Ca Mau Travel guide

Highway 1 is braced against the Bac Lieu Canal and heads west from Bac Lieu to Ca Mau Peninsula, which is at the end of mainland Vietnam. In this part of Vietnam, waterways are the ideal way to travel, a point proven by the bevy of ferries moored in all the villages. Much of this region in the Mekong is made up of silt deposited by the delta, while the swamplands that surround portions of it are used by different wading birds as habitats. Aside from rice cultivation, shrimp farming is also a major industry. You must have spotted a few shrimp ponds located on the mud banks along the way. Song Xanh cruise

Ca Mau Travel guide

Ca Mau is one of Vietnam’s southernmost towns that provide visitors with a frontier feel, but rapid development is changing its landscape fast. The province has changed a lot since 1989 when travel writer Justin Wintle recounted the area as a “scrappy clutter, a backyard town in a backyard province”, despite the recent developments, there are pockets of destitution between the glitzy and towering buildings that have sprouted as if from nowhere. Ca Mau spreads to a wide area with its broad boulevards that are melded by potholed lanes and a few bridges that span the Phung Hiep Canal. Westward, the town is flanked by the Ganh Hao River, which slithers past as though trying to slip through the surrounding stilt houses. South Vietnam tours
Mekong Delta Cycling and River Cruise

Although few foreign visitors head to Ca Mau, there are now speedboats to Rach Gia that make the journey in less than three hours. The journey via Highway 63 is now easier and less stressful because of recent developments. Now, including Ca Mau in a tour of the Mekong Delta is now temptingly possible, as the trip takes you to off-the-beaten path destinations and through scenic landscape.