Just three hours away from Ho Chi Minh by car, the largest city in the Mekong Delta is worth a weekend trip for its rustic charm, busy floating markets, and quaint historical sights.
By Mavis Teo
2. Fruit Orchards
Stay on the boat and enjoy the moving scenery of villages and mangrove swamps as it meanders into a small tributary to one of the many fruit orchards in the province. After feasting on fresh tropical fruits at Cai Rang, you may want to see and taste them at their source. Fruit orchards are aplenty in Can Tho, the most famous of which is Ba Cong. Here you can find fruit-bearing plants of many species, be it pomelo, mango, jackfruit, guava, papaya and even durian. There are also cut platters of fruit for tourists to enjoy.