VietNamNet Bridge – The coastal road starting from Ben Tre to Ca Mau Cape is an interesting route that covers the southern region and central highlands of Vietnam.

The coastal road from Ben Tre to Ca Mau

The Hau River.

The first day travel from HCM City, following National Highway 1 through the southern provinces of Long An, Tien Giang, to Trung Luong junction in My Tho City; then turn to National Highway 60 to go to Ben Tre Province. Crossing Co Chien River, you will go to the city of Tra Vinh, where you can spend the night.

The second day, from Tra Vinh you will move along National Highway 60 to Soc Trang province, where you will see the vast Hau River dividing the two provinces. Getting a ferry, go to Cu Lao Dung (Dung Islet) of Soc Trang Province and then from Cu Lao Dung to Soc Trang.

Depending on time, you can stay overnight in Soc Trang or go to Bac Lieu or Ca Mau.

On the third day, you will go along Highway 1A to the Cape of Ca Mau, the southern tip of the country. Now that you've finished exploring the coastal road of Southern Hau River, you go from HCM City to Ca Mau on National Highway 1A as usual.

On this road, you can stop at tourist attractions like Thoi Son islet, Phung islet, Vinh Trang pagoda (in Tien Giang and Ben Tre), Ba Om pond, Khmer culture museum (Tra Vinh), Bat pagoda, Clay pagoda, Chen Kieu temple (Soc Trang), the house of Bac Lieu playboy, Cao Van Lau memorial house, Quan Am pagoda, Xiem temple (Bac Lieu), Ca Mau Cape...

Explore Dong Thap Muoi

Dong Thap Muoi includes the provinces of Long An, Tien Giang and Dong Thap, famous for vast fields, unique wetland ecosystems of mangrove forests. The road from Saigon to Dong Thap Muoi is great, for the roadside scenery, experience the life and culture ...

In HCM City, from Phu Lam roundabout (District 6), you take TL10 Road to Long An, to Duc Hoa town then continue along N2 Road through Thanh Hoa district to National Highway 62. From here, you will go into Dong Thap Muoi. After arriving in the town of Tan Thanh, you will have two choices:

Running on Road 829 along Duong Van Duong Canal to Road 844 to reach Tram Chim National Park, in Tam Nong District, Dong Thap Province. You will spend a night there to discover Tram Chim the next morning.

The second choice is following National Highway 62 along the border with Cambodia, through the districts of Moc Hoa, Tan Hung, Vinh Hung (Long An province) to Hong Ngu Town (Dong Thap). From Hong Ngu, following National Highway 30 down to Cao Lanh city, from there to Road 844 to Tram Chim.

The second day, after visiting Tram Chim National Park, you will go to Cao Lanh and stay there one night before visiting Gao Giong, the site of the tomb of Nguyen Sinh Sac, father of President Ho Chi Minh

The third day, you travel from Cao Lanh to Sa Dec to visit the Huynh Thuy Le house, Kien An Cung pagoda, Tan Quy Dong flower village, then follow National Highway 1A to HCM City.

Trekking Ta Nang - Phan Dung

Ta Nang - Phan Dung is a big challenge for those who love adventure because you can only walk, but the scene isbeautiful and majestic. This entire stretch of road is about 50 km extending from Lam Dong province to Binh Thuan.

Ta Dung Lake

Ta Dung Lake

With more than 36 islands and beautiful natural scenery, the lake is called “Ha Long Bay of the Central Highland”. The lake is located on the border of two provinces of Lam Dong and Dak Nong. It still is pristine, without any tourism services.

Immersed in pure nature, watch the beauty of the lake at dawn or dusk is romantic. Also you can encamp on a small island in the lake.

There are two ways for you to get to Ta Dung. The first is from Ho Chi Minh City to Di Linh on National Highway 20, and then to National Highway 28 to reach Ta Dung. The second way, you take National Highway 14 to Dak Nong, Gia Nghia town and following National Highway 28 to Quang Khe district and then to Ta Dung.

Mang Den

Dubbed as the second Da Lat in the Central Highlands, Mang Den is located in Kon Plong district, Kon Tum province, with the cool climate of the highlands with vast pine forests. The quiet space is suitable for those who want to rest and relax.

From Kon Tum city, you take National Highway 24 about 50 km east to the town of Mang Den. The attractions here include the system of seven lakes of Toong Ly Leng, Toong Ziu, Toong Zori, Toong Sang, Toong Po, Toong Dam, and three waterfalls of Dak Ke, Pa Sy and Dak Pne.