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Top 10 Famous Tourist Attractions In Dong Thap, Vietnam
Dong Thap is a province of the Mekong Delta or the West Region. Dong Thap is a suitable place for the type of eco-tourism with lotus fields, especially, there is a huge lotus species that adults can stand on the lotus leaf. This is a very unique point that attracts tourists. Let discover together 10 famous tourist attractions of Dong Thap below!
1. Sa Dec flower village
Talking about flowers and ornamental plants, people will think of Sa Dec place immediately. Over the past hundred years, Sa Dec has been famous throughout the country for ornamental plant traditional and flower cultivation. Having the opportunity to visit Dong Thap, visitors will not be able to ignore the flower village of Sa Dec, one of the ornamental tree and flower centers of Mekong Delta located in Tan Quy Dong commune of Sa Dec City. In the peaceful village of Tan Quy Dong, visitors will feel like being lost in the world of fantasy colors and scents.
Location: Tran Hung Dao Street, Sa Dec City, Dong Thap Province
2.Thap Muoi Lotus Field
Thap Muoi Lotus Field tourist area is located in My Hoa Commune, Thap Muoi District. when you come here, you will enjoy a smooth, pure atmosphere brought to from scent , color, taste of immense lotus fields. Especially, especially, there is a huge lotus species that adults can stand on the lotus leaf. The ecological area of Thap Muoi Lotus Field is simply, still intact with its inherent nature. Tourists will think that they are in a Pink Lotus world isolated from bustling modern world.
Location: My Hoa Commune, Thap Muoi District, Dong Thap Province
3.Huynh Thuy Le Ancient house
Huynh Thuy Le Ancient house is located at 255A, Nguyen Hue Street, Ward 2 of Sa Dec City. In addition to the combination of two East-West architectural styles, the old house is famous because it involves a borderless love of French girl (Marguerite Duras) and a Chinese-Vietnamese dude (Huynh Thuy Le, the host son) was rich in the early years of the 20th century. This ancient house was built in 1895 by Mr. Huynh Cam Thuan, a famous Chinese rich merchant in Sa Dec.
Location: 255A Nguyen Hue Street, Sa Dec City, Dong Thap Province
4.Kien An Cung Pagoda
Kien An Cung, also called Mr. Quach Pagoda, is a temple located in the center of Sa Dec City, opposite Cai Son canal. The temple was built between 1924 and 1927 by Chinese people from Fujian. The pagoda is characterized by Chinese architecture, with the overall shape of Gong word (工) consisting of three spaces: Dong Lang (the space on the right), Tay Lang (the space on the left) and Main Hall are wider.
Location: Phan Boi Chau Street, Sa Dec City, Dong Thap Province
5.Phuoc Kien Temple
Phuoc Kien is a small temple in Hoa Tan Commune, Chau Thanh District. The pond in front of the pagoda and the fairly large pond in the back of the pagoda have a strange lotus species with giant leaves with the diameter of about 1 meter and the curved rim of the leaf with the height of about 10 cm. If you do not see it with your own eyes, you will think that underneath the giant lotus leaf, there must be a steel frame, so people over 50 pounds can stand up without sinking.
Location: Hoa Binh Hamlet, Hoa Tan Commune, Chau Thanh District, Dong Thap Province
6.Pho Bang Mausoleum
The relic of Mr. Nguyen Sinh Sac is located at 123/1 Pham Huu Lau, Ward 4 of Cao Lanh City. This is a work to thank Mr. Nguyen Sinh Sac, a patriotic Confucian scholar, President Ho Chi Minh’s father. The relic site covers an area of 3.6 ha and is divided into three main areas: the tomb area of Mr. Nguyen Sinh Sac Deputy, Uncle Ho’s stilt house and lotus pond.
Location: 123/1 Pham Huu Lau Street, Cao Lanh City, Dong Thap Province
7.Xeo Quyt Historical Site
Xeo Quyt is located in My Hiep and My Long Communes of Cao Lanh District, which used to be the revolutionary base of Dong Thap provincial Party leader of the resistance war against the American army from 1960 to 1975. Xeo Quyt relic site has Flora and fauna are diverse and abundant with many rare and precious species.
Location: Highway 30, Cao Lanh City, Dong Thap Province
8.Gao Giong Eco Tourism Area
Gao Giong eco-tourism area is located in Hamlet 6, Gao Giong Commune, Cao Lanh District. This eco-tourism area is formed on the basis of Gao Giong Melaleuca forest. Here, visitors can go to the observation tower with the height of 18 m to admire the vast green color of cajuputs, rice or herds of storks, herons and many other birds going back to the nest after looking for food.
Location: Hamlet 6, Gao Giong Commune, Cao Lanh City, Dong Thap Province
9.Tram Chim National Park
Tram Chim National Park in Dong Thap Province is a wetland area, which is included in Vietnam’s special-use forest system. There are many precious birds, especially the Sarus Crane, an extremely rare species, named in the Red Book. There are many species of plants here, especially the cajuputi Melaleuca tree. Melaleucas are planted into a forest, creating a vast green color
Location: Tam Nong District, Dong Thap Province
10.Go Thap Site
Go Thap is a special national monument, covering an area of 320ha in part of Hamlet 1, My Hoa commune and part of hamlet 1, Tan Kieu commune, Thap Muoi district. This relic consists of 5 relic groups including Go Thap Muoi, Hoang Co Temple, Thap Muoi Co Tu Pagoda,The temple and the tomb of Doc Binh Nguyen Tan Kieu, Thien Ho Vo Duy Duong, and Go Minh Su, Ba Chua Xu Temple. In addition, there are 3 brick foundation which according to the experts’ evaluation, this is the vestige of the Funan Kingdom culture.
Location: Hamlet 4, Tan Kieu Commune, Thap Muoi District, Dong Thap Province
Above we have just introduced to you the famous tourist attractions in Dong Thap, if you have the opportunity to visit Dong Thap, you should not ignore these stops. They will bring to you many interesting and unforgettable experiences. Wishing you a happy and complete trip!
