Have you ever explored the southwest of Ho Chi Minh city when the water is floating?
The southwest part of Vietnam with the beauty of nature in many colors with human harmony will give you a pleasant experience. A place where you have a chance to enjoy a wide variety of fruits in the vast garden, take a seat on a lovely little boat across the canals with coconut forests, mangrove forests along with many species of birds living, the vibrant lotus field on two sides of the canals, or discover the oldest floating market. That is all that we want to introduce to you in general.
And now we'll take a look at some of the great specific things:
1. Tra Su Cajeput Forest - An Giang
If you ask us about the most typical thing for the floating season, we would say it’s the “green road” at Tra Su Cajeput forest.
Sitting on the three-leafed canoe, wading through the dense canals of the cajeput forest. You will have a chance to drop in a green world of trees on the two sides, under the water is drifting duckweed, quiet space, sometimes you can hear sound of singing birds. If you are lucky, you can also see the birds not afraid of people, they just parked on any trees or flowers on the shore, such a great scene !
Approximately 30 km away from Chau Doc town, Tra Su cajeput forest in An Giang has a typical "floating" appearance of the western floating season. It is a waste if you go to the west without spending time drifting with the cool beauty nature here.
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2. Tan Lap floating village - Long An
As an oasis nestled in the middle of the vast jungle , the scenery here makes you feel like a lost in a fairy forest. With two sides of tall trees , it will be a beautiful scene when you walk on the forest bridge, sunshine through the trees, reflecting the color of green leaves make you suddenly feel everything so light, like in a romance movie. It is appropriate to go "hiding" from the heavy in the city.
This is the ideal place to visit in the floating season. The feeling of experiencing the forest through the stream down the stream Rung, watching the lotus, guns ... the life of ordinary people living around the surface is water, sure to be interesting.
3. Thap Muoi lotus
Water season of the West, do not miss the opportunity to look at the vast lotus fields in Thap Muoi nhé. Located about 130 km south of Saigon, take the N2 direction of An Suong-Chi Chi, you can also look at the flooded fields along the roadside.
At the center of Thap Muoi district, follow the road 845, from a distance you can see the large lotus fields shimmering, glittering in the sunshine of the autumn-western region. Pink lotus buds, lotus and beautiful green leaves. Experience the trip on a boat trip, you can row yourself or hire a paddle, go in the middle of the lotus to be able to enjoy the beauty of pure beauty here.
4. Tram Chim National Park - Dong Thap
Name the most worthwhile places in the floating season in the West, why may lack of Tram Chim national park. It must be said that this place is one of the most crowded, full of vitality of the whole area.
In the floating season, in the fields of rice, sky, lotus, gun, crocodile, melaleuca ... appear tens of thousands of white stork wings point on the green background creates a beautiful scene of nature. In Tram Chim this season, look where life is plentiful with birds flying hovering, water underwater, flowers blooming race. This is also the reason why this national forest attracts a large number of visitors to such a collection.
About 40 km from Dong Thap Muoi. Especially, if you have the opportunity to come here at dusk, the light makes mysterious look magical. Make sure you have a great experience at Tram Chim.
5. Cai Rang Floating Market - Can Tho
To learn about the cultural features of the western region of the country with the busy trade of the people here, can not help but mention the floating market, and the most famous of them is Cai Rang floating market. Can Tho people on the gentle Hau River.
Because around 9am morning Cai Rang floating market has been around, so you have to go very early. At dawn, you will enjoy the beauty of dawn, welcome the new sunshine on the river. And yet, you will feel very interesting when looking at the goods on the boat is really "monumental". And do not forget to enjoy the good morning light, it's great.
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6. Western style garden
During the floating season, when you make the journey to explore the West, definitely have to enjoy specialties in the garden. Otherwise it would be a huge omission.
There are many large gardens in the South West so you can schedule your trip that convenient to visit: Garden of Cai Be - Tien Giang, garden of Lai Thieu - Binh Duong, garden of Cai Mon - Ben Bamboo, orchard of Trung An, Cu Chi, orchard of Vinh Long. The taste of the sweet mischief, the scene of rural idyllic that the warmth of the people here will make you remember forever forever.
Floating season of the West only lasted for 3 months only. So do not miss out, plan right now
Here are the interesting places of a southern Saigon mystery. It is attractive enough to visit once. Find a suitable tour and make the trip as soon as possible.