If the ancient land of Dong Thap was famous for its wilderness, now it is easy to attract tourists because of its strange nature and unique landmarks.
A trip to Dong Thap, where there are fields of storks flying straight, the girls are faintly picking lotus flowers in the middle of the lake and Sa Dec flower garden shimmering in the sun, and wild animals such as snakes, turtles, and wild animals, mice, frogs, birds, crabs, crocodiles.
Here are All Thing you need to know before travelling to Dong Thap, hope you will have a complete backpacking trip.
Where is Dong Thap?
Dong Thap is a province located in the Southwest region, in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. Dong Thap province is located at the gateway of Tien River, has a border with Cambodia with a length of more than 50 km with 4 border gates, of which 2 international border gates are Thuong Phuoc and Dinh Ba.
Dong Thap is famous for its lotus fields, which are present everywhere in Dong Thap. Ginseng and lotus seeds become specialties of this region. In particular, there is a giant lotus that an adult can stand on a lotus leaf.
In addition, Dong Thap is very suitable for eco-tourism. When the water comes back, there are more reasons for tourists to come to Dong Thap lotus land.
When should you travel to Dong Thap?
Possessing gentle canals, vast fields, fragrant lotus ponds that change with each beat of time, Dong Thap is beautiful in every season, but you must note:
Dong Thap is located in a tropical climate, homogenous throughout the province, the climate here is divided into two distinct seasons: the rainy season and the dry season.
The rainy season usually starts from May to November, if you don't mind sudden rains, this season you can enjoy the fruits as well as admire the most brilliant lotus bloom.
The dry season starts from December to April next year, not affected by the rains that interrupt the journey, but the intense sun can make you suffer, so if you intend to travel in the summer You must carefully prepare sun protection items such as cream, hat, jacket ...
How to go to Dong Thap?
Dong Thap is 170km from Saigon and 1,862km from Hanoi. If the distance is relatively, you can completely travel by motorbike or car, this form helps you explore each beautiful scene in great detail on the road to Dong Thap.
Starting in Saigon, from District 6 (An Lac roundabout) or District 7 (Trung Luong Expressway), you can reach National Highway 1A. From National Highway 1A, go straight to My Thuan Bridge, there is a fork in Dong Thap.
Then turn right in that direction, run about 20km more through Lai Vung town, meet the big fork, turn right for another 25km, then you will reach Cao Lanh.
If you want to keep your strength and rest on a tourist bus, from Saigon, you can buy a bus ticket to Dong Thap at the Western bus station (395 Kinh Duong Vuong, An Lac ward, Binh Tan district, HCMC) or of other hotels prestigious car company on Le Hong Phong street.
Ticket prices range from 120,000 to 200,000 VND, depending on the quality of the car. There are many echo stores you can choose from such as Mai Linh, Phuong Trang, Phu Vinh bus.
Accommodation Recommended In Dong Thap
Dong Thap tourism is growing, so there are many hotels and motels opening with relatively affordable prices (from 150,000 to 500,000 VND). Here are some suggested places for you to choose from:
Song Tra Hotel
Address: 178 Nguyen Hue, Ward 2, Cao Lanh City, Dong Thap
Phone: (067).3852624
Binh Minh Hotel
Address: 157 Hung Vuong City. Cao Lanh, Cao Lanh district, Dong Thap province
Phone: (067).3853 423
Thao Ngan Hotel
Address: 04 An Duong Vuong, Ward 2, Sa Dec Town, Dong Thap
Phone: (067).3774255
Ong Thi Hostel
Address: Hamlet 2 TT. Tram Chim, Tam Nong, Dong Thap
Landline phone: (067). 3 827 642
Guest house in Dong Thap province
Address: 48 Ly Thuong Kiet, Ward 1, Cao Lanh City, Dong Thap
Phone: (067).3872670
Trong Nghia Hostel
Address: 411 Hamlet 2, TT. Tram Chim, Tam Nong, Dong Thap.
Phone: (067). 3 827 978
The most beautiful tourist destinations in Dong Thap should go
Xeo Quyt relic area
From An Huu to Cao Lanh city, you will immediately encounter the Xeo Quyt relic area in the territory of two communes My Long and My Hiep, Cao Lanh district with an area of 50ha, of which 20ha is Melaleuca forest.
Originally a military base, from 1960-1975 of the Dong Thap Provincial Party Committee during the resistance war against the US, Xeo Quyt is now a famous tourist area.
The A-shaped bomb shelters, L-shaped personal secret bunkers, Z-shaped battle fortifications, etc. of the revolutionary forces were restored intact as before.
Here, the ecological environment is also very diverse with more than 170 species of plants: Melaleuca, clam, reed, brooch, lotus, water lily... and 200 species of wild animals - of which 13 species are recorded in the Red Book of Vietnam.
Males such as: moldy pythons, buffalo cobras, otters, box turtles... That's why people call Xeo Quyt a miniature Dong Thap Muoi. Xeo is "little creek" - roughly understood as a small canal, small stream of water, tangerine is the name of the tree.
We can explore this relic by walking the trails, or canoeing along the small creeks.
