Traveling to Vinh Long Province with Vietnam Trips

Where is Vinh Long Province

Vinh Long Province belongs to the lower Mekong River, located between the Tien and Hau rivers, bordering the provinces of Tien Giang, Ben Tre, Dong Thap, Tra Vinh, Hau Giang, Soc Trang and Can Tho City. The total natural area of ​​152,017.6ha of this region is divided into 8 district-level administrative units including 6 districts, Binh Minh Town and Vinh Long City, with an average population as of 2019 of 1,142,500 people. The province has a fairly flat topography, spreading along the Tien and Hau rivers, gradually lowering from north to south, not too affected by floods.

How is the weather in Vinh Long?

Vinh Long Province is located in the tropical monsoon region, hot and humid all year round with a relatively high temperature and abundant radiation, which are conditions for good growth of crops. The average temperature of the province ranges from 27.3 - 28.4°C, with the highest being 36.9°C and the lowest being 17.7°C, the average temperature between day and night is 7.3°C. The average number of sunshine in a day is 7.5 hours and the annual photosynthetic radiation reaches 79,600 cal / m2, with the average annual lighting time reaching 2,550 - 2,700 hours.

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Vinh Long Province’s average humidity is 81 - 85%, with the highest being 90% in September and the lowest being 74% in March - April. The average number of rainy days ranges from 100 to 115 days / year, with an average of 1,300 - 1,690 mm / year. This province has not had extreme climates, although in some places there have been tornadoes, floods, lightning strikes in the rainy season or unseasonal rains on a large scale. This place is also influenced by the irregular semi-diurnal tide regime of the East Sea through Tien River, Hau River, Mang Thit River and a system of canals.

The best places to visit in Vinh Long Province

More than 100km from Ho Chi Minh City with about 2 hours of travel, Vinh Long Province in recent years has emerged as a tourist destination worth visiting in Vietnam, with many impressive attractions. One of them is the first cable-stayed bridge in Vietnam - My Thuan Bridge is over 1.5km long, inaugurated in 2000 with the outstanding design of two H-shaped bridge towers. This has always been a leading check-in place of the whole Mekong Delta. If you go to visit Vinh Long city without taking a picture with My Thuan bridge, that would be a missed trip.

One of the “specialties” of the river region that cannot be ignored is the floating market, with the Tra On floating market in Vinh Long being a prominent example. Located on the peaceful Hau River, although small in size, it is still an important focal point of the region, filled with boats selling colorful ornamental flowers and attractive fruit and breakfast dishes. The market starts bustling from dawn, so to fully enjoy the rhythm of river life, you should wake up early and take a tour here, enjoy a hot bowl of beef noodle soup, sip a cup of coffee and watch the sunrise.

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Coming to Vinh Long Province, you also should not miss famous spiritual places such as Phuoc Hau Pagoda or Ong Pagoda, also known as the Fujian Assembly Hall. This place has an architecture reminiscent of Hoi An ancient town because it was built by Chinese workers, still retaining its sophisticated architecture and many wooden Buddha statues. Meanwhile, Phuoc Hau Pagoda is famous for its stone scripture garden, built in an area of more than 4,000m2 with a total of 250 stone slabs shaped like Bodhi leaves. On the stone surface are 500 pages of sutras written in English - Vietnamese bilingual, delicately and meticulously carved.

Some famous ecotourism destinations of Vinh Long Vietnam are An Binh Island and Cu Lao May, with diverse tropical fruit gardens. In addition to sightseeing and enjoying fruit, you can also participate in unique folk games such as wading ponds to catch fish, rowing, making rice paper, etc. If you want to camp, have a picnic or organize team building, then big tourist areas like Vinh Sang or Nha Xua - Long Ho are the addresses not to be missed. Vinh Long Province is also famous for its pottery craft, notably Mang Thit Ceramic village located more than 30km along the Co Chien River with rows of soaring kilns - a very beautiful place to take check-in pictures.