La Ngau Stream is located upstream of La Nga River, surrounded by Tanh Linh Forest. This place has a pristine, quiet landscape, close to nature.
Tourists coming here mainly participate in camping activities around the stream. There are two forms: setting up tents at spontaneous sites or using services. This area has no electricity grid, phone and Internet signals are unstable, almost no connection.
From Ho Chi Minh City to La Ngau is nearly 200 km, taking about 3 hours to travel along the Ho Chi Minh City – Long Thanh – Dau Giay – Long Khanh (Dong Nai) expressway. From here, visitors continue to the area of the statue of Our Lady of Ta Pao, passing La Ngau Bridge. From this bridge, go about 2 km to the camping site (photo). The road near the camping site is quite difficult to travel, but cars can still get there.
In mid-February, a group of 10 tourists from Ho Chi Minh City chose to camp by renting available tents. The campsite is a cashew plantation peninsula, surrounded on three sides by La Ngau stream. The tents here are pre-built, with mattresses, blankets, pillows, and drinking water inside. The tent rental price is 650,000 VND per person, including meals.
Mr. Do Hieu, owner of Boo Camp campsite, La Ngau, shared that there are currently only two licensed camping service businesses in this area, the rest are spontaneous sites.
“Spontaneous camping sites have low rental costs, only from a few tens of thousands of VND per person. These sites usually do not have fences, staff, or security guards. Campers must take the initiative to protect themselves and their personal property,” Mr. Hieu shared.
Licensed camping sites always have support when needed and provide everything such as food, drinks, and hygiene. However, Mr. Hieu noted that no matter where you are, visitors should still take care of their own belongings and not bring many valuables.
In addition to the available food and tent services, visitors are free to organize activities. The group of visitors from Ho Chi Minh City brought bicycles, bows and arrows, guitars, and speakers to participate in team-building games.
Without Internet, visitors put their phones away, focus on reading books or participating in outdoor sports activities, chatting with friends, activities that are easily missed in busy daily life.
Bathing in the stream is an activity that many visitors love. You should go to the stream in the morning, when the weather is cool and the sun is not too harsh. From 5 p.m. every day, water from upstream often flows in a lot, so avoid getting close to the shore to limit danger.
“It will be very hot in the tent at noon. You should bring a canopy, set it up and sit outside near the stream bank, it will be cooler,” Hoang Nhi suggested.