Pho Bang Mausoleum
The relic area of Nguyen Sinh Sac Vice-president (the place of worshiping Nguyen Sinh Sac - President Ho Chi Minh) was inaugurated on December 13, 1977.
The relic is located on Pham Huu Lau street, 1km from the center in Cao Lanh city. Currently, this work has been expanded by 6.3 hectares (raising the total area of the relic site to more than 9 hectares).
With a total cost of 95 billion VND, including items: a display house about the life and career of Mr. Nguyen Sinh Sac, working house, garden, reconstructing a corner of the old Hoa An village (now Hoa Thuan ward, Cao Lanh city).
The place where Nguyen Sinh Sac first came to live and work as a doctor to treat diseases for patients people.
Tram Chim National Park – Tam Nong
Tram Chim - Tam Nong National Park has a natural area of 7,612 ha, located in 5 communes: Tan Cong Sinh, Phu Duc, Phu Tho, Phu Thanh, Phu Hiep and Tram Chim town - Tam Nong district, Dong Thap province .
It has a beautiful natural landscape along with an extremely rich ecosystem of about 130 different plant species, and this place is also home to hundreds of vertebrate species, dozens of fish species. and more than 198 species of waterfowl, accounting for about a quarter of all bird species found in Vietnam.
Among them are many rare bird species in the world such as white-winged geese, yellow-winged geese, pelicans, Javanese old man and especially the naked-necked crane, also known as the red-crowned crane.
They are listed in the world's red book to be protected because they are in danger of extinction in the world. Tram Chim National Park is recognized as the 4th Ramsar site in Vietnam and the 2000th in the world.
Every year from the end of December to the beginning of May is the time when the cranes fly to Tram Chim to reside. Coming here at this time, you will witness flocks of red-crowned cranes flying back to join other birds to feed.
Currently, Tram Chim National Park is invested by the State, upgraded and expanded into a nature museum, an attractive eco-tourism center. Many international conservation organizations have also funded to protect the diverse ecosystems in this region.
Sa Dec flower village
One of the ornamental flower centers of the South, located in Tan Qui Dong commune, Sa Dec town, with an area of about 60 hectares, with 600 households - 3,600 workers specializing in flowers and ornamental plants.
Visitors can see here rare ornamental plants, hundreds of years old. There are very idyllic trees close to the life of workers such as star fruit, areca, boom, fig, si, apricot ... through skillful, diligent, talented hands, with the artist's soul of artists. Humans have become precious ornamental plants with beautiful and strange shapes.
In this flower village - the village has 4 spring seasons, no matter what month of the year you can admire a forest of flowers with all colors and fragrances.
In particular, this place still preserves about 50 varieties of roses: red velvet rose, smooth; Pink Gourd – R – lotus purple skin; Hong Co – pear – umbrella – bowl of pastel pink; pink Co – color combination of shrimp bricks, pink Bo – ri – destination – canvas – measure the color of dark shrimp bricks; Pink Phot - ti - ni inside red outside yellow; pink Eli - da - beet phon felt; pink mark – ca – orange color; pink Meter wrong white; Hong Kong – Phi – knitting in chicken seed yellow…
Dinh Yen Mat Market
Dinh Yen commune in Lap Vo district - Dong Thap has had a long-standing mat weaving profession. Previously, people were busy working in the fields or weaving mats during the day, so they were only free at night and had mats for sale.
The same goes for merchant ships and boats, trading in other places during the day and returning to buy at night. Therefore, the mat market often meets at night in the thin smoke of the torch and the cool breeze on the river.
In the ancient pagoda yard, under the flickering kerosene lamps, the market people pass by quietly like ghosts… Therefore, Dinh Yen mat market is also known as ghost market, hell market.
But now, the circulation and trade is much more convenient, so the "ghost market" of the mat village is gone. Back to Dinh Yen, visitors can only visit the mat village during the day.
What to eat in Dong Thap?
Dong Thap is favored by nature, especially the Tien and Hau rivers - like the mother's milk flowing all year round carrying heavy alluvium to make the garden more green and rich.
Then the flood season comes, bringing with it a lot of products: alluvium enriches the fields, yellow poppy flowers, and most interestingly, the special Dong Thap delicacies from the fields that always leave an unforgettable aftertaste.
Must-try dishes include eel cooked with ant eggs, grilled snakehead fish wrapped in young lotus leaves, Sa Dec noodle soup, dishes from Linh fish and Dien Dien cotton, field mice, Cao Lanh porcupine rats, Thap Muoi lotus, seeds Steamed lotus, bird meat..
The items bought as gifts for Lai Vung mandarin oranges, red lotus wine, Chau Thanh longan, Sa Giang shrimp puff pastry, Lai Vung spring rolls... The simple but captivating taste of the dishes will make you remember this land forever.
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Note when traveling to Dong Thap
When coming in the sunny season, please bring a jacket, hat, mask, sunscreen. Rain gear, specialized shoes if you come in the rainy season. Bring mosquito repellent and insect repellent. In case of an emergency please bring basic medications.
If you want to camp, bring tents, sleeping bags, and cool clothes.
Carefully preparing according to the above sharing of experiences to Dong Thap will help a lot for your upcoming Dong Thap trip. Let's start the journey to the West, explore and experience this poetic Dong Thap land.
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