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Visiting the Ca Mau Cape, the
southernmost point of Vietnam, visitors will see an entangled network
of canals and houses on stilts, as well as both a sunrise and sunset
across the sea.
Port locations sought to develop cruise tourism
Ca
Mau Cape is located at Vietnam’s southernmost point, about 120km from
Ca Mau city. It takes about 2.5 hours from Ca Mau city to Ca Mau Cape
by high-speed boat.
Ca
Mau Cape is the only place on the Vietnamese mainland where tourists
can see the sun rising in the East Sea and setting in the West Sea. Ca
Mau Cape is often described as an arch. Every year, it is consolidated
by Mekong river’s alluvium so as to extend into the sea from 80 to 100
meters, with the area estimated at hundreds of hectares.
From
Ca Mau Cape, tourists can see the Hon Khoai islands in the sea, about
20km from the mainland, which includes Tuong Islet (Hòn Tượng), Sao
Islet (Hòn Sao), Kho Islet (Hòn Khô), Lon Islet (Hòn Lớn), Doi Moi
Islet (Hòn Đồi Mồi). The biggest and highest islet is Khoai Islet (Hòn
Khoai), which is about 4km2 wide and reaches its highest point at 318m
high, where the important lighthouse of the East Sea belonging to Thai
Lan Bay is situated.
Hon
Khoai has many sources of fresh water and often supplies thousands of
fishing boats. The specialties of the alluvial grounds of Mui Cape are
the blood arca and hair arca. Residents catch arca when the tide is
low.
Mui Cape
is also considered to be a sacred land by the Vietnamese, all of whom
desire to visit once in their lifetime. It has a diversified and
plentiful ecosystem of mangrove forests. Coming to the tourist area at
Ca Mau Cape, travelers can visit the national coordinate landmark,
contemplate the forest and sea, and also go sightseeing in the zone
where a forest village during the resistance war has been
reconstructed. Visitors also take photographs at the foot of Ca Mau
Cape’s symbol.
Ca Mau Cape is over 100km from Ca Mau city, where boats are the major means of transport.
Ca Mau Cape is an arch, with alluvial grounds made by alluvium from rivers. Mam trees are the most popular trees in this area.
Residents’ lives are closely connected with water.
Visitors come to Ca Mau Cape to enjoy the feeling of walking on the country’s tip.
Forests hundreds of kilometers long spread a green overcoat over Ca Mau Cape.
The symbol of Ca Mau.
From Vong Canh tower, visitors can see the last strip of land of Vietnam.
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