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Mua Cave – Must-see destination in Ninh Binh

 
Ninh Binh is one of the best tourist attractions in Vietnam. This destination has a lot of picturesque and attractive places like Tam Coc – Bich Dong, Bai Dinh Pagoda. Another natural attraction in this land is Mua Cave. This tourist site attracts a great number of visitors to this place thanks to its beautiful nature, interesting culture, and long history. You will have the most memorable experience when visiting and exploring this site with your exciting Mua Cave tours.



Nature & Art
Mua Cave is placed on Mua Mountain’s foot. From the distance, this cave looks like a giant bell which is put upside down. The width of this site is about 800m2. Climbing from the foot of the mountain, you can see countless roads made of white stone steps which lead directly to the peak of this mountain. These steps link together to create a miniature Great Wall of China. There is a great amount of impressive decoration and skillfully created patterns placed in the two sides of the path, such as dragon or phoenix. These patterns are carved meticulously and skillfully in the former architecture of the Tran Dynasty.

According to an interesting historical story, when Tran King came to the area of Hoa Lu to build up Thai Vi Temple, he often dropped in this site to listen to the songs and see the charming dances performed by beautiful women like imperial concubines and imperial maids. That’s why this cave is named Mua (Dance). If you are in your Mua Cave tours and exploring this attractive site, you need to go in the Main Road 1A until you have arrived in Ninh Binh or Tam Coc, upon seeing a signpost of Mua Cave, you have reached your destination. On the way there, you will go through many pretty rice fields, peaceful villages, beautiful lakes, rivers and many majestic mountains.

Attractions
There are nearly 500 stone steps in the path from the foot to the top of Mua Mountain. This path looks like a small version of the Great Wall of China with a white stone path linking many mountains together. From the mountaintop, you can see the overall view of the most famous attraction in Ninh Binh – Tam Coc Bich Dong. Many businessmen invested in building this site as a combination of ecotourism and mountain climbing sites. It’s named as Hang Mua Ecolodge. This service will bring you a wonderful Ninh Binh group tour with pristine, fresh and majestic nature to explore and challenge. You can visit lush forests, peaceful streams or hang on high cliffs with fully-equipped security.

Standing on the mountaintop, you will have a wonderful view of this land with immense rice fields, green rivers, small boats, lush forest, many pretty villages with red roofs, smoke flying up from small kitchens, and hard-working farmers with their buffalos on the field. Especially, you should visit this land in May and June to see the happy harvesting season here. Everything here makes an amazing melody for your Northern Vietnam group tour.

Mua Cave – Special Attraction of Ninh Binh
Unlike other tourist destinations in Ninh Binh, Mua Cave has a peaceful and charming natural beauty that will impress and enchant you instantly. There is no busy and fast pace of life, or polluted air from industrial zones. Moreover, you can enjoy special music performances and imagine them reappearing in the former life of the Royal Family centuries ago. These performances are not only interesting but it also helps preserve a long-standing culture of Vietnam.



Visiting the famous tourist site of Tam Coc – Bich Dong, you should drop in and enjoy an exciting adventure tour in Mua Cave. This site is a special attraction in the area of Hoa Lu Former Capital land where many long-standing cultural and historical stories are preserved. It’s also the capital city of Vietnam in the period of Dai Viet.

Each Vietnamese visitor has to pay $1.4 and foreign tourists have to pay $2.3 each for the entrance ticket. Remember to wear comfortable clothes, cap or hat to get rid of strong sunlight, wear sneakers and bring with you enough water as you will have a long trip to challenge Mua Mountain and explore Mua Cave.

With a beautiful and majestic nature, splendid sights, interesting legends and impressive attractions, Mua Cave is one of the best tours in Vietnam. Don’t just read, go and enjoy your wonderful Mua Cave tours yourself.


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Visit Pu Luong – Most attractive site in Thanh Hoa

 
In your Central Vietnam group tour, you should not miss Pu Luong – the most attractive site in Thanh Hoa. This destination will give you the most interesting Pu Luong tours with various attractions, such as splendid nature, impressive foods, unique culture, special habits, and customs. Today’s article will suggest you some of the best attractions that you must visit and try at least once when visiting Pu Luong.



