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Destination guide
Mekong Delta
Vietnam
Can Tho (or Cantho; Vietnamese: Cần Thơ) is the biggest city of the Mekong Delta, in Vietnam with an estimated population of 1.6 million in 2019. The name comes from "cầm thi giang", river of poems.
Introduction quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Sources gathered & checked 7 days ago
At a glance
- Vetted picks
- 23 places to see, do, eat, and stay
- Real coverage
- 8 vetted creator sources — mostly locals
AI insights
Local-ledComputed from the Wikivoyage listings, transport section and mostly LOCAL creators' videos on this page
Floating markets is named by 2 of the travel videos we checked — the clearest signal we have that they are worth your time.
The most-viewed guide here is "Hướng Dẫn DU LỊCH CẦN THƠ 2025 | Những Điểm Tham Quan Siêu Đẹp Và Mới Nhất Không Phải Ai Cũng Biết" by Nhật Ký Du Lịch (56K views) — a solid first watch.
Nhật Ký Du Lịch and Blog Du Lịch are creators from here, not a visiting channel — worth watching for what the guidebooks skip.
Getting around: getting around — the section below has the details straight from Wikivoyage.
7 of the places below list a real price from their own source — worth a scan before you budget the trip.
How these 23 picks are sourced
6 of 23 are named by a second, independent source — Lonely Planet, Du Lịch Miền Tây and Picture the World, and 1 other — and each card names its own. The remaining 17 rest on the reference article alone: we list them because Wikivoyage or Wikipedia documents them, not because anyone else vouched for them. We also watched 8 creator videos, 4 of them from local channels rather than visiting ones. 20 of the 23 descriptions are quoted word for word from Wikivoyage under CC BY-SA rather than written by us, as is the introduction above — each of those cards says so. What we add is the checking, the corroboration above, and the choice of which places are worth your time at all.What we can't promise is that it's still true. Venues close, hours and prices change, and we don't re-check them — a place here closed for good and sat on this page for a year before anyone noticed. The insights are AI-written from these sources and can be wrong too. Confirm anything you'd be sorry to be wrong about before you set out. Terms.
Watch first
Ranked by views and how well each landed with the people who watched it, judged against the other coverage of this place — plus a local creator where we found one.
Hướng Dẫn DU LỊCH CẦN THƠ 2025 | Những Điểm Tham Quan Siêu Đẹp Và Mới Nhất Không Phải Ai Cũng Biết
Nhật Ký Du Lịch · 56K viewsLocalvi
We Explored the MEKONG RIVER Delta - VIETNAM (Tour from Saigon - Ho Chi Minh) #mekongdelta #vietnam
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Blog Du Lịch · 18K viewsLocalvi
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Du Lịch Miền Tây · 6K viewsLocalvi
Can Tho: A Guide to Visiting the Heart of the Mekong Delta
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Best time to go
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Rated from ten years of daily temperature and rainfall recorded at this destination, via Open-Meteo's ERA5 reanalysis. Hover a month for its real numbers.
Getting around
Getting around
It is easy to get around in Can Tho by motorbike or bicycle. Mai Linh and Happy Taxi are the two main taxi operators of the city. If you want to travel on the river, you can easily rent a boat service at Ninh Kieu Pier.
Transport notes from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What to see
Places are listed from Wikivoyage and our own sourced research. Worth it means a second, independent source names the place too; “3 sources agree” means three or more do — and each card names them, so you can check. Single source means the opposite, said plainly: the reference article lists it and nothing else we checked does.
Cai Rang Floating Market
Worth itAlso recommended by Lonely Planet
Arrive by boat before 7am to watch wholesale vendors sell produce hung from tall poles above their boats, the Delta's biggest floating market.
