Vinh Long is a province located in the Mekong Delta of southern Vietnam. Its rich, fertile soil makes the province an ideal location for the growing of many delicious fruits and making pottery. Also with the extensive network of waterways, these fruits, and many other items can be purchased via big boats. Therefore, traveling by boats is a common practice here and now let us disclose things to do, what to eat when you want to explore Vinh Long – where you can find comfortable lodging with great food but at very reasonable prices.
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General information about Vinh Long Province
Vinh Long province is located in the center of the Mekong Delta, bordering the provinces of Can Tho, Dong Thap, and between the two branches of Tien and Hau rivers. In 2025, Vinh Long was newly merged from 3 provinces of Ben Tre, Vinh Long, Tra Vinh. Natural area 6,296.2km².
Vinh Long is one of the provinces with a large area of fruit gardens in the West. In addition, there are about 20 ethnic groups living here with many different religions, creating diversity in culture, cuisine and lifestyle. The province also has many historical and cultural relics.
What is the best time to explore Vinh Long?
Due to its location in the tropical monsoon climate zone, Vinh Long has two distinct seasons: the dry season and the rainy season. The dry season extends from the beginning of December to April next year, while the rainy season spans from May to November. The average temperature is 27 degrees Celsius, with the highest temperature around 36 degrees. If you prefer to enjoy clear blue skies and avoid raining, the ideal time to plan your visit to Vinh Long is during the dry season months.
Ba Dong beach in Vinh Long
However, from May to October is fruit harvest season, you can freely enjoy fresh fruit right in the garden. At the same time, the climate in Vinh Long is cool, you can visit more craft village areas. So don’t forget to bring an umbrella or raincoat during your visit on this time.
How to get here?
From the center of Vinh Long city, it is about 100 km from Ho Chi Minh City and 30 km from Can Tho, so visitors can choose many different means of transportation such as airplane, car, bus, motorbike, depending on the departure point.
Tourist buses departing from Mien Tay bus station (Ho Chi Minh City) to Vinh Long city, Tra Vinh, Ben Tre or many other parts in the province are Phuong Trang, Tri Nhan, Hoa Hiep, Nguyen An with ticket prices from 180,000 VND to 280,000 VND, travel time is about 2 – 3 hours. There are sleeper buses and limousine buses. Private car to Vinh Long is also the best option especially when you’re traveling with a group or want to stop and admire the view.
Sample of private car to Vinh Long
Most of the busese can transport you directly to your accommodation. If you happen to be staying in the countryside, you can easily cover the final stretch of your journey by taking a taxi or a motor bike guy (xe ôm).
Vinh Long does not have an airport but is very close to Can Tho airport, so visitors from the Central and Northern provinces can travel by air to Can Tho airport. Currently, Vietnam Airlines and Vietjet Air both operate flights to Can Tho. Round-trip fares from Hanoi to Can Tho range from 2.5 million VND to 4.5 million VND.
How to get around Vinh Long?
Vinh Long itself is only a small city, but the Vinh Long province is really extensive, especially after merged from 3 provinces of Ben Tre, Vinh Long, Tra Vinh in 2025. If you want to see a lot, it is useful to have arranged transport. For longer distances, it is possible to arrange a car/bus with a driver.
However, if you just visit a small town, it would be perfect for exploring by bicycle. Most of the hotels and homestays have bicycles to borrow for free. As an alternative to the bicycle, you can also rent a scooter/motorbike to ride around the area. And don’t forget to experience a rowing boat via canals, and rivers….it’s an amazing feeling here.
Accommodation in Vinh Long
While there are many choice of accommodations available within the town of Vinh Long, for those who seeking a more authentic experience, it is advisable to explore options outside of the town, in the picturesque countryside.
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The lodges and resorts present as the most comfortable and luxurious choices, ensuring a pleasant stay with top-notch amenities. Meanwhile, if you wish to immerse yourself in the local ambiance, homestay offer a more authentic and culturally enriched experience. For a unique stay, you may also consider accommodations on islets, with a particular emphasis on the availability of homestay, allowing you to connect closely with the local way of life.