Best time to visit Pu Luong
Pu Luong is located in two districts of Thanh Hoa province, namely Ba Thuoc and Quan Hoa. It’s placed in the west of this province, about 130km away from Thanh Hoa city and 25km from Cuc Phuong National Park. In the language of Thai ethnic group, the name of this site means the highest mountain in the region. It is estimated that Pu Luong is a valuable nature reserve for not only ecotourism but also socio-economy and science.

The best time for Pu Luong trekking tours is from May to June when Pu Luong is in the transplanting season. When visiting Pu Luong at that time, you can see a wonderful scene of picturesque green terrace surrounded by lush forests. Having cool and mild weather, Pu Luong is the best option to enjoy for your summer vacation in Central Vietnam.

Or else, you can visit Pu Luong in September or October, when this site welcomes the harvest season. In the cool weather of the beginning of Autumn, enjoy a beautiful sight of the terrace field turning into yellow, breathe the fresh air and smell the gentle fragrance of rice in a romantic scenery of pretty mountain villages, you’ll have unforgettable Pu Luong tours.

Things to do in Pu Luong
Conquer Pu Luong mountain peak
The first destination in your Pu Luong tours should be the highest mountain in this site – Pu Luong Mount. The height of this mount is over 1700 meters. Standing on the top of this mount, you can see the whole view of this land, from pretty village on the mountain foot to picturesque terrace field surrounded by green forests or beautiful flowers in the peaceful valley. Moreover, you can feel really excited and proud when overcoming a lot of hardship and tiredness to conquer this mount like a winner.

Explore Son – Ba – Muoi
The next stop in your trekking tour in Pu Luong is an out-of-the-way place. This “heaven in heavens” is known as Son – Ba – Muoi Upper Mountains. Although the departure to this site is quite difficult, the natural scenery here won’t disappoint you. After getting through four mountain villages of Nua, Trinh, Hin, Bo and many vertically sloping paths, you will reach a stunning scene of this heaven.

Visit Kho Muong Valley
Kho Muong is a pristine valley in the buffer zone of Pu Luong Nature Reserve. From the air, this valley looks very beautiful and modest with small villages of houses on stilts lying on the mountain foot. Most of these houses are roofed with straw and palm leaves. These traditional houses have cowsheds under the floor, and family’s members live above to avoid dangerous animals like wolves or tigers. In front of these houses, there are terraces sloping gently.

The pretty villages are embraced and protected in lush forests. In addition to picturesque sights and majestic nature, you can explore many mysterious caves with totally natural stalactites.

Visit Hieu village’s waterfall
The splendid waterfall in Hieu mountain village is the next destination you should drop in and visit in your trekking tour to Pu Luong. On the way from Don Town to this mountain village, tourists can see a lot of water wheels on streams or rivers – a unique feature of Thai ethnic people living in Pu Luong. Going through a suspension bridge and a slope to reach the hill, you will feel really excited when seeing the splendid waterfall of Hieu village flowing harmoniously.

Don Town’s kermis
If you visit Pu Luong on Thursday or Sunday, you can bump into and take part in Don Town’s kermis – one of the best tourist attractions of Pu Luong. Visiting this kermis, you can see the most traditional features of a mountainous local market of ethnic groups living in the West of Thanh Hoa.

This local market is a meeting place where people in Pu Luong or other regions come to exchange, sell and buy local or homemade products such as brocades, wild vegetables, fresh fruits, canned alcohol, insects, etc. An impressive and interesting fact is that they exchange products at par. Sometimes, they don’t use money in trading. They get a chicken in charge of 20 eggs and a bunch of wild vegetables, for instance, as long as they feel happy and satisfied with it.

In the early morning, people in small remote villages around this site carry a big papoose of their products and walk to the market. Sometimes, they go there not only for trading but also for meeting each other and exchanging or chatting about their lives, works, harvest, interesting events, and so on. Thus, it can be said that Don Town’s kermis is a center of cultural exchange which helps remain the traditional lifestyle of many ethnic groups in Pu Luong.

Pu Luong has a lot of attractions for you – a Vietnam tour operator – to enjoy and explore. When visiting Thanh Hoa, remember to stop over in this site and enjoy a wonderful adventure tour.


