Vietnam Destination
Dong Thap travel
Geography
Dong Thap is
on the Mekong Delta, one of three Dong Thap
Muoi's provinces. It shares its border with
Cambodia on the north, Vinh Long Province and
Can Tho City on the south, An Giang Province on
the west and Long An, Tien Giang provinces on
the east.
Dong Thap has
quite developed system of canals for watery
transportation and irrigation. The province has
about 10,000 hectares of forestland. Cajuput is
specific tree of Dong Thap Muoi region. There,
the system of fauna and flora are multiform with
many valuable kinds: tortoise, turtle, snakes,
fishes, shrimps, pythons, storks, birds, rice,
lotus, water lily, grass, and alga especially
red headed cranes.
Climate: The
province has tropical climate, plentiful fresh
water in the whole year-round, rich and populous
land with verdant fruits trees in all four
seasons. There are two obvious seasons: rainy
season from May to November; dry season from
December to April. Average annual temperature is
about 27ºC. The average annual rainfall is 1,174
-1,518mm.
Tourism and Economy
Every year,
Tien and Hau rivers provide alluvial soil for
Dong Thap that is convenient to growing food and
fruit plant. So this area is the granary of
Vietnam. The province has potentiality of short
day crops (sugar cane, cotton, tobacco, soil
bean, and other fruit plants with the popular
names of Cao Lanh mango, Chau Thanh longan, Lai
Vung mandarin, Phong Hoa grape fruit.
From January
to May every year, when sky is clear, tourist
would visit Tram Chim National Park to observe
many cranes. It is crane flock returning after
months of emigrating to evade flood. This is
also the season for tourists to see, photograph
cranes in the dawn and sunset.
Tourists can
admire the vast lotus and bonsai in Sa Dec
Flower Garden. A forest of flowers of all colors
and aroma are always available here.
Dong Thap has
relic of Oc Eo Culture in Go Thap, numerous
historic remains and valuable places of scenic
beauty like the Tomb of Junior Doctor Nguyen
Sinh Sac, Go Thap Site, Xeo Quit Relic, that are
being protected, preserved and step by step put
on operation for economical and social
development of the province.
Transportation
Cao Lanh City
is 162km from Ho Chi Minh City. There are direct
buses from Ho Chi Minh City, Mytho, Can Tho,
Vinh Long, and Long Xuyen. Sa Dec Town is 143km
from Ho Chi Minh City, midway between Vinh Long
and Long Xuyen.
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