Tourist attractions in Vinh Long
Vinh Long is not only blessed by nature with products such as abundant fruit trees and abundant fish and shrimp, but it also has beautiful scenes that captivate people. Don’t forget to visit at least one of them when you coming here.
Garden and water world-discovering tourism
Rung Duoc Ecotourism Area
Just about 9 km from Ba Dong beach, Duyen Hai ward also has a Rung Duoc (mangrove forest) stretching through Long Vinh, Dong Hai and Long Khanh communes.
This is a conservation area, home to many wild animals and plants as well as aquatic species that are at high risk of extinction. This forest has many types of trees typical of the mangrove ecosystem of which the largest number is mangrove with an area of up to 200 hectares. This type of tree not only prevents the intrusion of seawater into the mainland but also provides habitat for many types of animals typical of mangrove forests.
Visiting the mangrove ecological area, visitors can find homestays near the mangrove forest to stay and experience the mangrove forest, catch shrimp, crab with local people and enjoy fresh seafood.
Tan Quy Islet
Tan Quy Islet is a small island located in the middle of Hau River, more than 50 km northwest of Tra Vinh ward. This islet has an area of 929 hectares, famous for its fruit-laden orchards, with many famous specialty fruits such as rambutan, longan, durian, mangosteen… especially Tan Quy mangosteen is popular in domestic and foreign markets because of its high quality and stable output. The traditional occupation on this islet is “hunting for Pangasius krempfi” a species of freshwater fish in the family Pangasiidae, which is commonly known as the pangas.
An Binh and Binh Hoa Phuoc Islets
You will be delighted by the gardens of An Binh Islet, both famous for their succulent fruit. The islets of An Binh and Binh Hoa Phuoc emerge from the middle of Tien River, just opposite Vinh Long city. There are fertile rich soil, freshwater, and many fruit trees.
Several fruit-orchards are opened to the public. Visitors can walk among the trees, relax in hammocks, try all kinds of delicious tropical fruits, catch fish by hand, listen to amateur music, row sampan long canals sometimes ones have a meal or stay overnight at local homestay.
Do you want to visit Cai Rang market and fruit-orchards in An Binh islet in 1 day?
Vinh Sang Eco-tourism Area
If you ask about a place for team building in Vinh Long, many people will probably recommend you to Vinh Sang eco-tourism area. Vinh Sang has a triangular shape with a prime point being one side located along the bank of Co Chien river, opposite Vinh Long city. Vinh Sang Tourist Area has an area of about 35 hectares with ponds, green forests and interesting entertainment activities.
Possessing a large natural garden with a system of interwoven canals and a variety of specialty fruit trees. This typical space of the Mekong Delta river garden not only owns an entertainment area with countless attractive folk and modern games, but also is a place to preserve many rare species of birds and animals and is an attractive entertainment area with a series of folk and modern games.
Location: An Thuan Hamlet, An Binh Ward, Long Ho District.
May Islet
One of the famous tourist destinations in Vinh Long is May islet. This is a large island located on the Hau River in the two communes of Phu Thanh and Luc Si Thanh, inheriting the fresh water and silt of the Hau Giang River, therefore, May Islet has lush fruit gardens all year round. It also has been becoming a horticultural tourist destination. The islet is suitable for day trips and weekends. Stopping at May islet, tourists will experience the standard garden life, with many interesting activities and extremely rustic dishes at affordable prices.
You will be able to visit and pick specialty fruits: rambutan, longan, grapefruit… enjoy Western country dishes such as garden chicken porridge, chicken stewed with lemongrass, pangasius hotpot, grilled snakehead fish… Not only that, visitors also have the opportunity to explore about the simple life of local people, immerse yourself in the cool and very fresh air, so it is ideal for relaxing after hard working days.
Quy islet
Located along the Tiền River and 23km from the centre of Ben Tre city is Quy islet (Tortoise islet). This is one of the most famous destinations because of the charming river atmosphere.
Coming to Quy Islet, you can live in a peaceful space, without any traces of urbanization, and extremely mild.
In addition, visitors can also enjoy delicious fruits right at the longan gardens, orange gardens, and pomelo gardens… with a cup of honey tea while enjoying the melody of Đờn Ca Tài Tử which has been recognized by UNESCO as the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Sitting on boats floating along the river, watching the rich, green, and peaceful atmosphere in the Mekong Delta region is also one of the experiences that you should not miss. Quy islet is definitely one of the most impressions left in your mind after leaving Bến Tre.
