All Things Need To Know Before Travelling To Long An Vietnam.

Long An province is the near-by province of Ho Chi Minh city (Saigon Vietnam)to the South. It is bordered to the north by Ho Chi Minh city, to the west by Dong Thap, to the south by Tien Giang, and east by the East Sea. Tan An city is the capital of Long An province. It is 47 kms away in 1 hour and 15 minutes driving by private car from Ho Chi Minh city to Tan An via National Highway 1A. The population of Long An is over 2 millions people.

Top All Things Need To Know Before Travelling To Long An Vietnam.

1. Tan Lap floating village. Cell phone: +8496696 8133. Add: National Road 62, Tan Lap commune, Moc Hoa district, Long An province. It is 95 kms away in 2.5 hours driving by private car rental Ho Chi Minh to Tan lap floating villiage. And It's about 15 kms south of the Cambodian border.

With an area of ​​135 ha, a buffet area of ​​500 ha is planned to build a typical tourist area of ​​Long An in particular and the wetland of Dong Thap Muoi in general. Visiting this floating village you will be immersed in the unique nature of the Southern Vietnam River.

The Tourist area with works of about 5ha, rest houses and management houses, parks and wharf areas. The remaining is 130 ha of Melaleuca forest, including 5 kms of cement road.

You can enter the forest by canoe or walk. It's a great place for rest and fishing. If your Vietnam car rental with driver tour in January so let come here to enjoy. Because Janurary is one of the best month of the year.

2. Dong Thap Muoi tourist area. Add: Dong Thap Muoi eco-tourism area belongs to districts of Moc Hoa, Vinh Hung, Thanh Hoa and Tan Thanh. It is 80 kms away from the center of Ho Chi Minh city. This is an ecotourism area typical of Long An in particular and South Vietnam in general.

Not only attracting tourists by extensive Melaleuca forest but also making people surprised and enraptured by the immense lotus fields.
Visitors here also discover the world of diverse bird with nearly 112 species of birds, 149 species of animals. Dong Thap Muoi will be a tourist destination not to be missed when traveling to Long An.

3. The Endless Field Tourist Area (Khu du lịch Cánh Đồng Bất Tận). Cell phone: +8491 141 60 68. Add: hamlet 3, Binh Phong Thanh commune, Moc Hoa district, Long An province. It is about 90 kms away  from Ho Chi Minh city.

A day exploring the Endless Field tourist resort in Moc Hoa, Long An province will leave visitors with a memorable experience and give them a deeper understanding of the famous short story “the Endless Field” by young writer Nguyen Ngoc Tu.

The Endless Field tourist resort is located inside the Dong Thap Muoi (Plain of Reeds) Herbal Medicine Research, Conservation and Development Center in village 3, Binh Phong Thanh commune, Moc Hoa district, about 80 km from Ho Chi Minh City.

The 1,000-ha resort with hundred-year-old cajuput forests and diverse flora and fauna is an ideal place for nature lovers to explore the natural diversity of the Plain of Reeds.

The resort was the background scene of Nguyen Phan Quang Binh’s movie “Floating Lives” which was adapted from Nguyen Ngoc Tu’s short story Canh dong Bat tan (The Endless Field).

4. Dragon Fruit Plantations. Add: ĐT 827B, Phú Ngãi Trị commune, Châu Thành district, Long An province. It is 13 kms away from the center of Tan An city.

Dragon fruit growers in the district have applied new farming techniques, aiming to cut costs and improve quality of the fruit.
To fulfil the target, it has worked to expand cultivation areas applying high technology, set up cooperatives and arrange training courses for local farmers on advanced production models, in a bid to meet domestic and export requirements and help firms join the supply chain.

5. Thanh Tam Ornamental Flower Garden. Add: Thanh Tam Ornamental Flower garden is located in the center of Tan An city.  

Thanh Tam Ornamental Flower Garden, You will be amazed at the richness and originality of a variety of different ornamental plants. Such as pineapples, laurels, buckwheat, and many other types.

Thanh Tam Ornamental Flower Garden is not only a place to display many kinds of rare plants. But also a lot of bonsai with bonsai trees that are over 100 years old.

This flower garden is not only a place for visitors to enjoy their passion for bonsai. But also a place for visitors to relax and immerse themselves in rural life, which has become a new discovery point for many tourists at home and abroad when traveling to Long An.

Where to stay at Long An Vietnam?

1.Cherry Hotel 2. Cell phone: +849030805 77. Add: đường 11, KDC đường 10, khu phố 3, Nguyen Van Tiep str, Ben Luc town, Long An province. It is 16 kms away from the center of Tan An city.
Thanh Van 2 Hotel. Tel: 0272 3550439, cell phone: +84908927438. Add: 33, Ho Van Long str, ward 2, Tan An city. It is 800 m away from the center of Tan An city.

