Tra Su cajuput forest in the Mekong province of An Giang (Photo: VNA)An Giang (VNA) - Travellers to the Mekong Delta should visit TraSu cajuput forest in An Giang province to enjoy its beautiful landscapes andserenity.
Locals say the good period to visit is fromJuly to December when water covers the entire cajuput forest in Van GiaoCommune, Tinh Bien district, enabling boat rides around it.
But many choose to visit inDecember-January because there is little or no rain, the weather is cool andthe national reserve turns peaceful and scenic with cajuput leaves swaying inthe wind and falling.
A journey to Tra Su starts aboard amotorboat which leaves a pier in the forest and moves along the cajuput forestfor visitors to admire the vast greenery and lotuses and water lilies beforethey are transferred to a small wooden rowboat, which makes its way through green duckweed deep into the forestin less than 30 minutes.
From their boat, they can see birds andstorks perched on the cajuput trees and hovering in the special forest ofnearly 1,500 hectares.
Tra Su is home to 140 species of plants andmore than 120 species of water birds, bats, reptiles, animals and fish, many ofthem rare and endangered with some listed in the Red Book. - VNA
Locals say the good period to visit is fromJuly to December when water covers the entire cajuput forest in Van GiaoCommune, Tinh Bien district, enabling boat rides around it.
But many choose to visit inDecember-January because there is little or no rain, the weather is cool andthe national reserve turns peaceful and scenic with cajuput leaves swaying inthe wind and falling.
A journey to Tra Su starts aboard amotorboat which leaves a pier in the forest and moves along the cajuput forestfor visitors to admire the vast greenery and lotuses and water lilies beforethey are transferred to a small wooden rowboat, which makes its way through green duckweed deep into the forestin less than 30 minutes.
From their boat, they can see birds andstorks perched on the cajuput trees and hovering in the special forest ofnearly 1,500 hectares.
Tra Su is home to 140 species of plants andmore than 120 species of water birds, bats, reptiles, animals and fish, many ofthem rare and endangered with some listed in the Red Book. - VNA
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