Top 10 Tourist Attractions in Long An: Tan Lap Floating Village, Can Duoc District, Can Giuoc District, House of Hundred Pillars, Dong Thap Muoi Eco-Tourism Area, Thanh Tam Ornamental Flower Garden, Ton Thanh Pagoda, Chau Thanh District, Go Xoai, Rain Praying Festival,…
In the journey to discover the West Water River, you should not miss the land of Long An, where there are nearly 20 prehistoric relics and nearly 100 Oc Eo cultural relics, along with beautiful natural landscapes.
Long An attracts tourists with the humanistic values of the Oc Eo culture, a culture that has been formed and developed for a long time. There are also more than 40 revolutionary historical sites, architectural works, and famous landscapes, which are interesting destinations for tourists. Here we would like to introduce to you famous tourist attractions in Long An, to help you have more information to choose for yourself a suitable stopover!
The land of Long An is an attractive tourist destination.
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1. Tan Lap Floating Village
Tan Lap Floating Village, also known as Tan Lap Melaleuca Forest, belongs to Moc Hoa District, Long An. Here, visitors will be immersed in the wild nature, explore the green Melaleuca Forest, find a sense of relaxation, and let go of the worries of a busy life. The main highlight of this floating village is the cement bridge about 5km long, through the melaleuca forest, making it easy for tourists to visit the scene.
The main highlight of this floating village is the cement bridge about 5km long, through the melaleuca forest.
2. Can Duoc District
Can Duoc is a key rice district of Long An, Nang Thom rice here is famous near and far, propagated throughout the country. Nang Thom rice with braised goby fish is delicious. In addition, Can Duoc is also known for many famous handicrafts such as silver carving in Phuoc Van, wood carving in Tan Lan, boat building in Long Huu, Tan Chanh, coming here visitors will witness the production process is very unique.
Can Duoc is a key rice district of Long An, Nang Thom rice here is famous near and far.
3. Can Giuoc District
Can Giuoc District is located in the lower section of Vam Co River, with many mudflats, featured with saltwater plants such as melaleuca, mangrove… This place is famous for its rustic dishes, which visitors eat once and then will remember forever, especially the salted small crabs (Vietnamese: mam cong). Another specialty of Can Giuoc is the sausage made with pork intestines, which is a very special traditional product.
Can Giuoc is located lower section of Vam Co River.
4. House of Hundred Pillars
The House of Hundred Pillars is one of the famous tourist attractions in Long An, recognized as a national historical relic, located in Cau Ngang hamlet, Long Huu Dong commune, Can Duoc district. This house was built in the style of the Nguyen Dynasty, with a bold Hue style. This is a unique architectural and sculptural work, with a unique interior, the house is made of many kinds of precious woods.
This house was built in the style of the Nguyen Dynasty, with a bold Hue style.
5. Dong Thap Muoi Eco-Tourism Area
This eco-tourism area belongs to Moc Hoa, Vinh Hung, Thanh Hoa, and Tan Thanh Districts, about 50km from Tan An City. Coming here, visitors will be able to see the vast melaleuca forests, faintly in the space is the scent from the large lotus fields blowing. Especially, you can also enjoy delicious dishes typical of Southern Vietnam!
The vast lotus field wafts of fragrance.
6. Thanh Tam Ornamental Flower Garden
Thanh Tam Ornamental Flower Garden is one of the famous tourist attractions of Long An. This place displays many rare tree varieties, in which there are many bonsai trees over 100 years old. Visitors coming here can also see the world in miniatures such as Hue Citadel, Angkor Temple, Mount Fuji, or the pyramids…
Thanh Tam Ornamental Flower Garden has many bonsai trees.
7. Ton Thanh Pagoda
Ton Thanh Pagoda is about 3km from the center of Can Giuoc District. This is the oldest temple in Long An Province, here the outstanding Poet Nguyen Dinh Chieu used to live, write poetry, work as a healer for the people, and compose the famous Can Giuoc Literature.
Ton Thanh pagoda is the oldest pagoda in Long An.
8. Chau Thanh District
Chau Thanh dragon fruit garden cluster is famous for dragon fruit and watermelon. Dragon fruit is a plant commonly grown in this region, with high nutritional and economic value. The vast dragon fruit garden, with countless ripe red fruits, is very attractive to visitors to visit, you can enjoy the sweet and cool dragon fruit right in the garden.
The vast dragon fruit garden in Chau Thanh.
9. Go Xoai
This is an architectural monument built of bricks, nearly square in shape with each side about 20m long. The foundation of the building has a very solid and complex structure, including many different materials such as red gravel, white sand, and pink sand. Go Xoai architecture has a square worshiping hole, 2.2m wide and 2.5m deep. Near the bottom, there are bone ash and a collection of precious artifacts, including many small gold pieces, carved with images of sacred animals. This relic is considered to be the oldest in the Mekong Delta.
This relic is considered to be the oldest in the Mekong Delta.
10. Rain Praying Festival
In Long An, people often organize to pray for rain to ask the gods to send rain down. The Festival of praying for rain usually has two parts, the traditional ritual part and the festival part is boat races on rivers and canals. After the festival, people gather in the communal house area to celebrate and have fun. If you can participate in the festival to pray for rain, it will be an interesting and unforgettable experience.
In Long An, people often organize to pray for rain to ask for rain.
Above we have just introduced to you the famous tourist attractions in Long An, if you have the opportunity to visit here, you should not miss the opportunity to explore the famous and attractive places above. It will be an interesting and rewarding journey, helping you to understand more about a unique culture, visit exotic landscapes, relax and have a comfortable stay. Wish you have a happy trip and many good memories.
