Coming to the West during the flood season, you will enjoy the fresh, green nature and enjoy rustic dishes in ecological areas with beautiful cajuput forest scenery such as Tra Su, Tram Chim or Tan Lap.
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Tra Su Melaleuca Forest (An Giang) About 30 km from Chau Doc city, Tra Su Melaleuca Forest is green and cool all year round. Here, you can take a boat to visit the entire Melaleuca forest with an area of nearly 850 hectares, below is a water hyacinth covering the water surface. The entrance fee is from 45,000 VND per person, depending on the number of groups or individual guests. Photo: Ha Lam. |
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Melaleuca forests Tram Chim National Park (Dong Thap) Located in the lower Mekong River in Tam Nong district, Tram Chim National Park attracts tourists with its immense green color of Melaleuca forests and rare flora and fauna. From Ho Chi Minh City, in addition to the bus going straight to Tram Chim, you can take a bus to Cao Lanh and then a bus to Thanh Binh to get to the national park. Once there, you can buy a guided tour to visit Tram Chim for one to three hours or rent a private boat if you want to explore freely for 500,000 - 800,000 VND per boat. Photo: Tuong Y. |
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Tan Lap Melaleuca Forest (Long An) Tan Lap Melaleuca Forest belongs to Tan Lap Floating Village Ecological Area, located about 100 km from Ho Chi Minh City. This is a pristine wetland in Moc Hoa District, Long An, near the Cambodian border, connecting with Dong Thap Muoi area to form a vast green area, with a dense network of canals and the Vam Co Tay River flowing through. Visitors can choose to sit on a rowboat or a motorboat (a diamond-shaped motorboat) to go deep into the Melaleuca forest, then go ashore, follow the concrete road to visit and admire the Melaleuca forest. The ticket price per person is 55,000 VND. Photo: Tuan Quyen. |
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Xeo Quyt Melaleuca Forest (Dong Thap) About 30 km from Cao Lanh City, the Xeo Quyt historical - ecological relic site of over 20 hectares is planned and preserved by Dong Thap province to become a revolutionary relic site, in the natural setting of the Melaleuca forest. When visiting Xeo Quyt, you will be taken on a three-leaf boat through the Melaleuca forest to feel the peaceful river area. The entrance fee is 5,000 VND, the boat ticket is 15,000 VND per person. Photo: Tourmientay. |
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U Minh Ha Melaleuca Forest (Ca Mau) U Minh Ha National Park has a Melaleuca forest ecosystem that is flooded for six months and dry for six months. Entering the forest, visitors will walk among the vast expanses of white reeds, along with the vast green Melaleuca forest. U Minh specialties are also loved by many people such as: wild honey, green bean porridge with cobra, grilled snakehead fish, perch hotpot with fish sauce, fried field mice and many other rustic dishes. Photo: Viettravel. |
According to VNE