Tourist destination
Pirate Island
The Pirate Islands have 18 islands, including 16 large and small islands and 2 sunken islands. The name "Pirates" has aroused curiosity, unintentionally creating a unique feature, attracting tourists to visit, travel and learn about this archipelago. From afar, the Pirate Islands appear like a poetic and prosperous picture. When the ship docked at Hon Doc island, the center of Tien Hai island commune, the peaceful scene became even clearer. Below the port, there are many fishing boats anchored. Right at the wharf is the commune People's Committee headquarters, medical station, border guard station, school, clean water supply plant, and spaciously built market. According to the introduction, the difference in this archipelago compared to other islands and islands in the Southwest Sea is that it has been connected to the national grid since 2019 to serve daily life and economic development. Coming to Hon Doc island, the first point that tourists often look for is the sovereignty landmark on the island, located on the beach, along the road from the port, turn right to Rada Station 625. The Pirate Islands include the following islands: Hon Keo Ngua, Kien Vang Islet, Tre Lon Islet, Tre Vinh Islet, Gui Islet, U Islet, Giong Islet, Cho Ro Islet, Duoc Islet, Bo Dap Islet, Doi Moi Islet. For a long time, the sovereignty stele has become the pride of islanders and a destination for tourists when coming to Hon Doc. Going around the island, what we saw was completely different from our imagination of the Pirate Islands - where, according to the story, this is where pirates used to hide. People's lives on the island are calm and peaceful... According to recorded history of Ha Tien, in the 17th century, Governor Mac Thien Tich repeatedly ordered his generals to suppress pirates here and the name Pirate Islands appeared from there. A few members of the indigenous pirates still left traces on Tien Hai island. Explaining the name "Pirate", Mr. Nguyen Thanh Ngoc, about 70 years old, living in the Bai Nom area, said: "I have lived on the island for 40 years. In the past, I heard from the elders that the name Pirate Island was born in connection with the appearance of a pirate gang called "Black Sails" operating in this sea. They use deserted islands in the Gulf of Siam as hidden lairs. From here, pirates suddenly appeared and attacked quickly, leaving merchant ships traveling in the area unable to react in time. The money and gold they stole were brought to the island for storage. The name "Pirate" has been known since then. After the revolutionary government took over, security and defense of the vast island and sea area were maintained, residents on the island and ships operating in these waters were peaceful. Currently, Tien Hai island commune has about 480 households living with over 1,900 people scattered on the islands: Hon Tre, Hon Giang, Hon U, Hon Doi Moi but most concentrated in Hon Doc and Hon Tre Lon. Along with the Party Committee and government, on the island there are also armed forces, such as: Rada Station 625 of Battalion 551, Naval Region 5; Border guard station 738 belongs to the Border Guard of Kien Giang province. People on the island make a living thanks to the golden sea that bestows many types of seafood with high economic value, such as fish, shrimp, crabs, squid... In particular, in January 2018, the People's Committee of Kien Giang province decided to recognize this archipelago as a local tourist area, creating more favorable conditions for Tien Hai commune to awaken its potential, develop tourism, and invite attraction. investment and cultural exchange, increase income, and raise the intellectual level of people on the island. Mr. Nguyen Hong Phuc, Chairman of the People's Committee of Tien Hai island commune (Ha Tien city, Kien Giang province), said: "In 2019, the economic value from the commune's aquaculture and fishing resources reached 67 billion VND. The total number of tourists in the year reached more than 71,000, thereby bringing in revenue of more than 31.5 billion VND, an increase of 14.9% compared to 2018. This is one of the important contributing areas to the revenue of the trade, service and tourism industry in 2019, reaching more than 116 billion VND. People at the front of the storm still face many difficulties and their spiritual life is still lacking. With the motto "The station is home, the border is the homeland, the people are blood brothers", in addition to the task of maintaining island security, Tien Hai Border Guard Station and Rada Station 625 have done a very good job. civil mobilization. The island's soldiers, together with the local government, took care of the material and spiritual lives of the people with many activities such as campaigning to build houses in solidarity, and providing financial support to poor students in the program "Step Up". children go to school", free medical examination and treatment for people, rice support when households encounter natural disasters or hunger...
