Located about 50 km from the center of Ho Chi Minh City, Thieng Lieng is a beautiful island in Thanh An island commune, Can Gio - the only district bordering the sea of ​​Ho Chi Minh City. Despite the hot climate and saline water, in the hamlet of Thieng Lieng island, plant is still covered everywhere and many flowers bloom brilliantly. With a peaceful natural scenery and fresh air, Thieng Lieng Island has become an ideal destination for those who want to relax after the hustle and bustle of city life.

In December 2022, Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism announced Thieng Lieng Island as the first typical community tourism destination of Ho Chi Minh City. Here, visitors will have the opportunity to enjoy the diverse and unique culture and cuisine of Thieng Lieng Island that not all seas have.

Beautiful natural scenery at Thieng Lieng Island

Experience the salt production process of the people of Thieng Lieng Island

Relaxing foot bath at House Nam Tuyet on Thieng Lieng Island

Once coming to Thieng Lieng Island, visitors can see the wide salt fields and be surprised when visiting extremely friendly and warm community tourism families. Highlights that tourists should note in the journey to discover Thieng Lieng Island in order to enjoy the trip:

Giong Chua Mountain: is the only rocky mountain of Ho Chi Minh City, the mountain is hidden among the trees. At the foot of Giong Chua mountain is famous for the vestiges of "Nu Oa's feet".

Mieu Ba Ngu Hanh: Known for many beautiful paintings and sculptures showing the images of the Five Elements: Thuy Long (Long), Lua Phuong (Phuong), Moc Xuong (Xuong), Hoa Quynh (Quynh) and Kim Van (Van). The festival of Ba Ngu Hanh on the 19th day of the second lunar month is an opportunity for locals and tourists to pray for health, peace, and a bountiful harvest. 

Southern amateur music:  Enjoying music with the sound of alkaline, zither and guitar of the Southeast countryside combined with the rustic singing of the voices, visitors can feel the beauty of "flowers bloom in the land of white gold" in salt makers. 

Nostalgic space: Through a collection of items associated with rural life gathered on Thieng Lieng Island, visitors will be returned to the memory region with interesting messages, connecting generations closer to each other.

Culinary culture: Thanks to its rich coastal location and rivers, Thieng Lieng Island has created a special and unique culinary heritage with regional specialties such as seafood cuisine, local dishes, folk cakes from pure natural ingredients, drinking water from butterfly pea flowers, ginseng, water coconut cream, aloe vera juice and typical drinks of the Southeast region. A special feature is that all dishes and drinks included in the community tour are handmade by indigenous people themselves, with ingredients grown in the garden.

Homemade cooking dishes of the community tour in Thieng Lieng Island

The trend of community-based and indigenous tourism is a tourism model with potential for development and is applied by many countries around the world. Not only bringing rich experiences to tourists, but also helping that land not lose its own identity. With beautiful landscapes, diverse and rich flora and fauna systems in both quantity and types, Can Gio was recognized by UNESCO as a world biosphere reserve on January 21, 2000. This is also the first world biosphere reserve in Vietnam. In order for the model of community-based tourism in Thieng Lieng Island to become sustainable, eco-friendly economic development and preservation of traditional cultural values ​​need to be properly considered.