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Destinations >> Mekong River Delta :> Mekong River Delta - Dong Thap Dong Thap Province is located in the extreme south of Vietnam bordered by Long An and Tien Giang on the northeast; Vinh Long on the southeast; Can Tho and An Giang on the southwest; a 52 kilometre border with Cambodia on the northwest. Dong Thap has tropical monsoonal climate, with a rainy season from the end of April to November and a dry season from December to early April. The annual rainfall varies from 1,200mm to 2,400mm, about 90% of the precipitation occurring during the rainy season. The mean monthly temperature varies from 25°C to 28°C. Evaporation is 1,500-2,000mm per year. Dong Thap has quite developed system of canals for watery transportation and irrigation. The province has about 10,000 hectares of forestland with a multiform and valuable system of fauna and flora including: tortoise, turtle, snakes, fishes, shrimps, pythons, storks, birds, rice, lotus, water lily, grass, and alga especially red headed cranes. :> Tam Nong Bird Park Tam Nong Bird Park is located in Tam Nong district, 50 kilometers from Cao Lanh Town. The park covers an area of 8,000ha and 53 kilometers in paths. It is the breeding ground of red-headed, bare-necked cranes, a rare, endangered species of land birds. They often live in Tam Nong from December to August. Different from any other species of birds in the area, cranes find their food only on land; they must therefore migrate to avoid the rainy season in Dong Thap Muoi. Red-headed cranes live faithfully in pair, and lay eggs in the spring. They are very precious to Vietnamese as well as worldwide nature lovers. :> Xeo Quyt, land of cajeput Xeo Quyt is the 20 hectare cajeput forest in Dong Thap Muoi or the Plain of Reeds. It was a famous revolutionary base during the anti-French and US resistance wars and today it has been reclaimed and become an attractive historical and ecological tourist site in the Mekong Delta. Xeo Quyt reminds visitors of the former vast cajeput forests in the Plains of Reeds and U Minh areas. Although being heavily devastated during the war, in 1975 by the end of the war, more than 100,000 hectares of submerged forests remained, covering parts of Long An, An Giang, Kien Giang, Bac Lieu and Ca Mau provinces and producing a wonderful ecological system of the alluvial land at the Mekong River's estuary. The cajeput forests work as a great water reservoir to fight against salt water and acidity and regulate the humidity during the dry season. During the war, they were ideal destinations for the liberation army men. The crisscrossing canals, built in the early 20th century, became transportation routes and enabled the local people to reclaim land, develop forestry and prevent fire. The cajeput forests, submerged in the red brown water, are also an ideal habitation for numerous kinds of birds, fish and wild animals, typical for the tropical region. Xeo Quyt boasts 170 species of flora. The fauna is more diverse with at least 200 species, 13 of those are listed in Vietnam's Red Book of Endangered Species.
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