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Wonderful seasonings in Vietnamese daily meals

 
Vietnam has a unique and fantastic culinary culture. One of the factors contributing to the diverse cuisine of Vietnam is spices or seasonings. If you want to have true Vietnam culinary tours, you must try these unique seasonings of Vietnamese cuisine. They will bring you a very exciting food tour and culture tour.



Role of spices in Vietnamese cuisineVietnamese cuisine is greatly diverse and plentiful. Each region, each ethnic group has their own recipe with a lot of different tastes and specific appetites. And the main factor contributing to this diversity is spices.

Spices or seasonings play the key role in any recipes of food. They help to boost the taste and make the dishes more eye-catching. Moreover, seasonings stimulate appetites and digestion to make the foods more delicious and attractive. Plus, there are many spices helping to harmonize appetites, balance the Yin and Yang in the cuisine to bring you the best foods that are not only tasty but also healthy.

As for cultural aspect, seasonings also show us the variance in culinary style among different areas and countries. For example, the ingredients of cuisines in any countries all over the world seem to be similar. Specifically, all of them are originated from either plants or animals. So, what makes them taste really different and specific? It’s due to the seasonings. In addition to cooking skills, seasonings play the key role in creating the special taste of every country and area.

The variance of Vietnamese seasoningsThe variance of location, as well as weather, creates special cuisines and seasonings for each region. People in North Vietnam tend to eat on a seasonal basis and like eating insipid food. Especially, they like the food with broth such as Pho or vermicelli. People in Central Vietnam, on the other hand, like strong and peppery taste to warm their body because of the wet weather. Southern people like greasy and sweet foods with moderately hot and salty taste.

In each season, Vietnamese people have different dishes. It creates an interesting map of seasonings. For example, vermicelli with fresh snail of Northern people need thickened vinegar, or vermicelli soup or steamrolled rice pancake in Thanh Tri needs belostomatid oil. People in Central Vietnam like using pepper and citronella to scent BBQ to boost the flavor of the foods while Southern people prefer many types of sauces, like fish sauce, shrimp paste or crab sauce.

The art of seasoningVietnamese seasonings are very diverse, including basil, balm-mint, marjoram, scallion, dill, eryngium, chili, pepper, citronella, shallot, garlic, ginger, lemon fruit or leaves, fermented spices like the fermented shrimp paste, rice grains, vinegar of rice alcohol, bitter candy or coconut water, etc.

Purple onion and garlic are necessary for foods of meats and vegetables. When cooking, the chef cut onions into thin slices and thresh the garlic to mix with the main ingredients before cooking. Scallion boosts the special flavor of the food. Galingale and citronella make even pig’s feet taste better.

That’s why southern people often eat pepper in their daily meals to stimulate appetite. They also add pepper and scallions many foods like waxy pumpkin soup or mustard green soup. Northern people often use dill and balm-mint while people in Central Vietnam like using small shallot leaves to season their soups.

Benefits of some seasoningsChilli
Chilli is a habitual seasoning in Vietnamese cuisine. But little do they know chili is very beneficial to our health. It contains a lot of vitamins A, C, even more than that in carrot and tomato. Moreover, it’s a great ingredient for weight loss and cardio. Plus, chili has antibacterial properties, so it keeps food from being rotten. Therefore, Vietnamese people usually use it in pickles.

Turmeric
Turmeric is used to create attractive color and smell for the foods. Vietnamese people also use it to remove the fishy smell of ingredients. Moreover, it reduces the risk of many diseases, like arthritis. It is also an excellent soother thanks to pain soothing effect. Turmeric is also good for some health conditions like cancer or an unhealthy gut. It helps to boost the brain power, too.

Garlic
Garlic presents in most of the Vietnamese daily meals. You’ll have the chance to eat foods with this seasoning when enjoying your Vietnam food tour. Additionally, garlic is a wonderful ingredient to get rid of cancer, reduce cholesterol and blood pressure effectively and naturally.

Pepper
Pepper has been used as a wonderful herb for generations. It presents a lot of foods for people in Southern Vietnam. It’s also a greatly healthy seasoning which helps treat many diseases like asthma, pain, sore throat, hemorrhoids, cholera, urology disorder, recurrent fever, and indigestion.

