Enjoy Cong cake in the Mekong Delta – Vietnam
When traveling to the Mekong Delta, after cruising along canals and shopping at the floating market or cycling around orchards, visitors should enjoy many rustic specialties, of which Cong cake…
The Mekong Delta
Fact-finding tours in flooding season attract visitors
VietnamSurprise – The flood season is being turned to a tourist advantage in Tram Chim National Park in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Dong Thap. Park officials have…
Discover Pu Luong Nature Reserve
VietnamSurprise – Pu Luong is located in Ba Thuoc and Quan Hoa districts, northwestern of Thanh Hoa province. The proposed nature reserve lies along two parallel mountain ridges, which run from northwest to southeast, and are bisected by a central valley.
Discover U Minh Thuong National Park
U Minh Thuong National Park is located in Minh Thuan commune of Vinh Thuan district and An Minh Bac commune of An Minh district, Kien Giang province, about 365km south-west of Ho Chi Minh City.
Discover Thanh Phu Nature Reserve in Ben Tre
VietnamSurprise – Located in Thanh Phu district, Ben Tre province, Thanh Phu Nature Reserve comprises the section of the Mekong Delta coastal zone between the Ham Luong and Co Chien estuaries.
Discover Lung Ngoc Hoang Nature Reserve
VietnamSurprise – Lung Ngoc Hoang Nature Reserve is located in Hau Giang province, in the flat Mekong Delta region. This is an extensive network of canals runs throughout the site.
Discover U Minh Ha National Park
VietnamSurprise – U Minh Ha national park (Lower U Minh National Park) is located in Ca Mau province. Which covered an area of 82.86 square kilometers.
Discover Vo Doi Nature Reserve
The three major vegetation types at the Vo Doi Nature Reserve are ‘semi-natural’ (originally planted but no longer tended) Melaleuca forest, Melaleuca plantation and seasonally inundated grassland. Semi-natural Melaleuca forest covers a large area in the west of the site. The tree flora is dominated by Melaleuca cajuputi, although other tree species are also present, including Ilex cymosa and Alstonia spathulata. Melaleuca plantations of varying ages are distributed in the east of the nature reserve.
Fact-finding tour: Watching birds in Mekong Delta flooding season
VietnamSurprise – The Tra Su Cajuput Forest in An Giang Province is a must-visit destination in the flooding season, particularly for those travelers who take great pleasure in cruising along man-made canals whilst viewing herds of birds in different colors and species buzzing around or perching on trees in the forest.
Travel Mekong Delta in flooding season
VietnamSurprise – From the eighth to the 11th lunar months is the annual flooding season in the Mekong Delta, it brings quite a few gifts from Mother Nature such as “Linh” freshwater fish, “Điên Điển” flowers, water lilies and other forms of aquatic wildlife.