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Explore the Do Land of the East

BA RIA – VUNG TAU – Visitors to the Eastern Do Land can watch cherry blossoms bloom, visit Phuoc Hai fishing village, enjoy many fresh seafood dishes…

The song “Love in the Do Land of the East” has been deeply engraved in the memories of generations about a land that was resilient during the war, the birthplace of heroic female martyr Vo Thi Sau, but few people know that this is also a tourist destination. is attracting visitors by its poetic streets and unique cuisine.

Starting from Ho Chi Minh City, follow Highway 51 to the welcome gate of Ba Ria city, visitors have 2 ways to get to the red land: turn into Ba Ria city and go straight to Cach Mang Thang Tam street; Or continue to move on Highway 51, through Ba Ria commercial center, to the roundabout with signs indicating the direction to Phuoc Hai. Both roads take visitors to the roundabout with the welcome gate “Long Hai Tourism”. Coming to Dat Do, visitors will have countless interesting and unforgettable experiences.

See cherry blossoms bloom and visit Phuoc Hai fishing village

The freshwater pass bends between one side of the mountain and the other by the sea, connecting the two lands of Long Dien and Dat Do, and leading to the Minh Dam relic site. This pass is especially beautiful at the end of the year when the cherry blossom forest on both sides of the road blooms with bright and attractive roses.

Formed hundreds of years ago, now Phuoc Hai fishing village has become one of the bustling seaside towns with many luxury resorts. However, the bustling atmosphere in the early morning of the fishing village people waiting for the boats and market boats to dock with fish and shrimp is still intact.

You should spend a day getting up very early to watch the sunrise, go to the fishing market to watch boats dock with all kinds of fresh seafood, and buy some things to enjoy. In the afternoon, getting on a boat, you have the opportunity to experience the feeling of floating on the sea to fish, squid fishing with fishermen, and having dinner on the boat with freshly caught seafood. The moment seeing the fish bite the hook will give you a special feeling.

If you want to choose a quiet place with charming sea-mountain scenery, you can experience interesting resort services such as Lan Rung Resort or Oceanami resort and explore Dat Do town.

The Red Land also has many historical and spiritual tourist attractions that can be visited such as the historical site of the revolutionary base of Minh Dam mountain, the monument park of the Heroic martyr Vo Thi Sau, the Linh Quang Tinh pagoda in the commune. Hon Mot, visit Ong Nam Hai palace, Ong fish grave, Truc Lam Chan Nguyen monastery (Phuoc Hai town).

Explore the Do Land of the East
Monument to heroine and martyr Vo Thi Sau is 7 m high in Dat Do.

Enjoy typical Phuoc Hai cuisine

Dat Do has many specialties with very own flavors such as corn cakes, minced fish sauce, apricot salad, sour soup with tamarind sauce, and dishes made from fresh seafood with typical flavors.

Among the many delicious dishes to try, do not miss the sour and sour soup with tamarind sauce, impressing with the aroma of lemongrass, the salty taste in the soy sauce mixed with the sour taste of tamarind, spicy chili, and sweet sea fish. People here often use several types of sea fish to cook sour and sour soup with tamarind sauce: croaker, braised fish, clam fish, and especially the head of lychee fish. This dish is very delicious when eaten with vermicelli and wine.

Corn cake is a rustic dish, a long tradition of the Dat Do district. The cake is flexible, soft, fragrant, with the sweetness of corn, the greasy taste of green beans and pureed coconut rice, creating a specially delicious taste that will be remembered forever.

Phuoc Hai fish cake is considered by many tourists as a famous delicious specialty of Dat Do district. Fried fish is soft, supple, chewy, and has a naturally sweet taste, which will be a suitable gift for relatives and friends after a trip to Dat Do.

Apricot fish salad is a long-standing dish of the people of the sea. Fish is mixed with vinegar, rock sugar, tamarind juice, garlic chili, fish sauce… In addition, there are many delicious dishes for you to enjoy such as yam soup and steamed yam with milk, hot vermicelli spring rolls. ..

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