Dau Tieng Lake has a charming and poetic beauty. The natural scenery here is beautiful along with the beautiful small islands in the middle of the lake. All of them have created a picture of the lake here becoming more beautiful and attractive than ever. More interesting when you know this lake is known as the largest artificial lake in Vietnam. It has an extremely important role in irrigation, which is to coordinate water for the Saigon River. This is an extremely attractive tourist destination attracting many domestic and foreign tourists. The scenery here with immense majestic mountains and immense but extremely poetic lake.
Brief introduction about Dau Tieng Lake
Where is the famous oil lake?
Dau Tieng Lake started construction on April 29, 1981. It was completed on January 10, 1985. This can be said to be the most labor-intensive project at that time. Because Tay Ninh Province has mobilized most of the youth to participate in digging lakes. Up to this point, Dau Tieng Lake has a total length of about 1,550 km of canals. Including three main channels, 64 level 1 channels, 448 level 2 channels, 671 level 3 level 4 channels and 129 header channels. However, the protected construction area is only more than 129 km.
Dau Tieng Lake has a dam that discharges floodwaters to the headwaters of the Saigon River, and two East and West canals. It also serves to irrigate wheat, sugarcane and rice fields not only in Tay Ninh but also in Cu Chi District. This is also the source of supply for the surrounding water purification plants. Today it is fully exploited for tourism. And it becomes one of the most favorite spots of Tay Ninh tourism industry. There are many tourists from near and far coming to visit and camp at this place to relax and rest.
Origin and history of Dau Tieng Lake
Dau Tieng Lake is an immense sea of water created by man. Aim to do an important irrigation project in the South. The lake has a water surface area of 270 km² and 45.6 km² of semi-submerged land. The capacity of the reservoir is 1.58 billion m³ of water with the irrigation capacity of the lake reaching more than 67,400 ha/crop for inside and outside the province. It is very useful for directly helping to push salinity and sweeten the downstream areas of Saigon River, Vam Co Dong River. And indirectly serve 32,000 ha of fields in the agricultural production area.
What does Dau Tieng Lake have that attract tourists?
Dau Tieng Lake is a very suitable tourist destination for a weekend trip. Or day trips back are ideal. This place has beautiful poetic scenery and many interesting activities such as forest trekking, mountain climbing, swimming in the lake, eating.. The best thing is that there is no entrance fee like many other tourist centers.
Fresh resort paradise
Coming to Dau Tieng Lake, you will enjoy the vast surrounding space. Breathe in the cool and extremely fresh air. You can also relax and let your soul follow the clouds, watching the lake surface with blue, calm water. Along the lakeside are smooth lawns with blooming flowers. Far away in the middle of the lake, there are strange natural oases with cute names such as Xin island, Trang island, Dong Bo island… Along with that, the calm waves in the lake bed will make your soul feel. strangely peaceful. At that moment, it seemed that all the hustle and bustle of daily life gradually disappeared.
Dau Tieng Lake, the ultimate virtual check-in paradise
Although Dau Tieng Lake is an artificial lake, it seems that every corner here can be photographed very naturally. It has bold, beautiful and harmonious nature, suitable for your “virtual life”. The lake surface is clear blue, in the middle of the lake is an island, in the distance are canoes floating alone. The two most beautiful times here are at sunrise and sunset. At this time, there is nothing more romantic than taking pictures to check in.
Overnight camping in Dau Tieng Lake
Although this place has become a famous tourist destination, it still retains its wild character. There are not many hotels and motels around the lake. It shows that here is a vast majestic space and extremely quiet. Therefore, this place becomes a suitable place for camping activities that are loved by backpackers. You can comfortably set up your tent overnight. And freely experience the wild feeling. Or organize a small barbecue party with friends or family, it will be very interesting.
Watching Sunrise and Sunset on Dau Tieng Lake
You should not miss the most beautiful moments of the day which are sunset and sunrise. Nothing is more wonderful than sitting on a boat floating in the middle of the lake watching the sunset. Or after a fun night of partying, waking up in the morning to watch the sunrise right at your tent. If you are a romantic, do not miss the moment to feel the beauty of this pristine destination.
Rent a boat or canoe to explore Dau Tieng Lake
At Dau Tieng Lake, people have tour services by canoe and boat. Why don’t you rent one right away, across the water to the middle of the lake. It takes about 20 minutes by canoe to get to the island. You will see one side is the blue sea, the other side is majestic mountains, very beautiful and interesting. Or you float on the boat and try your fishing skills here.
The best time to visit Dau Tieng Lake
From December to April is dry buying, so this is the ideal time for you to visit Dau Tieng Lake. On hot summer days, Dau Tieng Lake is a suitable resort. Because it will very cool and fresh again. In the summer, there is not much rain, so it is very convenient for moving as well as participating in outdoor activities here. The most beautiful thing here is probably watching the sunrise and sunset.
Note
- Prepare a map, the way for the trip to Dau Tieng Lake. In case you can’t look up google map.
- Bring food and drinks for the trip, camping if you stay overnight, because this place is still deserted.
- Prepare necessary clothes and luggage such as long-sleeved clothes, low-soled shoes. Common drugs.
