Hon Khoi salt fields (Khanh Hoa)
Located in Ninh Hai commune, Ninh Hoa district, Khanh Hoa province, Hon Khoi peninsula is one of the largest salt fields in Central Vietnam. The pure white salt fields stretch out in the bright yellow sunlight of summer, highlighting each small grain of salt that sparkles like pearls.
The salt making season in Hon Khoi starts from January to July every year. The best time to get the white, big and flavorful salt grains is from April to June every year. This is the hottest time of the summer, so the salt will be abundant and of very good quality.
The most beautiful time of Hon Khoi is in the early morning when the sun begins to rise and people are collecting salt. The sight of loads of pure white salt on the shoulders of farmers wearing traditional conical hats, like bringing back a gift from the sea, can captivate all visitors.
In addition, when coming to Hon Khoi salt field in the late afternoon, visitors will also have magical and wonderfully vivid footage. The red sunset sky reflects on the white salt field, creating a perfect combination for super sparkling pictures without editing.
Dam Vua Salt Field (Ninh Thuan)
In Khanh Nhon village, Ninh Hai district, Dam Vua salt field with an area of over 1,000 hectares is considered one of the largest salt granaries in Ninh Thuan. Salt making season in Dam Vua usually starts from December to September of the following year. Salt grains in Dam Vua have quite high nutritional content. To get pure white salt grains without impurities, salt farmers have to spend a lot of time and effort.
In addition to its economic value, Dam Vua salt fields are also fully exploited for their tourism potential. Photos taken at the salt fields are widely shared on social networks, making Dam Vua a trendy Ninh Thuan tourist destination.
Amidst the vast natural landscape, this salt field in the Central region is vast and pure white as snow. When the golden sunlight shines on it, the entire field becomes sparkling like beautiful crystal, not unlike a snow-covered European mountain range.
Sa Huynh salt fields (Quang Ngai)
Sa Huynh salt fields are located in Pho Thanh commune, Duc Pho district, Quang Ngai province. This is considered the largest and most important salt field in the Central region. The salt fields are connected to each other like giant mirrors reflecting the brilliant sunlight, decorated with countless white salt mounds, along with the hard-working shoulder poles of salt workers... creating a simple, rustic picture but with a heart-warming appeal.
Coming here, visitors not only have beautiful, pristine photos of the salt fields, but also experience with salt workers how to make pure white salt grains. The salt making season usually starts from December to May of the following year. The salt making process begins with tilling the soil, soaking the sand in seawater, then spreading the sand evenly, drying it on the fields and sprinkling seawater on the drying yard, sprinkling salt. When the sand is dry, small salt grains crystallize on each grain of sand.
