Referring to Vinh Long, anyone can think of an area of rivers and canals interlaced, bobbing on boats, or enjoying the feeling of peace and comfort when walking through the orchards of heavy fruit trees. fruit-laden and green fields. Located right in the central area of the Mekong Delta and accreted from alluvial deposits from the Tien and Hau rivers, the land here is very fertile and flourishes with many specialty fruits such as Nam Roi pomelo, oranges, and mangoes. , tangerine, longan, rambutan In addition to visiting fruit orchards or traveling to people’s homes, visitors can also visit famous traditional villages with products already present in the world such as pottery. porcelain, mat weaving, knitting, brick, and tile…
Attractive tourist attractions in Vinh Long will bring you a wonderful experience in the beautiful land of the Southwest region, Not only is naturally endowed with products such as fruit trees, fish, and shrimp, but Vinh Long also has beautiful scenes that make people fall in love. Let’s find out together.
An Binh Island – Binh Hoa Phuoc
This is one of the attractive tourist attractions in Vinh Long. An Binh and Binh Hoa Phuoc islets connect between Tien River, opposite Vinh Long town. This place has beautiful scenery, fertile and rich land, freshwater all year round. Traveling to a typical southern province like Vinh Long, it is impossible not to visit the luxuriant isles. An Binh islet is like a never-ending fruit “store” of Vinh Long province, famous for its delicious sweet fruit. Coming here, visitors can enjoy the natural scenery of the river while watching the beautiful fruit gardens of all kinds such as rambutan, plum, mango, mangosteen… In addition, visitors can also catch fish by themselves, listen to folk music, canoe…
In particular, you can visit unique places such as: Mr. Sau Giao’s Bonsai garden in Binh Thuan hamlet, Hoa Ninh commune, Mr. Muoi Day’s stilt house: wooden stilt house on Ninh Hoa canal, Mr. Hai Hoang’s old house Built according to French architecture, it has a large yard and behind is a rambutan and longan garden. This is the place for tourists to have lunch and stay overnight… Visitors coming here in addition to rowing boats on the creeks, looking at the lush green villages and hamlets, also have the opportunity to visit many interesting tourist attractions nearby. . Mr. Sau Giao’s Bonsai garden in Binh Thuan hamlet, Hoa Ninh commune, Mr. Muoi Day’s stilt house: wooden stilt house on Ninh Hoa canal, Mr. Hai Hoang’s old house built according to French architecture with large yard and back. is the garden of rambutan and longan… countless interesting things are hidden well by Vinh Long people on An Binh island.
- Address: in Long Ho district, Vinh Long
My Thuan Bridge
If you have the opportunity to travel to Vinh Long or the western provinces, you should stop to take pictures with My Thuan BridgeHaving this special architecture will be something not to be missed, as a special marker in the journey. This graceful bridge is collaborative work between experts, engineers, and workers from Australia and Vietnam. The bridge, in addition to the “main task” of connecting Vinh Long and Ho Chi Minh City, also very well represents the symbolic task of the hometown. Aware of the beauty of the bridge, residents, as well as domestic and foreign tourists, flock to visit and gather in large numbers. Therefore, forms of services for tourists have sprung up a lot, creating the best conditions for tourists to have a really satisfying stopover. Especially in the area of Tan Ngai commune, the number of restaurants is increasing day by day.
The time when the tourists gather is in the afternoon because the cool afternoon time is really ideal for sightseeing and taking photos. For young people who are passionate about traveling in Vinh Long, My Thuan Bridge has many “virtual living” nooks and crannies, creating the perfect background to mark the moments of young people’s passion for discovery.
Before the bridge was inaugurated, Vinh Long seemed to be located in an isolated location and the traffic impediment greatly limited the comprehensive development of the region. Therefore, My Thuan Bridge was built along the National Highway 1A axis to connect Vinh Long in particular and the Mekong Delta in general with the rest of the country. In addition, the bridge is also an important link between Vinh Long and Ho Chi Minh City.
- Address: 125 km southwest of Ho Chi Minh City, on National Highway 1
Vinh Sang Farm Ecotourism Area
If you ask for a place to have fun together in Vinh Long, many people will probably point you to the Vinh Sang eco-tourism area. Vinh Sang farm has the shape of a triangle, with a prime point being an edge located along the banks of the Co Chien River, opposite Vinh Long city. Vinh Sang farm has the shape of a triangle, with a prime point being an edge located along the banks of the Co Chien River, opposite Vinh Long city.
