The Best Travel Guide of Long An Vietnam 2023

Nowadays, Long An is receiving a lot of attention from domestic and foreign tourists. If you have come here for the first time and do not know anything about Long An, follow Vietnam Original Travel to the article below to "pocket" right away the best Long An travel guide 2023.

Long An is an intermediate land between the West and the Southeast. Therefore, you can discover the unique cultural features of the indigenous people. It is also an opportunity to enjoy the peaceful beauty of the water and countless famous delicacies.

1. Geographical location

Long An is located in the Mekong Delta, about 50 km from the center of Ho Chi Minh city. This is the key economic region of the South.

Long An is adjacent to Ho Chi Minh City (Source: tripoli-city)

Long An has diverse natural tourism resources. Although Long An is not a prominent destination and listed in the top 10 Vietnam excursions from Saigon, it has many attractions that you can visit on the weekend or short trips.

2. The best time to travel to Long An Vietnam

Long An Vietnam has a humid tropical monsoon climate. According to geographical location, this place is characterized by the climate of the Mekong Delta. Therefore, you can travel to Long An in any season of the year.

Harvest water lily in flood season (Source: la34)

Long An attracts visitors in the dry season. It usually takes place from December to April next year. In particular, if you want to see the beauty of lotus flowers, go to Long An in the rainy season. The time takes place from July to October.

3. How to get to Long An?

• From Ho Chi Minh City and neighboring provinces to Long An

Due to the undeveloped transport infrastructure, Long An tourism is most convenient by road. From Ho Chi Minh City or neighboring provinces, you can buy tickets from the bus operators running Long An. You can contact any trustworthy Vietnam travel agency to organize the tour for you.

In addition, you can also travel to Long An by motorbike or family car. Traveling by this means will bring comfort in terms of time and schedule.

Long An's infrastructure is upgraded (Source: vneconomy)

• From Hanoi and central provinces to Long An

If you are further away, you can travel by plane to Ho Chi Minh City and choose to take a bus or taxi to Long An.

When you visit places in Long An, you can take a taxi or bus to move. Moving within the province is also quite convenient.

4. What to visit in Long An Vietnam?

Long An is a large land, with many attractions spread throughout the province. The suggestions below in the Long An travel guide will help you have a lot of experience.

• Ancient house with hundred columns

In fact, the house has 120 columns. The hundred-column house was built in the style of the Nguyen Dynasty. It is a unique traditional architecture.

Unique Hundred Columns House in Long An (Source: news.baolongan)

All the houses are made of precious wood. Every detail is skillfully carved. Outside the yard, ornamental plants are decorated rustically, not as discreetly as houses in Hue. The hundred-column house has the beauty of harmony and sophistication with the soul of the Western. When traveling to Long An, please visit this place.

• Tan Lap Floating Village

Tan Lap Floating Village is an attractive destination for Long An tourists. You will immerse in the space of the green forest. This place stands out with the immense Melaleuca forest up to 135ha wide. You can go up to the observation tower to see the whole forest. When you stand at the top of the tower, in the flood season, you will see a vast field of water with beautiful lotus ponds and water lilies. In the dry season, the rice fields stretch to the horizon.

Charming Tan Lap Floating Village in Long An Vietnam (Source: Klook)

Melaleuca forest is one of the most interesting and impressive places in Tan Lap Floating Village. This place has a wild beauty. Going through the vast Melaleuca forest is a 5km long road. The quiet, unspoiled green forest will bring each person a feeling of relaxation and peace.

“The road of love” at Tan Lap Floating Village (Source: Gody)

• Dong Thap Muoi eco-tourism area

Dong Thap Muoi eco-tourism area is a wetland of the Mekong Delta with an area of ​​more than 6,000 hectares. When coming here, you will see the melaleuca forests and lotus ponds in full bloom. In particular, you can enjoy Southern dishes such as lotus root salad, grilled snakehead fish with salt, and chili peppers with a few glasses of typical Southern Delta wine.

Lotus ponds in full bloom (Source: originvietnam)

• Cat Tuong Phu Sinh eco-tourism area

Cat Tuong Phu Sinh eco-tourism area is a combination between modern facilities and traditional culture. This place has many miniature models according to world-famous works: the Taj Mahal Mausoleum - India, the Eiffel Tower - France, the Sydney Opera House - Australia, Leaning Tower of Pisa - Italy, ... This is an ideal check-in place for young people to explore Long An Vietnam.

