The magnificent Tra Su Cajuput Forest covering 845 hectares in Tinh Bien District, An Giang Province, is home to a huge variety of fauna and flora. ">
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The forest is crisscrossed by numerous canals
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The flooding season, around November and December, is best time of the year to visit the forest.
Aside from abundant natural resources, unique cultural elements could be found there. Local Khmer ethnic and Kinh communities live in the environs whose livelihood depends on traditional crafts such as brocade and Khmer silk weaving, sugar-making from palmyra, honeybee collection, and cajuput oil extraction.
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Travelers on board a boat which takes them on a route of the forest
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Tourists taking photos of artificial nests of doves
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This wooden bridge inside the forest helps visitors admire and take photos
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White cajuput flowers
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A bird standing on a tree
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Honey bee hives in Tra Su
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Rau don (Diplazium esculentum) is a popular local specialty
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Le Hoang Vu (SGT)
Located in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang, Tra Su indigo forest has developed into a popular eco-tourism site among visitors to the western region, particularly during the flooding season.
Some locations in northern Vietnam boast forests of maple trees whose leaves turn red in autumn.