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Ba Lua Islands
Located in the waters of Kien Luong district (Kien Giang province), Ba Lua archipelago is a scenic spot still imbued with wild beauty and is considered "Southern Ha Long". According to the remaining traces, the Ba Lua archipelago is the last part of the Ta Lon mountain range that subsided following the movement of the earth's crust during the orogeny period hundreds of millions of years ago. Spreading over an area of about 70km², Ba Lua archipelago includes more than 40 large and small islands such as: Mot island, Lo Coc island, Da Lag island, Heo island, Da Bac island, Dam Duong island, Dam Duoc island, Dam Gieng island, Re Lon island, Re Nho island, Nhum Ba island, Ngang island..., in which, 3 Dam islands are Dam Duong, Dam Duoc and Dam Gieng located quite close to each other, forming a triangle. With an area of about 6 hectares, Dam Duong island is surrounded by strips of fine white sand. Since 2006, a part of the island has been invested in planting many types of fruit trees such as sapodilla, longan, mango, jackfruit, coconut... to form a "garden island". Coming to Dam Duong, visitors will have the opportunity to relax, admire the sea view, and enjoy a variety of fresh seafood. Located about 300m southwest of Dam Duong island, Dam Duoc island has an area of 12 hectares, where thousands of mangrove trees grow and develop. That's why the island is called Dam Duoc. Unlike Dam Duong island with lots of white sand, Dam Duoc island has many red pebbles lying all over the island. Along the island's shore, there are bamboo huts with hammocks for tourists to rest and enjoy the cool air. Here, visitors can also enjoy attractive culinary dishes such as sour-cooked cobia, braised cobia with bacon, grouper cooked with porridge, boiled stone crab, grilled crab... Although there has not been investment in tourism services like Dam Duong and Dam Duoc islands, Dam Gieng island (about 100m northwest of Dam Duong) still attracts tourists because of its pristine natural beauty and sandy beaches. , long gravel beach. The reason the island is called Dam Gieng is because on the island there is a freshwater well full of water all year round. Coming to Dam Gieng, visitors can set up their own tents to rest, admire the island, light a campfire to socialize in the evening... Besides the pristine natural beauty, 3 Hon Dams also have the unique feature of being located in shallow seas (water only up to the waist of adults). Therefore, visitors do not need to use a boat but just wade through the water to go from one island to the other. Wading a few hundred meters in the blue sea with the sound of breaking waves will be an unforgettable adventure experience for visitors. Low tide is the ideal time for tourists to wade through the water to admire the sea and catch seafood such as crabs, fish, oysters, snails... From Kien Luong tourist wharf (Binh An commune, Kien Luong district) or Ba Hon wharf (Kien Luong town, Kien Luong district), visitors take about 45 minutes by train to reach 3 Hon Dam.
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Nam Du Islands
Located in the southeast of Phu Quoc island, Nam Du archipelago belongs to An Son and Nam Du communes, Kien Hai district, Kien Giang province, about 60km from the mainland. Nam Du has an area of about 1,054 hectares, including 21 large and small islands, of which 11 are inhabited. Possessing a pristine, charming beauty with blue sea, white sand, golden sunshine, coral reefs, schools of colorful fish and a variety of fresh seafood, Nam Du is likened to a miniature Ha Long Bay in the heart of the city. Southern sea, bringing visitors interesting experiences. Hon Lon is the largest island in the Nam Du archipelago, with an area of 771 hectares with many beautiful beaches such as: Dat Do beach, Cay Men beach, Ngu beach, Gieng beach... along with rows of green coconut trees, some with up to 70 - 80 trees. five years old. This is an ideal place for tourists to swim, scuba dive to see coral or catch fish and snails on coastal rocks. Coming to Hon Lon, backpackers can rent motorbikes to drive around the unique road along the island. On one side of the road is a steep cliff, on the other side is a jade blue sea, in the distance there are small islands and boats offshore, creating a poetic and charming picture of mountains and water. Visitors can also go to the lighthouse located at an altitude of 296m above sea level to visit the radar station and get a panoramic view of the Nam Du archipelago. From City. Rach Gia, every day there is a high-speed train that takes tourists to Hon Lon at 8:15 a.m. and returns to Rach Gia at 12:15 p.m. From Hon Lon, visitors take about 30 