Experience 2 days 1 night in Binh Dai: Ben Tre tourism is not only about rivers and water

02/11/2023 3442 0
Nhắc đến du lịch Bến Tre nói riêng hay miền Tây nói chung, người ta thường nghĩ ngay đến sông nước. “Miền Tây sông nước” đã ăn sâu trong tiềm thức những người yêu du lịch. Bình Đại - một trong ba huyện ven biển tỉnh Bến Tre, sở hữu hệ sinh thái rừng ngập mặn, cộng thêm nguồn thủy hải sản phong phú đã tạo nên tiềm năng du lịch vô cùng hấp dẫn, độc đáo, góp phần đa dạng hóa sản phẩm du lịch tỉnh nhà.

Con Ba Tu Homestay is located in Thoi Hoa 2 hamlet, Thoi Thuan commune, one of the attractive tourist destinations when returning to Binh Dai Beach. With the typical natural landscape of the coastal ecological mangrove forest and many rustic experience activities, Con Ba Tu homestay will definitely bring tourists unforgettable memories. The activities here are closely related to the daily life of rural people. Images of open fires, pumpkin trellises, green gourd trellises in front of alleys or simple, rustic thatched roofs... are the beauty of the ancient culture left by our ancestors. Tourists feel like they are sitting in a time machine, returning to their childhood, the image of the grandmother working hard in the wood stove, surrounded by afternoon blue smoke, evokes a deep nostalgia!

The kitchen reminds of childhood memories

 

The simple thatched roof is in the childhood memories of many generations

Coming to Con Ba Tu homestay, also known by the affectionate name "Grandmother's House", tourists will have the opportunity to explore cool green canals lined with trees, vast salt fields, fish and shrimp farming dams, farming grounds of crabs, blood cockles, clams... Besides, tourists can also participate in daily activities of indigenous people such as rowing dinghy, fishing, catching crabs,...

Experience exploring the landscape on the dunes with a shell

 

There is nothing more enjoyable than the feeling of sitting in a windy house, enjoying a tray of rice with delicious shrimp, fish, crab, fresh vegetables, herbs that have just been caught and picked after a day of fun and experience. Not only does it retain tourists with delicious dishes imbued with the flavors of home, many tourists return to Con Ba Tu homestay also because of the honest and gentle people here.

Tourists enjoy showing off their achievements (photo: Con Ba Tu homestay)

 

The Forest Keeper is located in Phuoc Hoa hamlet, Thanh Phuoc commune, Binh Dai district, and is also a tourism model that exploits the advantages of the mangrove landscape, towards sustainable development. The Forest Keeper is about 25 hectares wide, about 7 km from Thua Duc beach, with the majority of natural seafood farming area. Since its inception, Forest Keeper Farm has gradually affirmed its appeal, attracting a large number of young people to visit.

Tourists take souvenir photos at the Forest Keeper

When coming to the Forest Keeper Farm for the first time, the tourists' eyes are filled with a vast green space surrounding each growing mangrove forest, coconut forest, cork forest, and black mangrove forest. Every day, leaves, bark, and tree branches fall naturally into the water to decompose, creating beneficial microorganisms that provide nutrients back to forest trees, and at the same time serve as food for aquatic species, becoming a complete ecosystem, serving tourists the experience of canoeing to visit the mangrove forest, watching the densely growing nipa palm trees on both sides of the canal, and experiencing rowing boats to catch naturally growing aquatic species under salt water like oysters, crabs, snails, scallops, shrimp... Tourists can directly dig for crabs and snails like a real farmer. After catching the products, the staff at the location will enthusiastically guide you on how to prepare them into delicious rustic dishes.

Tourists can experience canoe catching crabs, oysters...

One of the most attractive activities of the mangrove discovery tour here is forest planting - part of the "keeping forests for the sea" project of the Forest Keeper management board. Tourists will be guided by staff on how to extract seedlings in the appropriate location and plant them themselves. Each green sprout is carefully cared for and buried in the soil, creating a green wave-blocking wall, limiting the harmful effects of storms and waves and contributing to protecting the marine environment. After returning to daily life, tourists can continue to receive support from the staff here to care for, nurture and send photos of the tree's growth process.

Planting forests to cover the mangrove forest area (photo: Forest Keeper)

 

A new but no less attractive destination is located in Thanh Phuoc commune, Binh Dai district: Tam An tourist destination. Possessing a typical ecosystem of the Ben Tre coastal area with rich and diverse flora and fauna and a unique design like a "miniature Maldives", Tam An promises to be one of the ideal destinations for tourists who loves to travel. Coming here, tourists can experience sitting on a dinghy and walking around natural dams to explore the rich flora and fauna ecosystem with green groves of cork, mangroves, nipa palms..., species of fish and shrimp underwater with flocks of birds and storks sheltering in the woods. Or transform into farmers with three-piece costumes to go crab fishing, fish, find clams, blood cockles,... or go small crab hunting and otter hunting at night.

Tam An viewed from above

Tourists can experience 2 days 1 night at Binh Dai Ben Tre with the following program:

- Day 1: Morning, depart from Ho Chi Minh City. Arriving at Con Ba Tu homestay, tourists lie in hammocks to rest and enjoy a rustic lunch.

In the afternoon, tourists can experience canoe fishing, catching crabs, digging for clams, picking gourds and squash... From the products they catch and pick by themselves, tourists can prepare a tray of countryside meals with the enthusiastic help of the gentle and sincere hosts.

Tourists experience staying overnight at a homestay and hear stories about the land and people in the coastal countryside of Binh Dai.

- Day 2: Leaving Con Ba Tu, tourists choose one of two destinations: Forest Keeper or Tam An. Tourists experience sitting on a boat to visit the mangrove forest, learn about the forest ecosystem, and breathe fresh air. Experience boating around the lagoon, visit crab traps, fish nets, catch oysters... light a fire to boil clams, grill fish... to enjoy the caught seafood.

Van Phuoc Pagoda - one of the largest pagodas in Ben Tre

After enjoying lunch, tourists rest before returning to Ho Chi Minh City. On the way back, the group can visit Van Phuoc Pagoda in Binh Chien hamlet, Binh Dai town, highlighted by the gilded Maitreya Buddha statue weighing up to 100 tons and the 54m high Guan Yin Buddha statue, one of the largest pagodas in Ben Tre that many tourists and Buddhists come to visit, pilgrimage and worship.

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