Tinh Vinh Long Holiday Weather today
Date/time of update: November 21, 2024, 6:44 am, Timezone: GMT+7
Overcast Clouds
Temperature: 33.01°C
Temperature feels like: 38.16°C
Minimum Temperature: 33.01°C
Maximum Temperature: 33.01°C
Atmospheric pressure: 1007hPa
Humidity:56%
Visibility: 10000m
Wind speed: 3.02m/sec
Wind Direction: 108 degrees
Cloudiness: 99%
Sunrise: 2024-11-20 10:53:23
Sunset: 2024-11-21 10:30:43
Vinh Long Province is a province in the Mekong Delta, between the Tien (the Upper Mekong) and the Hau (the Lower Mekong) Rivers. Vinh Long is a very popular tourist destination in the Mekong Delta that travelers make a day trips or 2-day tours to from Ho Chi Minh City.
What to see, Tourist attractions at Vinh Long
1/ Floating market on the Tien River at Cai Be (Tien Giang, right next to Vinh Long)
If you take a day trip from Saigon and if you start early you may be lucky enough to have a glimpse of this floating market which is in session daily from 05:00 A.M to 10:00 A.M. More often people start trips in Saigon at 08:00 and when they arrive at Cai Be for the boat trip, the market should have been over.
Those who take a 2-day trip to Vinh Long, you can get up early and visit the market then.
A coconut boat on the Mekong River
A vendor boat on the Mekong
2/ Tra On Floating Market
The market is not as busy as that in Can Tho but you will have a great time watching people trading right on the water of the Hau River (Lower Arm of the Mekong).
A floating market on the Mekong River
3/ Mang Thit Brick Kilns
These brick kilns line the side of the Co Chien River for 30kms. The brick kilns on the banks of the Mekong River may remind you of something similar to Bagan in Myanmar! You will certainly have great photos after the trip.
4/ An Binh Island, Binh Hoa Phuoc Commune
The island is on the Mekong River where you can stay with local families or visit familial businesses with vanishing occupations such as making pop corns, making candies, making bricks…. On the island you will have seasonal fruits all year round.
An orchard at Vinh Long
5/ Ancient Houses
There are ancient houses in Vinh Long with traditional architecture of the Mekong Delta. The houses are surrounded by lush gardens and orchards. You can try seasonal fruits at some.
Things to do, Adventure Tours in Vinh Long
Tourists can make 1-day or 2-day trips to Vinh Long from Saigon (or Ho Chi Minh City). Accommodations at Vinh Long range from homestay on an island of the Mekong River to deluxe hotels at Vinh Long City. AdventureGreen organizes bike tours, motorbike tours to Vinh Long and the Mekong Delta.