minutes by boat to cross Hon Ngang - the richest and most populous island in the Nam Du archipelago with 900 households, most of whom make a living by exploiting seafood and raising grouper and cobia. in cages. Hon Ngang has the largest seaport in Nam Du, gathering many fishing boats anchored. Coming here, in addition to having the opportunity to bathe in the cool blue sea water, visitors can also admire the towering rows of coconut trees and craggy rapids with many strange, unique, and colorful rocks. Thousand shapes lie on top of each other. Tourists should not miss the opportunity to rent boats to go to the sea to visit fish cages, walk around coastal fishing villages to learn about the lives of fishermen, and enjoy seafood such as squid cooked in porridge, shrimp porridge. grilled with onion fat, stir-fried green catfish with onions, grilled imitation fish with banana skins and many delicious oasis species. In particular, at night, looking from Ngang island to Lon island, visitors will see clusters of sparkling lights, adding to the mystery of the offshore island. On Ngang island, there is also Ba Chua Xu temple, built quite solidly. More than 2km southeast of Hon Ngang is Hon Mau with an area of 200 hectares with more than 120 households living. This is an island with a lot of potential for developing resort tourism with beautiful beaches named after the windy season such as Chuong beach with long stretches of white sand and blue sea water; Bac beach (also known as Da Den beach) is attractive with many beautiful rocks, many colors and diverse patterns; South beach has calm waves and calm winds all year round, a place for commercial exchanges and mooring of ships; Nom beach is charming with shady rows of green coconut trees... However, what makes a strong impression on visitors is the gentleness and friendliness of the people on the island. Coming to Hon Mau, visitors can pick their own coconuts to enjoy cool sips of water; personally remove fish caught in nets after a trip to the beach; Cook lunch together or roam around the fishing village to learn about the life and culture of the people here. Tourists will also be led by the fishing village people to visit the place where the giant fish weighing hundreds of tons is worshiped with sacred and mysterious stories. In the evening, visitors can join the locals to light a fire to grill seafood on the rocks along the beach. The journey to explore the Nam Du archipelago will not be complete if visitors miss the opportunity to visit Hon Dau - a small island with only a few households living but with wild beauty, a beach with golden sand and rows of sand. Soaring green coconut trees and fresh air. Not only do they have the opportunity to swim, coming to Dau Island, visitors also have the opportunity to explore the world of magical colorful corals and countless species of fish hidden under the clear blue sea water. There is also primeval forest covering about 90% of the island area. Hon Dau is an ideal place to organize overnight camping and enjoy grilled seafood.
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Phu Quoc Island
Phu Quoc archipelago is located in the Gulf of Thailand, about 400 km west of Ho Chi Minh City. This place attracts domestic and foreign tourists because of its diverse types of tourism, with rich sea and island resources; diverse forest and marine ecosystems. The most ideal time to travel to Pearl Island is from November to April of the following year. This is the dry season in the South, with little rain, calm sea, calm waves and warm sunshine, suitable for outdoor tourism activities. This season is suitable for resort tours, not suitable for backpackers or backpackers. From about May to October is the rainy season, sometimes there are storms, but Phu Quoc is still crowded because it falls during the summer vacation period. If you go to Phu Quoc this season, you should come around the end of April, when there are still not many tourists and the weather is still nice, prices do not increase too high like during the peak season. October is also the time of changing seasons so there is little rain. Vietnam Airlines, Bamboo Airways and Vietjet Air provide direct flights to Phu Quoc from Hanoi, Hai Phong, Thanh Hoa, Vinh, Hue, Da Nang, Nha Trang, Da Lat, Buon Ma Thuot... Airfare If you're lucky, you can hunt for cheap tickets of around a million VND for both going and returning. Phu Quoc's airport is about 15 minutes from the center of the island. Some high-end hotels and resorts often have free shuttle services from the airport. You should ask more about this service when booking a room in Phu Quoc. In addition to direct flights, tourists have many more interesting options when traveling