2.Phu Quy hotel. Cell phone: 985292888. Add: 62, Đường 11, KDC 135, Ben Luc town, Long An province. It is 16 kms away from the center of Tan An city.
The Endless Field Tourist Resort (Khu du lịch Cánh Đồng Bất Tận). Cell phone: +8491 141 60 68. Add: hamlet 3, Binh Phong Thanh commune, Moc Hoa district, Long An province. It is about 90 kms away from Ho Chi Minh city.

Where to eat at Long An Vietnam?

1.Thanh Van 2 Hotel & Restaurant. Cell phone: +84917827438. Add: 33, Ho Van Long str, ward 2, Tan An city. It is 800 m away from the center of Tan An city.

2.Hoang Gia Restaurant. Tel: 0272 2203 040. Add: Nguyen Cuu Van str, ward 4, Tan An city. It is 2.5 kms away from the center of Tan An city.

3.Phố Xanh Eating House. Tel: 0272 3526 777. Add: 141, Nguyen Cuu Van str, ward 4, Tan An city. It is 2.5 kms away from the center of Tan An city.

4.Hải Đăng Eating House. Cell phone: +8490 250 04 48. ĐT 827A, ward 3, Tan An city. It is 3 kms away from the center of Tan An city.

Local Long An specialize food and drinks

1. Nang Thom (Aromatic) Rice in Cho Dao: Dao area, My Le commune, Can Duoc district, Long An province is the original place of rice with delicious flavor especially Nang Thom rice.

The sleek elongated ivory white rice in Dao market is the precious gift of this land. The freshly rubbed rice is as if covered by glue for it sticks in our hands when touching. These grains are so fragrant and last very long. Believe it or not, after 4-5 months after the packaging date, they still smell incredibly good.
The famous delicious rice at Dao market is known as the incomparable grain.

Rice is cooked to a very glutinous and fragrant eat, especially, it will not be rancid overnight. Since the rice is very good so most farmers, after harvesting, reserve them for relatives or acquaintances so the number sold to the market is very limited.

2. Long An frizzling pancake: Long An frizzling pancake is a good food not only for the people here but also an indispensable must-try for tourists when traveling here. Long An pork is best in Duc Hoa town. Locals cherry-pick materials as well as glutinous rice ( powder form) from Chau Thanh, Can Duoc, Can Giuoc.

Fresh pork belly, firm and round green beans, large banana leave. Cake fillers ran the gamut from salty- sweet to banana or grated coconut. Once you try Long An cake, you will hardly forget the delicious taste of this unique viand.

3. Long An watermelon: The area of watermelon in Long An province is over 1,100 hectares, mainly in Chau Thanh, Tan Thanh, Moc Hoa, Vinh Hung, Thu Thua. Watermelon is potent at detoxification, diuretic-related issues and is used to treat many diseases such as pimples, mouth ulcers, sunburn, alcohol detoxification … Long An watermelon has been exported to China, Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar.

4. Sour Mystus Soup: Big fat fish close to the size of a big toe with swollen tummies are full of tiny nutrient-rich eggs. This aquatic critter is best paired with chili and lemongrass or cooked in sour soup. Pick out the fish with fat, yellow eggs from the steaming hot pot of soup, dip in spicy fish sauce and munch on them in the cool evenings. What an incredible feeling to try.

5.Chau Thanh Dragon Fruit: Long An is probably the only province in the western part of Vietnam to grow dragon fruit. And Chau Thanh district is aiming at turning this fruit to the strategic produce. Chau Thanh dragon fruit is not as big as Binh Thuan dragon fruit (The acclaimed zone of this fruit), but it has a sweet and rich taste. Visitors can buy dragon fruit to eat or gift it to relatives.

6.Duc Hoa Peanut: If you have the opportunity to visit Duc Hoa on the Lunar New Year, you will see the beautiful landscape of peanut plants. The vast bronze lacquer covered itself with an eye-catching green color. Under the green foliage are bright yellow flowers. If you have a little idea you will discover a very interesting thing about peanuts. Take a closer look at the peanuts that are formed on the ground surface after the flowers are pollinated. After this, the fruit grows gradually lower.

How to get to Long An Vietnam?

1. Vehicle: Tan An city, Long An province is 47 kms away in 1 hour and 15 minutes driving by private car rental Ho Chi Minh to Long An (in 1.5 hours driving by public bus) from Ho Chi Minh city.

2. Motorbike: it takes about 2 hours driving by motorbike from Ho Chi Minh City to Tan An city.

3. Private taxi transfers from Ho Chi Minh airport to Ben Tre and stop at Long an.
 
When should you visit Long An Vietnam?

Long An is the same with other areas of Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, it is also the land of mild climate and pleasant weather, so it’s deemed to be an ideal destination to visit all year round.

The climate in Long An is split into two seasons: rainy season (normally from May to October) and dry season (normally from November to April). You can hope to find a quite comfortable trip to this province as the average temperature there falls in around 29 degree Celsius. Sometimes there are several storms in the rainy season.

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