Kinhtedothi – Sitting on a boat or canoe through the forest, admiring the mangrove ecosystem, checking in at the southernmost point of the country, unloading crabs, catching fish with the locals... these are the feelings of being close to nature when tourists visit through the forest of Mui Ca Mau National Park.
Many special experiences
Established in 2023, Mui Ca Mau National Park has a total area of nearly 42,000 hectares in the three districts of Ngoc Hien, Nam Can and Phu Tan. The park is the largest primeval mangrove forest in the country, bordering the East and West seas, so it is affected by both tidal regimes: semi-diurnal tides of the East Sea and diurnal tides of the West Sea. This is also the breeding ground of many valuable aquatic species, a stopover for many migratory waterbirds during winter. This place was recognized as the Mui Ca Mau World Biosphere Reserve in 2009, the 2088th Ramsar site of the world in 2012.
Mui Ca Mau National Park currently has 4 exploited cross-forest tourist routes: visiting Mangrove Forest - Alluvial land (20 km route); visiting and exploring Sky Well - primeval forest (24 km); visiting natural forest succession - Ong Trang islet (55 km); visiting East coast alluvial land - mangrove forest - West coast alluvial land (23 km).
The tourist route through Mui Ca Mau National Park, launched in 2019, is currently an attractive tourist product in the Park. Joining the tour, visitors will be able to travel on canoes or sampans, gliding through the canals, with mangrove and acacia trees on both sides.
Going deep into the mangrove forest for dozens of kilometers, visitors can stop at check-in points, cross wooden bridges, and immerse themselves in the fresh natural scenery of the mangrove ecosystem.
Visit Hanoi Flag Tower at Ca Mau Cape
During the tour, visitors will check in at the Hanoi flagpole at Ca Mau Cape. The Hanoi flagpole was built in 2016 and inaugurated at the end of 2019. The project is located in the Ca Mau Cape Tourist Area with a total area of over 16,000 m2 and a height of 45 m. The flag flying on top of the Hanoi flagpole is a symbol of the North-South unity. This is a must-see check-in spot for many visitors when coming to Ca Mau Cape.
Mui Ca Mau tourist area is not only famous for its mangrove ecosystem but also has places of historical and cultural significance. National coordinate landmark GPS0001, one of the four extreme points on the mainland of Vietnam, a place many Vietnamese people wish to set foot on once in their lifetime.
Visitors can also check in at the Ship Symbol at Ca Mau Cape, which is one of the highlights of the National Park area, also visited by many tourists.
At the end of the jungle tour, visitors will visit the Mui Ca Mau alluvial ground. This is where more than 50 households of the Dat Mui Clam Farming Cooperative and many households living in the area earn a living by exploiting clams, sea cucumbers, crabs, crabs, shrimp and fish.
In addition to activities such as admiring the mangrove forest and exploiting clams, visitors can also visit community tourism sites to learn about the lives and livelihoods of people in the mangrove area. Ms. Nguyen Ai Tran (left) from Ca Mau City said she was very excited to be able to remove crab and fish traps in the shrimp ponds of the people. The price of a tour through the forest currently ranges from 800,000 VND to about 2.2 million VND per trip, depending on the type of vehicle, number of participants and route length.
“This is one of the experiences that attracts tourists and has been the spearhead of Ca Mau tourism for many years. Coming to Dat Mui, tourists should try this experience once to feel the feeling of being a hospitable and generous native Ca Mau citizen” – said Mr. Tieu Minh Tien, Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Ca Mau province.
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