Location: Tân Thạch and Quới Sơn communes, Châu Thành district, Bến Tre province.
Phung Islet
Voted as a typical tourist area in the Mekong Delta, Phung islet also known as Phoenix islet) is designed in an open architecture style and is immersed in nature. Phung islet is like a green oasis floating on the Tiền River, between Mỹ Tho and Bến Tre. The islet has an area of 50ha but offer full of tourist service, such as of fishing, rowing a sampan, riding a horse-drawn carriage, visiting fruit gardens, and admiring the rustic charm of the region and many other games suite for team building.
There is also a handicraft village that produces furniture with material taken from the coconut tree.
Location: Tân Thạch, Châu Thành, Bến Tre province.
Vam Ho Bird Sanctuary
The Vam Ho bird sanctuary is home to more than 80 different species of birds. It covers 40ha of which 15ha are primitive date forests. There is a luxuriant flora, of which nipa and mangrove predominate. This is an ideal shelter for birds, especially storks, and herons. During the breeding seasons, from April to October, there are thousands of storks here to breed and raise their young until they are big enough to fly. At 4 pm or 5 pm every day, an interesting event takes place when thousands of storks come home. Meanwhile, the herons begin their night trip searching for food. Besides storks and herons, tourists may find other animals such as bats, snakes, weasels, and pythons…
Vam Ho bird sanctuary is located in Tân Mỹ commune, Ba Tri district, Bến Tre province.
Temples and pagodas
Tien Chau Pagoda
Tien Chau Pagoda is one of the beautiful destinations in Vinh Long, recognized as a national historical-cultural relic. This beautiful pagoda located among lush green fruit gardens. To get here, from Vinh Long city, you cross the An Binh ferry, go ashore for a short distance to reach Tien Chau pagoda.
The pagoda was built in 1750 in the shape of a triangle, with a total of 96 round wooden columns, the rafters, cross sections… all of are all skillfully carved by the sophisticated hands of artisans from the capital Hue. All construction wood is made from famous wood rafted here from Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
The pagoda reserves many clay statues red lacquered and trimmed with gold as Amida Buddha, Shakyamuni Buddha, Maitreya Buddha ect, and artifacts with high culture-art value such as the altar door carved the images of 18 Arhats, pictures and parallel sentences sophisticatedly sculptured in the 19th century.
Location: Binh Luong, Long Ho, Vinh Long.
Van Thanh Temple
Located about 2km from the center of Vinh Long city, on a large plot of land on the banks of Long Ho river in ward 4, Vinh Long city. For a long time, local people have considered Van Thanh temple a source of pride because this place symbolizes the thousand-year-old tradition of “respecting teachers and religion” of the local people. Therefore, Vinh Long’s authority has tried its best to protect and restore Van Thanh Mieu to become a sightseeing and tourist destination for tourists who want to explore Vinh Long.
Not only do the houses, ancient architecture or the imprints left behind in the “Temple of Literature” make people move, but the shady, tree-shaded campus here also makes anyone’s heart flutter. The garden here is very large, with many ancient trees, lush foliage shading each house in Van Thanh Mieu from the sun, rain and storms.
The temple was built in 1864. Two highlight constructions in Van Thanh Temple consist of Dai Thanh Temple and Van Xuong Pavilion. The front hall honors high-ranking Mandarin Viceroy Phan Thanh Gian and other officials who have the merit of developing Vietnamese education.
Location: Tran Phu Street, Ward 4, Vinh Long.
Phuoc Hau Pagoda
Phuoc Hau pagoda is famous with an unique sutra stone garden. The garden is over 4,000 square meters, initiated by Venerable Thich Phuoc Can, abbot of Phuoc Hau pagoda. This garden has 500 pages of sutra carved on 250 stone slabs.
The stone slabs are arranged to simulate Bodhi leaves spreading out in eight directions, symbolizing the Eightfold Path. The center of the garden is a mountain with four Shakyamuni Buddha statues. There are also a number of stone slabs engraved with English next to Vietnamese so that foreign tourists can understand when visiting.
