Cà Mau

Location
Ca Mau is a city in the south of Vietnam, it is also a part of the Mekong delta system.

Characteristic
Ca Mau has the area of about 250.3 km2  and the population is around 205.000 (2010). The city is characterized by its system of transport canals and most goods are transported here by boats and barges. The tropical monsoon climate is influenced by the ocean and has an annual average temperature of 27°C. Cà Mau city is accessible by road (360 km south-west of Ho Chi Minh City) via National Route 1A or by air (Cà Mau Airport).

History
The region of the present Cà Mau province was once a territory of the Kingdom of Funan, which included Laos, Cambodia, and extended east to Thailand, and southern Vietnam. This region later became a part of the Chan La Kingdom and the Khmer Empire, which included Cambodia, eastern Thailand, and southern Vietnam. In 1757, the land belonging to Cà Mau province (in Khmer language "the black land") was ceded by the Chan Lap king to the Nguyễn lord of Vietnam with an early settlement of Khmer, Chinese and Vietnamese. During the French colonial period, Cà Mau was only a small town.

Activities
Photography, Eating

Special event in year
Ba Ma Chau Pagoda on October

Whale Worshipping festival at song doc on March

Specialty
Turtle noodle soup

Bamboo cooked rice.

Fried mouse

Attraction & activities

 * Visiting Ca Mau forest
 * Ca Mau floating market
 * Ca Mau ruin, a fragment of Vietnam revolution
 * Visiting the south most part of Vietnam

How to go

 * Bus
 * Scooter

Estimate cost
The trip is organized by Hoang Khai Travel with the cost of 120 USD (27th Dec 2017).

Attraction & activities

 * Visiting Bac Lieu Price house
 * Visiting Cao Van Lau - traditional music museum
 * Visiting the south most part of Vietnam

How to go

 * Bus
 * Scooter

Estimate cost
The trip is organized by Tour Bon Phuong with the cost of 200 USD (27th Dec 2017).