An Binh Islet

An Binh Islet is located in An Binh Commune, Vinh Long province. With a landscape of dunes surrounded by the Co Chien and Ham Luong rivers, the islet has become an attractive tourist destination, offering visitors unforgettable experiences of the Southwest river region.

Upon arriving at An Binh islet, visitors can row sampans through the canals to admire the charming river scenery along the banks. The cool breeze and the singing on the boat’s bow will leave you with unforgettable impressions.

Overview of An Binh Islet

To get to An Binh Islet, you just need to choose transportation to Vinh Long ward. From here, you ask for directions to An Binh wharf and then take a ferry or rent a motorboat to the islet. If you go in a large group, the best way to get here is to book a private car with a driver to Vinh Long, then rent a canoe to save money to follow the Tien River, and explore the landscape on the islet.

The best time to visit the islet is from July to August, when you can enjoy the sweet flavors of the ripe fruit season. However, the climate in the Mekong Delta River in general and Vinh Long in particular is relatively mild and stable year-round, so to visit conveniently, you should check the weather forecast in advance to choose a sunny, dry day.

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Things to do in An Binh islet

Thanks to the lush, fertile land, it attracted many people to come and live, establish villages, grow fruit gardens, create a green oasis, and develop garden eco-tourism. So it would not be boring when coming to visit the islet, instead, you can:

Explore fruit orchards

Visiting the gardens, visitors can freely enjoy seasonal fruits almost year-round. Some of the most famous fruit gardens, such as Mr. Chin Hoan’s rambutan garden, Mr. Chin Can’s rambutan garden, 6 Tan fruit garden, Be Sau fruit garden, Mr. Tam Ho’s longan pepper garden, and so on. The entrance ticket costs from 50,000 VND to 100,000 VND/1 person, then you can fill your stomach with ripe fruits, right in the orchards.

Not only can visitors enjoy many delicious fruits, but they can also experience many interesting things, such as visiting ancient houses, visiting craft villages imbued with river culture, experience digging ditches to catch fish, fishing, and enjoy a folk music show…

Tien Chau Pagoda

A famous spiritual tourist destination, An Binh Islet, is Tien Chau Pagoda, located on Tien beach on the left bank of Co Chien River. The pagoda was built in 1740 – 1750 and is an ancient pagoda not only famous in Vinh Long but also throughout the entire Southwest region, associated with the legend of the fairy’s beach. In addition, the pagoda also preserves many artifacts of traditional national culture.

On December 12, 1994, Tien Chau Pagoda was recognized as a National Traditional Cultural and Historical Monument.

Cai Cuong ancient house

Cai Cuong ancient house is famous for its architecture, blending a European appearance with ancient Asian features. Located in Binh Hoa Phuoc commune, on the banks of the Cai Muoi canal, crowded with boats, this place attracts a large number of tourists.

The most attractive feature of the house is the set of wooden panels that binds all three rooms, with delicate carvings of dragons, phoenixes, birds, trees… all painted in gilded vermilion, very eye-catching.

Vinh Sang Tourist Area

Vinh Sang tourist area is built along the banks of the Co Chien River, about 3km from An Binh ferry port. The total area of the tourist area is about 2.2 hectares, including fruit gardens and ecological conservation areas.

Coming here, you will be able to visit the peaceful and quiet nature, explore a diverse bird garden and many other interesting activities such as ride ostriches running freely on the sand, fish for crocodiles, learn to walk on monkey bridges, play grass sleds, and ride bicycles around the village roads, rowing sampans along the canals, spreading nets, fishing or digging into ditches to catch fish…

Phuoc Dinh Golden Apricot Village

An Binh Islet also has traditional craft villages such as Phuoc Dinh Golden Apricot Village. This is a traditional craft village specializing in cultivating the yellow apricot as an ornamental flower.

Upon arrival, visitors can admire ancient apricot trees hundreds of years old and enjoy the village’s atmosphere as yellow apricot flowers bloom during the Lunar New Year.

Enjoy the special of local food

After a day of walking, visitors can spend the evening in garden houses as part of homestay tourism, eating and living with local people. Enjoy typical dishes of the river region such as fried giant fish, crispy fried spring rolls, grilled snakehead fish, pancakes, fruit wine… Mr. Muoi Day’s wooden stilt house, located on the Ninh Hoa canal, or Mr. Hai Hoang’s old house with French-style architecture, are all resting places for tourists wishing to stay overnight.

The most special thing about An Binh Islet that impresses many tourists is that the residents’ lives and activities are still imbued with a rustic, simple garden culture. It is the gentle and simple farmers who have created an islet rich in Southwest identity.