from Ho Chi Minh City to Phu Quoc such as motorbikes, cars, buses, speedboats or ferries. First-time visitors to Phu Quoc should take the speedboat to avoid seasickness. There are two routes to Phu Quoc, the journey from Rach Gia is about 120 km and takes 2 hours and 30 minutes, and the journey from Ha Tien is about 50 km and takes 1 hour and 30 minutes. You should depart from Ha Tien to shorten the travel time at sea, and the ticket price is also cheaper. Please call the station in advance to buy tickets and ensure the schedule is as planned. If you drive your own car, you should go at night to get on the ferry at around 4 a.m. to experience the sunrise at sea. The route lasts about 6 hours from Ho Chi Minh City to the ferry terminal in Ha Tien. You need to prepare food, drinks, blankets, pillows... and it's best to have two people take turns driving to make the night trip smooth and safe. If you take a bus, you can depart from the center of Ho Chi Minh City. There are many high-quality trips to Ha Tien, ticket prices range from 150,000 VND to 230,000 VND per person, depending on the bus company. Some high quality bus companies you can refer to are: Phuong Trang, Mai Linh, Kumho. Visitors can find on Phu Quoc from affordable motels to world-class luxury resorts. If you want to save money, you can stay at a homestay. If traveling with a company or a family with young children, the best choice for you is a hotel in Duong Dong town, convenient to attractions and shopping. Some 5-star hotels such as Saigon Phu Quoc Resort and Eden Resort often cost over 1,500,000 VND per room per day. 3-4 star hotels cost from 1,000,000 to 1,500,000 VND. 2-star hotels such as Gold Hotel, Lavita Hotel, Sea Star resort, Kim Hoa usually cost 600,000 - 800,000 VND. Unlike Nha Trang with beaches that are easy to visit from main roads, in Phu Quoc visitors often have to go far to get to the beach. So if you want quiet and relaxation, you should stay at a resort, villa or bungalow near the beach. Tourist destinations on Phu Quoc are divided into 4 main areas: Central area in Duong Dong town, South island, North island and East island. Depending on your schedule, you should spend at least two days if you want to explore all the fun spots on the island. In the north of the island you can visit places including: Phu Quoc National Park, Rach Vem fishing village, Vinpearl Safari, Ganh Dau Cape,... In the south of the island, you can visit places such as Bai Sao, Bai Truong, Dinh Ba and Dinh Cau, Dinh Cau Cape, Phu Quoc Prison, Phu Quoc Night Market,... Besides, you can visit small islands such as: Hon Thom, Mong Tay, Gam Ghi, May Rut. If you are a fan of delicious food, you should go to Phu Quoc from May to November. This is the beach season for local people, so there will be a lot of fresh seafood, and the price will also be cheaper. Dishes that you can enjoy include: Herring Salad, Ham Ninh Crab, Grilled Coi Bien Mai, Sea Cucumber, Bun Ken, Melaleuca Mushroom, Sea Urchin, Abalone,... Some famous Phu Quoc specialties you can buy as gifts are pearls, fish sauce, pepper, sim wine... Phu Quoc pearls are quite expensive, depending on the quality, color and size. Reputable pearl shopping addresses are Ngoc Hien and Quoc An pearl farming facilities. Phu Quoc fish sauce is famous for its delicious, pure flavor. Some reputable production facilities you can refer to are: Phung Hung fish sauce factory, Khai Hoan production facility, Thinh Phat, Hung Thinh. Phu Quoc pepper has a spicy and aromatic taste, with firm seeds. You can buy pepper right at Khu Tuong pepper garden or Suoi Da pepper garden, which are famous addresses. Phu Quoc Sim wine is produced in the traditional way by fermenting from rose myrtle and white sugar. This type of wine has good effects on digestion and treating aches and pains. Familiar places to buy sim wine are Sim Son and Bay Giao myrtle wine. Seafood tourists often buy as gifts are sea cucumbers, squid and dried fish. Duong Dong night market has many shops selling these products, prices depending on the season and size. It should be noted that you should not go to Phu Quoc during the stormy season. Hotels and motels are often sold out during peak season, so you should book about a month in advance. Some places on Phu Quoc do not allow tourists to visit, you need to strictly comply and do not enter prohibited areas. Ferries and speedboats to and from the island usually run on a fixed schedule. You should carefully ask about operating times so you don't miss the train or bus. If you get seasick, you should prepare some anti-sickness medicine because you have to move a lot at sea. If you ride a motorbike through the forest, you should find a map of Phu Quoc in case you get lost.