Many tourists and Buddhists who come here are very excited when the garden is decorated with beautiful rocks. According to many people, the sutra stone garden is a very meaningful and highly aesthetic Buddhist work, attract many tourists to worship, visit and explore.
Address: Ngai Tu Ward, Tam Binh District, Vinh Long.
Phat Ngoc Xa Loi Pagoda
Located at 287A, Vinh Hoa hamlet, Tan Ngai commune, the Phat Ngoc Xa Loi is one of the most sacred and ancient pagodas in the Mekong Delta. The pagoda has sophisticated and harmonious artistic architecture, both imbued with inherent spirituality and traditional Vietnamese architecture.
Prominent in the middle of the pagoda is the statue of Avalokiteshvara with a height of 32m and the magnificent and majestic 45m high of Stupa. With a history of more than 1,000 years, Phat Ngoc Xa Loi Pagoda always contains a unique beauty mixed with many thrilling anecdotes that have been inviting tourists to learn and explore. Standing on a square tens of meters high with airy, visitors will have the opportunity to admire the bustling city of Vinh Long day and night; watch My Thuan Bridge busy with vehicles passing by; looking at the vast Tien River… for sure, it makes your heart feel strangely peaceful.
That Phu Temple – Ong Temple
Along with the above locations, Ong Pagoda, also known as Phuc Kien Assembly Hall, That Phu Temple or Vinh An Palace, is also a destination that we does not want you to miss on this trip to explore Vinh Long. Ong temple is an architectural work built from 1892-1909 by a group of talented workers of ten people from Fujian.
The worship statues here are mostly made of wood, some are made of bronze and ceramic. The columns, rafters, panels, couplets, and diaphragms are delicately and elaborately carved with Chinese architectural features. In recent years, the ancient temple has become a favorite destination for many people with the desire to both pray for peace and “hunt” many beautiful photos.
Address: 22 Nguyen Chi Thanh, Vinh Long.
Ang Pagoda
Ang Pagoda in Khmer is Angkorajaborey Pagoda, located on Highway 53, in Hamlet 4, Ward 8, Tra Vinh City, about 5 km from the city center. The pagoda was built in the 10th century and restored in 1842. This is one of the oldest pagodas in Tra Vinh and represents the unique architecture of the Khmer pagoda system.
Ang Pagoda is a harmonious combination of the sophisticated decorative art of Khmer culture and the colorful design of Angkor culture. From the gate, the roof mound, the pagoda pillars to the interior architecture, all are dressed in the symbolic coat of bird heads, fairies and the snake god Naga. The exterior of the pagoda stands out with pillars decorated with many bird head statues and a curved roof.
Ang Pagoda brings a feeling of closeness to nature with hundreds old trees of Ba Om pond. The architecture of the pagoda is ancient and unique and it was recognised as a National Heritage Site.
Hang Pagoda
Hang Pagoda or Kompong Chray is a Southern Buddhist pagoda located on Highway 54 in Chau Thanh district, 4 km from Tra Vinh city. It is called Hang Pagoda (in Vietnamese language, hang means cave) because the pagoda gate is built like a system of three caves next to each other.
In which, the main gate in the middle is a large cave, the two gates on either side are two small caves. All three gates are solidly built with 12 m thick walls, creating the feeling of standing in the gate as if in a cave.
The pagoda is over 300 years old, bearing the mark of Khmer pagoda architecture, located in the middle of a campus of more than 2 hectares of green trees, including sao and dau, which is home to many species of birds and bats. This is a place visited by many tourists when coming to Tra Vinh because of the fresh and quiet air.
Vam Ray Pagoda
Vam Ray Pagoda is about 35 km from Tra Vinh City, located in Vam Ray Hamlet, Ham Tan Commune, Tra Cu District. The pagoda was rebuilt in 2004 from the foundation of the old pagoda destroyed during the war. Vam Ray Pagoda is considered one of the most beautiful Khmer pagodas in the Mekong Delta.
The pagoda has a palace-like architecture painted in gold from the dome, walls, columns, pillars to the decorative reliefs of the 4-faced saint Maraprum, the goddess Kayno with the shape of half human and half bird, the Yeak dragon, the Marakrit bird god. In particular, the pagoda has a statue of Buddha entering nirvana 54 m long, 20 m high, 16 m wide, painted with red lacquer and gilded with gold.