Vetted sources
Can Tho Museum of Tarot
Single source44 Đ. Nguyễn Khuyến, Tân An, Ninh Kiều
An unusual institution in Southeast Asia, the Museum of Tarot is a small museum with what appears to be copies of almost every tarot deck ever published, along with various other artifacts related to…
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Vetted sources
Ninh Kieu Park & Riverfront
Single sourceDowntown, on Hai Ba Trung Rd
Ninh Kieu Park is a city park situated along the Can Tho River, stretching from the ferry terminal at Nguyen An Ninh Rd to the Ninh Kieu Hotel at the end of Hai Ba…
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Vetted sources
Chùa Ông (Ong Pagoda)
Single sourceAcross from Ninh Kieu Park
Just across from Ho Chi Minh's statue in Ninh Kieu Park is a little pagoda, constructed in the 1890s.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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Munirensay Temple
Single sourceNear corner of Hoa Binh & De Tham Rd
A beautiful Khmer pagoda that gives Can Tho a touch of Cambodia, recalling the region's heritage as part of the Khmer Empire.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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Xuan Khanh Quarter
Single sourceCity centre, part of the Ninh Kieu District
In the 18th century the quarter was named Tham Tướng after General Tham Tướng who fought the Siamese troops who were advancing from Ha Tien in 1772.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Vetted sources
Quang Duc Pagoda
Single sourceMau Than St
One of the biggest and most active Buddhist temples with monks living in the premises.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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What to do
Floating markets
Worth itAlso recommended by Picture the World and 1 other
Floating markets make for a lively scene, where many goods are exchanged, and can be easily visited by small boats/hour per boat. You can take a tour from Ninh Kiều Pier, where the "boat ladies" are charmingly eager to welcome you aboard.
Vetted sources
Canals
Worth itAlso recommended by Lonely Planet
The canal system around Can Tho is a fascinating travel network, much more relaxed than the bustling roads.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Vetted sources
Ben Tre cycling and canals
Worth itAlso recommended by Lonely Planet
Bike past coconut groves and ride a sampan through narrow canals in the town Lonely Planet singled out as great for exploring by bicycle.
Vetted sources
Countryside Tour
Single sourceIf you want to go out of city, get out off the noise and enjoy natural air, the tour is designed for you.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Vetted sources
What to eat
Nam Bo
Worth itAlso recommended by Du Lịch Miền Tây
In the middle of Ninh Kiều Pier, near the statue of Ho Chi Minh.
In a classic building facing the river, serves very tasty Vietnamese as well as some Western foods such as pizza and spaghetti.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Vetted sources
Nam Bo Restaurant
Worth itAlso recommended by Du Lịch Miền Tây
50 Hai Ba Trung St
Beautiful restaurant set in a French style villa with Hau River view from second floor, good food and so is the service.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Vetted sources
Hot Pot Alley
Single sourceXuan Khanh Quarter between Mau Than St and Ly Tu Trong St. From Mau Than St enter Hem 142 Mau Than opposite the yellow painted Hotel Xoai. After 100 m there is a junction. Turn left here and continue along the alley when it turns right. You will cross a tiny bridge and see the first restaurant shortly after that. From Ly Tu Trong St enter Hem 1 Ly Tu Trong close to Luu Huu Phuoc Park
Hot Pot Alley is home to about a dozen restaurants all offering the same specialty, Can Tho hot pot. Hot pots are prepared DIY on a small cooker on your table.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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Pad Thai Tomato
Single sourcea 5-minute stroll from the Night Market
If you don't mind eating with a predominantly foreign clientele, this place is a must try. Apart from plenty of Vietnamese dishes, there are fairly authentic dishes form Thailand, Korea, Hong Kong and Macao.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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Gony Spa Cafe Lounge
Single sourceClose to Ninh Kieu Pier
Offers a variety of foods including pizza, pasta, and beefsteak as well as local food. It also offers shakes, smoothies, coffee, and ice cream.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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Nem Nuong Thanh Van
Single source17 Hoa Binh St
Famous for its "nem" or spring roll, grilled pork rolled in rice sheet with vegetable, herbs and served with dipping sauce.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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Where to stay
Hotel Xoai
Single sourceclose to Cantho University main campus opposite Quang Duc Pagoda
Young and friendly atmosphere. 23 compact rooms with double or single beds, private bathroom with shower, toilet, fan, air-con, phone.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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Spring Hotel
Single sourceNinh Kieu District
Very clean and friendly place. Rooms maintained and bed sheets changed daily. Enjoy meals any time you want at the nice sitting area by the big windows on each floor.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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31 Restaurant
Single source31 Ngo Duc Ke
One of several cheap and very simple places on this road. Rooms can be a bit smelly as the kitchen aromas waft upstairs. If you have an allergy beware of the dust from fans.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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Xuan Mai Hotel
Single sourceNguyen An Ninh 60
Location is good. Relatively clean, but some rooms with older beds are said to have bed bugs. Rooms have LCD TV with Vietnamese channels. Air-con available with top up charge. Bath with bathtub.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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Hello 2 Hotel
Single sourceClose to Ninh Kieu Quay
Friendly and comfortable. Massage and spa in-house.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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Mekong Delta Inn Backpackers Hostel
Single source175 a Nguyen Van Cu An Hoa Ward Ninh Kieu Dist.· Cheap
dorms with 4 or 10 beds. air.con. hot water. free breakfast free wifi.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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