Travel experience Dat Mui Ca Mau check-in the southernmost part of the country

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Ca Mau cape is the land located at the end of the country and has all the features of the Mekong Delta. This is also the landmark for the country that everyone wants to check-in once.

About 12km from Ca Mau city, in Ngoc Hien district, Ca Mau cape is Ca Mau tourist destination that you should not miss. This place, every year, constantly receives alluvium to build up a rich area and brings the poetic beauty of forests, rivers, making anyone here feel comfortable and peaceful to describe. Especially, this is the only place in the mainland of Vietnam where you can see the sun rising in the East and setting in the West. Here are some useful information and experiences for you to have a convenient conquest of Ca Mau cape.Travel Experience Ca Mau Cape Land Check-in The South Pole Of The CountryImmense forest U Minh Ha Ca Mau


Good time to go to Ca Mau cape

Ca Mau has two distinct seasons, the rainy season (May – November) and the dry season (December – April next year). Each season, Ca Mau brings a different beauty for you to explore and learn. If you want to explore the floating water season and discover local specialties, especially the three aspects of the good season, you should come in the rainy season. The dry season of Ca Mau cape tourism is  also very interesting to participate in activities such as catching fish, eating bees, catching mice …


Experience of moving to Ca Mau cape

Stage 1: Arrive in Ca Mau city

Ca Mau is about 350km from Ho Chi Minh City. You can come here by bus ride, travel time about 7-8 hours. In addition, you can take a plane which will save more time.
 
From the Northern and Central provinces, you should refer to car manufacturers from Mai Linh, Hoang Long to Ca Mau. Or take a plane, train to Ho Chi Minh City and then go from here to Ca Mau. 

Stage 2: To Dat Mui

From Ca Mau to Dat Mui there are 2 ways: Move by water (canoe) or by road (motorbike or passenger car).

– Waterway: From Ca Mau Expressway bus station (162 Phan Boi Chau Street, Ward 8, Ca Mau) you take the train to the cape with the fare of about 140,000 VND. Telephone: (0290) 3,830.470, the frequency is about 1.5 hours / trip. The last stop of this trip is Dat Mui market, visitors can continue to ride a motorbike taxi to Dat Mui Ca Mau tourist area (about 4km) for about 50,000 VND / person.

– Road: With the same price, visitors can refer to reputable bus companies in Ca Mau to Dat Mui such as Truong Giang (0917666811), Den Map (0945806805).


Travel experience Dat Mui Ca Mau: Accommodation

At Dat Mui, there are all kinds of budget motels, hotels to homestay for you to experience the culture here. Some reliable addresses: Ba suong Karaoke Hotel (Dat Mui commune), Khai Long Discovery Resort (Ap Khai Long, Dat Mui commune), Homestay Dat Mui Nguyen Hung (Hamlet Con Mui, Commune Dat Mui), point of Homestay Tourism Ecology of Dat Mui – Quach Van Ngai (Con Mui hamlet, Dat Mui commune) …


Places to visit in Ca Mau Cape Land

Watch the sun rise in the East – set in the West; follow hospitable fishermen to catch crabs – catch fish, weave in mangrove forests or go to mudflats to hunt for boars – fish that can climb trees … are experiences not to be missed in your trip . In addition, there are some attractions in Dat Mui below that tourists should not miss: 


– National coordinate landmark: A sacred place marking the end of the country. National coordinate landmark GPS 0001 (km 0) is located in the ecotourism area in Ca Mau Cape Land with a very large 6-pointed star, the square hole in the middle is the center of the landmark. In the campus, there are trees planted by General Secretary Nong Duc Manh, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and some other leaders. In addition, visitors can combine sightseeing and sightseeing at the monument of Ca Mau cape and Ca Mau forest observatory.Travel Experience Ca Mau Cape Land Check-in The South Pole Of The CountryGPS coordinate landmark 0001 (kilometer 0)

– Ca Mau Cape Cultural Park: Located in the world biosphere reserve of Ca Mau Cape, this is a major entertainment place of the province. The park is divided into many areas to visit such as: monuments, gardens, clusters of stilt houses and Uncle Ho fish ponds … In addition, many species of mangrove species can be found here. such as: crocodile, monkey, varan, python, snake, three ba … Here, thousands of birds and storks fly back to the 6-hectare forest each afternoon, making this area separate. Detached ecoregion includes ponds, forests …

