From An Giang to Ba Lua Islands

In the dream of passionate girls as they move along, the West is just a beautiful destination just strange. Vast plains, From An Giang to Ba Lua Islands..  the Mekong river is full of silt billowing hug flowing, birds flying about in the absorbed crimson sunset, the boat up and down on the wharf with shouts ringing ...

1. Prepare
Western lands may be attractive enough that you can visit any season of the year. In particular, the usual September to May 11 is the flooding season, is considered a "specialty" of this land. Baby bath water to irrigate the fields, hugging, government flooded the canals, rivers, causing both western illuminated vitality, beauty of the poetic and rich.
With a trip like this, we I just need a suitcase personal items, a pair of comfortable sneakers, the next friend and a true heart open to receive the great things waiting ahead.

2. Move
Hanoi - Can Tho - An Giang
Ha Noi - An Giang impossible so we have to fly nonstop flight VietJetAir Hanoi - Can Tho. Arrive catch car to Chau Doc, An Giang. After about 3 hours, the bus trip west this characteristic to the city of Chau Doc.

3. Hotels
in Chau Doc no shortage of hotels to choose from. We did stay at the hotel Green. This hotel is centrally located Chau Doc transport should, reasonably priced, clean rooms, and there are always more motorcycles for rent.
4. Itinerary
Day 1
The first day to Chau Doc when 4pm, children punctual students began school.
On arrival we took her to Sam Mountain motorbike. Sam Mountain in Chau Doc to center around 7km. Running for the steep zigzag until the summit is covered can see the green fields, the houses and lovely corner of this small city.


Rounding a ring around the city car, looming saw baby ball beige houses, trailers, the fish sauce aisles ..


rickshaw is very characteristic means Chau Doc but also had been absent several hours. Note sled resting outside Ba Chua Xu Temple.

A very special feature is the fish in Chau Doc. Go through the market stalls thought kingdom lost in all kinds of fish. Behold with Thai fish sauce, fish sauce colorful, fish parts, fish rùi latch, fish three dimensions, ... as if many of the shrimp rich western countries are river fish here. You can see the An Giang dishes often bold, tangy flavor unmistakably characteristic is? Thanks to that fish. Seasoning sauce to the salad / salad, soup, or simply eaten with hot rice bowl rainy day is warm enough and see.

In the distance sunset is coming down a mountain side Sam red ,,

your evening with us a hot pot meal was full of fish sauce, lentils, bananas cotton, cork cotton, flowers featured only in this land ...

I want to walk around a bit around Chau Doc, only a few eateries open at night.

it was Autumn is coming, the baby's parents bought for lanterns, baby face radiant, lovely beyond description.

Day 2
the kids get up early vu motorcycle to Tra Su cajeput forest. Breaking through the gate bakery elementary school, kids eat with the students are boisterous laughs.
Stop buying some fruits, because the trolley looked lovely and colorful too.

Way to mangroves Tea Teacher, roadside is pretty pretty wooden houses, the small river, the colorful flower nursery brilliant sunshine

palm trees imprinted on the white clouds and blue sky silhouetted against the water in ...

Stop a bit ask for directions, and seeing her darling baby love ..

Run car over 20km is to Tra Su cajeput forests. The road runs straight into melaleuca forest, just ride just sniffed the smell of rice and sweet smell of sunshine after the rain.

On to mangroves, small boats glide ever so slightly

quieter music sung in English smoothly integrate brandishing paddles water, wind rustling, birds chirping forest. Occasionally saw a bird soaring into the sky.


The road is full of fallen leaves, the sun glistening on the trees ..

Leo upstairs expectations, both large melaleuca forest sky opened up.

After wandering Melaleuca forests all morning in a fantastic lunch awaited. The menu Country flavor to fish trui, roast quail, braised eel corn and a food co heard too long have seen special: grilled honey hamster!