Coming to Vinh Sang eco-tourism area – a destination in Vinh Long, you will discover the southern garden by yourself, admire many rare animals such as bears, goats, pelicans, pythons, mangroves, deer stars, hogs, rosy-cheeked gibbons, monkeys, peacocks, star chickens… scattered in many places. Especially in Vinh Sang, there is a 200-square-meter lake for crocodiles, if you like thrills you can fish for crocodiles or ride an ostrich riding an ostrich.
If you don’t like it, you can experience the feeling of fishing on the river in fishing huts that are roofed with leaves. Possessing such unique points, the resort still feels extremely close like a real Southern garden. The spacious open space is extremely suitable for “explosive” fun: grass skiing, shooting skills, cockfighting, throwing balls, blindfolded with ostrich feathers, winning fishing…
DETAILS:
- Address: Group 14, An Thuan hamlet, An Binh commune, Long Ho district, Vinh Long
- Website: http://www.vinhsang.com/
- Hotline: 02706 277 277 – 0918 66 44 99
Tien Chau Pagoda
Tien Chau Pagoda is one of the beautiful destinations in Vinh Long, recognized as a national historical and cultural relic. On the cruise route to discover Vinh Long land, you will see a beautiful pagoda located among the verdant orchards. That is Tien Chau ancient temple, to get here, from Vinh Long city, you cross the An Binh ferry, get on the shore and go a short distance to Tien Chau pagoda. Entering the temple, you will admire the beautiful and elegantly decorated interior of the temple. In the middle of the four pillars is an altar, inside is a giant statue of Amitabha Buddha. On both sides of the altar is a parallel sentence engraved with the words: “Buddhist monk increases eternally for thousands of years / Dharma wheel often changes in the ten directions”.
The pagoda was built in 1750 in the shape of a triangle, with three interconnected compartments including the main hall, the post-ancestor, and the post-liao. The pagoda has a total of 96 round wooden columns, trusses, crosses, and trims which are skillfully carved by the skillful hands of artisans from Hue. All construction wood is famous wood that was released by raft from Nam Vang (Phnom Penh, Cambodia) here. Worthy of an architectural work worth visiting. With a history of more than 250 years, Tien Chau Pagoda is one of the enchanting places in the hearts of people throughout Vinh Long.
- Address: Hamlet Binh Luong, An Binh, Long Ho, Vinh Long
Tra On floating market
Tra On the floating market (Vinh Long province) is the last floating market located on the Hau River – a tributary of the Mekong River before emptying into the East Sea. The floating market has long become a very typical cultural activity of the people of the Southwest region and Tra On the floating market is no exception to that feature. Coming to Vinh Long, do not miss a unique and special place in the West that is Tra On the floating market in Tra On district, Vinh Long province. 250m from Tra On village, Tra On the floating market is a floating market in downstream of Hau River with a length of over 300m. In particular, the market often meets according to the water, so when the country is big, the market is crowded. Tra On floating market has the nature of a wholesale market, products are distributed in the form of wholesale, agricultural products include yams, sweet potatoes, cucumbers, bitter melons… fruits include Tan Thanh crockery, breast Hoa Binh milk, Luc Si Thanh durian.
Another difference of Tra On market is that there are boats selling colorful decorative flowers, quite fancy. Tra On the floating market is one of the oldest existing markets and is associated with many cultural activities of people in the area. Coming to Tra On floating market, visitors can visit and experience this market at any time of the day because Tra On the floating market is a group meeting by water. The water started to rise, the bigger the water, the more crowded the boats and boats were. Tra On the floating market is famous for specialties such as beef noodle soup served with banana vegetables and listening to the sweet songs of Tinh Anh selling mats, Da Co Hoai Lang in the hometown of famous artist Ut Tra On.
Meeting since everyone is asleep, Tra On the floating market is bustling all day, especially in the early morning. The beauty of this place is the thoughtful oars, full of agricultural products to the merchant boats. Despite the floating waters, the market life is still busy. A unique feature of the floating market is the “boo”, which is a marketing innovation found only in the water area. With a pole that holds the types of items for sale, there is no need to introduce them amidst the noise and bustle of the floating market. Every day, there are hundreds of thousands of tons of goods going back and forth from those bags.
- Address: Tra On district, Vinh Long
Dinh Long Thanh
In general, the Long Thanh communal house was built in the typical architectural style of Southern communal houses. The communal house was built with the main structure in the middle, the front is martial arts and martial arts, the back is the guest house, the left side is the kitchen. Long Thanh communal house has many roofs, on the roof are statues of two dragons adoring in the middle circle in the style of “Two dragons adorning the moon”, symbolizing the power and strength and bearing the human and intellectual values of the Vietnamese people. People.
