Bac Lieu overview

Bac Lieu is located at the south extremity of the country. It is surrounded by Can Tho Travel to the north, Soc Trang travel to the east, the East Sea to the south, and Ca Mau ( Ca Mau travel ) to the west. The main ethnic groups are the Kinh and Khmer.

There are two distinct seasons: the rainy season and the dry season. The average temperature is 24° C.

An interesting site to see in Bac Lieu is the Bac Lieu Bird Ground.

Geography

Bac Lieu Province situated in the Mekong river delta ( Mekong Delta Travel ). It shares its border with Can Tho City and Soc Trang Province to the north, the East Sea to the south, Ca Mau and Kien Giang provinces to the west. Bac Lieu has many large rice paddies and fertile land, which make a good condition for fruit tree planting.

Climate

the weather is divided into two seasons: rainy and dry seasons. The annual average temperature is 24ºC.

Tourism and Economy

Bac Lieu Town is on side of Bac Lieu Canal, 10km from the sea. Bac Lieu residents grow rice, fruit trees, catch seafood and make salt.

Bac Lieu used to play importance role in exploitation and developing of French colonialists so that the province has existed several western-style villas and palaces.

Coming there, tourists have more knowledge about very rich and popular Bac Lieu Mandarins. And they can visit the Bac Lieu Bird Reserve, unforgettable taste longan gardens, Viet Hung old Tower, Xiem Can Pagoda or discover mangrove cajeput forest.

Transportation

Bac Lieu is 280km from Saigon city ( Saigon travel ), 67km from Ca Mau, 50km from Soc Trang, and 113km from Can Tho. The National Highway No. 1A crosses the province and links to Soc Trang and Ca Mau provinces.