Tra Vinh

Country: Vietnam
Province: Tra Vinh

Tinh Tra Vinh Holiday Weather today

Date/time of update: December 22, 2024, 4:45 pm, Timezone: GMT+7
Overcast Clouds

Temperature: 21.01°C
Temperature feels like: 21.15°C
Minimum Temperature: 21.01°C
Maximum Temperature: 21.01°C
Atmospheric pressure: 1010hPa
Humidity:76%
Visibility: 10000m
Wind speed: 2.27m/sec
Wind Direction: 313 degrees
Cloudiness: 100%
Sunrise: 2024-12-21 11:07:07
Sunset: 2024-12-22 10:40:00

Tra Vinh Province like Vinh Long is separated from the mainland by the Tien River and the Hau River (Upper Branch and Lower Branch of the Mekong River). The north-west of Tra Vinh is Vinh Long while the south-east of Tra Vinh is the East Vietnam Sea.

Overview

Due to inconvenient transport and tourist infrastructure earlier, Tra Vinh was rarely visited by foreign travelers to Vietnam. Nowadays, adventure travelers who love straying from the tourist track start visiting the province. But it seems Tra Vinh does not get much attention from travelers compared to other provinces in the Mekong Delta.

The whole province has some forests left from the past with big timber trees. The eponymous capital city of the province is a countryside city with some woods and several huge timber trees. The province is inhabited by different ethnic groups: Kinh (Viet), Khmer and Chinese. Traveling through the province, you can easily find the visibly different cultures as well as the blended culture in Tra Vinh.

Tra Vinh Vietnam
Pupils at Tra Vinh City

Tourist Attractions, Things to Do

Tra Vinh has interesting tourist attractions which involve the Mekong River, the sea and the ethnic cultural aspects such as architecture, cuisine, lifestyle.. The highlights include: Chua Hang (Tunnel Pagoda), Khmer Pagodas amid forests,…

1/ Ang Pagoda (Chua Ang), Khmer Museum, Ao Ba Om (Ba Om Pond)

The complex of the Ang Pagoda, Khmer Museum and Ba Om Pond is 7km southwest of Tra Vinh City. The ancient pagoda of Ang, dating back to the 10th century, is a must-visit for anyone interested in Khmer culture in Tra Vinh. The pagoda has gone through several restorations and the current architecture, which is of purely Khmer style, is from 1842. There are daily classes at the pagoda for training Buddhism as well as Khmer culture.

The Khmer Museum is a good place to learn about the Khmer community in Tra Vinh: the history, the great Khmer people and the daily life. At the museum you can learn about the Khmer architecture, the traditional costumes, handicraft villages, Khmer traditional performances...

The Ba Om Pagoda is a huge square lake surrounded by a wood with huge timber trees. The path and the wood around the lake offers relaxing walks.

2/ Tra Vinh Market

This bustling market is the perfect place to experience local culture and try delicious street food. The market is busy from the morning through the early evening.

3/ Hang Pagoda

The Hang Pagoda is in Chau Thanh District of Tra Vinh Province, 8km south of Tra Vinh City. The pagoda was built in 1637 and was mostly destroyed during the Tet Offensive in 1968. The current architecture of the pagoda was built in 1977.

The Hang Pagoda covers an area of 6 hectares, half of which is covered in big timber trees. The pagoda is also home to several hundred storks which can be observed easily when you visit the pagoda.

Chua Hang - Tra Vinh
The Hang Pagoda

4/ Ba Dong Beach

The Ba Dong Beach is in Duyen Hai Town (Duyen Hai District), 60km south-east of Tra Vinh City.

The beach is 10km long and the sea water may be clear or turbid depending on certain times of the year. But the beach is clean. The beach is mostly visited by local tourists.

5/ Co Chien River

The Co Chien River is a branch of the Tien River starting from Vinh Long flows from northwest to southeast for 82km and discharging its water into the East Vietnam Sea. The river is the natural border between Vinh Long Province and Tra Vinh Province with Ben Tre Province.