Xeo Quyt Relic Area (Vietnamese: khu di tích Xẻo Quýt) is an eco-tourism site located in My Hiep Commune. This is not only a favoured destination for tourists, but also a site for scientists to study the environment and conduct research.   

What is the speciality of Xeo Quyt Relic Area?

Located more than 30 km from Cao Lanh ward, with an area of ​​50 hectares, including 20 hectares of melaleuca forest. Xeo Quyt was the revolutionary base during the war against the US from 1960 to 1975. Currently, Xeo Quyt is home to more than 170 plant and 200 wild animal species. Thirteen of them are rare animal species listed in the Vietnam Red Book, including the Burmese python, ptyas mucosa, cuora amboinensis…

Xeo Quyt relic area
Going deep into the relic site, you will encounter images of an old war zone with A-shaped bomb shelters, Z-shaped defence work or L-shaped secret bunkers … restored against the background of ancient traces. Along with that are offices, kitchens, fish ponds, guest houses, a minefield still intact and hidden in forests with many swamps, zigzag channels, and wild grass fields.

What to do in Xeo Quyt?

Sightseeing trip

The Xeo Quyt relic area is located in a beautiful natural forest with calm surroundings. To explore this site, you can walk beneath the forest canopy, follow the unique path in the relic area (about 1.5 km long) or row a sampan across many small creeks for a fulfilling experience.

Xeo Quyt relic area

Xeo Quyt tourist area in Dong Thap.

Activities at the relic area

Xeo Quyt Relic Area is divided into 2 parts. The first part is the conservation area of the historical and cultural values of the revolutionary base during the resistance war and the diversity of natural ecology….

Xeo Quyt relic area

However, the second area is the development area for business activities, tourism services, and picnics, including restaurants, conference halls, outdoor food courts, fishing areas and folk games (racing dinghies, catching ducks on the river, crossing monkey bridge, catching fish with baskets).

Cuisines at Xeo Quyt Relic Area

After visiting all the relics, the best dishes include grilled snakehead fish with lotus leaf, roasted vole, sour-and-sweet soup with eel, steamed snail with pepper, and grilled frogs. Don’t forget to sip a lotus wine or lotus seed milk while enjoying those delicacies.

food in Xeo Quyt relic area

How to get Xeo Quyt Relic Area?

This relic is located about 170 km from Saigon. Many buses depart from Western Bus Station or Le Hong Phong Street to stop at Cao Lanh Bus Station or Sa Dec Bus Station in the ward centre. The bus may be from Futa Bus Line or Quoc Hoang Bus Line. The bus fare is about VND 100,000/pax. Upon arrival at Cao Lanh Bus Station or Sa Dec Bus Station, you can take a taxi or motorbike to Xeo Quyt Relic Area. 

Xeo Quyt relic area

Another way is booking a private car to Xeo Quyt with a driver. This is the best way when you’re travelling with a group or want to visit other places along the way.

Source: collected by An

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