Can Tho orchard is green and full of fruit all year round, which is like a “magnet” attracting tourists. Coming to Can Tho orchard, visitors will enjoy the peaceful green cool landscape, interact with the gentle and hospitable locals, and especially get to pick and enjoy the fruits on the spot.
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1. Can Tho Orchard – Must to know
- How much: Free or 20,000VND (for some gardens)
- How long: One and a half hour (approx)
- When: Dawn – dusk
- What to eat: Yes, local fruits
- Highlights: Fresh fruits
- Parking: Yes and a short walking
- Where: There are many orchards in Cai Rang, Phong Dien, bout 10km to 20km from Can Tho city center.
- What to see: Most of the wonderful tropical orchards are organic and environmentally gardens. The visitors always get to enjoy the fresh seasonal fruits from the orchards. You can discover Can Tho’s countryside, cool villages, small canals, local roads, and gardens by walking or cycling.
- Attractions around and unseen places: You are looking for places to stop on your way to and from Can Tho orchard? Or perhaps you found it too crowded here? We have some ideas! Check out our list: Cai Rang floating market (20 minutes away), Can Tho rice noodle factory (30 minutes away), organic cacao farm (20 minutes away), and Truc Lam Phuong Nam Zen monastery (30 minutes away).
Can Tho Orchard
2. Travel Guide to Can Tho Orchard
If you really look for a beautiful orchard, you should plan to visit it during the wet season. When the rain comes, the flowers blossom, and the delicious fruit grows. Top tip: It is nicest to see the garden in the morning.
You will be able to take a boat, bike, scooter, or car to come to the Can Tho fruit garden. It will be just up to your style and how much time you have. You will see the authentic garden in the countryside and the small road you go to. As a local, we prefer taking a bicycle or small boat. Top tip: Making a ride of your life around the Mekong canal and orchard by bike or scooter is an interesting trip.
Can Tho Orchard
3. What to Do at Can Tho Orchard
If you visit the right orchard, you will see more things than you expect. First, you will take a walk around the garden and discover different native tropical trees and see how flowers and fruits grow from durian fruit, dragon fruit, rambutan, Vietnamese green orange, pomelo, longan, guava, rose apple, mango, cacao, and a lot more. Second, you will also capture some colorful flowers like lotus, water lilies, and fruit flowers. Third, you will see fish and try walking the monkey bridge. Last, you will be served the selective seasonal fruits in the garden. Top tip: If you have a local tour guide, you will absolutely enjoy and learn more about the culture and lifestyle here.
Can Tho Orchard
4. Free Itineraries
Being a local travel specialist, we have some ideas for you to think about.
From Can Tho City center:
Route 1: The hotel in Can Tho center – boat station – floating market – rice noodle factory – Can Tho fruit garden – hotel in Can Tho center [half day]
Route 2: The hotel in Can Tho center – boat station – floating market – rice noodle factory – biking in the village – fruit gardens – hotel in Can Tho center [half day]
Route 3: The hotel in Can Tho center – boat station – floating market – rice noodle factory – fruit garden– organic cacao farm – Local lunch – hotel in Can Tho center [full day]
If you do not have lots of time left, it is easy to check out sites in one full day by boat, bike, motorbike, or car. But there are much more tourist sites like these in Can Tho. Make sure you have more time to feel and discover more about the hidden gems and the culture, food, nightlife, wildlife, and forest as well. Top tip: Stay in a homestay nearby, so that you have more chances to visit it and its surroundings. If you are looking for the package Can Tho day tour with local, you can contact us.
Can Tho Orchard
5. Location of Can Tho Fruit Garden on Google Maps
Thanks to Google Maps, people can travel from one place to another easily, avoid traffic (You can know the route from your hotel to the gas station by heart, but what you can’t be sure about is gridlock), measure a distance, get back to the hotel on time, share the location, and so on.
6. May I visit Can Tho Orchard by yourself
Solo tourist? Traveling alone means you will get out of any difficult situations yourself. This leads to more satisfying travel experiences and helps you improve your problem-solving skills. These days we rarely get the opportunity to sit with ourselves and simply be. That’s why you should consider the time you spend by yourself on your trip as a present.
It is possible for solo tourists to use google maps and do it alone. But they sometimes need to update maintained roads and bridges which close and lead you to a longer road than the road from google maps. It is only about time. It takes more time to find the correct orchard to come. Adventure is always fun. Wifi is very strong in Can Tho village. Top tip: Sticking to one canal and keep going along it, which gives you more things to see and avoids getting lost. Contacting vemekong.com to hire a car or scooter with English-speaking-guide or cycling tours in Can Tho.
Can Tho Orchard
7. Responsible Travel and Advice to Visit Can Tho Orchard
Don’t get us wrong. But we are sure that you totally agree with us. “Never give candy and things to the children when you plan to visit any local villages”, the children will leave the school and follow the sweets and later they look for some things to give you. The orchard is a little forest, never pick and touch the flowers or fruits without the local’s agreement. We deal with traveling green and leaving green behind, not plastic. Top tip: Can Tho River Tour and Vemekong.com are the companies that care a lot about responsible travel and local respect.
Can Tho Orchard
Can Tho Orchard
