Bac Lieu is 280 km from Ho Chi Minh City, 100 km from Can Tho city, and 50 km from Soc Trang city. Coming to Bac Lieu, visitors will immerse themselves in the fresh space of natural bird gardens, ancient longan gardens, mangroves stretching next to the young city; Listen to thrilling anecdotes about the life of Prince Bac Lieu, visit the wind farm…
What season is beautiful in Bac Lieu?
Visitors can come to Bac Lieu all year round. If you learn the customs and beliefs of the local people, you should go on the occasion of the festival, around February to April of the lunar calendar. The most interesting is on the full moon of October – the day of the Ok Om Bok festival, one of the three biggest festivals of the year the Khmer.
Move
Bac Lieu is about 280 km from the center of Ho Chi Minh City and takes about 6 hours by car. If you don’t drive your own car, you can choose reputable bus operators to operate this route such as Phuong Trang, Hoang Yen, Kim Yen…, the fare is from 190,000 to 210,000 VND.
From the North and the Central region, you can go by air from Hanoi, Hai Phong, Vinh, Da Nang… to Can Tho of Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet Air, Bamboo Airlines, the price is about 1,500,000 – 2,700,000 VND. Then take a bus to Bac Lieu via companies such as Phuong Trang, Tuan Hung, and Vu Linh…, fare is 80,000 – 100,000 VND. Total travel time is about 2 hours.
To move in the city, in addition to motorbikes or private cars, you can choose a bus – a vehicle that is quite popular and operates with high frequency.
Hotels and homestays
The price of the motel per night is from 180,000 to 300,000 VND, the rooms are clean, fully equipped and close to the city center. To experience the feeling of being a “gentleman” at the Prince’s House hotel in Bac Lieu, you should book a room early with the price from 500,000 to 1,200,000 VND.
Where to play?
The journey to discover Bac Lieu can usually be wrapped up in one day. If you have plenty of time and want to visit many places, you can extend the trip to two days and one night.
Visiting sites
Bac Lieu Bird Park: Follow the road named after the late musician Cao Van Lau, about 8 km from the city center, visitors will reach the nature reserve of Bac Lieu bird garden. The entrance ticket price is 15,000 VND. In addition, Bac Lieu has many natural bird gardens scattered in the districts of Dong Hai, Gia Rai and Phuoc Long.
The Prince’s House of Bac Lieu is located at 31 Dien Bien Phu Street, Bac Lieu City. The house was built in French architecture in 1919, with all materials brought from France. The house consists of a ground floor, the first floor with 4 rooms and 4 halls, spacious corridors, so the house is always cool and airy.
This place is now the Restaurant – Hotel Bac Lieu Prince. Visitors also have the opportunity to hear about the life of the richest man in the South at one time. The ticket price is 15,000 VND.
Phat Ba Nam Hai was built in 1973, in the Nha Mat ward of the city. This is an outstanding architectural, cultural and spiritual work. The feature that attracts tourists is the 11-meter-tall statue of Buddha, built-in 1973, facing the East Sea to bless and protect fishermen who are living at sea.
Xiem Can Pagoda is a typical Khmer temple in Bac Lieu, built in the 19th century on an area of up to 50,000 m2. Through the rows of cool green trees from the national highway, visitors are surprised by the pagoda decorated with many motifs, carved lines and unique sculptures.
Xiem Can Pagoda is a famous spiritual tourist destination in Bac Lieu. On major festivals such as Chol Chnam Thmay (New Year’s Eve), Sêne Dolta (Grandparents worship), and Ok Om Bok (moon worship), the temple attracts the most visitors.
The memorial area for musician Cao Van Lau is located in ward 2 of the city, the final resting place of the famous Southern author Da Co Hoai Lang . Here, visitors can hear an introduction about his background, career, and artistic development from Da Co village .
Visitors also have the opportunity to visit free of charge photo galleries of costumes, musical instruments, and wax models of Don Ca Tai Tu… In 1997, the memorial area was recognized as a provincial historical relic.
Thai Duong clock: Stone clocks are over 100 years old, see the time by basing on the sunlight shining in to know the time. After more than a century of operation, this watch still shows the time so accurately that the error fluctuates no more than 2 minutes compared to electronic wristwatches.
Tac Say Church is located in Tan Phong commune, Gia Rai district, more than 40 km from the city center along National Highway 1A towards Ca Mau.
The church is the resting place of priest Father Truong Buu Diep, who is worshiped and trusted by many people. From the 11th to the 12th of the third lunar month is the death anniversary of the father, so it attracts a lot of people to visit.
The ancient longan garden is located along the coast, 6 km from Bac Lieu town, with an area of over 50 hectares, extending for nearly 7 km, from Nha Mat ward to Vinh Trach Dong commune. Visitors will be surprised to see the hundred-year-old longan trees.
In addition to enjoying sweet fruits, visitors can participate in camping, picnics, and listen to traditional music… Crispy and delicious Giong Nhan pancakes are a must-try dish when visiting the longan garden.
Mangroves : Bac Lieu has 56 km of coastline, mainly mangroves. At low tide, the beach stretches for kilometers. Visitors can swim in a canoe through the protected forests, and experience the local life when fishing, fishing, and catching shrimp with the locals.
Wind power field: From the center of Bac Lieu city, you follow Cao Van Lau street to the sea and you will reach Bien Dong-A hamlet, Vinh Trach Dong commune, about 20 km away. This is considered the largest wind power field in the country.