Nodol Pagoda
Nodol Pagoda, also known as Co (Stork) Pagoda. It is a Khmer pagoda located in Giong Lon hamlet, Dai An commune, Tra Cu district. Built in 1677 and is one of the oldest Khmer pagodas in Vietnam.
Nodol Pagoda was greatly influenced by Khmer architecture with curved tiled roofs shaped like a dragon’s tail. The pagoda is surrounded by bamboo trees and other type of plants.
The most special feature of Co Pagoda is the appearance of thousands of storks living in the pagoda grounds. Every day, flocks of white storks, ibises, pigeons, etc. fly over the tiled roofs, tree canopies, and tower tops. Creating an extremely unique and impressive scene.
Mac Bac church
Mac Bac church is one of the largest and most famous Catholic churches in the Mekong Delta region. Located in Cau Quan town, Tieu Can district, Tra Vinh province. The church was built in 1886, according to the drawings of architect J. Bourad. This is considered a miniature copy of Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral.
Mac Bac Cathedral has Gothic architecture, with soaring domes, colorful stained glass windows, bearing the mark of Mekong Delta culture. The cathedral is 60m long, 24m wide, with a capacity of up to 2,000 people. Inside the cathedral, the architectural works are solemnly decorated, with statues carved elaborately.
Truc Lam Tra Vinh Zen Monastery
Truc Lam Tra Vinh Zen Monastery, also known as Truc Lam Pagoda. It is a Buddhist temple belonging to the Truc Lam Yen Tu Zen sect, located in Khoan Tieu hamlet, Truong Long Hoa commune, Duyen Hai town, Tra Vinh province. The pagoda was built in 2016, following the traditional architectural style of Vietnamese Buddhism.
Truc Lam Tra Vinh Pagoda has an area of about 100 hectares, with many outstanding architectural items such as:
- Main hall: A place to worship Buddha Shakyamuni. Built in an ancient architectural style, with curved tiled roofs, elaborately carved.
- Ancestor House: A place to worship the founders of the Truc Lam Zen sect.
- Bell tower, drum tower: A place to ring bells and drums to announce the time to chant sutras, recite Buddha’s name…
- Buddha Shakyamuni statue: this open-air statue is the largest Buddha statue in the Mekong Delta. Located on a high hill, overlooking the East Sea.
Phuoc Minh Cung
Phuoc Minh Palace is also known as Quan Thanh De Pagoda or Ong Pagoda, which is a religious establishment of the Chinese in Tra Vinh.
As the name of Quan Thanh De Pagoda suggests, the deity worshiped at this Tra Vinh tourist destination is Guan Yu, a Chinese military general serving under the warlord Liu Bei during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China.
Ong Met Pagoda
Ong Met Pagoda or Bodhisàlaraja Pagoda of Khmer Theravada Buddhism has extremely high artistic value. In 2009, Ong Met Pagoda was ranked as a national historical – cultural relic, an architectural art form by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Inside the main hall of the pagoda, there are 32 pillars made of precious wood, divided into 4 rows and each column head with a horizontal crossbar is carved, painted with red and gilded gold.
Coconut Religion Relic
Dao Dua (Coconut religion) relic is one of the famous tourist attractions in Ben Tre. This is a place to preserve and express the cultural beauty and beliefs of the local people since early times. This relic is still relatively intact after nearly 50 years of existence, becoming a super attractive check-in coordinate for Phung islet.
Dao Dua relic is about 1,500 square meters with many extremely unique architectural works. Located in the center of the relic is the Dragon Yard (the ceremony place of ancient Dao Dua followers) with 9 upright pillars carved with extremely sophisticated and eye-catching dragons wrapped around. Next to Dragon Stadium are welcome gates, walkways, high towers, mountain models, caves… all built on solid concrete pillars. In addition, at the entrance to Dragon Yard there is also a large incense burner made from broken porcelain, with a photo and brief biography of Mr. Dao Dua engraved on it.
