Ca Mau is not only attractive to tourists for its natural landscape and cuisine, but also is the only locality adjacent to the East and West seas (the Gulf of Thailand) with a 254km long coastline. Khai Long Beach – Khai Long tourist area is an ideal Ca Mau tourist destination for tourists who want to immerse themselves in nature, enjoy the cool and fresh air from the forest and sea.
By Thomas Vietnam at vemekong.com | Official Ca Mau Visitor Guide
1. Better to Know as a Tourist
Ticket: 30,000 VND (Adult), 15,000 VND (Child)
Spend-time: One and a half hour (approx)
Hours: Dawn – dusk
Food: Yes
Shop: Yes
Parking lot: Yes
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Address: Located in Khai Long hamlet, Dat Mui commune, Ngoc Hien district, Ca Mau province.
Added values: You want to relax, lie on the beach to sunbathe and listen to the waves crashing, enjoy fresh seafood, enjoy the cool breeze from the sea… Come to Khai Long to feel these things.
Nearby attractions and hidden gems: Looking for places to stop on your way to and from Khai Long Tourist Area? Or maybe you found it too crowded here? We’ve got some ideas! Check out our list: Ca Mau Cape (16 km), Thi Tuong Lagoon (81 km), Hon Khoai Island (15 km), Ca Mau City Bird Garden (97 km), Thien Lam Pagoda (104 km)…
2. Travel Guide to Khai Long Tourist Area
Khai Long Beach has an area of 150ha, in the east of Cape Ca Mau. Located in the area of mangrove ecosystem, there are many wild and majestic forests. This is a favorable condition for visitors to experience activities such as catching shrimp, finding snails or wading through the forest to catch crabs and fish. If you want, you can also try to transform into a fisherman rowing through the mangroves. There are also many precious specialties that attract tourists such as shrimp, crab, fish, clams, snails…Khai Long Beach is surrounded by a large golden sand beach with a length of more than 3km. After a while, it encroached on the sea as if it wanted to reach the nearby Hon Khoai island. The beach has vast fine sand, visitors can comfortably play with family and loved ones. Standing at this Khai Long beach, one can zoom in on the majestic Hon Khoai island, where 1940 marked the resounding history of communist Phan Ngoc Hien and his teammates conducting the historic Hon Khoai uprising. An experience that is extremely popular with tourists here is to catch the sunrise on the sea. Watch the sunrise in a peaceful space after the chaos of life. In the afternoon, standing at the beach, visitors can also watch the beautiful sunset before nightfall. At low tide, the beach here clearly reveals its “original shape”. Khai Long tourist area is infested with many items: motels, restaurants, lakes, swimming pools, mud baths, fishing areas, sightseeing areas, souvenir areas, garden cafe, memorial house, amusement park… With a large space like this, this is a great choice for a weekend out with a group of friends.
3. What to Do –See – Eat at Khai Long Tourist Area
Ticket prices to visit Khai Long tourist area are commented and evaluated as quite affordable if not affordable. In addition to buying entrance tickets, when participating in any game you actively pay for that game. Coming to Khai Long tourist area, you will enjoy the fresh, cool air and relax on the lakeside, watching the propellers rotate from the wind power model; swimming in the cool water of modern Thang Long Swimming Pool. Your children can enjoy playing with many games: slides, beautiful rides of golden sands, strolls under the lush green poplars and walks around the horse-riding resort, climbing ropes, ball house, steam house… at Children’s game area. In the tourist area, there are gold-plated statues of 12 animals, artificial mountains, fairy castles, wooden houses, windmill lakes, … for you to freely visit and take virtual photos. This place has both spiritual works such as Khai Long pagoda and statue of Bodhisattva Guan Yin (inviting Mother Nam Hai) with a height of up to 20 m overlooking the East Sea, built in 2008. Fishermen go fishing. If they catch ashore, they can see this statue and they know they have returned home. This is a place where many tourists and Buddhists come to visit, worship, pray for peace for their families, relatives or work.
4. Free Itineraries from VeMekong
As a local travel expert, we have some ideas for you to think about.
From Ca Mau city center:
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If you do not have much time left, it is easy to check out spots in one full day by boat or with bike or with motorbike and car. But there are much more than tourist sites like these in Ca Mau. Make sure you have more time to feel and explore more about the hidden gems and the culture, food, night life, wildlife and forest as well. Top tip: Stay in a homestay nearby, so you have more chances to visit it and surroundings. If you are looking for the package Ca Mau daily tour with local, you can contact www.vemekong.com or Hotline/WhatsApp/WeChat/Zalo +84939888559; email: hello@vemekong.com
5. Google Maps of Khai Long Tourist Area
Google Maps made a name for itself helping people travel from one place to another, avoid traffic (You probably know the route from your hotel to the gas station by heart, but what you can’t be sure about is gridlock), measure a distance, get back to the hotel on time, share the location…
6. Visit Khai Long Tourist Area by yourself
Solo traveller? Travelling on your own means you will get out of any difficult situations by yourself. This, in turn, leads to more satisfying travel experiences and helps you improve your problem-solving skills. These days we rarely get the chance to sit with ourselves and simply be. That’s why you should consider the time you spend alone on your trip as a gift.