There are many other seasonings of Vietnam that you should try in your Vietnam culture tour. Remember to try these wonderful seasonings in your Vietnam culinary tours to taste the flavor of this country.


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Where to drink weasel coffee like a local in Central Vietnam?

 
Producing more than1.6 million tonnes sold in 80 countries and territories worldwide annually, Buon Ma Thuot City – dubbed as Vietnam’s kingdom of coffee is a place to visit for all coffee lovers on their Central Vietnam group tours.

Coffee shops are everywhere in Buon Ma Thuot and locals here take their coffee seriously. Here are the best coffee shops to enjoy a cup of weasel coffee.

Arul Coffee Shop
When it comes to a Central Highland Vietnam’s authentic cafe experience, The Arul Coffee Shop is an easy choice. Its design – E De ethnic people’s long tube house, its decor – a nice balance of many kinds of wood, its great service, and the exciting music played filling you with all kinds of good vibes – all complement its overall motif of functionality and style – a place to either get some work done or relax and immerse yourself in the very authentic atmosphere and scenery of Central Highland Vietnam.

Enjoying top-notch coffees like local families and knowing more about their unique culture. What an amazing experience on your Central Vietnam group tours!

Address: 17-29 Tran Nhat Duat Street, Buon Me Thuot City.
Opening Hours: 06.30.A.M. – 10.00.P.M.
Average Cost Per Person: VND 15,000 – 35,000


Azzan Coffee Shop
Coffee lovers in Central Highland area love this coffeehouse at 25 Tran Phu Street, Buon Me Thuot City. The Azzan Coffee Shop attracts a lot of great buzz for their tasty beverages from freshly roasted and brewed weasel coffee bean as well as their friendly smiles. Other kinds of famously good brews like espresso, Pour-Over, French Fress, Moka Pot together with its convivial vibe makes the Azzan Coffee Shop an inviting place for anyone to stop in.

Address: 25 Tran Phu Street, Buon Me Thuot City.
Opening Hours: 07.00.A.M. – 10.00.P.M.
Average Cost Per Person: VND 25,000 – 50,000

Thiên Đường Cà Phê Mehyco
Let’s be realistic, if your dream is to sip a mug of weak coffee, you may find yourself disappointed on your Central Highland tour. However, if you do not really like strong coffee and want to try something new, a good option can be to order a Mehyco coffee (cà phê Mehyco) in this coffee shop at No 159/3 Nguyen Van Cu Street, Buon Me Thuot City. This kind of coffee is made of a shot of weasel coffee, along with additional fresh coffee, one shot of rum or champagne, making the taste is less strong and bitter and more unique compared to weasel coffee.

Address: No 159/3 Nguyen Van Cu Street, Buon Me Thuot City.
Opening Hours: 07.00.A.M. – 10.00.P.M.
Average Cost Per Person: VND 12,000 – 30,000

Hoai Niem Coffee (Cà phê Hoài Niệm)
In an area with so many excellent cafes, The Cà phê Hoài Niệm stands out as the longest-standing one – a fine example of both great decor and good drinks. I think you will love this laid-back coffee shop’s decor – a relaxing balance between comfort and style going heavy on 90’s nostalgia.

Their menu is the delicious and features succulent Central Highland’s flavors. Be sure not to miss out on their recent invention – the ice cream coffee. Ice cream and coffee – the perfect pair for everyone, especially those who want to try something new. Bitter and concentrated weasel coffee with sweet and creamy coconut ice cream or vanilla ice cream makes these coffee-based ice cream drinks a must-try on your top group tours in Central Vietnam. A sublime demonstration of the French savoir-faire when it comes to pleasing your taste buds! Come for the freshly roasted weasel coffee, stay for the ice cream coffee.

Address: Tran Nhat Duat Street, Buon Me Thuot City.
Opening Hours: 07.00.A.M. – 10.00.P.M.
Average Cost Per Person: VND 20,000 – 39,000

Classic Coffee
One of Buon Me Thuot’s craft roasting pioneers, the Classic Coffee is worth a visit for its knowledgeable and passionate owner – who is excited to share it with their customers, famously good espresso, and its relaxed, neighborly vibe. The no-nonsense interior is packed with both locals and foreigners — which is exactly what these devoted folks love about the beautiful homey café space and the fantastic solid coffee it offers.