Standing from the city square or the 3 conical conical theaters, visitors can see turbines with giant propellers printed in the sky. The best time to visit the wind field is early morning or late afternoon to watch the sunrise or sunset. Entrance fee is 20,000 VND per person.
Ganh Hao beach town: To dispel the fatigue of the trip, you can come to admire the majestic and poetic scenery at the stormy Ganh Hao estuary, Dong Hai district. Immerse yourself in the life of fishermen and visit the traditional craft village of making fish sauce, shrimp…
Traditional festival
Nghinh Ong Festival is held on the 9th and 10th of the third lunar month at Ca Ong mausoleum, Ganh Hao town, Dong Hai district. The festival commemorates the merits of whales – named by the coastal fishermen as the god of General Nam Hai, according to legend, for helping seafarers overcome big waves.
The Nuc Cang bronze festival takes place from February 15 to 17 of the lunar calendar in the Gia Rai district to remember and pay tribute to the ancestors with the indomitable fighting spirit in the 1928s in the field of Nuc Cang. Activities take place during the festival such as: food exchange, chess competition, tug of war, kite flying, water carrying, blindfold beating pot…
The Quan Am Phat Dai Festival takes place from March 21 to 23 of the lunar calendar every year, attracting thousands of tourists from all over the world to offer incense and worship.
Hoai Lang Da Co Festival takes place from August 13 to 15 of the lunar calendar at the memorial area for musician Cao Van Lau. The festival aims to commemorate and pay tribute to him, who has contributed to the birth and development of the ancient song. Activities taking place during the festival include art performances, don ca tai tu exchange, the death anniversary of ancient music ancestors, a procession of mid-autumn lanterns and the release of lanterns, display of artifacts and images of musician Cao Van. Floors and traditional craft products…
Specialties
Fish sauce hotpot is usually made from choke fish sauce with fresh coconut water, lemongrass and fragrant garlic. Hot pot served with pork belly, snakehead fish, basa fish… and celery, water spinach, spinach, purple cabbage, lotus root, sorrel, water hyacinth…
Tub pickle : is a popular and familiar dish of the Bac Lieu people. Clean the young tubers from the tub, boil them in boiling water, and soak them in a mixture of rice water and salt for 3 to 5 days to have a delicious pickle to eat right away.
Tun tub melon has a sour and crispy taste, so it is used to dip soy sauce, braised fish sauce, shrimp paste, mixed with shrimp and meat salad… It can also be used for other dishes such as stir-fried shrimp, stir-fried meat, and sour soup with fish. perch, perch,… The price for each kg of melon is 40,000 – 50,000 VND.
Seafood : The rich land of Bac Lieu is famous for many kinds of fresh seafood such as fried sea crabs with tamarind, fried fat snails with satay, fried snails with coconut…
Radish cake : The outside of the cake is made from flour mixed with white radish powder, thinly rolled into bite-sized pieces. The filling of the cake is made from shrimps, shrimps made with moderate stamping, lean pork mixed with green beans marinated inappropriate spices and then fried. Visitors can enjoy this cake in the Cho Lon area, Bac Lieu town.
Spicy beef vermicelli scores with diners thanks to the pungent taste of chili, the aroma of spices such as lemongrass, anise, cinnamon… mixed with rich broth, red and sweet waves. Some reference addresses are the spicy beef noodle shop at 215, 23rd street, Anh Nguyet spicy noodle soup …
Noodle soup is sold everywhere in Bac Lieu, from street vendors tofamous heirloom eateries . A delicious broth must be cooked in an earthen pot to keep the sweetness of shrimp, fish, and coconut water and bring out the aroma of fish sauce.
Noodles served with thinly sliced bananas, bean sprouts, basil…, you can add fresh squid, roasted pork, spring rolls, Banh Cong… The reference address is Co Diep noodle soup at Xom Moi market on the street. Vo Thi Sau, Ward 3; Nam Hon on Tran Phu Street, Ward 7, Bac Lieu City,
Sweet and sour three aspects : Belonging to the crab family, but on the back, there are 3 stripes like a knife, so people are used to calling it Ba Khiet. To make the dish delicious, it is necessary to have the three knots that are not too large or too small, washed, then cut off the shell and the sharp tip of the claw.
Soak in boiling water for about 15 minutes to kill bacteria and reduce salt, then cut into small pieces for easy eating and quick absorption of spices. Mix well with minced garlic and chili, add lemon, sugar, and monosodium glutamate to suit your taste. In addition to sweet and sour dishes, Ba Khiet is also used to process dishes such as roasted tamarind, Ba Khiem fish sauce, Ba Khia papaya salad…
Ngan Dua silkworm cake is a specialty of Ngan Dua town, Hong Dan district. The cake consists of red dust rice, bacon, pork liver and cassava root. The cake is rich with pork skin and boiled lean meat, chopped, mixed with hearing and roasted peanuts… The cake is served with chopped cucumber, herbs, raw bean sprouts, tomato sauce, fish sauce, vinegar, chili, and sugar. , coconut milk… and especially shumai.
Xa Bau , also known as pickled radish, is most delicious when combined with white porridge. Dried radish and then mixed with sugar, five-spice powder, salt and a little alcohol. Visitors to Bac Lieu who want to buy delicious zucchini do not need to go to the market, which can be found at stops on the highway.
What to buy as a gift
Specialties of melon melon, bakhi fish sauce, sa ba, longan… are typical gifts of the land of Bac Lieu for tourists to give to their relatives and friends. In addition, visitors can choose for themselves anecdotal books about the Duke of Bac Lieu, CDs of Cai Luong, Vong Co…
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