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Bac Lieu Salt

Bac Lieu (Bạc Liêu) Salt is one of southern Vietnam's best-known traditional salt products. Produced on broad coastal salt fields, it is made by allowing seawater to evaporate under the sun until salt crystals form. But the story behind the salt is more than simply seawater and sunshine: Bạc Liêu has developed a distinctive salt-making system and a centuries-old community...

2026-09-25 09:42:54

Ba Khia Rach Goc

Ba Khia Rach Goc (Ba Khía Rạch Gốc) is one of Cà Mau's most distinctive local foods: a small mangrove crab traditionally preserved by salting rather than served as fresh seafood. The specialty is closely associated with Rạch Gốc in southern Cà Mau, where generations of residents have developed their own knowledge of catching, selecting and salting ba khía. The...

2026-09-25 09:34:04

Ca Mau Crab

Ca Mau Crab (Cua Cà Mau) is one of the best-known specialties of Vietnam's southernmost province. More than simply a seafood dish, it is closely connected with the brackish-water landscapes, mangrove forests and aquaculture traditions of Cà Mau. The product is also protected under a Vietnamese geographical indication, giving the name “Cua Cà Mau” a more specific...

2026-09-25 08:59:05

Cái Chanh Revolutionary Base

Hidden among the rivers and waterways of the Mekong Delta, Cái Chanh Revolutionary Base was an important headquarters for revolutionary organizations during Vietnam's 20th-century wars. The site was associated with the Southern Regional Party Committee, the Southern Central Office, and later the Bạc Liêu Provincial Party Committee. Although Cái Chanh is little known among...

2026-09-23 16:03:06

Cao Văn Lầu Memorial Site

The Cao Văn Lầu Memorial Site in Cà Mau commemorates Cao Văn Lầu (1892–1976), a major figure in the development of Southern Vietnamese traditional music. He is best known for composing Dạ cổ hoài lang in 1919, a work that later became an important foundation in the development of vọng cổ and Southern Vietnamese musical theatre. Cao Văn Lầu's story is also connected...

2026-09-23 15:47:17

Nhà Mát Tourist Area

Nhà Mát Tourist Area is a large seaside entertainment complex in Cà Mau Province, combining an artificial beach, water attractions, swimming facilities, restaurants, and family-oriented recreation. Located on the former Bạc Liêu coast, the complex is one of the main leisure destinations in the area and offers a very different experience from Bạc Liêu's temples,...

2026-09-23 14:45:15

Tac Say Church

Tac Say (Tắc Sậy) Church is one of the best-known Catholic pilgrimage sites in southern Vietnam, located in Cà Mau Province. The church and pilgrimage center are closely associated with Father Phanxicô Xaviê Trương Bửu Diệp, a Vietnamese Catholic priest who served the Tắc Sậy community from 1930 until his death in 1946. His tomb is located here, and on July 2, 2026, he was...

2026-09-20 10:44:51

Vĩnh Hưng Ancient Tower

Vĩnh Hưng Ancient Tower is a rare surviving brick tower associated with the ancient Óc Eo culture of southern Vietnam. Standing in today's Cà Mau Province, the tower was built more than a thousand years ago and has been the subject of archaeological investigations for more than a century. The site is particularly important because it preserves an above-ground example of an ancient...

2026-09-20 10:34:34

Công Tử Bạc Liêu House

Công Tử Bạc Liêu House is a historic mansion in the heart of Bạc Liêu, built between 1917 and 1919 for the wealthy Trần Trinh Trạch family. Closely associated with his son Trần Trinh Huy, better known as Công Tử Bạc Liêu, the house has become one of the city's best-known symbols of the wealth and lifestyle of southern Vietnam's upper class in the early 20th...

2026-09-20 10:24:10

U Minh Hạ National Park

U Minh Hạ National Park protects a distinctive wetland landscape in Cà Mau, where Melaleuca trees grow across peat-rich lowlands and seasonal freshwater wetlands. The park represents a very different environment from the mangrove forests around Mũi Cà Mau, making it an important part of Cà Mau's natural landscape. [toc] Overview Location: [latlon] Address: Ấp Vồ...

2026-09-20 10:15:26

Hòn Đá Bạc Tourist Area

Hòn Đá Bạc is a small group of rocky islands off the western coast of Cà Mau Province, known for its unusual granite formations, coastal scenery, local religious traditions, and the historical site associated with the CM12 counterintelligence operation from 1981 to 1984. The area offers a compact combination of nature and history and is one of the more distinctive places to...

2026-09-20 09:37:54

Thi Tuong Lagoon

Thi Tuong Lagoon, also known as Ba Tuong Lagoon, is a large natural brackish-water lagoon in Cà Mau Province. Known locally as a “sea in the middle of the plain,” the lagoon combines open water, tidal channels, aquaculture areas, and riverside communities, offering a quieter view of the water-based life that defines much of southern Cà Mau. [toc] Overview...

2026-09-20 08:51:51

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