Vinh Long is a province situated in the Mekong Delta of Southern Vietnam. It lies between the Hau and Tien Rivers, about 136km from Ho Chi Minh City. Vinh Long is bounded on the north by Tien Giang Province, on the north-west by Dong Thap Province, on the south-east by Tra Vinh Province, on the south by Hau Giang and Soc Trang Province, and on the south-west by Can Tho City.
Characteristics: Vinh Long has been known for being the land of lush green fields, fruitful orchards, floating boats, and crisscrossed waterways. It is endowed with not only captivating beauty, traditional villages, fishing, heritage sites, but also rich, fertile soil with numerous specialty fruits as spikey rambutan, strang-looking mangosteen, Nam Roi grapefruit, fragrant durian, oranges, longan, tangerines, etc.
Attractions:
Heritage sites: Vinh Long Cong Than Temple, Van Thanh Temple, Saghamangala pagoda, Long Thanh Communal House, Phuoc Hau pagoda, Tinh Xa Ngoc Vien, Tien Chau old pagoda, etc
The gardens: On An Binh Island and Binh Hoa Phuoc Island, there are many fruit orchards: Mr. Sau Giao’s Flower Garden, Mr. Muoi Day’s Stilt-House, Mr. Hai Hoang’s Old House, etc
Floating markets: Cai Be Floating market – a unique cultural characteristics of water region with a large number of boats and crafts filled with local products taking place on the two sides of the Mekong River.
Specialty: Many kinds of famous fruits, Com dep, coconut candies, tea fruit, etc
