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Interesting Attractions Cannot Miss When Traveling to The Mekong Delta
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Interesting Attractions Cannot Miss When Traveling to The Mekong Delta
April 28, 2021
Due to the fact that the Mekong Delta has quite a lot of popular tourist destinations and you cannot explore in a day or two, Explore Real Asia will recommend outstanding destinations in the West so you can easily choose the destinations for your trip based on your preferences.
Depending on the season and time, the gardens can have different types of fruit, but usually in summer (around June, July, August) is the season when fruit ripens in the Mekong Delta and if it comes to the West. This season you can visit the following famous orchard locations.
Referring to Tien Giang garden, it is impossible not to mention Cai Be orchard. Located about 70 km from Saigon, Cai Be garden is located along the North bank of Tien River, in Cai Be district. Cai Be is not only the largest fruit basket in the Mekong Delta but also a destination for many tourists thanks to its own famous delicious fruit varieties such as mango, grapefruit, longan, oranges. honey orange, guava, apple, tangerine, jackfruit, plum ...
Coming to Cai Be garden, in addition to visiting the luxuriant and fruitful orchards, visitors also have the opportunity to fully enjoy the special fruits grown here. Compared with gardens in the West, Cai Be gardens belong to the "richest" category, fruit has 4 seasons, which season, visitors to Cai Be, regardless of season, are full of fruits. deliciously ripe.
Referring to the place of Vinh Kim (commune of Chau Thanh district, Tien Giang province), people immediately think of Lo Ren's breast milk with round milk breasts, berry peel, and sweet taste. In addition to the brand name Lo Ren breast milk, visitors to Vinh Kim also have the opportunity to enjoy many other delicious fruits such as durian, rambutan, grapefruit ...
Cai Mon orchard in Vinh Thanh commune, Cho Lach district, Ben Tre province is the second largest granary in the South and recognized by the Vietnam Record of Records as the largest producer of fruit varieties in the country. Cai Mon orchards are surrounded between the four river sides of the Co Chien and Ham Luong streams, so the climate is mild all year round, with luxuriant and lush foliage.
Coming to Cai Mon garden, it is impossible not to mention durian Cai Mon, Hai Hoa green pomelo, durian rice with yellow rice and Chin Hoa flat seed milk ... are famous specialties in this region.
Vinh Long has long been famous for its orchards, four seasons of green, sweet ripe fruit. Visitors can visit the Vinh Long garden during the rambutan harvest seasons from May to July. Vinh Long is also famous for Tam Binh saffron orange that is both big, delicate sweet, or durian, tangerine. sugar, mango….
From Can Tho city, you follow Highway 1 towards Soc Trang, near Cai Rang Bridge, turn right about 6km to reach My Khanh tourist garden - a famous garden in the South.
With more than 20 types of trees planted along the path such as plum, mango, rambutan, jackfruit, strawberry, durian ... always lush, fruitful, with a unique delicious flavor will bring visitors feeling light, relaxing. In particular, this place also organizes many interesting folk games such as pig racing, dog racing, monkey circus, crocodile fishing ... for visitors.
Tan Lap floating village, also known as Tan Lap Melaleuca forest, belongs to Moc Hoa district, Long An province, about 100 km from the center of Ho Chi Minh City, the road is quite easy. Coming here, you will feel lost in the fairyland with sunlight streaming through the canopy, the whispering of leaves, singing of birds ... You should come to Tan Lap in October and November to be able to see the lotus. Flaunt, breathe the rich aroma of this pure flower.
Tra Su Melaleuca forest, located about 30 km from Chau Doc city, is considered to be the conservation area of the most typical and unique natural habitat of the wetland ecosystem in the Mekong Delta. Melaleuca forests are most beautiful in the flooding season (from September to November every year). Beo rice bran covered a green carpet on the "road surface", the two sides of Melaleuca forests cover the shade. Occasionally, the sound of the oars, the sound of birds, the sound of fish ... disturbs the quiet space of an entire green forest.
About 30 km from Chau Doc, flapping the sky, also known as the lake of heaven, belongs to An Phu district, An Giang province, close to the Cambodian border. In the flooding season, flutter the romantic and poetic sunrise with boats hidden in the morning mist or the sunset light.
Ta Pa field in Tri Ton district, An Giang during the flood season is like a large carpet with green rice fields and jagged rows across the sky. Seen from above, Ta Pa is like a green carpet of a thousand colors of rice, dotted with high jaggery.
Every year, every year when the water overflows, Tram Chim wears a new colorful shirt with brilliant dances of nature. Instead of choosing at dawn as the majority, you can start your adventure in the afternoon to enjoy the wonderful views. In addition, the floating water season is also the time when the lotus fields in Dong Thap are in full bloom everywhere, so go by boat in the middle of the lotus field to feel the full beauty of the immense lotus field here.
Thi Tuong lagoon (or Ba Tuong lagoon) is one of the largest natural lagoons in the Mekong Delta, known as the "lake in the middle of the delta". sedimentation of My Binh River, Ong Doc River and many canals of the three districts of Phu Tan, Tran Van Thoi and Cai Nuoc. Dam is located between two districts of Phu Tan and Tran Van Thoi, in Ca Mau province. This place is described as a water-color and charming picture, especially in the morning and evening.
As one of the flower centers of the South - Sa Dec, or more specifically, Tan Quy Dong flower village in Sa Dec, is always a tourist destination when preparing for the Lunar New Year.
In Tet season, Tan Quy Dong flower village grows the most chrysanthemum: raspberry, great flower, coin, marigold ... Besides, there are bowls of dahlia, marigold, hibiscus flowers, pink flowers, ornamental chili ... There are also hundreds of rare Southern plants. So this place every season bordering Tet is crowded with tourists to visit, both watching the flowers and taking pictures.
