Long An is a province located in the Southern key economic zone and is the gateway connecting the Southeast with the Mekong Delta. Long An is also considered one of the provinces with rich and diverse tourism potential, bringing visitors many memorable experiences when coming here.
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General information about Long An
Long An belongs to the Mekong Delta, bordering Ho Chi Minh City to the east, Dong Thap to the west, Tien Giang to the south, Tay Ninh and Svay Rieng and Prey Veng provinces of Cambodia to the north.
Long An is located in the transitional area between the East and the Southwest, and is the only province in the Southwest that does not have the Mekong River flowing through it. However, Long An has two rivers, the Dong and Tay Vam Co rivers, which are closely associated with the life, culture and history of the people. The capital of the province is Tan An city, and 14 other administrative units include Kien Tuong town, Duc Hue, Duc Hoa, Ben Luc, Thu Thua, Can Duoc, Can Giuoc, Tan Tru, Chau Thanh, Thanh Hoa, Tan Thanh, Moc Hoa, Vinh Hung, Tan Hung districts.
Long An is also an attractive tourist destination because of the diverse and rich Dong Thap Muoi ecosystem, flora and fauna, historical and cultural relics, and architectural works, festivals, traditional craft villages and rural specialties.
When is the best time to explore Long An?
Long An has a typical equatorial tropical monsoon climate, with two distinct rainy and dry seasons, of which the rainy season usually lasts from May to October, accounting for over 70% of the total annual rainfall. Average temperature 27 degrees Celsius. Dry season from November to April, with northeast wind, average temperature 23 to 38 degrees Celsius, dry, low humidity, fresh air. With a favorable climate, and cool weather, visitors can visit Long An at any time.
Transportation to and in Long An
Long An is just about 60 km from Ho Chi Minh City. National highways from Ho Chi Minh City through Long An to other provinces in the region include QL1, 50, 61, N1 and N2. Travel time is from one and a half to two and a half hours, depending on traffic conditions, means of transport and destination in the province.
Phuong Trang – one of a regular bus to Long An
The nearest airport to Tan An City is Tan Son Nhat, Ho Chi Minh City. Travel time is one and a half to two hours, depending on traffic conditions. With a location not too far from the center of Ho Chi Minh City, visitors have many options in using or renting means of transport.
Accommodation in Long An
Long An is located next to Ho Chi Minh City, so it is suitable for day trips or short trips of 2-3 days. If staying overnight in Long An, visitors should choose to stay in eco-tourism areas. The accommodation area in Tan Lap floating village has rooms with prices ranging from 450,000 VND to 1.1 million VND per night.
In the center of Tan An city, visitors can choose 2-3 star hotels with prices ranging from 200,000 VND to 600,000 VND per night.
Tourist attractions in Long An
Tan Lap Floating Village
Tan Lap Floating Village Eco-tourism Area is located in Tan Lap Commune, Moc Hoa District, a destination with peaceful river scenery. The nature here is highlighted by ancient cajuput forests, lotus ponds, water lily lakes and hundreds of species of birds, fish and amphibians. Visitors will sit on a boat in the middle of the forest. There is also an observation deck for visitors to enjoy the panoramic view. Visitors can also walk on the route to explore the cajuput forest.
In addition, visitors can also enjoy specialties of the Mekong region such as chicken hotpot with giang leaves, sour hotpot with snakehead fish, crispy fried linh fish, braised fish in clay pot, and stir-fried eel with turmeric…. The cultural identity of local residents through traditional crafts such as wood carving, boat building, and listening to traditional music are also experiences here.
The tourist area is open from 7am to 17pm, with an entrance fee of 70,000 VND. In addition, there are prices for other services such as rowing, electric cars, fishing, and cycling.
Dong Thap Muoi Eco-tourist site
Dong Thap Muoi Eco-tourist site is spread across Moc Hoa, Vinh Hung, Thanh Hoa, and Tan Thanh districts. This is a wetland area of the Mekong Delta with an area of over 6,000 hectares, a place that attracts tourists with its vast cajuput forests of over 800 hectares. Dong Thap Muoi Ecotourism Area has nearly 120 species of birds and 150 species of animals, including rare species such as herons, red-headed cranes, turtles, snakes and many more.
When coming here, visitors will be able to see cajuput forests and lotus ponds with their own eyes. If you visit the tourist area during the flood season (from September to November every year), you will have the opportunity to see lotus flowers blooming.
House with Hundred Columns
An ancient house with Hue architecture with 120 precious wooden pillars, has existed for more than 100 years in Long An. The house with Hundred Columns is located on the bank of the Vam Co Dong River, in Long Huu Dong Commune, Can Duoc District.
Bearing a clear mark of Hue style but made according to the owner’s order in the context of the Southern region during the French colonial period, the house has many changes in the decorative theme, creating harmony between Central and Southern architecture.
MyQ Safari – My Quynh Zoo
Located in Tan My Commune, Duc Hoa District, Long An, My Quynh Zoo has a large space and is divided into many sub-areas such as water park, resort, dining area, koi pond, bonsai garden, semi-wild and wild zoo.