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Tra Su Melaleuca Forest
The flood season, from September to November every year, is considered the best time to experience the beauty of the Melaleuca forest. The pouring water makes the forest green, combined with layers of duckweed covering the water surface, creating a beautiful scene. The floating water season also creates favorable conditions for the growth of fish and shrimp species and is an attractive destination for many bird species. Spend a day at Tra Su Melaleuca forest to enjoy all the spaces in the forest, and eat lunch with Western specialties. For convenient travel, visitors should stay overnight in Chau Doc city, depart for the Melaleuca forest in the morning, and stay until the afternoon. Tra Su cajuput forest is located about 30 km from Chau Doc city, travel time is 30 to 40 minutes by car or motorbike, the road is convenient. The best time of day to explore Melaleuca forest is early morning or sunset. Around 3-5 p.m., many kinds of birds and storks gather in the forest, creating a beautiful natural scene. Sightseeing ticket includes the entire Melaleuca forest and enjoying the longest bamboo bridge in Vietnam: 100,000 VND per person. This is a mandatory ticket to enter the forest, free for children under 1m3 and people over 70 years old. Boat service ticket (motorboat): 50,000 VND per person Rowing boat service ticket (3-4 people per boat): 50,000 VND per person Tours and partner groups will have their own preferential prices, please contact the resort in advance. The bamboo bridge through Tra Su Melaleuca forest is recognized by the Vietnam Record Organization as the longest in Vietnam, with a total length of 10 km and a construction cost of over 10 billion VND. However, the new bridge completed phase 1 and was put into operation in early 2020 with a length of nearly 4 km. The bridge section that was inaugurated used over 500,000 bamboo trees of all kinds and the construction cost was more than 5 billion VND. Phase 2 with a length of about 6 km is under construction. Along the bamboo bridge route is divided into 5 branches with a rest hut design at each branch. The deeper you go, the more beautiful the scenery on both sides of the bridge becomes, the space is quiet and cool. The bridge leads to the motorboat wharf, where visitors can get on and off to change their route. Additionally, you can visit the forest by motorboat or canoe. From the wharf, visitors can choose a motorboat or dinghy. Motorboats will travel at high speed and farther. Visitors will experience a journey through canals and straight into the heart of the Melaleuca forest. Along the way, you can observe local people harvesting cajuput honey from containers placed in the forest. This is an opportunity to relax, enjoy the beautiful scenery, and the lives of the people here. Visiting the Melaleuca forest by motorboat or dinghy is also an opportunity for visitors to take beautiful photos amid the green space and duckweed covering the water surface. If you're lucky enough to go on a sunny day, the rays of sunlight shining through the trees will make the space magical. If you want to have a more comprehensive view of the Melaleuca forest, you should visit the lookout tower and use a telescope. With a view of 25 km, visitors can see the entire melaleuca forest, birds flying, or nesting in the trees. From here, you can also see the Khmer village living a few kilometers away. Right near the entrance, from the main ticket office area, across the Tra Su canal, visitors can see pigeon houses. There are about 400 birds raised in the forest here, so it is called "Pigeon City". The bird sanctuary scene is quite romantic, visitors can take check-in photos, take wedding photos, feed the birds and many other activities. Note that when coming to Tra Su Melaleuca Forest, first of all, the flood season is also the rainy season, so visitors should bring raincoats or umbrellas to prevent sudden rains. Second, Use sunscreen, insect repellant products, drinking water, and snacks when going into the forest. Finally, follow regulations to ensure safety when taking a boat tour.
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Bung Binh Thien
Tourists can come to Bung at any time of the year, but according to the experience of those who have gone, traveling during the flood season is the most beautiful (from July to October of the lunar calendar). During the flood season, Bung Binh Thien seems to put on a new shirt full of vitality. The reason is that the lake's water surface area will increase many times compared to other months of the year. You will feel like the lake surface is wider and can comfortably explore the underwater flora and fauna. Because this is a lake, the main means of visiting is by boat. Normally, each boat will carry about 4-10 tourists to visit with prices ranging from 150,000 - 300,000 VND per person. According to the boatmen, because the boat is about 500m long, one round trip will take 40 minutes. Coming to Bung Binh Thien, visitors will experience new feelings when coming to the peaceful heart of Bung, exploring raft houses, fish cages