Xeo Quyt Forest

Xeo Quyt Forest has long become an attractive destination. In addition to possessing rich natural resources, diversity, and cultural and historical significance, Xeo Quyt is appealing due to its sustainable and methodical approach to community-based tourism services.

Coming here, visitors will be immersed in beautiful nature, with fresh cool breezes in the middle of lowlands with many types of trees: cajuput, reed, lotus, water lily... Previously, this place was desolate with weeds. 

Xeo Quyt Forest has long become an attractive destination. Source: VNA

The canals were crisscrossed and covered with reeds, so from 1960 to 1975, the Kien Phong Provincial Party Committee (now Dong Thap Province) was chosen as a strategic base to lead the people's resistance.

The sound of gurgling water, fish splashing and birds singing in the rows of tall, green trees, covered with soft vines, brings moments of relaxation and peace to visitors. Let's explore this Vietnam nature reserve with Asia King Travel!

Checking in to Xeo Quyt Melaleuca Forest is a wonderful experience. Source: vietnamnews

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Where is Xeo Quyt Forest 

Xeo Quyt Forest is at No. 458, Hamlet 4, My Hiep Commune, Cao Lanh District, Dong Thap Province. This place has about 20 hectares of primary melaleuca forest, located in two communes, My Hiep and My Lon, and Xeo Quit Forest is divided into two main areas:

• Area 1 is about 50 hectares: a place to preserve the original historical values ​​and culture of the revolutionary base during the resistance war and the natural ecological diversity of animal and plant species.
• Area 2 is about 20 hectares wide: is an area for developing business activities such as tourism and picnic services, specifically outdoor food courts, conference halls, restaurants, recreational fishing lakes, and typical river experience games...

The idyllic scene of Xeo Quyt Forest

How to get to Xeo Quyt Forest 

To facilitate your journey, choose the most suitable means of transportation. Because it is less than 30 kilometers from the center of Cao Lanh City, you can absolutely move to Xeo Quyt Forest by waterway or road.

• If you depart from Hanoi, you should book a flight to Can Tho and then travel to Dong Thap by bus.
• If you are in Saigon, you should take a ride to Cai Be District, Tien Giang Province. Then from Cai Be District, you go through An Huu Junction and then to Long Hiep Bridge. 

Here, you can take a ferry to Xeo Quyt directly or walk from Highway 1 to Highway 30 and go straight to this eco-tourism area.

Xeo Quyt Forest has many rich natural landscapes

Best time to visit Xeo Quyt Forest

When visiting Dong Thap, you can explore Xeo Quyt Forest at any time of year due to the green campus and abundance of trees. But perhaps, the best way to explore Xeo Quyt is in the months near the end of the year such as August or October and November.

On this occasion, you may easily witness enormous lotus fields, the pink color of flowering blossoms, snap incredibly spectacular images, or simply participate in engaging activities like fishing.

You should travel to Xeo Quyt Forest in the last months of the year

Furthermore, in October and November, when the water rises, you may sit on boats in flooded fields, watch flocks of white storks soar freely, and eat great local cuisine. Wild, full of hometown charm.

What to see in Xeo Quyt Forest 

Melaleuca Mangrove Forest 

Traveling to Xeo Quyt, you will visit the mangrove forest of more than 20 hectares. Also because of the wonderful green natural scenery, this place is known as an ideal relaxing place for families after stressful and tiring days of work and study.

The dinghy leads travelers through the melaleuca trees, which are coated in numerous thin layers of golden bark, breathing cold, humid air fragrant with flowers and cajuput resin, and hearing nature's sounds reverberating in the silence.

Xeo Quyt Melaleuca Forest is breathtakingly beautiful

Diversified Ecosystem 

Covering an expanse of up to 50 hectares, Xeo Quyt Forest is home to an enormous ecosystem all its own. The remaining 30 hectares are made up of a very rich and diverse system of mangrove forests and vines, in addition to 20 hectares of cajuput woodland.

In addition, the ecological environment here has more than 170 species of plants and 200 species of wild animals, of which 13 species are recorded in the Vietnam Red Data Book such as pythons, tiger snakes, otters,…

This place still protects intact 13 rare animal species recorded in the red book such as python, broad-billed lemongrass bird, buffalo cobra, etc. Bringing visitors a feeling of comfort in the fresh green nature.

The lotus pond here is extremely beautiful and is a popular check-in place

Relics of Bomb Shelters and Fighting Bunkers 

Besides possessing a huge and diverse ecosystem, this place is also a witness to the heroic revolutionary years of the entire nation. Sitting on the boat for about 30 minutes, going deep inside you will learn about and visit the relics of the Z- and L-shaped battle fortifications, meeting rooms and shacks of revolutionary soldiers, anti-dumping grenade fields by helicopter…

A-shaped house of the Vietnamese Army in the past

Conclusion

Xeo Quyt Forest is an interesting tourist destination for those who want to find a fresh and quiet space. If you have any needs, let Asia King Travel serve you wholeheartedly and thoughtfully.

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