Whether tourists from a thousand kilometers away or coming from Saigon and surrounding areas will be amazed and delighted by the landscape and rivers of Con Son (Binh Thuy, Can Tho). With only half a day on the national reunification holiday tour, International Labor Day, walking around the “garden” in the middle of the large river (approximately 70 hectares), anyone can have can find regular breathing, because a green space is so relaxed …

The Hau River is one of two distributaries of the Mekong River, a section of the river flowing through Can Tho is Binh Thuy, where Con Son is located.

 As a floating land in the middle of the Hau river, in the past, during the French colonial period, Con Son also had another name as Tra Noc isle.

Con Son is a floating land receiving many privileges from the South West’s nature

 This land, which inherently has a lot of paint trees (whose resin is exploited to make gold paint for wooden furniture), is gradually called Con Son.

As a floating land in the middle of the river, Con Son enjoys many favors, such as the freshness of the water flow, the fertility of the soil, which is alluvial all year round.

Con Son’s original traditional profession was the exploitation of sumac trees and timber production, but after a lost job, people gradually turned to planting fruit trees and raising fish cages, both a model suitable for the suburbs of a country. Big city like Can Tho but also to enjoy more natural incentives for this place.

Fishing raft on the water of Hau river, before visitors come to Con Son, will stop here

 On the river surface, not far from the islet, people set up a raft to raise fish. When they turn to serve tourism, these rafts are also the stops for tourists.

 Here, visitors will be introduced to the fish typical of the river region. Moreover, they also get foot massage in colorful Koi fish tanks with hundreds of greedy and adorable fish fighting each other … serving (by “poking” at visitors’ feet), creating moments memorable, extremely humorous.

Hungry Koi fish, if purchased here, visitors only have to pay 400,000 VND / kg (small fish, range 3-4 fish / kg)

 Also on the raft, visitors can take advantage of refreshments with quick drinks such as coconut water, ice cream or try the famous hot Thac Fish cake with exotic vegetables.

Boat dock in Con Son

Expanded, the space is divided into many areas according to uses, from living, welcoming visitors to areas reserved for tourists to relax … Here, the owner of the  raft is available with many hammocks for visitors to lean on. , reclining in a nap dispel the fatigue after long haul journey.

The scene here is very romantic

The river breeze is cool, the space is only faintly the murmur of goby fish or the cheerful giggles of other tour groups will definitely be the joys that are not easy to get for any visitors. come here.

Coming to Con Son not only to enjoy the different natural ecological scenery but also experience interesting services from the community tourism village model.

 Contrary to the bustle, bustling, suffocating bustle of Can Tho – one of the big, busy, central cities for a long time, boarding a boat, about 5-7 minutes, visitors can step to a completely different land – rustic, natural, pure and peaceful, peaceful – Con Son.

The small paths are full of flowers planted, the doors of the houses of the people on the floating island

 This place is one of the land of longan, rambutan, breast milk … All fresh, sweet and very cheap. About 10 – 15,000 VND, visitors will have a large bag of jackfruit, a bunch of bananas or a bunch of sweet and fragrant banana.

A peaceful and poetic life right next to the famous city is as bustling as Can Tho

 Not only are the services for young people to “check-in”, explore, women relax, take pictures, men have fun drinking, but also services for children to admire and enjoy. .

The entrance to the resort, full of pineapple

 One of the interesting services of Con Son is the garden snakehead snakehead fish. The owner of the garden knocked on, divided the food for the fish, so hundreds of fish jumped up into the air to catch the bait.

Snakehead fish … bay – an attractive entertainment service for both adults and children in Con Son

 Not a bit of urban color, not a bit of a high-rise building or anything related, Con Son in front of your eyes is luxuriant orchards with tables full of labels, whips, jackfruit, guava. , welcome to enjoy, are tiny canals with wobbly bridges, are poetic floating water hyacinth rafts …

Con Son is considered as one of the destinations to preserve the natural ecology and a clean and friendly tourist environment.

 In recent years, under the support and joint hands of all levels of authorities, social organizations that Con Son has gradually built up and successfully transformed into a special community tourism area.

Small souvenir stalls in Con Son

 Here, families in the same area organize different tourism activities and services. Some of them provide orchards, others sell groceries, fruits, souvenirs, while others organize fishing, dining, singing, entertainment, and culinary activities.

Lovely and lovely signposts

 C cancer services for continuous follow-tourism model community – village / pineapple / residential clusters along concentric, united effort to do tourism, attract tourists but Con Son is rather focused on expressions when the whole floating island area is “decorated, arranged” simply but very romantic, “flattering” the visitors visit. 

A small path full of flowers leads down to a garden house in Con Son tourist area

 Maintaining natural, rustic and friendly landscape, maintaining garden houses with cool floral and fruit trees is the strength of Con Son beside an urban space like Can Tho. Perhaps so, this floating island resort, regardless of the tourist season, still has its own way of attracting tourists.

Pheasant fruits, fish filled with ponds, green and smooth plants, lakes in the middle of the dunes, riverside houses, … – All Con Son is a charming and poetic ink painting.

Only a few hours by car from Saigon or just as much time to fly in from Hanoi or remote northern provinces, after hours of exploring the city of Can Tho, miss a fascinating land like Con Son is absolutely not recommended, for the holiday season is longer than half a week to come.

A lovely garden house in the resort

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