Cat Tuong Phu Sinh eco-tourism area (Source: vicenland)

Only about 30 km from Ho Chi Minh City, this is the place you should come to visit and travel to on weekends. The park's opening time lasts until the evening, so don't miss a visit to this place when traveling to Long An.

• Lang Sen Wetland Reserve

Lang Sen Wetland Reserve is one of the beautiful Long An attractions. When you come here, you have the opportunity to explore a world of animals and the most diverse vegetation.

Unique Lang Sen Wetland Reserve (Source: vran)

There are more than 149 different species of animals, including rare and precious animals listed in the Vietnam Red Book to protect. Besides, Lang Sen Wetland Reserve also has a system of rich vegetation with unique beauty. In addition, you will have the opportunity to sail around the lotus fields with an area of ​​​​up to 50 hectares.

5. What to eat in Long An?

• Hotpot with fermented fish

Hotpot with fermented fish is one of the typical dishes that you must try when traveling in the Southwest region. Long An hotpot is specially processed with abundant ingredients. You will be surprised by the huge amount of food.

Hotpot with fermented fish in Long An Vietnam (Source: scootersaigontour)

Hotpot with fermented fish in Long An is famous for its rustic, simple, and bold Vietnamese traditional culinary culture. You will enjoy it together with vegetables such as water lilies, coriander, and banana tree, ... to help increase the flavor of the dish.

• Tet cake

As a country with a lot of rice, Long An is a land with many delicious cakes from rice and sticky rice, one of which is Tet cake. It has different colors and ways of making it. The most famous Tet cake is in Duc Hoa town.

Long An Tet cake (Source: dacsanngon3mien)

One of the characteristics of Long An’s Tet cake is that when peeling the cake, it is not sticky or viscous like other types of Tet cake. In order to make the crust with eye-catching and attractive color, the farmers dyed it with available natural foods such as purple from the magenta plant, the red color of Gac fruit, and the green of pineapple leaves. This is also a gift for relatives and friends when visiting Long An Vietnam.

• Fresh Sausage

When traveling to Long An, you see many shops hanging attractive fresh sausages. Long An sausage has a mildly sweet taste, delicious chewiness, and more meat. Usually, it can be grilled on a charcoal stove or fried (with little oil). It is a dish that will make you excited.

Sausage drying (Source: thegioiamthuc)

• Cong Sauce

Can Giuoc's Cong sauce is one of the specialties of Long An Vietnam, the most unique of the Southern region. Cong is an animal belonging to the crab family, often living on beaches, swamps, tidal mud flats,... Cong is the main ingredient of this sauce. 

Cong on the beach (Source: nld)

The process of making Cong sauce is not too complicated, but it needs to be meticulous and takes a lot of time. The Cong sauce is both fatty and attractive taste. Although the color is not too eye-catching, the unique taste of this dish makes people remember it forever. With the price range of 80000 - 100,000 VND, you can buy 1 kg as a gift from Long An.

Cong sauce is one of the specialties of Long An Vietnam (Source: gocong)

• Chau Thanh dragon fruit

It is grown a lot in the Chau Thanh district, Long An Vietnam, with high nutritional and economic value. Dragon fruit here is planted in a straight line suitable for taking pictures to check-in. The blooming season is from May to August, which is also one of the times you should visit Chau Thanh. The harvest season of ripe dragon fruit falls in the range of May-October. At the same time, dragon fruit has a sweet, succulent, and fresh taste.

Chau Thanh dragon fruit (Source: vietfuntravel)

6. Where to stay in Long An? 

Today, Long An Vietnam is experiencing economic and social development, so services are invested more and more. Therefore, it is not difficult to find a satisfactory hotel in Long An, from budget to high-class. With the warm welcome of the people here, you will have a relaxing and comfortable time when traveling to Long An.

7. Things to pay attention when traveling to Long An

• If you travel to Long An in the rainy season, you should bring a raincoat. There will be some sudden rain. This is an item you should bring when traveling to any place in the Mekong Delta.

• When traveling to Long An Vietnam, don’t forget your ID card and passport. If you want to rent a motorbike, you must bring a vehicle license.

• It is recommended that you bring comfortable clothes and shoes so that you can be active and move throughout the trip.

Above are some information about the best Long An travel guide that Vietnam Original Travel suggests. If you want to discover a memorable trip, don't forget to contact us to help you have the best experience when traveling to Long An in particular and Vietnam in general.

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