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Eco-tourism At the end of Thoi Son island, many
motorized boats are willing to take
garden with hundreds of decorative tourists to discover small trenches
plants such as: yellow apricot, situated quite far in the coconut
wrightia religiosa, and also to visit groves, and see typical houses amid
the fruit garden and osphronemus numerous fruit gardens among the
goramy pond. two sides of the trench.
Thoi Son dune - Hick Cai Rang floating market
ecological tourism
Located in Cai Rang District, Can
Thoi Son island (Chau Thanh Tho City, it is one of the famous river
District, Tien Giang Province) markets in the southwestern region.
covers nearly 660ha with fertile Although the present road traffic
soil for such fruits as mandarin, system has developed, the floating
longan, jackfruit, mango and market still exists and gets busier.
star apple. Tourists can freely The market often opens from dawn
walk freely at Thoi Son island to to 8 or 9 am. The market usually sells
visit handmade milk rice cake fruits, agricultural and forest products
and coconut candy bake houses; of the region. To show what kind of
try the products and buy them goods are being sold, sellers often
as souvenirs. Tourists also have plant a pole on top of their boat with
the chance to enjoy tasteful bee a sample of their goods. This cultural
honey or pollen wine, relax in the characteristic is only seen in the Me-
countryside setting and listen kong River Delta.
to live music in the local garden.
Recently, there have been many Phung Hiep floating market
new tours such as fishing or
staying overnight on the dune. Located in the town Phung Hiep,
Hau Giang Province, the market
opens at Phung Hiep’s seven-corner
conjunction. At this point, the river
is vast and is pointed in 7 directions
with boats and crowds. Formulated
in 1915, Phung Hiep floating market
is regarded as the biggest wholesale
and retail market in the region. What
can be seen in inland market also
can be found in this floating market.
From needlework to clothes, food,
alcohol and meats, innumerable
fruits this market has everything. For
people looking for unusual meats,
Phung Hiep market also has snakes,
tortoises, birds, squirrels and varan all
the year round.
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