The unique stilt house overlooking the mangrove forest in Nghe An

Located in Quang Thinh village, Tam Dinh commune, Tuong Duong district, the cajuput forest belongs to the Western World Biosphere Reserve of Nghe An province. Photo courtesy of Thanh Cuong

In recent days, not only tourists, but also locals when passing through the areasolitary cajuput forestIn Tam Dinh commune, Tuong Duong district, everyone wants to stop by the newly completed stilt house, located right in the middle of a forest of thousands of towering casuarina trees.

The bamboo bridge in front of the stilt house creates a highlight for tourists. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Mr. Kha Van Mai, a resident of Tam Dinh commune, said that since the construction of this stilt house, more travelers have stopped at the casuarina forest. After stopping, everyone crosses the bamboo bridge to go up to the stilt house to admire and take photos. There are groups of people who, after resting in the house, also walk into the forest to explore the beautiful scenery.

The cajuput forest provides shade in the summer. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Observation shows that, in addition to the sturdy wooden stilt house, on the right side there is also a bridge made of bamboo trunks, quite unique and romantic in the wild mountains and forests.

Mr. Lo Thanh Long - Head of Culture DepartmentXiangyang Districtsaid: This stilt house along with some other auxiliary items was built with a budget of nearly 2.2 billion VND, of which the GEF project (Global Environment Facility in Vietnam supported 340 million VND, the remaining amount of more than 1.7 billion VND was invested by Tuong Duong district.

The beauty of the cajuput forest in the leaf-changing season. Photo courtesy of Thanh Cuong

The purpose of the house is to serve as a stop for tourists to sightsee, from there they can walk to admire the beautiful scenery inside the cajuput forest. This is the point that creates an impression to stimulate demand.tourism developmentof the district. Because, in addition to this Sang Le forest, Tuong Duong also has many natural tourist attractions, such as bathing in streams in Tam Quang, Tam Hop... some beautiful waterfalls in Nhon Mai, tourism in Ban Ve lake, Khe Bo, especially spiritual tourism in Van Cua Rao temple where festivals are held every year.

Tourists are amazed by the stilt house that serves as a resting place to admire the view of the cajuput forest. Photo: Xuan Hoang

"The project has now been basically completed and is expected to be put into operation next September. In addition to being a place for guests to rest and drink, this stilt house also has a display area for selling local souvenirs," said Mr. Lo Thanh Long.

This forest of casuarinas covers an area of ​​70 hectares, with thousands of casuarinas trees standing close together, spreading cool green foliage in the summer. The casuarinas trees are dozens of meters high, some of them have such large diameters that many people can barely hug them.

Muong Long Heaven Gate (Ky Son) - one of the tourist attractions for many visitors. Photo courtesy

Along Highway 7 upWestern Nghe An, in addition to the tourist attractions of Tuong Duong, there are many other attractive tourist attractions. That is the eco-tourism of Pha Lai dam, Khe Kem waterfall (Con Cuong); or go to Ky Son, passing through many winding roads between the mountains and forests to reach the Muong Long Heaven Gate, then "Muong Long Dragon Waterfall", or get lost in the peach garden, plum forest in full bloom... in the spring.

Khe Kem Waterfall, one of the most attractive tourist destinations in Con Cuong district. Photo courtesy of ConTV