and admiring the green natural scenery. In particular, in a hidden corner of the temple, visitors will be able to see bright pink lotus flowers blooming. Not far away, following the water will bring visitors to the bright yellow sky of the hibiscus flower. The yellow color of the flowers blends with the red of the alluvium and the green of the trees along the shore, making you think of the phrase "I saw yellow flowers on the green grass". In addition to sightseeing and photography activities, visitors can also set nets to catch fish, pick Sesbania flowers, etc. In particular, the activity of learning about the lives of the Cham people living around the island is attended by many people. family. With the very unique and unique cultural activities of the Cham people, it will bring many experiences to the trip about the land of An Giang. On the occasion of September 2 every year, visitors to Bung Binh Thien will be able to participate in the Floating Water Season Cultural Festival. During the day, many games take place such as boat racing, swimming, canoe racing, fish traps, etc. At night, on the lake, cultural activities will take place at a floating stage with bold folk characteristics. Not only does it attract tourists with the simple, rustic beauty of a quiet countryside, Bung Binh Thien also keeps diners staying with its rustic dishes. One of the specialties at Bung Binh Thien that you should enjoy when coming here is copper fish dish. If you are staying with Cham people, curry and beef sausage are the best. In addition, during the flood season, visitors can also enjoy other dishes such as water lily salad, fried field mice with lemongrass and chili, young ling fish braised with pepper, sesban ling fish hotpot, sesban flower fish sauce hotpot, flower salad. guns, fish cakes,…
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Tinh Bien Market
Tinh Bien Market is a market located adjacent to Vietnam and Cambodia. The market is not only a familiar shopping place for local people but also an ideal stop for many An Giang tourists. Because goods are abundant, there are both domestic products and consumer goods from Cambodia, Thailand... prices are very affordable. In particular, the small businesses here are warm and cheerful, so shopping is very comfortable, always creating a good impression in the hearts of visitors. If you want to go to Tinh Bien market, if you depart from Long Xuyen city, you can follow Highway 91, drive about 60km to Chau Doc city. Continuing to depart from Chau Doc, visitors drive another 30 minutes to reach Nha Bang town. Then, visitors turn to Xuan To street about 10km to Tinh Bien market. The entire market includes adjacent stalls selling a variety of domestic and imported goods at relatively cheap prices such as towels, blankets, clothes, cosmetics, etc. High-end imported watches. , a variety of designs are also sold a lot. Featured in the food area are delicious and beautiful dried fish sauces that many tourists are fascinated by such as Linh fish sauce, dried pangasius fish, dried fish fish, Thai fish sauce, Choc fish sauce, catfish sauce, snakehead fish sauce, ...all have attractive unique flavors for only a few tens of thousands of dong. Tinh Bien market is always crowded with buyers and sellers because this place is considered a large wholesale market for the entire Mekong Delta region, with abundant, diverse and cheap goods. But it is most crowded during the Ba Chua Xu festival, when the market becomes full of people, people have to jostle to get inside to buy goods. An equally attractive feature in Tinh Bien is the only market in the West specializing in selling insects, including extremely poisonous species, many predatory customers come here to buy goods. The types of insects sold are very popular and attract customers such as queen termites, geckos, scorpions, centipedes, termites, cobras, spiders, etc. Especially, sometimes there are quite rare poisonous snakes such as cobras and snakes. bell tail,… Insects here are sold in many forms: fresh, soaked in wine, processed into dishes such as deep fried or grilled with salt and chili... making Tinh Bien border market the most famous insect market in the country. After shopping freely, right in the market, visitors can stop by the snack shops, drink shops, and sweet soup shops to enjoy unique and rich dishes such as vermicelli with fish sauce, dry vermicelli, vermicelli noodles, etc. Palmyra beef cakes, pork skin cakes, dumplings,... sweet soup, especially don't forget to drink a glass of cool fresh palmyra water. Don't forget to buy An Giang specialties as gifts such as fish sauce, palm sugar, rattan fruit, Thai tamarind... Coming to Tinh Bien, in addition to owning rich, quality goods and unique foods, you also have the opportunity to understand more about the lives and activities of people in the border area. Tinh Bien Market is not only a shopping address for tourists when coming to An Giang, but also a place for people to exchange goods between the two countries, contributing to tightening the friendship and promoting economic development between the two countries. Vietnam and Cambodia.