Visit fruit orchards
There are many orchards in Ben Tre which are open for tourists coming to enjoy not only fruits but also relax in the gardens. Being immersed in the fruit orchards during the harvest season is the most valuable experience when coming to this province, especially for those who live in cities or remote provinces. Visitors need to buy a ticket and then you can enjoy as much as they can with all kinds of fruits such as custard apple, longan, rambutan, durian, mangosteen, mango, etc.
Furthermore, visitors can contact the owner of the garden to buy fruit at a cheap price, both selling and giving. Some fruit gardens also have a free visit, only when you want to buy some, you will be charged, a very comfortable price as well. Some famous fruit gardens in Ben Tre:
- Cái Mơn fruit orchard: Vĩnh Thành commune, Chợ Lách district.
- Bảo Thạch fruit orchard: Tân Bắc commune, Tân Phú ward, Châu Thành district.
- Ba Ngói fruit orchard: Phú Hiệp commune, Vĩnh Bình ward, Chợ Lách district.
- Hùng fruit orchard: Tân Quy commune, Châu Thành district.
- Quê Ta fruit orchard: 126C Tân Quy commune, Tân Phú ward, Châu Thành district.
- Huệ fruit orchard: Tân Quy commune, Tân Phú ward, Châu Thành district.
traditional villages
Vinh Long Ceramic Brick
The Vinh Long ceramic brick village was formed in the 1980’s and based on the brick craft which has existed for over 100 years.
Vinh Long pottery is the un-enamel pottery with red color naturally mixed with white veins to create its own feature. Therefore, Vinh Long is also known as the name “Kingdom of red pottery”. Vinh Long pottery isn’t made according to the traditional method of kneading but cast with prefabricated moulds. Then, the products are baked in a kiln for 7 days at the temperature rising gradually to 900 Celsius.
The process of making potteries is considered the most interesting thing for every visitor to enhance their knowledge.
Tra On Floating Market
Tra On floating market is the last floating market located on the Hau River – a branch of the Mekong River before flowing into the East Sea. Floating markets have long become a very typical cultural feature of people in the Southwest region and Tra On floating market is no exception to that feature.
For a long time, the floating market of Tra On in people’s minds has become a long-standing floating market and associated with many cultural activities of people in the area. When you visit the floating market, you will witness the local daily activities, floating stores, floating houses, floating goods, etc. everything goes float.
unique architectural works
Vinh Long ancient house ecological area
Vinh Long ancient house ecological area is a extremely unique destination for tourists, especially urban residents who are familiar with bunk houses. The house is located next to Ong Me canal in Long Phuoc, Long Ho district with a usable area of 450 square meters and was built entirely of precious wood in the style of a 3-compartment, 2-wing house.
Stepping inside the house, you will be surprised by the beauty of the house from the arch of the door carved with flowers, leaves, birds and animals in a very harmonious way… along with a series of other delicate sculptures throughout the house. Furthermore, you can also admire the green fruit garden and enjoy Vinh Long specialties. Visitors to Vinh Long ancient house ecological area can eat at local people’s leaf huts and buy hometown gifts such as oranges, Thanh Tra, Nam Roi grapefruit…
Nguyen Dinh Chieu mausoleum
Nguyen Dinh Chieu’s mausoleum relic area is a place to worship the revered hero, patriotic poet, talented physician and exemplary teacher of Vietnam. This tourist destination in Ben Tre has long become a stopping place and a source of inspiration for Vietnamese generations. Every year, Nguyen Dinh Chieu’s mausoleum relic site welcomes thousands of people to offer incense, worship and become a great pride of the people of Ben Tre province.
This entire relic site is a complex of large-scale architectural works, built in 1972 with an area of up to 1.5 hectares, including items such as three-entrance gates, old, and new temples, stele house and mausoleum. On July 1 every year, a traditional festival will be held here to commemorate the merits of Mr. Nguyen Dinh Chieu with many special activities.
Location: An Duc, Ba Tri District, Ben Tre.
historical and cultural relics
Ben Tre Museum
Ben Tre Museum is located right in the city center with a campus of about 13,000 square meters. This tourist attraction in Ben Tre is built in classic French architectural style with characteristic arched door frames, including 1 ground floor and 1 upper floor with a total area of 474 m² . In the past, many important historical events took place here during the resistance war against the French colonialists and American imperialists by the army and people of Ben Tre province.