The harem worships the predecessors, the late sages, who have contributed to building and maintaining the communal house, in which there are three square tables with three carved shrines of the two dragons, the moon and the gold, and a wooden throne with flowers in front of each. literature around, on each throne there is an incense burner made of earthenware. The main hall of worshiping the god and national ancestor Hung Vuong, the envelope, the diaphragm, the couplets are all carved with dragon images. The middle examination is to worship the god, the two sides are left and right.
Long Thanh communal house in Vinh Long has a very long history, located in the territory of cluster 4, ward 5, Vinh Long city, Vinh Long province, on the bank of Long Ho river, about 3km from the city center. You should go to Dinh Long Thanh on major holidays such as the Ha Dien festival on March 14 and 15 of the lunar calendar and the Thuong Dien festival on October 16 and 17 of the lunar calendar. Surely, when you come here on the right occasion, you will be immersed in the eager flow of people from many other places to visit in a very solemn and sacred atmosphere. Through many ups and downs, several wars, Long Thanh communal house is still well preserved and embellished, becoming a place where many cultural activities and festivals of the local community are concentrated. This cultural and historical relic is an attractive rendezvous, indispensable for tourists when returning to Vinh Long.
- Address: cluster 4, ward 5, Vinh Long city
Temple of Literature
Located about 2km from Vinh Long city center, on a large plot of land on the banks of Long Ho river in Ward 4, Vinh Long city. For a long time, Vinh Long people consider Van Thanh Mieu to be their pride because this place is a symbol of the tradition of “respecting the teacher” for thousands of generations of the people of Vinh land. Therefore, Vinh Long has made every effort to protect and restore and restore Van Thanh Mieu to become a sightseeing and tourist destination for tourists but also a close destination for all Vinh Long people.
Stepping to the Temple of Literature , tourists can immediately feel the cool air of the breeze carrying cool air from the Long Ho River blowing in. The three-door gate leading to the entrance to the Temple of Literature has two roofs painted in yellow – a color often used by kings in the past. The gate is designed in the shape of an arch, the main gate is larger than the two auxiliary gates, on the gate there is a Chinese line with the title ‘Van Thanh Mieu’. The column gate has a couplet praising the virtue of Confucius and the spirit of the Temple of Literature.
Not only are the houses, ancient architecture or imprints left in the Temple of Literature stirring people, but the shady tree-lined campus here also makes anyone’s heart recover. The garden here is very large, there are many old trees, luxuriant foliage shading each house in Van Thanh Mieu from the sun, rain and storms. Many flowers are also planted around, adding to the painting of the Temple of Literature more love poetry. Walking in the shade, letting the wind blow into the cool soul, listening to the rustling leaves mixed with the chirping of birds ‘chirping and having fun’ on the branches, suddenly felt how peaceful. Just that, enough to make people forget all worries, to go back in time to the past, once to experience such a simple life.
- Address: about 2km from the center of Vinh Long city, on a large plot of land on the banks of the Long Ho River in Ward 4, Vinh Long City.
Vinh Long Ancient House Ecological Area
Vinh Long ancient house ecological area is a useful destination for tourists, especially urban dwellers who are familiar with story houses. Coming here, visitors will be able to live in the open air of nature, heaven, and earth, and have precious time with relatives and family. This is a place you should visit and experience to gain more knowledge about Vinh Long. The old house ecological area is located next to the Ong Me canal in Phuoc Nguon A hamlet (Phuoc Hau commune, H.Long Ho, Vinh Long). This house is an old house preserved to this day, the house has a usable area of 450 square meters, built entirely of precious wood in the style of a 3-room, 2-bay house.
Entering the house, you will be surprised by the beauty of the house from the archway carved with flowers, birds and animals very harmoniously…. along with a series of other delicate sculptures throughout the house. Not only that, here, you can also admire the green fruit garden, enjoy the specialties of Vinh Long. Therefore, the ecological area of the old house has become a famous tourist attraction in Vinh Long attracting many domestic and foreign tourists.
