visiting Can Tho for Tet with family

htothefro wrote:

Hi,

I am new to this forum but have read all the entries for Can Tho with interest. We have family there, and are planning on visiting for the upcoming Tet holiday in 2014 with our kids, 2 and 3. We've been back to Can Tho a couple of times before, but we didn't have kids back then. This time will be different.

I was just looking for suggestions on where to take the little ones to let them have fun? We usually take them to the park at least once a week so they can run around and climb on things. Are there nice parks in Can Tho? Any other activities we should look into?

Thanks,

Do your kids know how to swim yet?  If not, my first suggestion is for you to teach them to swim.  One, it's always a useful life-saving skill to know and Two, you'll definitely meet water when you visit Cần Thơ.

Tran Hung Dao wrote:

Do your kids know how to swim yet?  If not, my first suggestion is for you to teach them to swim.  One, it's always a useful life-saving skill to know and Two, you'll definitely meet water when you visit Cần Thơ.

I slipped on seeweed and fell into the Mekong Delta like over 10 years ago. Was pretty deep must have been under water for at least 30 seconds. Man did I sober up quick.

Wild_1 wrote:

I don't think the locals will swim around Tet.

Yes, this is true, because, you know, Tet occurs right in the middle of winter in the Northern hemisphere, and the temps around Tet in southern Vietnam can get as low as 80 degrees - way too cold for swimming.