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Three ‘virtual living’ spots in the late litchi season in Bac Giang
Tan Son cloth market, Cam Son lake and Litchi gardens in Tan Son are in the harvest season are ideal destinations for tourists to visit.
Luc Ngan is a mountainous district of Bac Giang province, known by the nickname “Liche Kingdom”. In 2023, the whole district has more than 19,000 hectares of litchi, with an estimated output of 98,000 tons, according to the Bac Giang Department of Culture, Tourism and Sports.
The litchi season starts from May to July. Most of the communes have almost finished harvesting, but the litchi islands on Cam Son lake and Tan Son commune have just started to harvest lychee late. In addition to harvesting fruit, in the past few years, litchi gardens in Bac Giang have gradually become a destination for tourists to take pictures, creating a trend such as taking pictures at Moc Chau plum and apricot gardens.
Here are three good photo spots when visiting Luc Ngan in the late litchi season in early July, as suggested by Hoang Thuy Duong, a travel blogger born and raised in Bac Giang.
Cam Son Lake
Cam Son Lake is nearly 30 km long, 7 km wide at its widest place and 200 m at its narrowest. The water surface area is 2,600 ha in the dry season. In the rainy season, the water level can rise up to 3,000 hectares. The lake water is clear blue with many large and small islands planted with litchi. Many tourists have compared Cam Son as “Ha Long Bay on land” of Bac Giang.
Cam Son Lake seen from above.
Thuy Duong took a photo at the bridge at the bridge on Cam Son lake.
Fishing village on the lake.
The view from the fishing village to the lake.
Bau Tien ecological area.
Cam Son Lake seen from above.
Thuy Duong took a photo at the bridge at the bridge on Cam Son lake.
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Spending a day on a cruise on the lake, discovering lychee islands in the middle of the lake is rated by Duong as “a must-try experience”. After sightseeing, visitors can visit the islands, directly pick the ripe and fresh litchi from the tree to eat.
A destination not to be missed to take pictures, in addition to the lychee garden is the bridge. The bridge is located on the surface of Cam Son lake, connecting from Tam Che village to Da village. The bridge is mainly made of bamboo and wood, so the deep brown color stands out among the green of the water, trees, mountains and clouds. Boat rental fee: 1-1.2 million a boat depending on the size of the boat or small boat, accommodating 10-15 guests.
At noon, visitors can visit Cam Son fishing village to rest and have lunch. “The lakeside camping is very beautiful,” Duong said, because of the quiet space and large nature around. Visitors do not have to pay for tickets, but if they want to rest in shacks, camps or tents, the price is 30,000-50,000 VND per person. Guests can bring food or order from people there such as grilled chicken, rice. The price of a meal is from 200,000 to 250,000 VND per person.
Road to: From the center of Bac Giang city, visitors go to Chu town, turn onto the dirt road leading to Son Hai commune to reach the lake.
Lychee gardens in Tan Son
Duong said that she was born and raised with lychee trees, but she was still surprised when she saw the fruit-laden litchi gardens in Tan Son commune. “Thousands of green litchi trees highlighting red fruits planted in layers, surrounded by villages and hills will make you go from surprise to delight,” Duong said.
One of the litchi gardens suggested by Thuy Duong is Chiu Ben because the fruit here is especially big and wrong. “The lychee is on the branches, swooping down to the ground. The gardener has to support the branches with sticks to raise the beams,” Duong said. The owner of the garden also has an arched lychee garden for visitors to take pictures. The best time to take pictures with the lychee garden, according to Duong, is dawn, bright red ripe litchi stands out against the background of green leaves and under the sun.
Lychees in Tan Son, Luc Ngan are in season, so the fruits are bright red, full of branches.
Each bunch of fabric weighs about 3-4kg.
Ms. Ben, the owner of a garden in Tan Son, is making bundles of cloth for sale.
Lychees in Tan Son, Luc Ngan are in season, so the fruits are bright red, full of branches.
Each bunch of fabric weighs about 3-4kg.
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Some lychee gardens (on lychee island and in Tan Son commune) charge an entrance fee of 30,000 VND per person. A bunch of cloth about three kilograms is sold for 30,000 VND. “Customers should buy cloth to take home, it will be more profitable,” Duong said.
Tan Son Fabric Market
If you want to “hunt” the moment when the lychee market is busy, visitors must be present from 5am, at the same time people in the area pick lychees at night and then take them to the market. Each person usually carries a basket of cloth weighing 150-200 kg, waiting to meet the merchant and agree to buy and sell. In about 2-3 hours, the market is very crowded with people, so the whole road leading to the market is often congested and congested. “The whole road is bright red with a ripe lychee color,” Duong said. The fabric market is wholesale and not retail, so it will be more difficult for retail customers to buy than at the gardens.
In addition, visitors can visit Bau Tien eco-tourism area, belonging to Dong Dao Tourism Cooperative, Dong Giao village, Quy Son commune. Although not 100% complete, there are basic amenities such as stilts house, dining area, water games such as boating, duck riding, cycling. There is a lychee garden in the eco-zone, but litchi here has been harvested since early summer. Up to now, there are still many fruits on the tree, but only for tourists to eat, not to sell. Admission is currently free.
From Hanoi, visitors go through Thanh Tri Bridge, National Highway 1A to Bac Giang. Thuy Duong suggests that you can take photos of the lychee garden in one day, but if you want to visit Tan Son lychee market, a two-day and one-night trip is suitable. The cost for the trip is about 1-1.5 million VND.
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