Cam Thanh’s nipa palm forest is a great suggestion within the list of destinations for a trip to Hoi An.
If tourists are afraid of crowded streets and crowded shops but want to enjoy a windy space like the Southwest region, they can visit the riverbanks and watch the green nipa palms sway in the wind.
Nipa palm tree as a gift of nature for the swampy land of Cam Thanh. Sometimes visitors can come across a young green nipa palm forest after old leaves and broken leaves have been cut down.
Walking in the "space" of the nipa palm, visitors will experience a feeling of being away from the bustling streets of traffic noise, breathing in the sea breeze, enjoying a sense of tranquillity and peace.
After the journey to discover the nipa palm forest, visitors can visit the wharf, enjoy coconut milk, and watch the whole immense area of water with its green nipa palm forests.
This peaceful scene gives visitors a sense of relaxation that they can never forget as well as a desire to come back.
Around three kilometres away from Hoi An, Cam Thanh’s immense nipa palm forest, which is regarded as the green lung of Hoi An, is like a miniature of the Mekong river delta. The only difference between them is perhaps the means of transport used. In the Mekong delta, one travels on three-plank wooden boats, while in Cam Thanh, visitors use basket boats (thung chai) to go to the coconut forest.
The pleasure of sitting in a woven basket boat under nipa palm trees and seeing the beautiful scenery of a rural water region makes visitors feel attached to this place.
