Hau Giang Tourism

Hau Giang, a province locates in the center of the Mekong Delta, among the river system of interlacing channels: Hau river, Cai Tu river, Quan Lo- Phung Hiep channel, Xa No channel, Nang Mau channel .... the climate is mild, less stormy, warm wet all year round and there is no cold season. The rainy season is from May to November, the dry season is from December to April following year. This place converges full features of a river region with floating markets, indigo forests, traditional handicraft villages and with unforgettable tastes of Cau Duc pineapple, Nam Roi grapefruit ((sweety 5-lash grapefruit) in Phu Huu, sweety tangerine in Long Tri, That Lat fish (beady red pargo) in Vi Thuy…

This place’s advantages are to own historical monuments: Uncle Ho’s temple, the base area of Can Tho provincial committee of the party, the victory vestige of 75 enemy battalions, Tam Vu victory vestige,…

Tay Do ecotourism

Locates along the provincial highway No. 61 towards to Vi Thanh town, in Phung Hiep area. Tay Do ecotourism is a big tourist area of 20 hectares with bonsai –flower gardens, luxuriant sweety fruit trees, airy lakes, deversifying entertainment services such as: fishing, saunter, the south amateur music, bird watching, visiting the monkey isle, visiting bonsai-flower gardens …specially, there are comfortable communal houses.

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Ecological-cultural and historical tourist area of the base area of Can Tho provincial committee of the party

It is also called Ba Bai base area, locating in Phuong Quoi hamlet, Phuong Binh commune, Phung Hiep district, Hau Giang province. The whole area is built on 6 hectares of land bounded by channels of Lai Hieu, Ca Cuong, Cu and Ba Bai. The prestige consists of halls, huts, bomb shelters, the important conferences of Can Tho provincial committee of the party used to be taken place here in the wartime. Here becomes a returning tourist site of “ the past battlefield” attracting visitors.

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Ngoc Hoang swamp nature reserve

Ngoc Hoang swamp named for a famous sunken area is in Phuong Binh commune, Phung Hiep district. Before, this area used to be slushy, reedy, but now there are smooth asphalt roads, green trees, and fascinating green indigo forests from a distance. This is a valuable and rare diversifying biology reserve.

The vegetational cover has a wild feature by seasonal watery flora, abundant aqua animals such as snakes, turtles, watery birds and famous fresh water fishes.

Besides poetic green of the indigo forest, there are fascinating green of sugar canes, rice paddy fields, bamboos, flutes and the poeticness of channels and the sound of Cum Num. Ngoc Hoang swamp is famous for “ a fish pond” and “ a snake barn”. Loc fish, anabas, bong fish (flower fish), white catfish, that lat fish, eels, Cua Dinh (a kind of turtle), tortoises, turtles, snakes are main aqua-animals here… various aqua-animals of the Mekong Delta; Moreover, there are lots of birds such as: grey kites, fire kites, storks, teals, black storks of hooked beaks, sparrows, cum num, nigh herons, ..especially, a diversifying flora and an abundant fauna of 206 species, and the most attraction is 135 species of water birds.

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Phung Hiep floating market

Phung Hiep floating market is the biggest one in the Mekong Delta, the convergence of seven river branches of simple names: Cai Con, Bung Tau, Mang Ca, Soc Trang, Lai Hieu, Xeo Mon, Xeo Vong. The trade of agricultural products is busy from canoes, boats with the simple, unique and impressive marketing. The visitors shall be berthed to the snake market from the floating market. The name of Nga Bay snake market is rather familiar to the international tourists. To the snake market, visitors shall be served snake wine and see hazardous snake performances. Nga Bay market sells snakes, turtles, birds, squirrels, varans…all year round.

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Tam Vu ecotourism

Locating in Tan Phu Thanh commune, Chau Thanh A district, this is a green tourist area of the local traditional, cultural features, groups of valuable and rare animals and abundant tropical fruit trees. Coming here, you have a chance to learn about Tam Vu historic victory and the Mekong Delta inhabitants’ customs and habits.

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Ecological area of Vi Thuy indigo & bird forest

Vi Thuy indigo forest of 200 hectares locates in Vinh Tuong commune, Vi Thuy district. Before, it used to be run by Co Co plantation and now it becomes the public land and run by Hau Giang province’s government. Many projects, works are invested and carried out to form an ecotourism.

