Tourists can take a one day trip from HCM City to Tra Su cajeput forest in An Giang. (Photo: VNA)
HCMCity (VNA) - Visitors seem to get lost in nature as theycome to the Tra Su cajuput forest in the Mekong Delta province ofAn Giang, just 150km from HCM City
Tra Su is a typical cajuput forest on the western part of the Hau River, atributary of the Mekong. Waterways that cut through a forest of green melaleucatrees are a great way to reconnect with nature, breath in freshair and listen to the sound of chirping birds, a world away from thenoise and bustle of cities.
Visitors can also enjoy watching locals harvest cajuput flower honey. Dependingon the quality, a litre of this honey costs 300,000 VND to over 1million VND (13-43 USD).
During a tour, visitors travel by motorboat and switch to a rowing boat onreaching the heart of the forest. This is when they can see many birds foragingand nesting. The forest is home to about 70 species of birds, includingstorks and bitterns.
A Tra Su forest tour costs 190,000 VND per visitor. In groups of seven ormore, the price drops to 95,000 VND per person./.
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Tourists can take a one day trip from HCM City to Tra Su cajeput forest in An Giang. (Photo: VNA)
