If you ever visit the Mekong Delta, we invite you to explore the Thap Muoi region and experience the Dong Thap camping spots that are popular and sought after by many. Characterized by peaceful rural charm, these locations promise to bring visitors authentic Mekong Delta experiences.
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A Must-Try Dong Thap Camping Spot – Gao Giong Ecotourism Area
The first place Cuu Long Camping wants to introduce to you is Gao Giong Ecotourism Area. It’s famous for its melaleuca forest and wetland ecosystem, making it home to a diverse array of water birds. At dawn or dusk, the Gao Giong melaleuca forest comes alive and bustles with the calls of birds and flocks of white storks returning to their nests from all directions. During the flood season, on the fields, diligent white storks forage, creating a spectacular sight. The lotus ponds, where thousands of red-crested moorhens gather to dance joyfully, are bustling all day long. On the moorhens’ feeding grounds, thousands of bold, crimson-crested birds with blue plumage leisurely pluck fresh young sedge stalks, occasionally crowing or “performing” beautiful dances. Before visiting the bird sanctuary, guides will hand out binoculars to visitors and invite them up to the 18m high observation tower. From here, visitors can view almost the entire bird sanctuary. Afterwards, a team of hand-rowed boats takes visitors closer to the bird sanctuary. Upon reaching the bird sanctuary, you will see many bird species right before your eyes, a feeling of being in harmony with nature.
Not only home to water birds, but Gao Giong Ecotourism Area is also a sanctuary for many large freshwater fish species: snakehead fish, climbing perch, catfish. With abundant natural food sources, many water birds have cleverly chosen this as their habitat. Here, you’ll find water-tolerant wild vegetables like Sesbania grandiflora flowers, water lilies, water mimosa, and water ferns, creating a rather appealing scene for visitors. Visiting this Dong Thap camping spot during the dry season, visitors can pitch tents under the cool melaleuca forest canopy, enjoy nature, and immerse themselves in the impressive flora and fauna of this place. Moreover, when camping in Dong Thap at Gao Giong Ecotourism Area, you can also experience many exciting activities such as visiting bird sanctuaries or fishing, sitting on a three-leaf boat to cruise along the canals winding through the peaceful and poetic melaleuca forest. Furthermore, visitors will get to savor traditional specialties of the Thap Muoi Dong Thap region such as grilled snakehead fish wrapped with lotus shoots, “sau nhai” leaves with tamarind fish sauce, grilled snake, linh fish sour soup with Sesbania grandiflora flowers, fermented fish paste with water mimosa, water ferns, water lilies, and sip pure melaleuca honey wine.
Detailed information:
- Address: Hamlet 6, Gao Giong Commune, Cao Lanh District, Dong Thap Province, about 17km from Cao Lanh City center.
- Note: If you wish to camp overnight, visitors can contact the management of the tourist area for permission and support when needed.
Sa Dec Ornamental Flower Village Tourist Area
When visiting Dong Thap province, Sa Dec Ornamental Flower Village Tourist Area is a popular destination for many visitors to enjoy the scenery. It is also considered one of the Dong Thap camping spots that many people are interested in and searching for. This is one of the largest ancient ornamental flower gardens in the Southern region. Visitors will feel like they are lost in a paradise of flowers and bonsai trees with myriad colors and fragrances spreading throughout the space. When visiting this Dong Thap camping spot, every corner is an ideal spot for you to check-in, highlighted by its vast area and investment in planting many types of flowers. Visitors can personally admire and participate in the process of propagating and caring for each flower in the garden. You can also purchase these flowers directly from the garden at reasonable prices. One of the most popular areas chosen by visitors for camping is the date palm garden. Date palms begin to flower and bear fruit around May. This is an extremely ideal camping spot in Dong Thap for visitors to get the best check-in photos. Under the lush green canopy providing shade, you can pitch your tent, eat, immerse yourself in the fresh air, and enjoy moments of relaxation.
To reach the flower garden, visitors will take 3 to 4 hours to travel from Ho Chi Minh City center. However, you should research homestays or resorts for overnight stays beforehand, as camping overnight is not allowed here. The central areas are not too far, so visitors will easily find a suitable place to stay. Besides not allowing overnight camping, the flower garden also does not provide services accompanying camping activities. Therefore, you should thoroughly prepare all necessary items, from tents to personal food. Even if you can only camp during the day, the wonderful experience of admiring the scenery here will not disappoint visitors.
Address: Khanh Nhon Hamlet, Tan Khanh Dong Commune, Sa Dec, Dong Thap.
Tram Chim National Park – A Pristine Dong Thap Camping Spot
Tram Chim National Park attracts visitors with its natural, rustic beauty typical of the Mekong Delta riverine region. Also a wetland area, it boasts an immense expanse. It’s a Dong Thap camping spot that visitors should not miss when coming to the Mekong Delta. This pristine and peaceful Dong Thap camping spot will be suitable for those who prefer self-sufficient camping because the camping services here are not yet highly professional, so it’s essential to prepare all necessary items for your trip yourself. However, the center is always ready to arrange camping spots for visitors, so you can rest assured. You can also rent sleeping tents here without having to bring your own bulky ones. However, the number of tents is not very large, and the sizes are not diverse. If you are traveling in a large group, you should proactively prepare your own tents.
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Amidst this old forest, there are wooden huts arranged. You can camp in this area to experience sleeping in the forest, immersing yourself in nature to listen to the echoes of forest creatures at night. Please note that if you want to camp overnight here, you need to register with the management! Besides the experience of camping in the forest, you can also enjoy many exciting activities such as rowing a three-leaf boat, setting nets to catch fish, setting traps, or hunting field rats, etc. These experiences may seem unusual but are very familiar and rustic activities of the Mekong Delta people. Sleeping in the forest is a very special but also relatively adventurous experience. To avoid catching a cold from the night dew in the forest, if you bring a tent, you should choose a sturdy one along with an insulating mat. Another tip for safety in the forest is that it’s best to bring a flashlight and a small knife (or a compact folding knife) with you. There should be a campfire around your tent; it will make your camping trip more “chill” and also help repel mosquitoes and some other animals.
Detailed information:
- Address: Hamlet 4, Tram Chim Town, Tam Nong District, Dong Thap.
- Reference ticket price: 40,000 VND/person
Above are some suggestions for beautiful, pristine, and rustic Dong Thap camping spots in the Mekong Delta. If you have the opportunity to visit this simple land, you should definitely try camping and pitching a tent here at least once.
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