Address: No 30 Ngo Quyen Street, Buon Me Thuot City.
Opening Hours: 06.00.A.M. – 10.00.P.M.
Average Cost Per Person: VND 15,000 – 45,000
Buon Me Thuot is world-famous for its “coffee shops” that offer more than just a cup of weasel coffee. Come here to order a great coffee and immerse in the unique coffee culture of Central Highland Vietnam on your Vietnam group tours!


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Vinpearl Land Nam Hoi An Amusement & Theme Park Travel Guide

 
As a part of Vinpearl resort and entertainment chain, Vinpearl Land Nam Hoi An is the largest entertainment complex in Vietnam in 2019, combining thrilling amusement park, fascinating cultural experience & wildlife discovery. Total area of 62.4 hectares, Vinpearl Land Nam Hoi An is indeed the boundless entertainment paradise.

Vinpearl Land Nam Hoi An — All You Need To Know
Best time to visit Vinpearl Land Nam Hoi An is summer from May to September. Water music performances is the amazing must-see show, open hours is 19:00–19:30 daily at the Water Music Theater.

Vinpearl Land Nam Hoi An Opening Hours:
8:00–21:00, daily
Last admission time: 19:00
Vinpearl Land Nam Hoi An Ticket Prices:
Vinpearl Land Nam Hoi An has 2 classes of tickets based on check-in time. You don’t have to book ticket in advance but if you want, you can buy ticket in front of the gate, but it takes about 30min to 45min to process. You can pre-purchase ticket online to receive discounts of up to 10% and bypass check-in process.

Vinpearl Land Nam Hoi An Activities
Impressive Outdoor Activities in Vinpearl Land Nam Hoi An
The area of outdoor games has large and wide-open space. There are numerous games which are so diverse and also attractive. Both thrilling and team-building games will help you experience a lot of feelings.
Wind & Fast Furious

This is the most expected game in VinPearl Land Nam Hoi An. You will have a chance to have great outer space adventures. Let’s face these exciting challenges and speed on your own airplane. One more thing you need to pay attention to is not to eat too full before taking part in the games because the games may be round and round in circles.

Tree Swing
The rotation will take you to swing on a height of 12 meters with many shades at different falling points. Visitors can fly in the sky like a bird, watch the deep blue Binh Minh sea in their sights and they can also satisfactorily scream.

Swiss Tower
Surely, those who love to challenge and conquer will not be able to ignore this super attractive game to experience feelings when the pulley takes you and players to a height of 85m, then drop to let you fall down till the starting point. Attractions and powerful stimulations are waiting for you!

There are also other exciting outdoor games such as Amazing Race, Flying Dragon, Speed Race, Cinderella Carousel, Elephants in the sky, Helter Skelter, Upside Down, Bees in the sky, Super Chaos, Lost Valley, Kiddie Swing, Choco Cup, Up in the air, Global Star…

Indoor Games in Vinpearl Land Nam Hoi An
With an area of ​​2000m2, the indoor play area is designed as a very vibrant and diverse game world. There are 95 electronic games and family games for everyone such as basketball, lucky’s warehouse, turtle-creating games… and numerous new games such as Mario & Sonic at Rio Olympic Games — The Best of the best, Plants vs. Zombies — Whack ’Em, Transformers — Human Alliance, Daytona 3 USA Championship…

Not only publishing diverse and unique games, the indoor area of ​​VinPearl Land also has two 4D and 5D cinemas so that you can freely choose. With flexible screenings and top movies, the audiences can not only watch the movies but also feel the speed, the temperature, the scent and the spectacular surrounding sound.

Trampoline game: A trampoline with an area of ​​500m2. Trampoline stimulates excitement of not only children but also adults when being blown into the air.

Playoke: The leading interactive dance game in Audition with modern systems will make the players really excited and unforgettable.

Explore The Water World in Vinpearl Land Nam Hoi An
Let’s eliminate the harsh summer sun to experience the interesting waterworld at VinPearl Land Nam Hoi An. The vast waterworld is divided into different areas for adults and children. Surely, it will bring you a lot of interesting and memorable things.

