Tra Vinh, one of the prettiest towns in the Mekong Delta, is a peaceful place to explore the region's little-touted Cambodian connection. As a province in the Southwest region with advantages in rivers, fields and gardens, along with riverside floating dunes and beautiful beaches, Tra Vinh is considered to have great potential for developing cultural and historical tourism
Tra Vinh is a coastal province in the Mekong Delta region with a natural area of about 2,341 km2. Tra Vinh province has a population of 1.1 million people, including 3 main ethnic groups, Kinh, Khmer and Hoa living together. In which, the Khmer people account for 30% of the population here.
As a province in the Southwest region with advantages in rivers, fields and gardens, along with riverside floating dunes and beautiful beaches, Tra Vinh is considered to have great potential for developing cultural and historical tourism. History also includes river tourism, garden tourism, sea tourism. What is more special is that coming to this peaceful land, visitors can also experience, discover and learn about the cultural identity of the Kinh, Khmer, and Chinese ethnic groups.
First, it should be revealed that Tra Vinh is a land with a typical climate of tropical rivers, so it is convenient to travel all year round. No matter what season or month you visit this place, visitors also have their own feelings and experiences.
However, if you are a person who likes crowds and bustle, choose to come here in July or October of the lunar calendar every year. Because this is the time when many major festivals take place throughout the year. Another option is to visit the tourist attractions of Tra Vinh in the summer to enjoy the delicious and sweet fruits right at the garden.
Distance from the center of Ho Chi Minh city - Tra Vinh city is nearly 200 km. If you ride a motorbike, it will take you 3-4 hours to travel. But you need to note, to be able to run a motorbike, you need to have good health, good driving ability and most importantly, a burning passion.
If you do not want to go to Tra Vinh by motorbike, you can go to Mien Dong bus station to catch a car to Tra Vinh. The address of Mien Tay bus station is: 395 Kinh Duong Vuong, An Lac Ward, Binh Tan District, Ho Chi Minh City. Please contact to buy tickets, ask about the travel time of the route, avoid buying tickets late and running out of good seats.
Tra Vinh is known as the land of many old and famous temples throughout the West. When coming here, you will surely be surprised to see along the way there are many temples and pagodas with many different designs and styles. In this beautiful western land bordering the sea, there are more than 150 temples of Khmer, Kinh and Chinese ethnic groups.
Each temple has its own unique architecture with its own beauty and charm. Therefore, you should not ignore the religious works that are also a unique tourist destination in Tra Vinh. Here are some typical temples that you should visit at least once: Ang Pagoda, Hang Pagoda, Ong Met Pagoda, Nodol Pagoda, Bao Mon Pagoda, Ap Soc Pagoda,...
Ang Pagoda
Located deep inside a historical site, towards the left of Square Pond, is the temple with the most unique architecture - the pride of the Khmer people: Ang Pagoda.
Ang Pagoda is also known as Angkorajaborey Pagoda. This work is known as the temple with the oldest history in the Khmer temple system in Tra Vinh, dating back to more than 10 centuries. The temple has ancient architecture, the interior is depicted and adorned with many typical Khmer art works such as statues of gods, fairies, ogre statues, god birds or sculptures about Buddha. Like Ca. There are also lines, decorative patterns bearing bold cultural, spiritual and religious identities of the Khmer people in the South.
This is also the place where the major festivals of the year take place of the Cham people such as Chol Chnam Thmay (New Year celebration), Dolta (grandparents worship) or Ok Om Bok (moon worshiping ceremony) which is also a place where people often go. to worship, pray for peace and prosperity for you and your family.
Hang Pagoda
Along with others, Hang Pagoda is also known by many tourists. The pagoda belongs to cluster 3, located in Chau Thanh town, Chau Thanh district. Called Hang Pagoda because this place has a gate architecture that is very similar to a cave in nature. Hang Pagoda also has a fairly large campus with half of the area being a natural forest.
There are also many old trees here and it is also home to many other animals, most of which are birds. When traveling to Tra Vinh and visiting Hang Pagoda, visitors are also extremely surprised by the talent of the monks with skillful sculpting, transforming large tree roots into impressive and beautiful shapes.
Nodol Pagoda
This is a famous ancient temple in Tra Vinh with an ancient, quiet space and is a great place for those who love purity.
Nodol Pagoda is located in Giong Lon hamlet, Dai An, Tra Cu district, 40km south of Ta Vinh town.
Ba Dong Beach
This is a famous beach that is beautiful and still retains the wild features in Tra Vinh with a long, flat coastline. Coming here to visit, visitors will enjoy playing and playing in the water as well as swimming in the sea. After that, enjoy seafood dishes that are both fresh and cheap right at the seafood restaurants on the premises of Ba Dong beach resort.
Ba Om Pond
Ba Om Pond is a place not to be missed in your Tra Vinh travel experience upcoming. The pond is not very large, but it is enough for you and your family and friends to spend half a day discovering all the beauty as well as learning about the thrilling stories surrounding this place.
Around Ms. Om's pond, there are many trees that are hundreds of years old. