Duringthe colonialism era, the French built a resort and used it to rest andswim. This resort is also enjoyed by Vietnamese who spend weekends andvacations there.

Unfortunately,wars have destroyed all the road system to Ba Dong Beach. Tra VinhProvince authorities are now evaluating the possibility to rebuild theroad system. Tra Vinh tourism office also plans to renovate and exploitBa Dong seaside resort and turn it into an attractive tourist site inCuu Long River Delta.

Uponarriving at the oceanic site, you will surely be taken by surprise bythe breath of salty sea air that is so distinctive to the sweet scentsof fruits that pervade the delta's environs. The beach's tourismpotential began to be tapped in early 20th century when the Frenchcolonialists built a guesthouse there for local officials to spendtheir weekends.

Fromthe hotels and restaurants hiding themselves among the poplars rustlingin sea wind, you can look beyond at the far sea,where fleets of fishingboats are sailing industriously to bring back inexhaustible resourcesto enrich the country. In this resort, you can savour many types offresh seafood at surprisingly cheap prices. Ba Dong Beach hostsnumerous seafood restaurants specializing in typical southwesternVietnamese cuisine fished directly from the ocean. Specialties includecrab sauce eaten with bananas, carambola, girdle cakes or rice rollsand boiled meat.

Thebeach is dotted with bungalows and cots ranging in prices, which offertourists a chance to lay back and unwind to the rhythmic sound ofundulating waves. You can play on numerous sand dunes on the beach.Other places of interests here is a lighthouse, shrimp lakes, and smallislets.

Onthe beach that stretches as far as the eye can see, you can fly kites,play sports, meander among numerous sand dunes or drive motorbikes fastenough to get thrills otherwise hard to attain elsewhere. As nightfalls, you can sleep in "underground houses" built during the war toavoid shells and bullets. They are protected from above by luxurianttrees.

Fromthe beach just 7 kilometers away rests an imposing mangrove forest. Alight wind invigorates beachgoers with its fresh and clear breezes.When famished from the physical activities, you can indulge in a rangeof culinary delights offered right on the beachside.

BaDong is currently an attractive spot for short holidays for numerousaverage-income tourists in Tra Vinh and neighboring provinces. Thewhole of Ba Dong Beach is picturesque, colourful, exciting and livelywith tens of thousands of tourists from everywhere who come here forsightseeing and relaxing.