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Cape Ca Mau National Park
Country: Vietnam
Province: Ca Mau

Ca Mau Holiday Weather today


Date/time of update: March 19, 2024, 3:51 am, Timezone: GMT+7
Scattered Clouds

Temperature: 33.33°C
Temperature feels like: 33.87°C
Minimum Temperature: 33.33°C
Maximum Temperature: 33.33°C
Atmospheric pressure: 1013hPa
Humidity:38%
Visibility: 10000m
Wind speed: 6.74m/sec
Wind Direction: 103 degrees
Cloudiness: 34%
Sunrise: 2024-03-18 11:04:07
Sunset: 2024-03-19 11:10:12

The inland area of Vietnam looks similar to an S shape, the bottom area of the country is the Mekong Delta and the southernmost area of the Mekong Delta is Ca Mau. This is where the inland of Vietnam protrudes into the East Vietnam Sea of which the tip is Cape Ca Mau. Cape Ca Mau is where you can observe both sunrise and sunset on the sea.

Geography

Ca Mau Province is bordered to the north by Kien Giang Province, to the east by Bac Lieu Province; to the south by the East Vietnam Sea; to the west by the Rach Gia Gulf. Ca Mau has 145km of coastline to the Rach Gia Gulf and 104km to the East Vietnam Sea.

Rice field outside of Ca Mau City
Rice field outside of Ca Mau City

The land of Ca Mau is basically flat with the terrain slightly goes down from the north and north-east to the south and south-west. The average altitude of Ca Mau is about 0.5-1.5m above sea level with many areas permanently under water which are marshland mostly covered with cajeput and mangrove forests and which are home to rich underwater species. There is a maze of rivers, creeks and arroyos which crisscross the land making it favorable for transport by waterway.

Rach Tau Floating Village - Ca Mau Cape
Rach Tau Floating Village - Ca Mau Cape

There are several rivers and several estuaries at Ca Mau. The big rivers are Cua Lon, Ganh Hao, Bay Hap, Ong Doc and Trem Trem. The climate at Ca Mau is monsoon tropic with 2 seasons per year: rainy season May-October (south-westerly winds) and dry season November-April (north-easterly winds). The temperate ranges from 24-29oC.

Ca Mau Travel Guide, What to See, Tourist Attractions in Ca Mau

1/ Ca Mau Bird Park (Ca Mau City)

2/ U Minh Ha Forest – National Park(Global Biosphere Reserve):

The national park is 40km from the city of Ca Mau. The National Park of U Minh Ha has an area of 8,286ha which is adjacent to U Minh Thuong National Park in Kien Giang. The total area of forest is 35,000 hectares.

 
U Minh Ha National Park
U Minh Ha National Park

3/ National Park of Cape Ca Mau (Vuon Quoc Gia Mui Ca Mau

This amazing national park listed to the World Ramsar Sites) is over 100km from Ca Mau City, with the area of 41,862ha.

Mui Ca Mau National Park
Mui Ca Mau National Park (listed as a global biosphere reserve)

4/ Khai Long Beach

5/Hon Da Bac Island

The island is 50km from Ca Mau City and 0.5km from inland.

6/ Hon Khoai Island

The island has an area of 5km2 and is 14 nautical miles south-east from Mui Ca Mau.

7/Thi Tuong Lake (Dam Thi Tuong)

The lake 40km west of Ca Mau City.

8/ Ngoc Hien Bird Park (in Ngoc Hien District)

The bird park is 186ha, the biggest untouched bird park in Vietnam.

U Minh Town - U Minh District
U Minh Town - U Minh District of Ca Mau Province

9/ Dam Doi Bird Park (Dam Doi District)

The bird park is 45km from Ca Mau City.

10/ Cai Na Bird Park (Nam Can)

The site is 50km from Ca Mau City, in Nam Can District. The area was not accessible by land until recently.

Where to Stay, Accommodations

There is a wide choice of hotels in Ca Mau ranging from homestay, guest houses, family run hotels to first class hotels (4*).

What to Do, Travel and Tours in Ca Mau

1/ Adventure Tours, Eco Tours, Nature Tours, Bike Tours

A boat tour to Cape Ca Mau takes a full day and a trip around Ca Mau takes another full day. Paradissa offers eco tours to visit the national parks in Ca Mau. We also organize adventure tours, bike tours to Ca Mau and nearby provinces in the Mekong Delta.

Dawn on the scenic Ca Mau Cape
Dawn on the scenic Ca Mau Cape

2/ Family Tours, Luxury Tours

Ca Mau is not a great choice for family vacations. Luxury travel service is not yet available in the province.

Dawn on Rach Tau Village
Dawn on Rach Tau Village

Getting around

It is convenient to travel around Ca Mau nowadays both by road and by waterway. Still some areas are only accessed by boat. Ca Mau to Ca Mau Cape (Dat Mui): 2 hours 30 minutes by speed boat. As of writing the Ho Chi Minh Road which travels up to Cape Ca Mau is about to be completed which should make it very convenient to reach this extreme land soon.

How to get their and away

By road

Ca Mau City is 300km from Ho Chi Minh City, 140km from Can Tho City and 70km from Bac Lieu City. There is an airport at Ca Mau which services daily flights between Ho Chi Minh City and Ca Mau City.

Ca Mau Average Monthly Rainfall and Temperatures


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