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Co To Mountain
Tri Ton district, An Giang with its beautiful, pristine natural landscape along with cultural relics and heroic revolutionary history has attracted many tourists to come here to explore, find for themselves moments of relaxation and adventure. impressive photos. Traveling to An Giang, if you want to find a place to camp overnight in the mountains in Tri Ton, Co To is a great choice. Co To Mountain is an ideal place to watch the sunset, from here you can have a panoramic view of Tri Ton district or an area bordering Cambodia of An Giang, with many mountains, rice fields as well as beautiful landscapes. The fields of the Khmer people living here. Co To Mountain is abbreviated as To Mountain, also known as Phung Hoang Son, Khmer name is Phnom-Kto, located in That Son range, in Co To commune, Tri Ton District (An Giang). Co To Mountain has a height of 614m, 5,800m long and 3,700m wide. This place is endowed with hundreds of large and solid underground cave systems. This is also the attraction for thousands of tourists to visit. quan every year. Coming to Co To, visitors will listen to an interesting legend that has been passed down by people for hundreds of years, that fairies often descend to That Son mountain on moonlit nights to roam and have fun. . One day the girls played a game of throwing stones and the next morning a small mountain appeared there, rocks piled up on top of each other with many attractive shapes, that is Co To today. Another assumption not associated with the legend is that because the mountain is shaped like an overturned bowl, it is called Mount To. Located in the middle of vast, immense fields, Co To mountain has a wild and majestic beauty that captivates people's hearts. The houses are built on steep cliffs, each row of trees sways with the wind like rippling ocean waves, providing a cool climate all year round. When you arrive, you can't help but be amazed by the vast landscape and majestic mountains in front of you. Co To Mountain does not have an exact address on the map like apartments or shops. However, don't worry about not being able to find them, considering their huge size, just looking from a distance is enough to see them. To make it easier, starting from Long Xuyen direction, visitors can follow provincial road 943 down to Nui Sap town. From here, asking for directions to Co To Mountain will be very easy. Or you can also go another route. Many directions lead to the mountain, but with provincial road 943, visitors will enjoy more interesting experiences. There are many ways for you to climb to the top of the mountain, by hiking, motorbike taxi, or self-sufficient motorbike. The self-managed motorbike taxi team of Co To Mountain has a clearly listed price list in which the price is calculated according to the destination gradually increasing with the height of the mountain. If you choose the motorbike mode, within just a few hours you will go to all the worship and sightseeing spots. For those who love to explore and challenge, they can walk along the stairs, temples, bushes and rows of ancient trees, enjoying the natural atmosphere while walking. Climbing Co To Mountain is simple without having to go through many terrains and dangerous paths. By walking, it takes you a full day to visit Co To Mountain. Going up quickly takes nearly two hours, and going slowly takes up to 3 hours. You need to prepare specialized climbing shoes. In the "San Tien" area near Nam Can Palace, there is a beautiful "TRI TON" symbol, which has become a hot check-in point over the past time. Considered by young people as "the door to heaven". Each letter is 7m high, located on a pedestal 1.5 - 2m high, with a solar lighting system and surrounding fence to protect visitors. Looking from the foot of Co To mountain, the word "TRI TON" can be clearly seen and photographed, seen as the district's invitation to tourists. From the position of the word "TRI TON" on the mountain, you can observe the beautiful panorama below, golden rice fields, villages and charming river scenes, you will feel like you are embracing the whole world. into my heart. San Tien is a place that still preserves giant footprints imprinted on the rock. Co To Mountain has a footprint of the right foot, while Cam Mountain also retains the footprint of the left foot. To see this footprint, you go past the altar on the Tien Yard to the outer edge of the rock. Near the edge of the rock, there are small carved steps. Co To is chosen by many tourists as a place of pilgrimage because there are many temples and shrines on the mountain, visitors will be served food, sleep and learn about the vegetarian life here. From Nam Can Palace, going up about a hundred stone steps, you will see Ba Co Temple and then Vo Hoi, which people call Do Hoi. Do Hoi Lon and Do Hoi Nho are two extremely large rocks of Co To mountain that you can see from the foot of the mountain on the way to Soai So lake. To get to that stone yard, you will have to go through a house made in front. Do Hoi is a place to worship Buddha and lost souls. Therefore, on the pyramid-shaped stone pedestals that stand out between heaven and earth, you will see short calligraphy sentences to commemorate those who have passed from this world to another. Do Hoi has an extremely wide and open view, the entire Ta Pa field will spread out before your eyes with very characteristic tree canopies everywhere, creating a unique feature completely different from other rice areas of Vietnam. From here, you can also see Cam Mountain and Ta Pa Mountain opposite. If you watch the sunset, go to the big Vo Hoi, if you watch the sunrise, go to the small Vo Hoi, the two places are only about 50 meters apart. Large Vo Hoi is a place of pilgrimage and worship, so there are fewer angles for taking photos. As for small Vo Hoi, it is more deserted, so you can freely take photos. If you want to find a place to camp overnight in the mountains in Tri Ton, Co To is a great choice. In the morning, you can get up early to watch the sunrise and the surrounding scenery. In the evening, from the top of Mount To, you will be able to observe the entire small Tri Ton below, with the flickering lights blending beautifully with the light mist. Visiting Co To Mountain, you will feel peace and serenity in your soul. At the foot of the mountain, you can sit and relax by the romantic Soai So lake, this is an artificial freshwater lake created by dams to block the flow of the Golden and Silver streams, serving to irrigate thousands of hectares of land. around the Co To mountain area during the dry season. Soai So Lake is also a famous landscape of the Bay Nui region because of the "mountain" and "water" elements that create the charming "Co To mountain" that captivates many travelers.
