Can Tho is famous for its bold southern beauty, green fields stretching straight to the horizon, orchards laden with fruit… has become one of the favorite destinations of domestic and foreign tourists every day. while traveling to the West. Traveling to Can Tho, everyone must have heard of Bang Lang stork garden, which is the largest bird playground in the West of the river with thousands of bird wings covered with clouds. This place gives visitors a feeling of peace and relaxation after a busy working day.
Bang Lang stork garden
Bang Lang Stork Garden belongs to Thoi Binh 1, Thuan An ward, Thot Not district, about 60 km from Can Tho city. From the city center, you go along Highway 91 through O Mon and Thot Not. From Highway 91, turn around for more than 1km, cross a small bridge and then follow the village road lined with green bamboo leading to the stork garden.
The village road is lined with green bamboo leading to the stork garden
From afar, in the midst of the green of bamboo, a flock of white storks could be seen flying, flapping wings, calling each other cheerfully. Especially in the spring, you can go by boat to the stork garden, experience the feeling of floating on the water, watch the purple mausoleum flowers blooming along both sides of the river, a poetic scene. Formed and self-developed since 1983 with an area of 13,097m2. Up to now, the garden has been expanded to plan eco-tourism development of 16,500m2.
Formed and self-developed since 1983
Bang Lang Stork Garden has more than 300,000 birds and 20 species of storks such as fly storks, fish storks, ivory storks, ghost storks, green storks, storks, storks, lotus storks, le le … living together. But most are the fly storks, with white, green, and storks, of which the smallest is the stork, also known as the fire stork, whose feathers are as red as the afternoon sun. In particular, some species such as pelicans, cauldrons, morning glory, and some rare birds also converge here. All combine into a unique music resounding throbbing songs to welcome visitors.
Bang Lang Stork Garden has more than 300,000 birds and 20 species of storks
The stork garden is the “most crowded” in each breeding season, in order not to miss this scene, you should visit this place from the 8th lunar month to January every year. Particularly, ghost storks are from February to April of the lunar calendar. You should climb up to the 8m high observatory to enjoy a comfortable panoramic view of the stork garden. Bang Lang Stork Garden is an attractive tourist destination in Can Tho for those who love to learn about nature, like the scenery of a peaceful countryside with rice fields, bamboo gardens, green bamboo gardens with flying storks wings.
8m high observatory where visitors can enjoy a panoramic view of the stork garden
To be able to fully admire the beauty of the stork garden, you should come at 6-7am to watch each herd of white storks spread out to feed, or at 5pm when the sunset has fallen. This is the most ideal time to observe the species of storks finding their nests, storks flying in flocks swooping down on bamboo branches, lada bamboo branches, swaying in the wind, calling the flocks… disturbing the whole sky.
The ideal time to visit the stork garden is early morning and late afternoon
People in the South often liken the story of the stork to their own life. The wings of the storks are diligent and diligent, flying everywhere to find food and then returning to the land where the umbilical cord is buried, the dear nest.
Beautiful picture of a mother stork feeding her baby – Photo; Tran Qui Thinh
There are hardly any animals that both suffer and work hard but have love like storks, flocks of storks invite each other to find food as if they want to protect and support each other on the arduous journey of life, just like nature. the good of the westerners. Therefore, Bang Lang stork garden with its genuine and peaceful beauty has become one of the attractive eco-tourism destinations in the garden.
Close-up of baby storks
Bang Lang stork garden has many luxuriant trees throughout the paths, so when coming here, visitors should wear long clothes, shoes or boots to avoid insects.
After visiting Bang Lang – Thot Not stork garden, don’t forget to enjoy the delicious dishes made from jaggery fruit by the hands of the people here: jasmine beverage, jasmine rice, jasmine tea, cake jaggery beef, jaggery, … enjoy the sweet, gentle taste of jaggery that is melting on the tip of the tongue.
Source: Collected internet.