Binh Phuoc travel guide (P2)

Binh Phuoc is the gateway and bridge connecting the Central Highlands with the Mekong Delta and Cambodia. This province is located in the Southern key economic region, bordering Lam Dong and Dak Nong provinces to the east, Tay Ninh to the west, Binh Duong and Dong Nai to the South, and Cambodia to the north and northwest.

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Soc Lon Pagoda

Soc Lon Pagoda is located in Soc Lon hamlet, Loc Khanh commune, Loc Ninh district, about 10 km from Loc Ninh town centre. This is the oldest Khmer temple in Binh Phuoc, built in 1931, with an area of more than 1,200 m2. At the temple, visitors will have the opportunity to learn about the spiritual life of indigenous people and experience many cultural activities and traditional festivals of the Khmer people. The temple is considered a "museum" that helps you have a comprehensive view of the customs, traditions, religion, and rich cultural history of the Khmer people.

My Le Forest Park

With an area of about 50 hectares, My Le Forest Park (Long Hung commune, Phu Rieng district) has a space between mountains, hills and lakes, with convenient transportation only about 30 km from Dong Xoai City. Coming here, you will have a hands-on experience in fruit orchards and oolong tea hills. In particular, during the harvest season, you can personally pick rambutans, grapefruits, mangosteens... Visitors can take the train to enjoy the scenery of tea hills or cycle, ride a buffalo cart and enjoy sweet fruits, and see the animal cake garden with many varieties.

Bu Lach grassland

The grassland is located in Dong Nai commune, Bu Dang district, between mountains and forests, waterfalls and streams, with an area of about 500 hectares. In the middle of the grassland is a large lake surrounded by immense primeval forest. According to the local language, the word "lach" in M'nong means meadow; there is a water tank in the clearing, so the name is Bau Lach, alternatively called Bu Lach. Visitors coming here will admire the green grassland mixed with purple myrtle flowers. The quiet space, the whispering wind, and the sounds of wild birds will help you feel comfortable and relaxed. Shortly, Bu Lach grassland will be planned into an eco-tourism area.

Can Don hydroelectric lake

Located in the Bu Dop district commune, the factory has a lake bed area of nearly 36 km2. The bed of Can Don Lake, seen from above, looks like a winding dragon. Can the Don hydroelectric project have a 44 m high dam blocking the river with a length of 1,130 m and a roof width of 7 m? Spillway with reinforced concrete structure, 5 spillway chambers. Can Don Hydropower is a water storage and electricity generation project on the Be River system; the main upstream is Thac Mo hydropower. With a large lake area and a beautiful flooded forest landscape, this place has developed the lakeside tourism industry and net fishing.

Son Ha Yen Island tourist area

Yen Son Ha Island (Tan Phu town, Dong Phu district) is an eco-tourism area with about 10 hectares covered with a green layer of forest, creating a cool atmosphere. In addition to the beauty of natural scenery, this place also has many other games suitable for tourists who can bring children to play and experience, such as swimming pools, visiting islands of bird's nests, animals and upstream lagoon by canoe, playing on boats and pedal ducks, and visit the statue garden and cultural heritage gallery.

The waterfalls

Elephant Falls is located in the Bu Lach grassland ecological complex. According to long-time residents, in the past, there were many dead elephants in this area, with bones piled up to form hills, so it was called Elephant Falls. With a height of about 15 m, the waterfall is likened to a fairy with long hair. The road to Voi waterfall is small and bumpy, following the hills. However, you will admire the poetic and romantic beauty after arriving at the waterfall.

Dak Mai Waterfall is one of the still quite wild attractions in Bu Gia Map, adjacent to the National Park. The waterfall is about 50 m wide and 12 m high. To get to this waterfall, you have to go through steep hills. On the water's surface is a layer of rocks with heterogeneous shapes and sizes, quite flat due to erosion by the force of the waterfall. When walking on rocks, you feel like you have to measure each step.

Quang Minh Pagoda

Quang Minh Pagoda is located on a high mound with a large three-entrance gate with neo-classical architecture, located right on Highway 14, in Tan Dong Ward, Dong Xoai City. The temple was built around 1950 and restored in 1990. The temple impresses from its appearance with an ancient look with characteristic red-tiled roofs. At the top of the tower of Quang Minh Pagoda hangs a great bell (big bell) with the idea that the ringing brings peace to everyone.

Eat and drink

Binh Phuoc is a settlement and inhabited place of many different ethnic groups, so traditional dishes are diverse, combining many types of ingredients, demonstrating community solidarity.

Free-range pork

This is a specialty of Bom Bo squirrel (Bu Dang district). This type of pig is raised freely and does not use processed food, so the meat has almost no fat, is sweet and chewy, and is often raised by S'tieng people. Meat can be processed into many grilled, fried, and steamed dishes. Grilled pork is served with bananas and raw vegetables, especially wild vegetables.

Cashew salad

One dish you must try when coming to Binh Phuoc is cashew salad. Cashew nuts replace peanuts with pork belly, tiger shrimp and herbs to create a plate of salad balanced in flavour, delicious and cool. This is also a popular dish, which ranges from 30,000 to 50,000 VND, depending on the restaurant.

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Lam rice

This is a popular dish of most ethnic people living in Binh Phuoc. Rice (sticky or sticky) is put in bamboo tubes mixed with beans to enhance the flavour. The bamboo tube chosen for cooking is neither too young nor too old. After cooking the rice and letting it cool, visitors strip off the skin to retain the "bamboo coat". Just cut it into small pieces and dip it with peanut and sesame salt. Lam rice has the natural sweetness of rice mixed with the aroma of bamboo.