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Tourist route Ho Chi Minh City - My Tho - Can Tho in the Mekong Delta - 7

When the sun sets behind the trees in the distance, the “floating city” lights up. At night, the floating market is lit up like shooting stars. There are boats with small lanterns hanging from the bow, making it look very lively.

Coming to Cai Be floating market, visitors will feel many interesting things and discover many new things.

of the river region of the West.


Vam Lang Festival (Nghi Ong Festival):

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Time: 10/3 lunar calendar.

Tourist route Ho Chi Minh City - My Tho - Can Tho in the Mekong Delta - 7

Location: Nam Hai Tomb, Kieng Phuoc Commune, Go Cong Dong District, Tien Giang Province.

Object of worship: Whale.

Characteristics: Procession of the God's decree, offering ceremony, water and land worship, welcoming the whale ceremony on the sea with hundreds of ships

The boat was decorated splendidly and sang cải lương.


Nam Hai Whale Temple is a whale temple located in Kieng Phuoc commune, Go Cong Dong district, Tien Giang province.

Legend has it that in the 18th century, in the war against the Tay Son movement, Nguyen Anh failed many times. After being defeated by the Tay Son army, Nguyen Anh gathered his troops and sailed south. When reaching the mouth of the Soai Rap River, waves rose and the boat encountered trouble. Nguyen Anh's boat was helped to shore by a whale, and Nguyen Anh escaped. After ascending the throne (1802), he wanted to show his gratitude, bestowing the whale with the title "Nam Hai Dai Tuong Quan", and then ordered places such as Can Gio (Gia Dinh), Kieng Phuoc (Go Cong), Vinh Luong, (Vinh Long) ... which were near his warship's landing, to build temples and worship "Nam Hai Dai Tuong Quan" - the naval general to whom he owed his gratitude. Currently, the God's decree is still respectfully worshiped at the Kieng Phuoc communal house.


Whale Temple in Vam Lang as well as some other places, has both religious function and a place of worship.

has a secular function, is a place of entertainment during festivals of fishing residents.


Vam Lang Festival (Whale Festival) is a whale worshiping ceremony, a fishing festival: praying for calm seas, good winds, and good fortune for fishermen. From the morning of the 9th day of the 3rd lunar month, people from the coastal area of ​​Go Cong and visitors from all over joyfully flock to Vam Lang (in Go Cong Dong district) to attend the Whale Festival.

The procession had over 50 people and 2 horse-drawn carriages arriving at Kieng Phuoc communal house. The Whale Festival Organizing Committee organized the procession of the God's edict, offered offerings and invited the edict. The music was performed according to ancient customs, with trumpets and drums playing until the God's edict was brought back to the mausoleum.

In the afternoon, there is a hydraulic ceremony, with offerings from the sea and land to the Gods. Music and costumes.

service until the end of the ceremony.

In the evening, in the colorful lights, with brilliant flags and flowers, the offering ceremony for the deceased is held before the altar. After the offering,

to the ceremony of pushing the scaffold

At dawn on the 10th day of the 3rd lunar month, more than 70 boats had altars set up and were decorated with colorful flags and lights. Young men dressed neatly were standing on the boats. The drumbeats from Lang Ong Nam Hai signaled to everyone that the Ong welcoming ceremony was about to begin.

The festival committee, the elders, the traditional music band and the lion dance team carried the dragon pavilion with the water general's tablet onto a large ship, decorated with flags and bright lights. The lion dance team danced on the ship, the sound of lion drums resounded on the wharf, signaling all the boats to start their engines and prepare to depart.

The whole sea rumbled with the sound of drums, trumpets, engines and boats, the scene was truly magnificent.

When the train went out to sea, on the big ship there were trays of roast pork, sticky rice, cakes and fruits. The ceremonial band of 10 people, including 4 female singers and 6 musicians (1 drum, 1 big drum, 1 lute, 1 large canvas, 1 street leader and 1 trumpet) performed in front of the dragon court. After about 8km, the train went through the procession to welcome Ong (ie Nghinh Ong) and waited for him to get on the "voi".

