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The scene of busy trading, the items for sale on the
boats in Tam Coc make many tourists enjoyable. Unique
trading place like a floating market in "Ha Long Bay on
the land" is attracting visitors to Ninh Binh.
Tam Coc - Bich Dong tourist site is like a "Ha Long bay
on land". Coming to this place, tourists are sitting on
the boat padding though romantic Ngo Dong river,
beholding the beautiful scenery of mountains. Sailing
through three caves, visitors will arrive at the unique
floating market on the river.
This place is like a floating market in the Mekong
delta. The items are sold on the boat, the scene of busy
trading on the river. This spot has been formed from
many years, this is the end of the boat tour to visit
Tam Coc caves, when visitors arrive down here the boat
will stop resting, buy souvenirs, drinks or snack.
In this "floating market" there are about a dozen
sellers, each sitting in a small boat, on top filled
with all kinds of goods such as: confectionary,
beverage, fruit, souvenirs, specialties of Ninh Binh
land. The items that many people choose to buy are often
fruit, soft drinks to eat after a long trip to
visit Tam
Coc down the Ngo Dong river.
To reach this point of sale, the sellers will sail from
Tam Coc wharf downstream the Ngo Dong river for more
than 3km. After passing through the third cave, they
will anchor the boat here to sell the goods. At the end
of the day, they row home through the old way.
Visitors go to Tam Coc all year round, so this unique
floating market in Ninh Binh is also busy all the time,
often like the floating market in the Mekong delta. Many
Western visitors to this floating market are very
interested in the scene on the river.
Nguyen Van Dong (in Thanh Hoa province) after visiting
the beautiful scenery of "Halong bay on land" stopped in
the floating market to rest after a long journey. The
guests have chosen to buy the necessary items to improve
health and not forget to buy souvenirs for his
family."The trading spot is very unique, like floating
markets, traveling on boat, trading on boat, all
floating on the river, very interesting," - Dong said.
Usually the sales women will anchor the boat on the
river. When there are customers, they will row the boat
to offer. The sales people here understand each other so
there is no arguement for customers, the shopping takes
place very quietly.
This woman when the customers have gone away took out a
book that noted the items sold during the day to
calculate the profit or sometimes she prepares the fruit
when not busy.
The work is not hard but time consuming, but the women
in the floating market always smile invite customers to
buy. Everyone sells with the spirit "happy when
customers come and pleased when customers leave".
Not only are the salespersons making profits, many of
the women selling at this unique floating market are
also enthusiastic guides when expressing to visitors the
magnificent scenery of Tam Coc. They also create a
culture of tourism where no one is the culture of the
people of Trang An who are elegant and hospitable.
Floating market is located just near the Ba (Third) cave
in Tam Coc. The buyers, sellers all floating on the
river and create a unique romantic scene. This has
created more unique travel products for visitors when
coming to Ninh Binh.
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