central Cần Thơ, at 05:15. Add your hotel when booking.
Can I cancel?
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start time.
From US$38 per person
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