According to the belief of coastal residents: if you see Ong floating up in the sky, that year will be a good year. If you haven’t seen Ong floating up in the sky, wait for a big fish to float up in order to visualize “Ong”. And that will also bring happiness for a year of great fishing success.

When the Lord was imagined to be on the boat, the lion dance team would dance to welcome him. Incense, wine, and aloeswood were offered, the celebrant stood up to pray and invite the Water General. The elders bowed. The ceremonial band performed respectfully. The ship made the proper rounds, then returned to the dock.

The ship returned, flags and flowers flying brightly. The ship had a dragon palanquin and drums beating, going to the ports to wish the fleets well. Along the banks of the canals, every house set up outdoor altars, filled with flowers, offerings, and incense smoke.

The ship returned to the mausoleum. On the shore, there was a lion dance team to welcome them. Dragon pavilion, incense burner, roast pork tray, cakes.

The fruit was solemnly brought into the mausoleum for the enthronement ceremony.

From now until the festival, the opera troupe performs ancient plays. The villagers can enjoy watching the plays, eating, and having fun for the next two days. During the festival days, at Vam Lang, many games and sports competitions take place such as volleyball, tug of war, swimming, etc., making the festival atmosphere more joyful and bustling.

Dong Tam Snake Farm


Location: Dong Tam Snake Farm is about 9km from My Tho City.


Characteristics: A center for snake breeding for venom export, combining medicinal plant cultivation and research on snake bite treatment for people in the Mekong Delta.

Formerly known as Enterprise 408, Dong Tam Snake Farm is also known as the Center for Cultivation, Research and Processing of Medicinal Herbs of Military Region 9. Not only is it a place to treat patients bitten by venomous snakes, Dong Tam Snake Farm is also a unique tourist attraction, included in the My Tho - Thoi Son Islet - Dong Tam Snake Farm tour. Here, visitors can see hundreds of different types of snakes, from gentle snakes (water snakes, cobras, etc.), to venomous snakes (horse cobras, banded scorpions, roaring cobras, etc.), rare animals such as pythons, crocodiles, soft-shelled turtles, foxes, bears, etc.

Currently, there are about 30-40 thousand international and domestic tourists visiting this place every year. To attract more tourists, the Department of Trade and Tourism of Tien Giang province is cooperating with Dong Tam snake farm to invest in upgrading the entire snake farm, planting trees, adding many other rare animals...

It is expected that when completed, the snake farm will welcome about 10-15 thousand visitors each year.


Cai Be garden ecotourism:


Location: Cai Be garden area is located along the north bank of Tien River, in Cai Be district, Tien Giang province.


Characteristics: Surrounded by many canals, Cai Be is immersed in the fertile alluvium of the delta all year round.

Thanks to that, this fertile land has created conditions for people to grow specialized fruit trees to supply many places in the country and for export. In recent years, Cai Be is not only the largest fruit orchard in the Mekong Delta but also a tourist destination for many international tourists. Especially since the My Thuan bridge was opened. Cai Be seems to have a new opportunity to develop garden ecotourism.

Currently, the whole Cai Be district has nearly 15,000 hectares of orchards with many varieties (accounting for more than 1/3 of the fruit tree area of ​​Tien Giang) such as: four-season durian, small-seeded milk durian originating from Cai Mon (Ben Tre), Nam Roi grapefruit, a variety brought from Binh Minh (Vinh Long), sugar-numb grapefruit, pink-sugar grapefruit, smooth-skin grapefruit... Longan, longan, cow-skin longan give two crops of fruit per year, oranges have many varieties, but the most delicious oranges are the two most famous varieties. Especially famous varieties such as: Hoa Loc sand mango, grapefruit mango, fragrant mango... and some grafted mango varieties with unique flavors such as: grafted grapefruit mango, grafted durian mango...

In addition, there are many other types of fruit trees such as: sapodilla, guava, apple, tangerine, jackfruit, plum, persimmon... Compared to the gardens in the West, Cai Be gardens are ranked as "the most abundant", with fruits in all four seasons, each season has its own fruit, so visitors to Cai Be, no matter what season, are full of many types of delicious ripe fruits. Visiting Cai Be, visitors can walk in the gentle green of the Cuu Long Delta gardens. The people here are gentle, simple, sincere and hospitable...

The eco-tourism area of ​​Mr. Hai Cong's garden (the first private garden tourism area in Cai Be) is located in a fairly large area with many types of fruit trees, especially the original Hoa Loc mango which has been famous for generations. The hundreds of years old bonsai trees, the orchid trellis with many varieties and beautiful colors, the dining area for group and family guests, the fishing pond, the warm bedrooms; there are hammocks for visitors to rest... All are arranged harmoniously by the owner, using materials such as wood, rattan, bamboo, leaves... creating a picture with the typical features of a riverside countryside garden.

The garden also serves unique Southern dishes such as: deep-fried elephant ear fish, boneless snakehead fish stuffed with meat rolled in rice paper, lemongrass chicken stewed with Malabar spinach, duck porridge with water spinach, snakehead fish hotpot with water hyacinth... or dishes with the flavor of the pioneering period such as grilled snakehead fish. Snakehead fish porridge with bitter vegetables... The dishes here are delicious, rich, and the scenery is truly charming. When visiting Cai Be garden houses, immersing yourself in the lifestyle of the local people, visitors will be able to relax, immerse themselves in nature, feel the personality and psychology of the Southern people, and then have unforgettable emotions and impressions when they have set foot in this place.

Son Quy Tea


Following Highway 50 from Ho Chi Minh City to Go Cong (Tien Giang), to the Tan Trung – Lang Hoang Gia section, visitors will encounter many sweet soup shops located close together on both sides of the road. That is the “hometown” of the famous specialty dish of this region, Son Quy sweet soup.

Son Quy is a place name given by King Tu Duc, replacing the old name Go Rua (a sand mound shaped like a turtle), about 4 kilometers from the inner city of Go Cong. This used to be the territory of the Tu Du family - the wife of King Thieu Tri and the mother of King Tu Duc - where there was a famous altar cabinet making village and delicious shrimp paste (now called Hue shrimp paste) that the Queen Mother often had a sailboat bring to Hue for the king to enjoy. And it is not clear if there is any other connection, this land is still a remote rural area, here, there is also a traditional sweet soup associated with the place name Son Quy - once the headquarters of Binh Tay Grand Marshal Truong Dinh.

According to Mr. Tu Linh - one of the famous shop owners, who has been making this tea for over 40 years: "Son Quy tea is very elaborate. To create its own flavor, each family has a slightly different way of processing it. Normally, to have tea to sell in the morning, people have to "wake up early" from 3am. However, each batch of finished products does not exceed twenty cups". Many people also added that this tea cannot be "vomited" or cooked in a pan like other types. Yet, without the need for noisy marketing or beautiful waitresses to invite people, in the months from before Tet to after January, some families consume up to three hundred cups of tea in one day.

The secret is closely linked to the rice cooker, so few people explain it in detail. However, through research and practical observation, it is known that Son Quy tea is prepared with some basic ingredients such as white sugar, finely ground green beans and whole jelly beans. Jelly beans are as big as royal beans for the king to eat, but they are grown in the sandy soil of this region - and are "stewed" in a certain way. In addition, there is another important ingredient: roasted peanuts "coated" with tapioca starch, clear as pomegranate seeds... Each ingredient is kept separately. When used, people add each type in certain proportions, then sprinkle a little coconut milk on top. Eat hot or cold depending on preference. When using, chew slowly, occasionally encountering "pomegranate seeds" and beans, creating a strange feeling in the mouth.

Son Quy tea is not simply a snack for young men and women going sightseeing, but for many

nutritious ingredients, it is also used by locals as a breakfast.


Tourists who have the opportunity to visit Go Cong, passing through Son Quy, should stop by and enjoy this sweet soup.


My Tho noodles:


Hu Tieu is an old Chinese dish, modified by the people of My Tho (now Tien Giang) to their own taste, famous both in the South and the North.

My Tho noodle soup has main ingredients such as meat, rice noodles, and soup. However, it is fundamentally different from

Chinese noodles, Nam Vang noodles, Northern pho, Hue beef noodles...


