Go to Tra Su Melaleuca forest, sit on a boat 'get lost in the wonderland'

Coming to Tra Su Melaleuca forest, visitors will be immersed in the beautiful nature, shady trees on both sides. Moreover, they also have close contact with many species of water birds and rare animals.

Coming to Tra Su Melaleuca forest, visitors will be immersed in the beautiful nature, shady trees on both sides. Moreover, they also have close contact with many species of water birds and rare animals.

Tra Su Melaleuca forest belongs to Van Giao commune, Tinh Bien district (An Giang province), nearly 30km from Chau Doc city, more than 60km from Long Xuyen city and located right near the Vietnam - Cambodia border area. The total forest area is up to 850ha, which is a typical ecosystem model in the western waters of the Hau River.

Tra Su - mysterious and charming Melaleuca forest. Photo: Trasu.vn

Coming here, visitors will be immersed in the beautiful nature, shady trees on both sides. Moreover, you can also have close contact with a series of water birds and rare animals.

With an entrance ticket of 100,000 VND/person, the trip to the Melaleuca forest will take place on the main means of transport, which is a dinghy (50,000 VND/person) with guides. Each such boat can carry about 2-3 people.

The guides both row the boat and introduce to visitors the beauty of this place. Photo: Tran Tuyen

The first impression of visitors when coming to Tra Su Melaleuca forest is probably the long interlaced canals and cool clear water. Sitting on the boat, you will see storks looking for food, the sound of oars gently waving on the water like "get lost in the wonderland".

Visitors can also ask the boatman to stop to feel the quiet space and capture the idyllic moments of nature here.

Visitors are free to check-in in front of the charming scenery. Photo: Tran Tuyen

The tour guide here said that with the typical beauty of the river, the best time to visit Tra Su Melaleuca forest is the floating season (ie around August - November), this is when the weather is cool. Very suitable for tourism activities.

This place is currently preserving and conserving the extremely rich fauna of more than 70 species of birds, 11 species of mammals, 25 species of reptiles, 10 species of fish that appear all year round and 13 species of fish that appear only in the flood season.

Rare and precious birds go looking for food. Photo: trasu.vn

Trích cồ - loài chim hoang dã quý hiếm cần được bảo tồn và phát triển để đa dạng sinh học, đa dạng giống loài. Ảnh: trasu.vn

To go deeper into the core area of ​​Tra Su Melaleuca forest, visit villages, especially handicraft villages of ethnic minorities, beekeeping areas for honey to experience and understand more about life here. Guests choose the service of sitting on a motorboat.

Visitors enjoy the panoramic view of the Melaleuca forest. Photo: Tran Tuyen

Crossing the forests, stopping at the stop, you will see a watchtower tens of meters high. This is a place where visitors can see the whole immense beauty of the Melaleuca forest through a telescope.

Take a photo to check-in the central pier with the miniature pigeon city. Photo: Tran Tuyen

After "docking", visitors do not forget to enjoy the specialties of That Son region (An Giang) such as grilled snakehead fish, grilled chicken, fish sauce hot pot, braised fish with sugarcane, ... by the villagers themselves. processing location.

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Update day : 19/08/2023