In particular, My Quynh Zoo has more than 30 hectares of area dedicated to building habitats for more than 100 species of wild animals in Vietnam. Like many other zoos, coming to My Quynh you will be able to see the lives of a large animal world such as deer, tigers, lions, hippos, …
However, at My Quynh Zoo, you do not come into contact with animals in cages or closed cages, the animals are released freely in the zoo. For strong animals, visitors will take a bus around the zoo to see them, for more friendly animals, visitors will be supported to have direct contact such as stroking tickets or feeding (depending on the species).
Ticket price: Adults: 100,000 VND; Children 1m – 1.4m: 60,000 VND; Children under 1m: Free
Rach Cat Fort
Rach Cat Fort was built in 1903 and is one of the greatest forts in Vietnam. It is 300m long and 100 wide. It has five floors, three of which are underground. Standing near the cannons on the roof, you will get a view of a beautiful landscapes of the Go Cong River Area.
Ton Thanh Pagoda
Ton Thanh pagoda is located in the Thanh Ba quarter of My Loc Commune, Can Giuoc District. Built in 1808 by northern emigrants, Ton Thanh Pagoda is the oldest pagoda in Long An. Several valuable ancient statues with its design in 19th century still are remained in the pagoda. Vietnamese poet Nguyen Dinh Chieu lived in the pagoda from 1859 to 1861.
Long An speciality
Not only known as a province with bustling development, the economic locomotive in the Mekong Delta, Long An also has a very special culinary culture, which is a highlight that creates attraction for Long An tourism industry in general and the Southern region in general.
Xiem Lo noodle soup
Originating from Cambodia, Xiem Lo noodle soup is popular in Moc Hoa district and some neighboring localities. The original dish only has broth made from snakehead fish, vermicelli, and chili salt. People in the South have adapted it to local tastes, adding fish meat.
After being processed, the head of the snakehead fish is used to simmer the broth, and the meat is used to make fish cakes. Snakehead fish cakes can be shaped into squares or round balls. To make the broth have a beautiful color, the cook adds finely chopped turmeric and other spices such as salt, fish sauce to taste.
Sour fish soup
The fish is a type of catfish, the largest reaching about one kilogram, which can be found in local rivers and canals. The fish can be cooked into many dishes such as braised in a clay pot, braised with lemongrass and chili, fried with salt or fried fresh, but the best is still sour soup.
Although the fish is small and has little meat, the meat is delicious, the bones are soft, and during the breeding season there will be many eggs. Whether the sour fish soup is delicious or not depends a lot on the choice of young tamarind leaves, and other ingredients such as okra and tomatoes. Sour fish soup has the sweet taste of tamarind leaves and the fatty taste of the fish.
Can Duoc fresh sausage
Can Duoc sausage is associated with the place name Rach Kien, an ancient district of Long An, where many Chinese people used to live. They learned from their ancestors how to stuff minced meat into pig intestines and let it ferment naturally.
The ingredients for making sausage are selected from delicious parts of meat, usually the thigh meat, without tendons. The second ingredient is thick, crispy pork fat that does not leak water. Meat and fat have their own ratio to ensure that they are not dry or fatty. Can Duoc traditional fresh sausage is the only representative of Long An to be included in the top dishes of 2022 selected by the Vietnam Culinary Culture Association.
Go Den rice wine
This is a type of wine made from rice, or sticky rice, according to the traditional method, produced in Go Den, Ben Luc, Long An. Go Den is a type of rice wine with a very high alcohol concentration, up to 50 degrees of alcohol, a specialty of Long An in particular and the Mekong Delta provinces in general.
Like many famous local wines in the world, Go Den rice wine emphasizes the soil issue, so to have a delicious product, Go Den rice wine must be brewed in the Go Den area.
Fish sauce hotpot
Tourists traveling to Long An without trying fish sauce hotpot is considered to have never been to this land. Fish sauce hotpot is a dish with a typical flavor of Long An culture and people. With a delicious broth, rich in fish sauce flavor, combined with spicy and sweet flavors, it creates a rustic hotpot dish, but extremely attractive. After being cooked, the hotpot will be eaten with vegetables such as: lotus, dien dien, banana flower, and other herbs, …
There is nothing better than eating a little bit of hot, fragrant hotpot broth, which will definitely warm your heart and make you miss it forever.
Grilled snakehead fish
Grilled snakehead fish is a rustic dish, familiar to Long An people. After being caught fresh, the snakehead fish will be processed and grilled directly on hot coals, the mouth of the fish will be inserted with a stick to hold when grilling.
This is also the reason why this dish is called grilled snakehead fish. Right from the moment you see the dish, you will definitely be impressed by the natural aroma of the fish, when eating, you will feel the sweetness and fatness of the fish. If combined with vermicelli, rice paper, raw vegetables, sour star fruit, and a little bit of spicy and sour sauce, it will be hard for you to resist this dish.
Source: collected by An
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