For example, My Tho noodles are not eaten with lettuce, vinegar, or mixed vegetables, but with bean sprouts, lemon, chili, and soy sauce. However, what makes My Tho noodles famous and has been familiar to many people since the 60s is the perfection of the rice-making process from the noodles to the broth pot with the secret mixing techniques of famous chefs in My Tho, such as Phanh Ky, Tuyen Ky, Nam Son, etc., and later generations of cooks.

Many people say that the best hu tieu must be made from Go Cat rice (specialties such as Tau Huong, Nang Thom Cho Dao). This is the local fragrant rice growing area of ​​My Phong commune, on the outskirts of My Tho. It should also be added that Go Cat rice has been famous for making vermicelli, rice paper, and turmeric cakes in My Tho for nearly 50 years. But the best hu tieu must be dry, when cooked, blanched in boiling water, with fried onion fat, the hu tieu noodles are shiny and eye-catching.

That is just an important step, the difference depends on the pot of broth, the secret family secret that no one wants to say anything about. According to Mr. Ba Chau and his wife - the cook and owner of a popular noodle shop on Trung Trac Street (Ward 1, My Tho City), the sweetness of the My Tho noodle soup is made from bone marrow, meat and grilled grade 1 dried squid, along with some special ingredients and spices, which are adjusted by the chefs according to the taste of their customers. Therefore, even though the restaurants in the area

My Tho swing bridge is shabby, but diners still flock there. Even in the handbook of many

International travel agencies have introduced the names of famous restaurants here.


In the past, My Tho noodles had meat and offal, and also had split shrimp on top, which looked very appetizing.

Now to make the price affordable for the majority, people replace it with ribs.


The people who cook My Tho noodles have a very clever way of marketing. They set up their kitchen on a mobile cart, set up outside their porch so that customers can see from afar. At the same time, with such a display, every time they open the pot of stew and pour the noodles, the aroma wafts out, inviting customers, making many people passing by… “unable to resist”.

Currently in Tien Giang, there are two "bosses" in the dry noodle business, each "dominating" a different region, supplying the same goods: the Bay Hung factory in My Tho City and the Tam Thao factory in Go Cong Town. Locals "scold": their noodles waste rice in this region !

During Tet, although every family is tired of meat, fish, and pickled onions, My Tho noodle shops are open all the time, such as the Lac Hong flower garden area, along the Tien River. On the afternoon of the 30th, the flower market just ended, the square here was divided into lots for noodle vendors to set up tents to serve passersby until the 5th of Tet.

Hu Tieu My Tho is a special dish with a strong national character, always reminiscent of those who have been intimately acquainted with My Tho. It is rare to find a dish made in the Southern style that is pleasing to both Westerners and Chinese.

c. Vinh Long


Glorious tourist area:


Vinh Sang tourist area is located at the beginning of An Binh Islet, along the banks of Co Chien River, opposite Vinh Long city, in An Thuan hamlet, An Binh commune, Long Ho district, Vinh Long province.

At Vinh Sang Tourist Area, with the thrilling game of fishing for crocodiles 5 years old or older, visitors can bait and fish for crocodiles themselves, helping players imagine a journey of exploring the nature of the Southern region a few hundred years ago, which was still very wild "crocodiles wading in the river, tigers roaring on the shore".

There is also a flock of African ostriches with more than 60 adults. This is the largest bird in the world, raised and developed right in the middle of the Mekong Delta. In the fresh nature of the Southwest, visitors can freely ride ostriches running freely on the sand. This is a very popular service.

In addition to those exciting and thrilling games, visitors can also participate in rowing, netting, fishing or scooping fish... The fresh freshwater fish will be even more attractive when visitors prepare grilled fish to enjoy right in the garden, immersing themselves in the rustic lifestyle of the people of the river region. Visitors can also enjoy the smooth folk melodies through the form of Don ca tai tu. Surely these activities will bring visitors a feeling of comfort in a truly peaceful space.

If you have more time, you can stay overnight here with rooms on floating rafts on the Co Chien River. The materials of the motel are made from coconut wood, the rooms are fully equipped with hotel standards right in the middle of a natural setting.