Currently, Ben Tre Museum is used to display revolutionary images and artifacts. In addition to the indoor rooms, the museum also has an outdoor area of up to 288 square meters used to display large-sized artifacts and models such as artillery, plane wrecks, bomb shells… With images, artifacts and models, the museum helps tourist have better understand about history when they have a chance to explore Ben Tre.
Address: 146 Hung Vuong Street, ward 3, Ben Tre City.
Vam Ho Bird Sanctuary
The Vam Ho bird sanctuary is home to more than 80 different species of birds. It covers 40ha of which 15ha are primitive date forests. There is a luxuriant flora, of which nipa and mangrove predominate. This is an ideal shelter for birds, especially storks, and herons. During the breeding seasons, from April to October, there are thousands of storks here to breed and raise their young until they are big enough to fly. At 4 pm or 5 pm every day, an interesting event takes place when thousands of storks come home. Meanwhile, the herons begin their night trip searching for food. Besides storks and herons, tourists may find other animals such as bats, snakes, weasels, and pythons…
Vam Ho bird sanctuary is located in Tân Mỹ commune, Ba Tri district, Bến Tre province.
Famous Craft villages in Ben Tre
Visiting craft villages, visitors will admire the product manufacturing process; You can ask the homeowner to test it in a few stages or try the finished product after production has been completed. Some famous handicraft villages in Ben Tre include:
- Phu Le Craft Village – making sticky rice wine.
- My Long rice paper craft village – making rice paper.
- Son Doc puff pastry craft village – making crispy sticky rice cakes.
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Vinh Long specialties
Grilled field-mouse: surely you will be extremely surprised and shocked when you hear this dish? However, just enjoy it, you will be conquered by the taste of rat meat.
The meat used for processing is field-mouse meat. When farmers in Vinh Long harvest rice, they will catch a lot of field-mouse. After that, local people bring it home, clean it, marinate it with spices and then grill it until golden brown. The flavor of meat blends with delicious, greasy spices.
Rat grilled
Cu Lao Luc Si spring roll rice paper – a specialty of the rice paper making village in Luc Si Thanh commune of Vinh Long. This craft village is more than 70 years old. When enjoying, you can have sweet rice paper or chili rice paper, etc.
You can choose many different flavors of rice paper such as tamarind rice paper, chili rice paper, sweet rice paper, etc. Each type of rice paper has its own flavor, combined with meat, vegetables and sour tamarind dipping sauce sweet. Just thinking about it makes me crave it.
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Grilled snakehead fish with straw: experience grilling snakehead fish with straw and sipping them to see the sweetness in each piece of meat. Grilled snakehead fish with straw is a typical rustic dish for the southwestern countryside of Vietnam, with a unique flavor and very simple preparation but it brings an impressive dish to travelers.
Fried Elephant Ear Fish (giant gourami) is one of the dishes considered a specialty of Vinh Long, served with vegetables, bananas and mixed fish sauce. All of them create a very unique flavor.
Fruit famous for its heavy fruit gardens. It would be a pity when having the opportunity to come here but you do not enjoy local fresh fruits or buy some to bring home as gifts for their relatives and friends.
Tra Vinh specialties
Tra Vinh has a culinary fusion of three ethnic groups: Kinh, Khmer and Hoa, creating typical dishes that attract tourists such as bun nuoc leo, bun suong, chao am.
Bun nuoc leo
The main ingredient of this dish is bo hoc sauce, which is typical of Khmer cuisine. Bo hoc sauce is mixed and fermented from many types of fish, fragrant and soft. When cooking the broth, the fish sauce is carefully sifted, the bones are removed, and cooked with ingredients such as lemongrass, shredded snakehead fish, straw mushrooms, and pig’s blood.
Bun nuoc leo is often eaten with spring rolls, cong cake and roasted pork depending on preference. To balance the taste of the fish sauce, when eating, customers will add raw vegetables such as banana flowers, chopped lotus flowers, bean sprouts and herbs.