Super Slider Pan
The super slider pan is designed as a 120m long track with high speed. Let’s challenge your courage and your “steel” spirit to conquer this exciting slide!

Tornado Cyclone
It is designed in the shape of a tornado with a diameter of 18m, and it is a game using floats for 4, for 2–4 people so that players can experience the feeling of adventure and victory when crossing the center of a giant tornado.

Super Pan Sliding Road
The super pan sliding road with a diameter of 18m is like a huge basin in the sky which is constantly rotating and challenging the player’s courage.

Spiral Slide
The spiral slide consists of 4 slides with 2 closed tubes and 2 opening ones, with the height of 12m and the length of 120m. It is also interlocked and wavy, giving players different thrillings on each separate slide.

Wave Tank
The water tank of 3.275m2 in the shape of a seashell with different levels of waves like a miniature ocean, permits players to freely dive and play in the waves which are sometimes gentle, sometimes fierce and always unexpectedly changing.

Children’s Pool
The waterworld is always equal as there are thrilling games for adults; then, there are also “slight” games for children. Children’s pool is only for children with the height of water from 1 m to 1.3m, which is absolutely safe for them.

Lazy River
Lazy River is an ideal place for visitors to relax after stressful challenges and full of laughter.

Lost in The Animal World — Vinpearl River Safari
It is the first and only aquatic animal park in Vietnam. Instead of watching wildlife through the glass window, when coming to Vinpearl River Safari, visitors will have a new feeling when sitting on a boat, feel like watching the scenery of the legendary Amazon River, explore the wildlife of rare animals on both sides.

The animals here live in the ecosystem which is suitable with the behaviour of each species, and they are fully cared and supervised by experienced veterinary experts. This place also nourishes 39 wild species such as Bengal tigers, antelopes, kangaroos, rhinos, giraffes, zebras,…

Folk Island — Experience The Culture of Vietnamese People
Thank to Folk Island, visitors will have an opportunity to admire the complex of architecture, art and entertainment, which are rich in culture, associated with Vietnam’s thousands years of history. It is a place to construct houses due to unique styles of each region, this place is also a place for folk music performances such as: Folk Singing, Water puppetry, Gong Culture of Central Highlands, Southern amateur music,…

The highlight of this Folk Island is the Hill of Wishes. Standing on the top of the hill, you can take views of everywhere, capturing the full beauty of the amusement park. This is also the ideal place to watch the beautiful sunset on the sea.


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A Complete Guide To Visiting Bay Mau Coconut Forest in Hoi An

 
Bay Mau Coconut Forest, Cam Thanh, Hoi An, has already become an ideal and popular destination that attracts a variety of tourists. This forest is named Bay Mau coconut forest because in the past, there were approximately seven acres of coconuts that freely flourish. Until now, it has increased to the number of more than 100 hectares but local people still keep this name as it is so familiar and popular to both Hoi An local people and tourists.

Bay Mau Coconut Forest — All You Need To Know
The most ideal time to visit Bay Mau Coconut Forest is in August, as this is the time nipa palms ripe. Moreover, at this time, it is in the hot summer, so, when coming to Bay Mau Coconut Forest, tourists can be connected to a cool and natural space of the coconut forest. It is not a good choice when tourists decide to go there in October or November as it starts to be rainy, and it is unsuitable for visitors to ride a basket boat here.



Bay Mau Coconut Forest Open Hours:
8:00–17:00, daily
Last redemption time: 17:00
Bay Mau Coconut Forest Ticket Prices:
The ticket to go in Bay Mau Coconut Forest is US$ 1.5 (VND 30,000). There are 2 ways to enjoy tor Bay Mau Coconut Forest::
Boat: US$ 8.75 (VND 200,000)
Basket boat: US$ 5.85 (VND 160,000) — highly recommend
You can pre-purchase ticket online to receive discounts of up to 10% and bypass check-in process.
Bay Mau Coconut Forest Booking Information and Notes:
1 adult is required to purchase 1 ticket equivalent to one basket boat
Basket boat is for 2 adults and 1 child (height under 100cm)
Please wear something comfortable during the activity

Interesting Activities at Bay Mau Coconut Forest
Visiting Bay Mau Coconut Forest, tourists can enjoy the relaxing feelings in a basket boat rowing around the coconut beaches. Following the gentle flow of water, you will see that both two sides are filled up with nipa palms.

