1. Đồng Tháp province

Although it is not a new destination, this place has drawn special attention from those who love nature tourism. Arriving in Đồng Tháp province, you will have moments of relaxation and immerse yourself in the beautiful scenery of a cool green color of primeval forests and mangroves. Besides, this place is famous for its rich flora and fauna in Tràm Chim National Park, Xẻo Quýt relic site, or Gáo Giồng ecological area.

Đồng Tháp is colorful with beautiful flowers at the beginning of Tet

In addition, Đồng Tháp will also give you a rustic experience when you can row a wooden boat or catch fish with the locals.

2. Cần Thơ city

Together with Đồng Tháp province, Cần Thơ city is also on the list of most famous tourist destinations in the Western region. If you set foot in Tây Đô land at the beginning of the year, you will contemplate the beauty of this place with vibrant colors and the bustling scene of boats at the floating market on the Hậu River.

Besides famous check-in destinations such as Ninh Kiều wharf, Bình Thủy ancient house, Bằng Lăng stork garden, Cái Răng floating market, Vũ Bình fruit garden, Mỹ Khánh ecological area, Cần Thơ city has many places for you to explore during your trip. In particular, you should not miss the special dishes here such as cylindrical sticky rice with magenta plant cake, braised duck in fermented tofu, hot pot with fermented fish, grilled snakehead fish, grilled fermented pork rolls, and the like. Moreover, it is very convenient to travel to C Cần Thơ city as it is one of the few western provinces with an airport. You can visit Traveloka to find and book flights to Cần Thơ city in minutes.

3. Bến Tre

Located along the lower Mekong basin, Bến Tre is a famous tourist destination in the Western region for its fertile land and charming scenery. Not only has immense coconut groves and canal system, but Bến Tre also has many festivals typical of the Western region.

If you have come to Bến Tre, you must definitely experience making coconut caramels at the candy village located in Mỏ Cày town. In addition, other famous destinations such as Huỳnh Phủ ancient house, Tuyền Linh pagoda, Nguyễn Đình Chiểu's tomb, and monument site, Đạo Dừa relic site, etc. will surely bring you a feeling of peace and warmth.

4. Bạc Liêu

If you want to learn about the culture of the Khmer people, come to Bạc Liêu - a wealthy and rich land of the Western region. Not only the Bạc Liêu Dandy's house built in the 20th century, Bạc Liêu also has a series of impressive check-in destinations such as salt fields, hundred-year-old longan garden, Bạc Liêu bird garden, Xiêm Cán pagoda, Cù Lao pagoda, etc.

In addition, there are many unique rustic dishes here that can bring you a more complete culinary experience such as steamed silkworm coconut cake, ba khía (Sesarma mederi - a genus of terrestrial crabs live in mangrove), Western-style fermented fish noodle soup, Dimocarpus longan, etc.

5. Cà Mau

Ca Mau has a pristine and genuine beauty in both natural landscapes and the people. At the beginning of the year, this place is filled with the green color of plants, Năm Căn mangrove forests, U Minh national park, Hòn Khoai island, or bird garden.

Cà Mau is a destination that still retains the pristine beauty of nature

Not only is the place “birds land on good soil” (a Vietnamese saying for a fertile land) Cà Mau also present the typical beauty of the western rivers with Cà Mau floating market, Thị Tưởng lagoon, Đá Bạc island, etc. In addition, the astonishing beauty of sunset and sunrise at the south pole of the country is also unique and unmatched anywhere else. And do not forget to enjoy countless famous dishes here such as Cà Mau crab, grilled river clams (Geloina coaxans), U Minh fermented fish hot pot, fermented Ba Khía (Sesarma mederi) sauce, and so on.