You should come here in the summer months from May to September. If you don’t want to be crowded, remember to avoid major holidays of the year such as April 30 or New Year’s Eve. Visitors to Vinh Long’s old house ecological area can eat at the leaf huts of local people and buy as gifts from the countryside such as: oranges, sweet potatoes, tea bars, Nam Roi pomelos…
- Address: Phuoc Nguon A hamlet, Phuoc Hau commune, Long Ho district, Vinh Long province
Long An Ancient Temple
This is an ancient temple built centuries ago, so it has become a stopover for famous monks in the South such as Khanh Anh, Hue Quang, Khanh Hoa, Phap Hai, and established the Hoang Duong School Federation. rule of law, propagate the national language. Monks, Buddhists, and visitors when entering the ancient temple of Long An feel like they are lost in a peaceful, happy and peaceful place, the chanting helps people get rid of their troubles. Long An ancient pagoda is not only a place where monks and Buddhists worship and study, but also a place of spiritual and cultural activities of the people. The temple was built at the end of the 19th century, by the family of Mr. Ca Lam who was devout and donated 30 pieces of public land to build the pagoda and self-filled.
With ancient architecture, even though time has passed, when looking back at the temple. We still see a strange beauty here. The pagoda has a structure including the main hall, the post office, the groom’s house on an area of about 500 m2, the floor is covered with 0.5m high bricks. The electricity bill is facing the Northeast direction overlooking Highway 54. The campus of Long An temple is extremely spacious and airy with many old trees shading. In addition, there are bamboo banks, bamboo groves, orchards, creating the beauty of the poetic and peaceful Mekong Delta. Long An Ancient Pagoda is considered the oldest temple of Vinh Long, built centuries ago, so it has a profound influence on the people who follow Buddhism. Believing in Buddha, visiting this place is like praying for more blessings and happiness for everyone.
- Address: Highway 54, Hamlet My Trung, Thien My Commune, Tra On District, Vinh Long
Unique stone garden in Vietnam
The Stone Garden is a unique and unique destination in Vinh Long. This sutra garden was built in the 4,000 square meter star garden, belonging to Phuoc Hau pagoda (Tam Binh, Vinh Long), initiated by Venerable Thich Phuoc Can, abbot of Phuoc Hau pagoda. This garden has 500 pages of sutras carved on 250 stone slabs. The stone slabs are arranged to simulate the Bodhi leaf spreading in eight directions, symbolizing the Eightfold Path. The center of the garden is a mountain with four statues of Shakyamuni Buddha. There are also some stone slabs engraved with English next to Vietnamese for foreign tourists to understand when visiting and many unique stone tablets engraved with the word mind, rings, Buddhist teachings…
Many tourists, Buddhists come here very excited when the garden is decorated with very beautiful rocks, bringing very high artistic value. This place has become a place where many tourists and Buddhists come to worship and enjoy rock artwork right in the middle of the Mekong River. According to many people, the stone garden is a very meaningful Buddhist work with high aesthetic value. In the future, the unique stone garden in Vietnam will be a place to attract many tourists from inside and outside the province to worship, enjoy and visit.
- Address: Phuoc Hau Pagoda, Tam Binh, Vinh Long
Ong pagoda
Along with the above places, Ong Pagoda is also known as Phuc Kien Assembly Hall, That Phu Mieu or Vinh An Cung is also a destination that Toplist does not want you to miss on this Vinh Long trip. Ong Pagoda is an architectural work built from 1892-1909 by a group of ten talented craftsmen from Fujian. The idols here are mostly wooden, some are bronze and ceramic. The columns, trusses, sets of envelopes, couplets, and diaphragms are delicately and elaborately carved with the architectural features of the Chinese people. In recent years, the ancient temple has become a favorite destination of many young people near and far with the desire to both pray for peace and be able to buy many beautiful photos.
Every year, at That Phu Temple, there are astral days such as the day of the astral mother, the astral body of Phuoc Duc Chanh Than, Tam Nguyen, and Tu Quy; Especially, the day of the Lord (January 13 and May 13), and New Year’s Day (December 15), there are thousands of people coming to worship, not only attracting Chinese people, but also Vinh tourists. Long come to visit and worship. Ong Pagoda has spiritual significance, becoming an attractive sightseeing spot, contributing to promoting Vinh Long tourism image across the country.
- Address: No. 22, Nguyen Chi Thanh Street, Ward 5, Vinh Long City
Temple of the Emerald Buddha Sa Loi Vinh Long
Located at 287A, Vinh Hoa Hamlet, Tan Ngai Commune, City. Vinh Long, the Temple of the Emerald Buddha Xa Loi Vinh Long is one of the most sacred and ancient temples in the West. Right from the outside is the image of a majestic and superficial temple gate, many visitors also do not forget to check in to save this beautiful moment. The pagoda has sophisticated and harmonious artistic architecture, both with inherent spirituality and traditional architecture of Vietnam.