You will feel like being covered by the green of nipa palms around. In the quiet and fresh space, rowers row the paddles to make gentle waves, giving a feeling of soft weaving to tourists, which is so distinctive.
Not only exploring the coconut forest, you will have an opportunity to be guided to make DIY rings, flowers, bracelets, glasses… from the coconut leaves here by the rowers. These are also simple village presents as souvenirs for this interesting trip.

Besides, one more attractive feature here that you cannot ignore is the basket boat. These basket boat dance are spectacular, wild and spinning. This activity happens when a tour of more than 10 people comes to visit.

Local Cuisine at Bay Mau Coconut Forest
Coming to Bay Mau Coconut Forest, you definitely have to enjoy the delicious dishes which are so charming and unforgettable, made from fresh ingredients here such as shrimps, crabs, fish… or else, you can also consult some famous specialities in Hoi An such as Vietnamese vermicelli, mixed rice paper, Vietnamese crepe, Hoi An chicken and rice, rice cakes with sauteed mussels, wontons,…

Hoi An is always an attractive destination because of its special attraction which is not only ancient, solemn, contemplative, but also extremely open and modern.
Hopefully, this article can provide you a lot of necessary and useful information so that you can have very interesting experience when visiting Bay Mau Coconut Forest.

How To Get To The Bay Mau Coconut Forest
The Bay Mau Coconut Forest is located in the area of Cam Thanh commune (4km from Old Town — map). There are 2 ways to go to Bay Mau Coconut Forest:

By boat ride: Following Hoi An market road, you have to go to Boating on Bach Dang street to catch the boat.
By road: You can use taxi/private car, motorbike or bicycle. From Tran Phu street, go straight through Nguyen Duy Hieu street, turn right on Tran Nhan Tong street, go straight about 4km more


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Is Cham Island Worth Visiting? — The Pearl of Cu Lao Cham Marine Park

 
Cham Islands with its untouched beauty, has been recognized by UNESCO as a biosphere reserve of the world, constitute a group of 8 small islands: The Hòn Lao (Pearl), Hòn Dài (long), Hòn Mồ (tomb), Hòn Khô Me, Hòn Khô Con (dry), Hòn Lá (leaf), Hòn Tai (ear) and Hòn Ông (east wind). The population of these islands is about 3,000 people.

Cham Islands attracts tourists by its beautiful scenery, pristine beaches, stable and quality travel services with experiences, discovering the life of fishermen, learning about sea creatures, satisfactorily swimming and diving to see corals and many other interesting activities.

Cham Island — All You Need To Know
From March to August every year is a good time for tourists to visit. At this time, the weather is warm, sunny, clear and the sea is so calm. It is not a good idea to go in the remaining months because of storms, rough seas, islands becoming isolated areas.

This place is suitable for those who like resort tourism, and it is the best destination in the summer. Visitors should stay overnight in Cham Island to experience all the interesting and unique features of the Islands.

Attractions at Cham Island

Beaches: At Cham Island, there are many beautiful beaches with clear and blue water such as Bai Ong beach, Bai Lang beach, Bai Xep beach, Bai Chong beach, Bai Huong beach…
Tan Hiep Market (Cham Island Market): Here you can buy any specialities, seafood and souvenirs at extremely cheap prices.

Cham Museum: It is a place where you can have a comprehensive view of the Cham Island’s life, culture, customs and festivals.

Ancient Champa Well: It is a mark of antiquity of Tien Sa Huynh and a place to supply fresh water for the whole island. The water here never runs out, whether it’s the dry season or the rainy season.

Hai Tang Pagoda: It is a place to express the beliefs of Cham people. Unique, sacred architecture associated with mysterious legends are the attractions of the Pogoda.

Yen’s Temple: A place to worship Yen’s protective craft gods on the island.

Activities at Cham Island
Experience high speed canoe to Cham Island
Try the feeling of sitting on a soaring canoe, tourists must shudder every time the canoe changes the direction, fall down your heart when crashing big waves and breath a sigh of relief when it docks.