Suong noodle soup
Suong noodle soup is a noodle dish served with shrimp cake. The fresh shrimp is marinated with spices, ground and shaped into 3cm – 5cm long. To make the shrimp cake chewy, the cook must knead them many times to get a chewy texture. The patties are put into the pot and boiled for another 5 – 10 minutes until they float and turn yellow.
The broth is simmered with pork bones, soy sauce and tamarind to create sourness and seasoning. To make the noodle bowl more appealing, the cook adds boiled pork belly, blanched bean sprouts, lettuce and serves with shredded white cabbage. The dipping sauce is a mixture of ground soy sauce and chili.
Am porridge
Am porridge is made from snakehead fish. The cook chooses fresh fish, boils and removes the bones, then stir-fries with onions. The fish eggs are beaten until smooth and then added to the porridge pot cooked from the fish broth. The accompanying ingredients include dried onions, dried shrimp, and dried squid.
Am porridge needs to be seasoned with fish sauce, crushed bean paste, minced chili, stir-fried until thick with garlic, ground pepper, and crushed roasted peanuts. The porridge is served with chopped raw vegetables, onions, cilantro, blanched bean sprouts, and crushed crispy toasted sesame rice paper.
Ben Co noodle soup
The noodle soup dish with broth simmered from pork bones ensures clarity. To do this, the cook must choose fresh marrow bones, while simmering, regularly skim off the foam. The noodle soup is often served with pork leg, lean meat, muscle meat, heart, liver, and intestines depending on preference.
When serving customers, the restaurant adds green onions, fried onions, and pepper to make the dish more appealing. The noodle soup is not served with vegetables, customers mix fish sauce to dip the toppings according to their taste.
Tra Cuon Tet Cake
The name of the cake comes from Tra Cuon hamlet, Kim Hoa commune, Cau Ngang district – a locality with a large Khmer population. Tra Cuon Tet cake is delicious thanks to its ingredients. The sticky rice chosen to wrap the cake is Long An waxy sticky rice, which is sticky and can be preserved for a long time.
To give the cake a beautiful green color, the maker mixes the soaked and drained sticky rice with spinach juice. The filling consists of steamed and pureed green beans combined with seasoned pork. Many places also add salted eggs to the filling to make it more attractive. The cake is wrapped in banana leaves and cooked for about 10 hours.
In addition to the dishes that can be enjoyed on the spot, visitors who explore Tra Vinh can buy wax coconut, beef sauce, Vinh Kim dried shrimp, fish sauce, flat rice or souvenirs made of bamboo, coconut, and traditional Khmer masks as gifts.
What’s the speciality food in Ben Tre?
A coastal province in the Mekong Delta, Ben Tre is known for its delicacies from rivers and fruit orchards.
Ben Tre thick noodle soup (bánh canh bột xắt)
Thick noodle soup has long become a culinary “trademark” of Ben Tre. The reason it is called that is because when preparing, the thick noodle dough is rolled out thinly and then chopped into finger-sized strips to taste, then put in a pot of boiling water to cook.
The broth of pork trotter soup is mainly made from bones, ham, mushrooms, and radishes. The combination of the chewy, slippery dough noodles, the rich broth and the addition of a crispy pork leg dipped in fish sauce, makes anyone who has ever tried it remember it forever.
Coconut tofu salad
Coconut tofu salad is a specialty that local people often use to treat guests. Coconut tofu is the upper part of the coconut tree, located deep in the trunk, including young buds that have not yet sprouted to the outside and petioles. Coconut tofu salad has a sweet and sour taste, crispy, fragrant and cool, low in fat.
The ingredients to make this salad include peeled tiger prawns, thinly sliced pork belly, laksa leaves, onions and crispy roasted peanuts. After mixing coconut tofu, thinly sliced into long strands, with the ingredients, creating an attractive salad. Served with the salad is a cup of sweet and sour fish sauce and crispy shrimp crackers.
Coconut worm
Coconut worm has long been famous as a delicious dish in Ben Tre, very familiar and loved. Made from the larvae of the beetle in the soft part of the coconut tree, they are rich in nutrients and have a unique fatty, nutty flavor.
Coconut worm.
Among the dishes with coconut worm, eating them raw with fish sauce is very popular. Although not everyone dares to taste this dish, after enjoying it, you will definitely fall in love with the unique flavor of this specialty.
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