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Ca Be floating village in Chau Doc
If in the past most tourists knew about Chau Doc because of Ba Chua Xu Temple, a sacred pilgrimage site, today, Chau Doc is also known for many other wonderful things. From the center of Chau Doc city, up the Hau river, visitors will see Chau Doc floating fish village - one of the very special Chau Doc tourist destinations. Located west of Chau Doc city center about 3km along the river in the direction of the Mekong Delta watershed, An Phu district. Floating houses and fish rafts nestled close together form a "village", stretching several kilometers. If you go towards Chau Phu district, the floating villages seem more crowded and last longer. The most crowded are the floating houses gathered in the river section of Tan Chau district, the village stretches nearly 10km. The floating raft village on Chau Doc River is a freshwater fish raft village established in the 60s of the last century. At first, there were only a few floating rafts raising fish in a natural way, no need for feeding because of the good water source. However, from the 70s onwards, due to high economic benefits, the number of fish rafts increased significantly and gradually became a key economic point of An Giang. The highlight is that from 1990 to 2005, the areas of Chau Phu, Phu Tan, Cho Moi, and Vinh Nguon had over 2,000 fish cages with an average annual harvest of over 20,000 tons/year. Most of the fish raised in floating rafts in these regions are catfish varieties such as pangasius and basa fish, mainly for export to Western European and North American markets. In recent years, due to climate change, the Mekong River has dried up. In addition, the water source is increasingly polluted, leading to loss of income from fish raised in raft houses, and some households are left empty-handed and bankrupt. That's why the number of fish cages is decreasing day by day. Now, when basa and pangasius fish are no longer popular in the market, people have switched to raising all kinds of fish for meat such as: catfish, tilapia, silver carp, grouper, plaice... Thanks to the prices of The variety of meat fish is increasing, so raft fish farmers in Chau Doc are making a living, bringing high economic efficiency to help many families have a well-off life. Because it is a tourist destination on the river, travel must be by train or boat. Therefore, if you want to go to the floating raft village on Chau Doc river, you must go to Chau Doc junction (about 500m from Victoria hotel) or at Chau Giang wharf located on the other side of Chau Doc town to rent a boat. Boat rental prices at each location will vary depending on where your trip goes and how many people are traveling. However, one thing that you can rest assured about is that the price is relatively cheap and reasonable. Besides renting a boat at the marina, if you want to be quick and not worry about price gouging. You can ask the receptionist at the hotel to rent it for you or buy a package tour of An Giang to make your trip comfortable without worrying about anything. Coming here, you will be immersed in the space of floating houses swaying along the upstream of the Mekong Delta and the two branches of the Tien and Hau rivers. The architecture of the "houses" in the floating village is also very unique. The wooden houses are lightly painted, have simili-patterned ceilings with full amenities, have a 5m deep bottom made of star wood, and are surrounded by stainless steel mesh to raise basa fish and some other types of fish. The main means of transportation for people is by boat. You will be introduced to the process of raising fish on the river by the people, told stories of ups and downs and the reasons why they have stuck with this profession until now. Experience feeding the fish yourself, the bait is dropped into the raft, a whole school of fish rushes up to compete for food, looking so excited, thousands of same-sized, healthy basa fish splash around in the water, competing for food. The floor was soaked all over. In addition to practical experiences and learning about fish farming by floating rafts on the river. Here you can also immerse yourself in the cultural life of the river region that has been famous for many generations. A life not only about eating, transporting and staying on the river but also a place to live with many things related to residential life and survival. This is what makes the people of the Southwest region unique. Sit on the raft, watch the floating water hyacinth clusters, feel the cool breeze blowing in from the river to dispel the stress and fatigue of daily life. The scene on the river is calmer and more poetic when it is just dark. At this time, trading activities in the villages are no longer bustling, families gather together after a day of hard work. The floating raft village on the Bassac River begins to light up. The light from the rafts reflects into the water, looking like a city at night floating on the river, the scene is truly sparkling and magical. If you come to Chau Doc and don't once visit the floating village, it would be a mistake. You can combine visiting the Floating Market, Chau Phong Cham village and Chau Giang Cham village nearby. The two Cham Muslim villages are famous in An Giang for possessing many special harmonious cultural features. Here, you will learn about the life and customs of the Cham Muslim people. Along with that, you can visit and learn about the mosque... and the traditional weaving craft that has been passed down for many generations.
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