On the return journey, try taking a wooden cargo ship to feel the hardship and isolation of the people on the islands and enjoy the calm beauty of the sea. Visitors will be surprised to see that the sea will be colorful, such as emerald green, dark blue and green when the boat moves from the island to the mainland!

Walking around the island
Cham Island has a lot of beautiful scenes, so it will be a big omission if you do not enjoy the whole scenery here. The Island is not too large,so it is easy to go around the island by motorbike (tourists can rent a motorbike on the island). If the sky is clear enough, you can even look to the mainland.

Fishing
You can also rent a tourist boat of fishermen to go fishing. When renting a boat, you will be prepared fishing tackle and fish bait with the enthusiastic guidance of the boat owner. In addition to satisfying the pleasures of fishing, it is more wonderful than going around the big and small islands to see a deep blue of the forest and water. Additionally, at night, you can go squid fishing.

Diving and watching corals
Ticket price is about US$ 6.5 (VND 150,000) / person including instructor, life jackets, glasses, snorkel and boat to take you to the diving area.
Visit the small islands by boat

If you have time, you should rent a boat to go to these islands. The price for a boat is US$ 26 (VND 600,000) for one morning or one afternoon. A boat can carry up to 10 people. Join in groups if you travel with fewer people so that you can save your money. You can visit Hon Ba, Yen Island, dive to watch corals.

Sea-bathing
Cham Island has 7 beautiful beaches, which are extremely wild. The sea here is very clean, because the local people and authorities are determined to keep the environment green, they do not allow the use of plastic bags on the island, and do not litter to protect the marine environment.

Camping
At Cham Island, besides staying at homestays, you also choose to go camping overnight on the beautiful beaches.

Watching the stars at night at Cham Island
Cham Island is a wild island, therefore, the sand is an appropriate place to organize outdoor activities at night (at 21:00–22:00 daily, the festival takes place with fun and campfire organized by young people themselves). If you prefer tranquility instead of noisy activities, watching the starry sky and hearing the murmur of the waves on the island is an interesting and unforgettable experience.

Local Specialities at Cham Island
Half dried cuttlefish: Here, the cuttle fish was just caught and half dried, it is sure that when you have tried this food, you will want to buy more to bring home for your family.
Gecarcoidea lalandii: A big and strong kind of crab in the mountains. There are crabs which are as big as one fist with very impressive colors. They are difficult to catch and there are only so many and delicious when they are processed here.

Scallops baked onion grease: There is ivory white meat, which is delicious, sweet, not very hard bitten. When enjoying, visitors will feel the sweetness of scallops, have a buttery taste of roasted peanuts, strong scent of scallions with sweet and sour sauce.

Vu Nang Snail: A famous specialty of Cham Island, with conical shells, resembling the breasts of the girls who has just reach puberty, the body of this snail is yellow and green, but every time someone touches their hands, it turned into a faint pink.

Forest Vegetable: Picked and processed into a rustic dish but it still maintains a strong flavor of mountain by the local people, it is a dish that makes a difference on the Island.
Black glutinous rice cake: Perhaps this is the dessert that people like the most on the Island.

Where To Stay At Cham Island?
Accommodation: It was distributed according to each specific area, and arranged according to hotel standards so you can contact for booking easily.
Homestay (highly recommend): A way to fully experience the culture of the local people on the Island. The price of the homestay service fluctuates from US$ 6.5 to 8.7 (VND 150,000 to 200,000) / person or US$ 17.4 (VND 400,000) / room for 2 people.

Camping: If you do not want to stay in a motel or homestay or if you want to save your money, camping on the beach is a great choice.

How To Get To Cham Island?
The Cham Island is located in the area of Tan Hiep commune (15km from Cua Dai Beach — map). There are 2 ways to go to Cham Island:
By motorboate: Start from Cua Dai beach, moving time about 20 mins, ticket price is US$ 6.5–8.5 (VND 150,000–200,000) / person.
By wooden ship: Start from Bach Dang street in the Old Town, moving time about 2 hours, ticket price is US$ 1.5–3.5 (VND 50,000–80,000) / person.


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