Maybe one will find the most beautiful scenic places in Ha Tien. Ha Tien is a place that makes many visitors feel as if they were in Ha Long Bay. Here the weather is wonderful all year round and the different places are so magical that they inspired the old Vietnamese poets. There are the Mac Cuu Tomb, Mui Nai Beach, Mo So Mountain and Phu Tu Islet. Look just a little bit further and there are the archipelagos of Hai Tac (11km off Mui Nai Beach), Binh Tri, Ba Lua, and Ba Hon Dam (14km from the Hon Chong Islet and the Hang Pagoda), to name just a few. Sleepy fishing villages dot the shorelines on many islands. It's not hard to find someone with a boat that'll take visitors out to the island of their choice. Relax and make themselves at home. Taste some local specialties cooked-up by an islander at their home.
Vietnam's largest island is Phu Quoc Island, one of 13 most beautiful islands in the world. Phu Quoc Island ripples with 99 hill and mountain ranges emerging from what's left of vast primitive forests. The island has attracted many people's attention and construction on more than a few resorts is now underway.
The U Minh Forest is known as a base for revolutionaries during wartime, shielding many Vietnamese liberation soldiers. Today the war is long past and what's left of the forest is seen as a resource for the local people. When visiting, tourists can stop at the restaurants that border the forest and sample the local wildlife.
Besides the beautiful scenery, the province also attracts a lot of people who come to take part in the feast that takes place in the eighth lunar month. This is a feast to honor the Vietnamese national hero, Nguyen Trung Truc. |