Cai Rang floating market

Cai Rang floating market on the Cai Rang River is one of the three biggest floating markets in Can Tho. The unique features and main characteristics of the famous market are the trade in fruits and other specialties of the Mekong Delta.

Cai Rang Floating Market is located on the Cai Rang River, near Cai Rang Bridge, about 6km from downtown Can Tho and 30 minutes by boat from Ninh Kieu Wharf in Can Tho City.
Cai Rang Floating Market is located on the Cai Rang River, near Cai Rang Bridge, about 6km from downtown Can Tho and 30 minutes by boat from Ninh Kieu Wharf in Can Tho City.

The market splashes into life at 5am. The area is crowded with boats by 6am. The number of boats begins to decrease around 8am.

An attractive feature of the floating market is the sale of all kinds of fruits and other agricultural products of the southern land such as pumpkins, watermelons and mangosteens.

At the front of each boat is a long pole from which the traders hang examples of the products they sell.

Vendors prepare fruit for sale.

Fruits are the most popular products sold at Cai Rang.

Visitors can also have breakfast on a boat at the market.

Cai Rang floating market has long been a must-see destination in the Mekong Delta.