Cai Rang floating Market

A woman holding a bag of fruit bought from a boat seller among baskets of produce.

Cai Rang Floating Market is one of the largest floating markets in the Mekong delta and the country. A market is an important place for selling and trading with local people. With the specialty of a packed river system, the floating market is a long-time tradition of people who live here. Merchants from other areas on giant ships go to Cai Rang to buy products from local farmers: fruits, rice, and agricultural products,… then bring them to other places to resell them. Cai Rang floating market has a long history of about 100 years.

At Mương Dinh, we have boats to take guests to visit Cai Rang floating market. This is one of the most favorite tours because this type of market is so unique worldwide. The tour starts at 5h30 in the morning; sitting on the boat traveling from our homestay to the market is also a very memorable experience. You will have a chance to see the sun goes up and see the life along the canal. We are ready to answer your questions about life here. Arriving at the market, you will see trading scenes that are occurring so lively, products are being transferred from one hand to another hand, and people are quarreling with each other. You will immerse yourself in that scene, meeting with honest, firm, and generous people. We will take you to a breakfast boat, order a bun rieu, and if you eat up the whole boat, the seller will offer you one more free bowl so you can feel their generosity.

So that’s why we say, if you can visit this land, you must not miss out on Cai Rang floating market.

Two women in orange life jackets eating pineapple on a boat on the river.
A couple in orange life jackets standing on a boat piled with pineapples.
A man on a boat photographing the low sun over the river with his phone.
People posing with pineapples on a boat on a wide river.