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Long My ecological-cultural and historical tourist area

Coming to Long My, you can see an endless green of cypress, indigo forests with your own eyes. The two trees have gone along with Long My for nearly 200 years. In the wartime, Long My was the the Revolution base area of the western region of the south.

Coming to Long My, tourists have a chance to visit Uncle Ho’s temple in Luong Tam commune set up by Long My Party Committee and people in the year of Uncle Ho’s death. Through fire and sword, the temple still stands as steadily as the inhabitants’ faithfullness to the Party and Uncle Ho. Long My has the vestige area of “ the victory of 75 enemy battalions” built on the area of about 2 hectares in Vinh Vien commune. The first sight here is an eight-meter statue crossing the vestige center. Behind the statue is a twenty- meter nipa leaf, a symbol of Long My region and it shall be a peak attracting tourists from a distance.

Beside the statue is a monumental embossed picture of 20 m in length, 4 meter in height and groups of various size statues showing 3 arm forces and three directions of attacks as well as the war’s typical events recorded and presented on the relief. Especially, the fence before the vestige site displayed with 75 American guns grounded and 75 helmets on, the mark of the failure of USA troops and its hirelings, an unforgettable impression.
Inside the vestige site, there is a gallery of 250 m2 presenting pictures, exhibits, drawings... regarding the wars taken place in the large scale such as the battle wiping out Cai Nai subregion, Quang Phong primary region, military posts of Roc Dua, Cai Son, Cai Cao,...and lots of valuable cubic exshibits.

Coming to Long My, tourists have a chance to visit the unique garden of thousand of storks and more than 30 species of birds of the Mekong Delta set up in 1986 in Xa Phien commune.

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After reviewing the glorious feats of arms of Hau Giang’s army and people, tourists may visit gardens of Nam Roi grapefruit (sweety 5-flash grapefruit) in Phu Huu or gardens of sweety tangerine in Long Tri or go through small channels to pineapple farms enjoying Cau Duc pineapple’s sweety taste.

Coming over Hau Giang, tourists can enjoy the delicious taste of Cai Tac pig’s tripes soup, the most typical taste or it is said that “missing to taste That Lat Cuom fish when traveling in Hau Giang is a great regret”. Dishes of That Lat fish are available in the most restaurants in Hau Giang. Hau Giang people consider That Lat fish as a proud speciality of the province.

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Don’t hesitate, come and take part in the tours:

1. Nga Bay floating market – The Base Area of the Provincial Committee of the Party – Tay Do tourist area and
2. Vi Thanh – Cau Duc Pineapple Farm- Victory of 75 Enemy battalions – Uncle Ho’s Temple

Come to visit Hau Giang land and its people and enjoy its special foods !!!

HAU GIANG INFORMATION & TOURISM PROMOTION CENTER - HAU GIANG TRAVEL -

No.: 17A, Nguyen Cong Tru st.,, Ward 1, Vi Thanh town, Hau Giang province

Tel: 07112.247077 –  Fax: 07116.270087

Vi Thanh - Cau Duc Pineapple Farm - Victory of 75 Enemy Battalions - Uncle Ho’s temple

Time: a day trip
Means of transport: ships

7:00 AM: The tourists shall be taken at the appointing place by bus, have breakfast at Vi Thanh town, then get on board and go through channels to pineapple farms, the tourists can learn how to cultivate, enjoy Cau Duc sweety pineapple of Hau Giang. Going on the trip, the tourists are boated to the vestige area of victory of 75 enemy battalions – marking Hau Giang army and people’s glorious feats. Following the course of history, the tourists shall be boated to Uncle Ho’s temple (in Luong Tam commune, Long My district), where Hau Giang army and people’s sorrow and love is shown. Having lunch with Hau Giang special foods (Choai sprout, that lat fish…) at the District Youth Union’s restaurant.

Package price for a group of more than 10 tourists: VND199.000/tourist

The said price includes:

• Transport: Boat
• Meals as schedule: a breakfast and a lunch
• Tour guide: hearty, humorous, guiding the whole trip
• Tourist Insurance: the tourists are covered insurance for the whole tour
• Cold handkerchief + spring water
• Sightseeing: including sightseeing tickets as scheduled.

The said price exclusive:

• Drinks, phone fees, laundry, and personal expenses out of the schedule.
• Children from one to five years old are free (meals and accommodation along with their parents, two adults can attach one child, the second child shall be counted as the adult’s)
• Children from six to eleven years old = ½ of the adult’s.
• Children from twelve years old = the adult’s.

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