Ca Mau is a city in southern Vietnam. It is the capital of Ca Mau province, a province in the Mekong Delta region, in the southernmost part of Vietnam's inland territory. Vietnam's incumbent Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung was born and raised here. The city is characterized by its system of transport canals and most goods are transported here by boats and barges. Ca Mau is one of Southeast Vietnam's most popular and exciting destinations, you will enjoy stunning landscapes.
Hon Khoai
Come to Hon Khoai, tourists have an opportunity to enjoy the beautiful landscape, swimming climbing mountain, walking in to the forest. Atop of Hon Khoai Island still remains a lighthouse built French at the end of the 19 century. From this place tourists are allows seeing the panorama view of Doi Moi Island and Ca Mau Cape by telescope.
Hon Khoai attracts tourists by its primitive natural landscape and pristine beach.
Nam Can
Nam Can is a district of the former An Xuyen Province and present-day Ca Mau Province. Nam Cam lies to the east of a gulf which has the estuaries of Bay Hap and Cua Lon.
There are a big floating market, a border gate, and an airport build before 1975 in Nam Can. Nam Can Port is being dredged and piers are being built so that 5.000 ton ships can easily go in and out.
Infrastructures, sea-product processing factories are under construction. In addition to coal from mangroves, Nam Cam factories produce fodder from mam trang plants, an endless material source from the mangroye forests.
Ca Mau Floadting Market
Ca Mau city is the convergence of many big rivers: Doc, Trem, Cai Tau, Ganh Hao and Tam Giang. Therefore, trade activity in Ca Mau often takes place on the water surface. Hence the emergence of Ca Mau Floating Market on Ganh Hao River of Ward 8, Ca Mau City. This floating market is no less bustling than any other markets on land. Handreds of boats anchor side by side. At the stem of each boat is planted a long pole, on which is hung what the boat owner has for sale. The green colour of squashes, watermelons, broccoli mixes with the yellow of potatoes and the red of tomatoes and carrots, creating a marvelous scene to attract tourists. The boat owner doesn’t need to attract buyers but just sit and wait for them to come. The floating market opens at 3am early in the morning and closes at nighttall, stirring up the whole section of the river. Remember that if you want to buy something, you have to look at the goods hung atop the pole in each boat.
Agricultural products are the main goods on sale in the floating market. They are sold to merchants in such places as Ngoc Hien, Nam Can, Dam Doi, Cai Nuoc, Thoi Binh or Rach Tau. “River vendors” sell things like cigarettes or meals.
Despite their varioes backgrounds, the sellers involving in the floating market assist on another in their daily lives. The boats become their moving houses. After a busy day, they take a rest, singing some Vong Co songs. The often get up at 3am, next morning, ready for another business day.
The Ca Mau Floating Market has become a must-see for tourists near and far.
Da Bac Island
Da Bac Island is situated in Khanh Binh Tay Commune, Tran Van Thoi District, 700m from Kinh Hon Estuary. From a distance as far Da Bac B hamlet, one can see the magnificent sight of Da Bac Island. Da Bac compises three islet named Ong Ngo, Troi and Da.
Da Bac covers 6.34 hectares. Its highest point above sea level is 50m. Different granite layers make up strange forms with such exotic names as San Tien (Fairy Yard), Gieng Tien (Fairy Well), Ban Chan Tien (Fairy Foot), or Ban Tay Nam Ngon (Five-fingerd Hand). In San Tien stand the stele and statue of victory. Atop the opposite rock us the temple dedicated to the cult of whale. Insite the temple there is a big skeleton of a whale. On the 23 day of the 5 lunar month, the local people hold the festival of whale procession in Da Bac Island.
Da Bac Island still preserves its primitive forests an vegetal cover. It is no wonder why coming here, tourists may hear the rustling of leaves all year round.
Atop Da Bac Island, tourists can figure out the fishermen amid rugged rocks from afar. This rustic landscape is attracting more and more people to this island.
After a busy sightseaing day, tourists can enjoy marine specialities, inclduing shrimps, crabs or oysters which are cheap yet delicious. The service is not yet well-developed but tourists can still feel convenient.
Da Bac now is a well-know eco-tourist attraction in Ca Mau. Visitors come there to relax after exhausted working days.
Da Bac Island is 80km from Ca Mau. It one takes land route, ride abike from Ca Mau City to Highway 1A, passing Ganh Hao Bridge, Cai Nuoc, Tran Hoi, U Minh and Tran Van Thoi districts. If one chooses river way from Ca Mau City, take a boat along Tac Thu canal, go west to Hoi Dong Thanh canal, sail for 40Km more reach Khanh Binh Tay Commune, Tran Van Thoi District.
Khai Long Beach
Khai Long Beach is situated to the north of Ca Mau Cape, surrounded by beautiful mountain and sea landscape. Tour operators have put this new tourist attraction to their itinereries.
Covering an area of 150 hectares, Khai Long lies at a geographical location of special significance. Tourists should go to the seaside to the see the sunset and sunrise. Khai Long has a vast sandy beach, spanning over 3Km, which advances to the sea every year. It seems that whenever you go to the beach, you will notice that the distance from there to Hon Khoai Island is shortened.
Khai Long Beach still retains its pristine and original beauty. The mangrove forest ecosystem here is second to none in terms of diversity. Khai Long is also pround of many poplar trees along the seaside, whistling night and day.
More and more people are coming to Khai Long, which is upgraded to be a forest-sea-eco-tourist site in Ca Mau Province. A three kilometer road is under construction, together with many other constructions, including those for eco-envitonmental reaseaches.
FESTIVALS
Ky Yen Ceremony
The Ky Yen Ceremony is a popular festival and an important spiritual cultural activity for the people in the Mekong Delta. It is held annually in all communal houses in the South, on the 15,16 and 17 days of the lunar month chosen by each area where the festival is celebrated.
In most viliages in the South, there is a communal house dedicated to the village Deity. This Deity can be a person credited with great services to the region, someone who was bestowed upon the village by royal decree of an emperor, or a heroic legendary character. In the remote villages, where there is no communal house, people travel nearby villages to worship.
The worshipping ceremony begins with a ritual to request the Deity to arrive on the day of the full moon. It continues with a staged procession for a throne. The offerings include a roasted pig, a tray of steamed violet sticky rice and a white hoi cake.
Following the procession, there are lion dancing performances and drums are played all night long. After worshipping, visitors enjoy a feast and then watch hat boi (classical drame performance). The classical drama performances take place from noon to night, from evening to midnight, and after the night-time meal. There are always many people watching from the stands.
After the three days of festivities, drums, music and prayers to the Deity, the villagers return to work and look forward to the following year’s festival.
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