Tra Su Melaleuca Forest honored as attractive tourist destination in 2024

An Giang - With 17,313 votes, Tra Su Melaleuca Forest Tourist Destination (Tinh Bien town) ranked first in the voting program for Attractive Tourist Destination in 2024. Mr. Le Hoang An - Deputy General Director of An Giang Tourism Joint Stock Company, concurrently Director of Tra Su Melaleuca Forest Eco-Tourism Destination - confirmed that Tra Su Melaleuca Forest Tourist Destination was voted as "Attractive Tourist Destination in Ho Chi Minh City and 13 provinces and cities in the Mekong Delta in 2024" organized by the Department of Tourism of Ho Chi Minh City in coordination with 13 provinces and cities in the Mekong Delta.

Certifying Tra Su Melaleuca Forest as “An attractive tourist destination for Ho Chi Minh City and 13 provinces and cities in the Mekong Delta in 2024”. Photo: Tra Su Melaleuca Forest tourist destination.

With the theme "Elevating destinations - Connecting journeys", the program "Attractive tourist destinations of Ho Chi Minh City and 13 provinces and cities in the Mekong Delta in 2024" selected and introduced 126 tourist destinations with outstanding tourism resources, products and services, capable of attracting and meeting the needs of tourists for sightseeing, relaxation and entertainment.

Tra Su Melaleuca Forest is a typical wetland in the West of Hau River. Photo: Thanh Mai

After 3 implementation phases (April - November 2024), the Organizing Committee has just announced the results of the vote for 50 attractive tourist destinations and awarded logos and certificates. With 17,312 votes, Tra Su Melaleuca Forest Tourist Destination leads the voting program. Tra Su Melaleuca Forest is a forest and eco-tourism area with a total area of 845 hectares located in Van Giao commune, Tinh Bien town and part of O Long Vi commune, Chau Phu district (An Giang).

Cattle herders at Tra Su Melaleuca Forest. Photo: Thanh Mai

This is a typical flooded forest of the West Hau River region, home to many species of animals and plants belonging to the special-use forest system of Vietnam. This is home to 22 species of reptiles, 11 species of mammals, 23 species of aquatic animals and 140 species of plants belonging to 52 families and 102 genera. Of which, there are nearly 80 species of medicinal herbs.

Tra Su Melaleuca Forest is a rare tourist destination in the Mekong Delta that holds two national records. Photo: Thanh Mai — Tra Su cajuput forest is a rare tourist destination in the Mekong Delta that holds two national records. Photo: Thanh Mai

During the flood season, Tra Su Melaleuca Forest is home to over 70 species of birds and storks. Among them, there are 2 species listed in the “Vietnam Red Book”: Indian stork (giang gen) and snake-necked stork (diên sesban). This is also a rare tourist destination in the Mekong Delta that holds 2 national records: “Beautiful Tra Su Melaleuca Forest – the most beautiful and famous Melaleuca forest in Vietnam for tourism during the flood season” and “The longest bamboo bridge in the Melaleuca forest in Vietnam”.