Prominent in the middle of the temple is the statue of Duc Quan The Am with a height of 32m and a magnificent 45m high Stupa. With a history of more than 1,000 years, Vinh Long Ngoc Xa Loi Temple always contains a unique beauty mixed with many thrilling anecdotes that have been inviting visitors from near and far to come and explore. Standing on the square tens of meters high is very airy. Visitors will have the opportunity to hear the temple bells humming in the wind, to see the bustling city of Vinh Long night and day; watching My Thuan Bridge busy with vehicles passing; Watching the vast Tien River… makes my heart feel strangely at ease.
- Address: No. 287A, Vinh Hoa Hamlet, Tan Ngai Commune, City. Vinh Long
May Isle
One of the famous tourist destinations in Vinh Long is Cu Lao May. This is a large dune located on the Hau river in 2 communes Phu Thanh and Luc Si Thanh, inheriting fresh water and alluvium of Hau Giang stream, so it has lush fruit gardens all year round, becoming a garden tourist destination. very attractive. May Island is suitable for day trips and weekends. Stopping at Cu Lao May, tourists will experience the standard garden life, with many interesting activities and extremely rustic dishes at an affordable price.
You will visit and pick special fruits: rambutan, longan, pomelo… enjoy the western dishes such as: Garden Chicken Porridge, chicken with lemongrass stew or pangasius hotpot cooked with coriander fruits and vegetables. available, grilled snakehead fish… Not stopping there, visitors also have the opportunity to learn about the idyllic life of the local people, immerse themselves in the cool air, pick “bran” along the river and recall their childhood. . The air in Cu Lao May is very fresh and airy, so it is ideal to relax after hard working days.
- Address: located on Hau river in 2 communes Phu Thanh, Luc Si Thanh, Tra On district, Vinh Long
Temple of Happiness Sangha
Located in Trung Trach Hamlet, Trung Thanh Commune, Vung Liem District, Hanh Phuc Tang Pagoda is considered a cultural symbol of the Khmer people. This is the oldest temple among the Khmer temples in Vinh Long, so tourists often choose Hanh Phuc Tang Pagoda to visit. According to records, Hanh Phuc Tang Pagoda was built in 632, at that time in the 7th century. Although it has experienced many ups and downs over time, this temple still has many cultural values for Vinh Long residents and visitors. Coming to this place, you will be immersed in a quiet, contemplative, relaxed space by hundreds of years old trees, which is the shelter of thousands of nesting birds that are always chirping and chirping.
Every year at the temple, many important festival activities of the Khmer people take place, of which there are 3 main festivals: Chol Chnam Thmay festival (in the new year), Sen Don Ta ceremony (worshiping ceremony for grandparents) and Ok – New Year festival. Om – Bok (Festival of putting flat rice, also known as the festival of worshiping the full moon in October). This is also the time when Hanh Phuc Tang Pagoda is the busiest and most crowded, attracting a lot of local Buddhists and Vinh Long tourists to visit, worship and attend the festival.
- Address: Trung Trach Hamlet, Trung Thanh Commune, Vung Liem District, Vinh Long
Mang Thit Brick Kiln
If you have the opportunity to travel to the West, especially the provinces of Vinh Long, Ben Tre, etc., you will encounter the traditional ceramic brick-making villages of the people located along the two banks of the river. In Vinh Long, there is also a brick kiln like that – it’s Mang Thit brick kiln. Mang Thit brick kiln , known as the Red Kingdom, is located by the romantic rivers, also a check-in coordinate that is curious to many visitors, especially young people. From afar, tourists can see each kiln roof, each row of bricks, each shimmering image with the unique natural scenery of the river and water of the unmistakable ceramic brick village.
The ceramic brick village stretches 30km in Vinh Long city, Long Ho district and Mang Thit district. Mang Thit brick and the ceramic kiln is hundreds of years old, known as the most famous and largest producer of red bricks and ceramics in the Mekong Delta, exporting to many countries around the world. The brick kilns are located close to each other, looking from afar like a beautiful little kingdom with hundreds of small castles. With a unique background at Lo Brick Mang Thit , visitors will get extremely beautiful and outstanding photos.
- Address: located along Co Chien river, Thay Cai canal, Mang Thit district, Vinh Long
This promised land is blessed by nature with its captivating beauty. Therefore, traveling to Vinh Long will definitely help you discover a peaceful land and rich nature. Along with Tien Giang and Ben Tre, Vinh Long tours are mainly by canoes, visitors will experience the feeling of floating on the river, letting the boat drift gently along the water downstream, listening to the wonderful tunes. … Try it and feel it!