The Plum Village Phuoc Dinh, Vinh Long, about 3 km from the center of Vinh Long city, is the address providing the famous gold apricot in the country.
Plums in Phuoc Dinh are usually primitive yellow apricots and are well cared for so they have a long life span. big value. In the coming Tet months, Mai Phuoc Dinh village is the place where apricot collectors come to prepare for Tet. So, coming to Phuoc Dinh on this occasion, you will be immersed in the bustling atmosphere of apricot gardens in spring.
With the closest location to Saigon among the famous western flower villages (about 70 km away), My Tho is where many tourists come to admire the flowers and take photos of the Tet season. Coming here, you will definitely feel busy Tet when you see people taking care of flowers and transporting flowers to sell.
On the days of Tet, the atmosphere at Cho Lach flower village - Cai Mon, which is known as "Kingdom of ornamental flowers - fruit trees" of the country is bustling regardless of day and night. Gardeners are trying hard to care for flower beds to welcome Tet. The boat houses are also busy with serial shipments of flowers going back and forth.
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Although not as famous as Tan Quy Dong or Cai Mon, Thoi Nhut flower village (or Ba Bo) is also an interesting flower viewing spot if you have the opportunity to return to Can Tho during the Tet holiday season. The flower village is over 100 years old, in the past, it mainly planted flowers and ornamental plants from the West such as apricot, chrysanthemum, dahlia, sunflower ...
Lady Xu is a legendary figure worshiped at Sam mountain in the Mekong Delta (Chau Doc, An Giang). Every year, this relic attracts nearly two million people to worship and visit. Pilgrims and tourists not only come from neighboring provinces but also from remote provinces such as the East and Central regions ... creating a vibrant, crowded festival season in Sam Mountain for many months.
Vinh Trang Pagoda is located on Nguyen Trung Truc Street, My Tho City, Mekong Delta. This is a famous pagoda in the South, ranked national historical - cultural relic and a popular pilgrimage and tourist destination. language. The pagoda has Asian-European architecture but is still designed in the form of the Quoc script, consisting of four consecutive rooms (front of the street, the main hall, the ancestor's house and the back house). The spacious temple grounds, shaded with green trees, next to the rockery and small lakes create a pleasant feeling for visitors after the Buddha ceremony and sightseeing.
Doi pagoda or Ma Toc pagoda, Mahatup pagoda is a typical architectural complex in the beliefs of Khmer people, located about 3 km southeast of Soc Trang city center. Here, visitors not only admire the unique and magnificent beauty of the ancient temple over 400 years old, but also immerse in the mysterious nature with bats hanging from the trees in the temple grounds. .
Phuong Nam Forest and Architecture Monastery is located at the historical site of Lo Vong Cung, My Nhon hamlet, My Khanh commune, Phong Dien district, about 15 km from the center of Can Tho city. Coming to Truc Lam Phuong Nam Monastery to enjoy the scenery and pray for peace will be your memorable pilgrimage if you have the opportunity to go to the West.
In the South, with a network of creeks and canals, people are attached to the garden and river life, so floating markets are a unique form of activities for people in the West.
It takes about 30 minutes from Ninh Kieu Wharf, sitting on a motorboat along the Hau river and down to Cai Rang floating market in the early morning is something that every cross-country visitor wishes once. The operating time of the floating market is from 5 to 9 am, specializing in trading mainly agricultural products, fruits, goods, food…. This is a very unique culture in the Mekong Delta, attracting many foreign tourists to visit.
Cai Be Floating Market in Cai Be Town, Cai Be District, Tien Giang Province, is located in the section of Tien Giang River bordering the three provinces of Tien Giang, Vinh Long and Ben Tre. This is one of the largest wholesale markets in the South West. This is one of the most famous floating markets in the Mekong Delta. The market is the place where there are various trading activities from fabric, household goods to poultry, seafood ... even food and drinks are not lacking. The most famous market is a place of exchange and a large fruit granary in Tien Giang province, the most famous of which are the specialized fruit of Tien Giang such as: Lo Ren milk breast, green skin pomelo, Tan Lap pineapple, orange, pomelo, tangerine Cai Be.
Nga Bay floating market is also known as Phung Hiep floating market, is a floating market in Nga Bay town, formed in 1915. This is a famous market in Hau Giang province, where trading and giving activities take place. exchanging goods of people in the Mekong Delta region. This place is not only a place to trade goods but also an attractive place for tourists.
Visitors coming here will feel the immense colors of fruits, vegetables, and living things in the river. Especially the bright red color of rambutan, the color of mangosteen ripe, the aroma of durian.
Especially in the floating market there is also a snake market. Phung Hiep market has snakes, turtles, birds, squirrels, varans… all year round to serve tourists. Besides, the three-leaf canoes, tiny boats such as: hot rolls, pho, and pancakes are typical dishes of Southern cuisine.
Nga Nam floating market is a floating market in ward 1, Nga Nam town, Soc Trang province. Nga Nam floating market is the intersection of five rivers with five crossroads: Ca Mau, Vinh Quoi, Long My, Thanh Tri, Phung Hiep. This market is an anchored place to wait for the goods of traders from many regions, so the market scene is very crowded and always crowded, the market operates all day.
Floating market in Long Xuyen is located on Hau river in My Phuoc ward, Long Xuyen city, An Giang province. There are hundreds of boats anchored close to the river, living and trading all year round. The main goods here are crops such as vegetables, melons, tomatoes, cabbage, squash, potatoes ... and the famous snacks of An Giang land such as fish vermicelli, rice noodle, pig skin cake ...
