Lung Ngoc Hoang ecotourism in Hau Giang region

22/08/2024
The natural wetland - Lung Ngoc Hoang always contains the potential to exploit unique Home Stay tourism, is known as one of the "green lungs" of Hau Giang province and is compared to a "pearl". rough" waiting for someone to "sharpen". 

Lung Ngoc Hoang Nature Reserve

A place with many rare animals and plants

For a long time, Lung Ngoc Hoang in Phuong Binh commune, Phung Hiep district, Hau Giang province has been known as a flooded area and is home to hundreds of rare species of animals and plants. This place still retains the wild scenery of the Southwest nature. Hundreds of thousands of melaleuca trees grow nearly ten meters high one after another, creating an ideal space like a "common home" for animals and plants. Entering Lung Ngoc Hoang, visitors will feel like they are lost in a fairy-tale sky, peaceful and full of wilderness like Lung Sen, Lung Tran, Lung Chuoi Nuoc.

I had the opportunity to come here by chance, the time distance from Can Tho City to Lung Ngoc Hoang is not very far, if by car it takes about 1 hour and 30 minutes. Coming to Lung Ngoc Hoang for the first time, I saw with my own eyes the moss growing wild in the canals, the... images of lotus flowers and water lilies growing naturally and couldn't help but be excited by the strangeness and wildness of the area. Selling this land and selling this house.

Lung Ngoc Hoang has a rich ecosystem with many rare flora and fauna species

Mr. Lu Xuan Hoi - Director of Lung Ngoc Hoang Nature Reserve said: "Over 330 plant species with 224 genera, 92 families. Among these, there are 56 newly discovered species. With such a rich number of plant species, Lung Ngoc Hoang will be a place for scientific research, protection of precious vegetation, and at the same time combining the development of eco-tourism and regeneration of habitats on wetlands. rare remaining water in the Mekong Delta region". 

With a rich and pristine valley system combined with strictly protected melaleuca forests, Lung Ngoc Hoang is a suitable place for countless species of amphibians, fish and shrimp to live. This place was once considered the fish's navel of the area west of the Hau River. Lung Ngoc Hoang currently gathers many rare animal species, including species in the Vietnam and world red books such as hairy-nosed otters, turtles, cobras... In all there are 206 species, of which There are 9 rare species of birds including tits, coots, snail storks, magpies, gray storks, magpies... and mammals such as dog bats, clawed otters, weasels, cat foxes and other rare species. such as mangrove claws, crabs, golden turtles, worm frogs, fish...

Panoramic view of the immense Melaleuca forest - Photo Ly Anh Lam

Find the difference that attracts tourists

Since it is named a conservation area, it needs to be protected, but to promote the development of ecotourism, it cannot be monotonous and quiet. Previously, I also had the opportunity to visit U Minh Ha National Park in Ca Mau province, and accidentally heard a few tourists complain: "Going to the National Park, we only eat and drink, then go up to the watchtower to see the panoramic view and Going around to see Melaleuca trees and then returning, it's really boring. This place only has delicious specialties, so come down once and see, you probably won't come again."

From the perspective of a people who love to travel, like to explore wild places and want to preserve cultural values ​​and develop tourism, we really want the People's Committee of Hau Giang province and related departments to research give Lung Ngoc Hoang a new shirt to attract young people, foreign tourists, especially scientists who need a place to research the natural ecological reserve, known as the green lung. few people know.

Game rattling across the bridge at the eco-tourism area

The sun stood still, I climbed up the 21 meter high observation tower located in the center of Lung Ngoc Hoang. This is also an observation tower built to welcome tourists. Standing from here, the wind is strong, all four sides are melaleuca forests running endlessly. Director of Lung Ngoc Hoang Conservation Area gently pointed to the small white bridge appearing in the distance and said: "It is a bridge connecting a walking path about 12km long (1.5m wide), the infrastructure is The first floor that Lung Ngoc Hoang has formed to welcome tourists to explore quietly." I understand Mr. Lu Xuan Hoi's humble statement as wanting investors to invest in basic infrastructure, creating a quiet, exploratory tourist space for many people to know "the charm of Lung Troi in the middle of the field." equal"!

From the watchtower, looking down at Lung Ngoc Hoang like the green lung of the Mekong Delta

The sound of a water bird suddenly rang out as if signaling a change in high tide at noon. I suddenly remembered the song "Return to Lung Ngoc Hoang" by musician Nguyen Vinh Phuc, he is also the Director of the Hau Giang Forest Protection Department: "The water bird calls after high water and low water. Listening to the sound of the forest whispering, I felt uneasy and uneasy in my heart... Floating mist, the sky was cloudy. Under the gurgling fish, birds chirped overhead, frogs called loudly. The footsteps of wild animals, the wind shakes the forest..."... Listening to the lyrics, I feel and love the Lung Ngoc Hoang reserve more, because it seems to preserve the memories of a time when my ancestors opened their doors to the South. ! We hope that Lung Ngoc Hoang will have the footsteps of a "coming" investor to "hone" it into a shimmering pearl in river tourism.


Lung Ngoc Hoang is a wetland full of wild and mysterious beauty

Lung Ngoc Hoang means God's Wild Forest. This is a rare biodiversity conservation area that is considered one of the important populations on Vietnam's wetland map. The water is flooded all year round and the weeds grow towering, impressing anyone. because of its wild and mysterious beauty.

Tran Huu Le

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