Can Tho

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Can Tho is the biggest city in the Mekong Delta with a population of about 1.2 million. The place is popular among travelers for its floating markets.

Can Tho information (Wikitravel)

Wikitravel says:

Can Tho has a tremendous reputation for being a welcoming place, where everybody is smiling and welcoming.
The floating markets are a very lively scenery, accommodating much of the goods exchange on the area, and can be quite freely visited on board smaller boats, for about US$3/hour per small boat. You may take a tour from the Ninh Kiều pier, in front of the Nam Bộ restaurant, where the “boat ladies” are always eager to charm you into taking theirs.
The canal system around Can Tho is a fascinating travel network, much more relaxed than the bustling roads. Hire a small row boat (probably with a small diesel motor as well) that can take you through the small canals that the larger tour boats can’t. Tours from 6am to 2pm, including two floating markets and various sites along the canals, can be found for under 250,000 dong per person.

Wikipedia says:
Cần Thơ, the name comes from "cầm thi giang" - river of poems, is a city in Vietnam. The city, regarded as "Western capital", with an estimated population of 1,121,000 as of 2004, is the biggest city in the Mekong Delta. The city is located on the south bank of the Hậu River, the bigger branch of the Mekong River. It is 169 km from Hồ Chí Minh City, Vietnam’s largest city. Cần Thơ’s climate is tropical and monsoonal with two seasons: rainy, from May to November and dry, from December to April. Average annual humidity is 83%, rainfall 1,635 mm and temperature 27 °C. ... read more