It is possible for solo travellers to use google maps and do it alone. But sometimes they need to update local maintained roads and bridges which close and lead you a longer road than the road from Google maps. It is just about the time. It takes more time to find the correct garden to come. Adventure is always fun. Wifi is strong in Ca Mau village! The locals find it hard to speak English as well. Top tip: Sticking to one canal and keeping going along it which gives you more things to see and avoids getting lost. Contact vemekong.com to hire a car, scooter with English-speaking-guide or cycling tours in Ca Mau.
7. Responsible Travel and Advice Khai Long Tourist Area
Don’t get us wrong. But we assure you that you totally agree with us. “Do not give candy and things to the children when you plan to visit any local villages”, the kids will leave the school and follow the sweets and later they find some things to give you or sell to you. The garden is a little forest, don’t pick and touch the flowers or fruits without the local’s smiles. We deal with traveling green and leaving green behind, not plastic. Top tip: Vemekong.com are some of the companies that care a lot about responsible travel and local respectation.
8. Amazing Video flycam/drone of Khai Long Tourist Area (4k)
If a picture says a thousand words, it stands to reason that the video says many times more.
9. Incredible Tips for Photography, Specialists, KOLs, Media and Influencers
To get the best of the best for your unique writing, featuring, photo, video and insider’s stories. We do recommend you to have a local travel expert, the one who always gets more ground information and makes sure every single element is solved perfectly. The Vemekong (very exclusive Mekong) team is your priority choice. Email and have a private talk with them to customize your journey smoothly, personal and the most ultimately amazing. You can contact www.vemekong.com or Hotline/WhatsApp/WeChat/Zalo +84939888559; email: hello@vemekong.com
10. Pro Tips
You can stay in a homestay which is near the riverside, this will help you out the best option. Then you can hire a scooter, car or bike and explore it by yourself. There are many local homestays in the mangrove forest near Ca Mau cape and near U Minh Ha forest. Both of these places are super green for staying and forget the world.
If you plan to extend your travel to Ca Mau homestay, do not forget to bring mosquito repellent cream.
Visit Ca Mau or do any customized tours, please choose reputable providers with boat trips equipped with lifebuoys, jackets, motorcycle and cycling tours with the helmets and. Safety is a priority! Choose Ca Mau responsible tours which help you give back while traveling. It’s a cliché, but it’s true.
Ca Mau food & drink guide ranges from street food, authentic, fancy to fusion foods. As a tropical land of many fresh vegetables and homegrown gardens, which always make Ca Mau cuisines fresh, close to nature and very traditional. If you are a food lover, don’t hesitate to put other bites onto your food lists such as Banh tam ga cay (Silkworm rice cake with curried chicken), grilled Vop clams with salt and pepper, grilled snakehead fish, grilled mudskipper fish, stone crab roast with salt, young bee salad, Ba Khia – A traditional food in Ca Mau, Ca Mau crab is a must-eat…
Bring your hat, sunglasses, and sunblock, scarf to wear when visiting temples, pagodas, and the cathedral.
Bring the raincoat if you’re planning a trip to Ca Mau in the rainy season, as Ca Mau always looks fantastic in the full rain and full sun.
Ca Mau tourist attractions are magnificent itself, but if you have enough time, don’t forget to put other places onto your bucket lists such as Ca Mau City Bird Garden, Ca Mau Cape – The South Pole of Vietnam, U Minh Ha National Park, Mui Ca Mau National Park, Monivongsa Bopharam Pagoda, Thien Lam Pagoda, Ca Mau Floating Market (totally no more), Cao Dai Temple In Ca Mau, Nam Can Mangrove Forest, Quan Am Ancient Temple, Memorial of President Ho Chi Minh, Watch the Sunrise and Sunset at Ca Mau Cape, U Minh Forest, Thi Tuong Lagoon, Khai Long Tourist Area, Hon Khoai Island, Hon Da Bac Island,
Hopefully, the above tips will help you to come up with a great plan for your adventure in Ca Mau province, Mekong Delta, Vietnam. Have a safe trip!
“Sleep less, travel more, respect more” – Thomas Vietnam – Local travel expert.
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