Tinh Vinh Long Holiday Weather today
Date/time of update: December 22, 2024, 4:06 am, Timezone: GMT+7
Broken Clouds
Temperature: 26.59°C
Temperature feels like: 26.59°C
Minimum Temperature: 26.59°C
Maximum Temperature: 26.59°C
Atmospheric pressure: 1012hPa
Humidity:57%
Visibility: 10000m
Wind speed: 3.87m/sec
Wind Direction: 13 degrees
Cloudiness: 80%
Sunrise: 2024-12-21 11:08:42
Sunset: 2024-12-22 10:40:24
Vinh Long Vietnam is located in the heart of the Mekong Delta. The province is bordered by Tien Giang Province to the North, by Dong Thap Province to the North West, by Ben Tre Province to the East, by Tra Vinh Province to the South East and by Can Tho Province to the South. The capital city is called Vinh Long Town 136 km from Saigon.
Orange boat - floating market at Cai Be near Vinh Long
Vinh Long Travel Guide Overview
Thanks to the Upper (Tien River) and Lower (Hau) Tributaries of the Mekong River, the soil of Vinh Long is ideal for agriculture, aquaculture and horticulture. Vinh Long is famous for its grapefruits, mangoes, mandarins, oranges, longans, rambutans, durians...Besides, traveling in Vinh Long the tourists will be treated with the fresh tiger prawns or elephant fish or basa fish.
Vinh Long's population is over 1 million people including the ethic groups of Kinh, Khmer and Chinese who help make the culture of the area more colorful. Visiting the area, you can tour many of their villages with vanishing occupations such as making bricks, ceramics, rice papers, candies, reed sleeping mats... The area was known to be founded in 1732. There are many islands with exotic water life style to be discovered in and around Vinh Long. One thing the travelers are not allowed to miss is the floating markets.
Boat restaurant serving breakfast to traders at the floating market at Cai Be
Vinh Long Tourist Attractions
1/ Binh Hoa Phuoc Island (Cu Lao An Binh)
The island on the Mekong River offers exotic and eco tours with cozy homestay.
2/ Bonsai Gardens
If you visit Vinh Long, there are myriad types of bonsai trees and landscape designing that should be of immense interest to some of you.
3/ Houses on stilts
These amazing houses are built right on the river bank and in green orchards which offer once-in-a-life-time home.
4/ Old Houses
There are lovely ancient houses with typical architecture of the Delta taking advantage of the surrounding gardens.
5/ Brick and Ceramics making Village of Co Chien
The handicraft village offers the traditional methods more making all kinds of bricks and ceramics. You will get lovely photos of the place.
6/ Coconut Candy Making Village
This village offers the chance to tastes the fine flavors of coconut candies.
7/ Tra On Floating Market
The market is colorful with different types of flowers and bonsais.
8/ Brick Kilns of Mang Thit
The site is certainly a great spot for unique photos of brick kilns by the Mekong River. They look more like ancient architectures or monuments!
There are several familial businesses and workshops that carrying on doing vanishing occupations that bring you chances of learning something amazing.
Travel and Tours, holidays and vacations in Vinh Long
Vinh Long is in the heart of the Mekong Delta. The travellers to Vinh Long would have many opportunities to explore the exotic life on the river as well as to try the fresh seasonal fruits in many of the local orchards. You can daytrip to Vinh Long from Sai Gon or you can travel further to the Mekong Delta to Can Tho or Chau Doc.
Paradissa Travel has got a number of photography tours, adventure tours, day trips, biking and motorbiking tours for our adventure travellers to discover the secrets of Vinh Long and the Mekong Delta Please contact us for further details.
Accommodation
There some standard hotels in Vinh Long Town. Many travellers would choose to stay with a local family on the islands around Vinh Long. There are many riverside ecolodges in leafy gardens which provides relaxing vacations in Vinh Long. Luxury travel is yet available at Vinh Long.
Getting there and away
Vinh Long is 136km from Ho Chi Minh City and 34km from Can Tho. It's possible to travel between Vinh Long, Can Tho, My Tho and Ho Chi Minh City by waterway or by road.
