Tra Su cajuput forest

After 3 days in the Mekong Delta we finally found the mind blowing nature that Vietnam has to offer.

Close to the border of Cambodia lies a protected wetland forest of acacia trees. This was quite spectacular to see, the only way to see it is from on a boat as the whole place is basically water-locked apart from some flood walls they build to help protect the forest and regulate the flow of the water.

In one of these flood walls they built a tower so you can see the forest from above the forest canopy, other than the fact that the tower was terrifying to climb as I literally felt the structure vibrate as I walked up the stairs, this was an unbelievable sight from the top.

On the way back to the bus I took a panoramic picture that shows where people live on the left side of the road and where the forest starts on the right side of the road. The contrast is striking as the piles of garbage line the left side of the road and natural beauty the right side.

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