– Bow: The bow is a 21m high observatory in the shape of a ship with a red flag with a yellow star, on the body there is a prominent inscription: Cape Ca Mau 8º37’30 “North latitude, 104º43” East longitude. The breakwater is bent along the edge of the sea, where visitors can easily admire the sunrise on the East Sea and dive in the West Sea. From the lighthouse, you can spread your eyes across the vast sea, and then turn your gaze towards the ship-shaped monument with the national flag fluttering in pride. Even on days of favorable weather, visitors can also observe Hon Khoai Island in the distance. Travel Experience Ca Mau Cape Land Check-in The South Pole Of The CountryCape – the symbol of the Cape Land. Photo: NemTV

– Ho Chi Minh Road Milestone: This is the Ca Mau end point of Km2436 and will be the “last point” if visitors go through the journey across Vietnam to 3,183km. Visiting a landmark, you will want to make a mark of your youth on this journey.Travel Experience Ca Mau Cape Land Check-in The South Pole Of The CountryCheck-in landmarks on Ho Chi Minh Road


Cuisine of Cape Ca Mau

– Salt-roasted turtles: Turtles are abundant in nasal mangrove areas, which can be made into many delicious and nutritious dishes; Especially, the salt-roasted tortoise brings the culinary characteristic of this land.

U Minh fish sauce hotpot : The fish sauce used to process this dish is the butterfly fish sauce. In addition, eel, perch, big snakehead fish or white catfish with crab meat, bacon … are also eaten with a variety of vegetables from the field such as water lilies, mussels, aircraft, vegetables …Travel Experience Ca Mau Cape Land Check-in The South Pole Of The CountryU Minh fish sauce hotpot has a variety of ingredients

The grove is a fish that can climb trees in the mangrove area. At Dat Mui the protruding point is used to process into specialties such as stewed soy sauce, grilled salt and chili, cooked sour, make fish salad with pliers leaves … Among them the most delicious is grilled salt and chili. The fish meat is not fishy, ​​firm and sweet, is marinated with a little salt and chili and then grilled over charcoal. Ripe fish served with spicy and sour fish sauce, spicy tamarind fish sauce or lemon pepper salt … all delicious.Travel Experience Ca Mau Cape Land Check-in The South Pole Of The CountrySticky grilled salt and chili

>> Reference: Tour series to the West to explore Ca Mau

– Ginger boiled cockroach: The cockroach has a shape quite similar to the clam, which is also a typical species of Ca Mau forest. Crickets boiled ginger and then dipped in sweet and sour fish sauce, spicy or lemon pepper salt to feel the chewy and sweet taste mixed with the sour and spicy taste of the dipping sauce, adding the passionate ginger flavor.Travel Experience Ca Mau Cape Land Check-in The South Pole Of The CountryCramps are shaped quite like clam


Travel Dat Mui Ca Mau to buy as a gift?

– Forest bee sauce: Listening to the bee sauce will make many people curious. Around November, when the melaleuca flowers bloom, it is also the time when bees come to nest throughout the U Minh Ha forest, people take advantage of the hive to make fish sauce. They picked chubby bees inside the hive with shockwaves and some salt, poured them into jars and dried them in the sun. When the bees soaked in salt, they were added to the rice hearing to add to the scent, then cover and continue to dry until light yellow. This dish brought back as a gift to friends and relatives will be a very delicious meal in family meals.Travel Experience Ca Mau Cape Land Check-in The South Pole Of The CountryU Minh forest specialty bee sauce

– Shrimp tomato puff cake: Only from flour and pureed fresh shrimp that make a famous specialty shrimp cracker. Banh bought for a long time is not afraid of being chewy, because the delicious taste of this specialty Ca Mau is preserved for a long time.Travel Experience Ca Mau Cape Land Check-in The South Pole Of The CountryCa Mau shrimp crackers for a very long time

Dried mudfish: If relatives and friends do not have a chance to enjoy grilled mudfish with chili salt, why don’t you buy dried fish as a gift? The fish is thoroughly cleaned and seasoned before sun drying. After hunting, bring them to pack and store in a cool environment. Take home can be grilled or fried with tamarind fish sauce as a very standard recipe.

Above is the experience of traveling to Dat Mui Ca Mau for the first time. Hope the above useful information can help you have a smooth and memorable trip!

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