Other activities such as: river bathing - water sliding, folk games, cycling around the village roads through the fruit gardens on Cu Lao An Binh... will certainly bring visitors unforgettable feelings during their vacation in the countryside of the Mekong Delta.


Not only that, Vinh Sang also offers extremely unique and delicious dishes made from

crocodile meat and ostrich meat.

From Vinh Sang tourist area, tourists take a cruise ship deep into the small canals, visiting the famous traditional craft villages of the Southern garden located along the river. Tourists can enjoy the traditional coconut candy making of the people of An Binh island right here, enjoying the sweet and fragrant coconut candy. In addition, tourists can also visit the red ceramic production kiln - a traditional, famous and unique craft village only found in Vinh Long.

Vinh Sang tourist area is becoming one of the attractive tourist destinations in the South of Vietnam, attracting many domestic and international tourists. Coming to the tourist area, visitors will have the opportunity to learn about the land and people of the Mekong Delta, receive good services, participate in outdoor games and get closer to nature.

An Binh and Binh Hoa Phuoc Islands


Location: An Binh and Binh Hoa Phuoc islands float in the middle of Tien River, opposite Vinh Long town. The islands include four communes: An Binh, Binh Hoa Phuoc, Hoa Ninh and Dong Phu, in Long Ho district, Vinh Long province.

Characteristics: The island is about 60km2 wide , with fertile and rich land, fresh water all year round, and residents grow many fruit trees such as rambutan, mango, longan, durian, sapodilla...

Mr. Sau Giao's Bonsai garden in Binh Thuan hamlet, Hoa Ninh commune with hundreds of ornamental plants: apricot

yellow, mai chieu thuy, jasmine... around the house is a longan garden and a pond raising elephant ear fish, a delicious fish. Mr. Muoi Day's stilt house : a wooden stilt house on Ninh Hoa canal, behind the house is a garden of longan, grapefruit, and sapodilla. Mr. Muoi Day's house is one of the tourist attractions on this island.

Mr. Hai Hoang's old house was built in French architecture with a large yard and a rambutan garden behind.

rambutan and longan. This is where tourists have lunch and stay overnight.

Other specialty fruit gardens : Mr. Chin Hoan's rambutan garden, Mr. Chin Can's rambutan garden, Mr. Tam Ho's longan garden, and countless other fruit gardens.

Grapefruit garden on My Hoa island, Binh Minh district, 30km from Vinh Long, specializes in growing grapefruit.

famous delicious grapefruit of the Mekong Delta.


Temple of Literature


Location: The relic site is located in Ward 4, Vinh Long town, next to Tien Giang river.

Characteristics: Temple of Literature is a highlight of Vinh Long - a land of talented people.


This is also one of the very few temples of literature in the Mekong Delta provinces. The building was built in 1864.

This place worships Confucius in an ancient house with three rooms and two wings, demonstrating the development and profound influence of Confucianism on the residents of the Southern provinces.

Next to the Temple of Literature is Van Xuong, which worships the gods of literature and famous scholars such as Vo Truong Toan, Phan Thanh Gian... who have contributed to the country's education.

There are inscriptions recording the process of construction and development of the relic complex.


Tien Chau Pagoda


Location: The pagoda is located on An Binh island in An Binh commune, Long Ho district, opposite Vinh Long town, on the other side of the Co Chien river.

Characteristics: Tien Chau Pagoda was established by Venerable Duc Hoi around the 19th century on a large, airy plot of land. The pagoda is also known as Di-Da or To Chau Pagoda.

Tien Chau Pagoda today retains the scale of the year Ky Hoi (1899), including four roofs: the front hall, the main hall, the middle hall and the back hall. The above-mentioned areas are built in the style of four pillars, extended horizontally and vertically by means of rafters and rafters. The truss is made of precious wood, the roof is tiled with yin and yang tiles, and the surrounding walls are covered with partitions.

The inner hall of Tien Chau pagoda is beautifully decorated. Between the four pillars is a worshiping bell, inside is a statue.

Large clay Amitabha Buddha statue.

On both sides are the altars of the Gia Lam god, the altars of the Patriarch Bodhidharma, the Ten Kings of Hell, and the Jade Emperor.

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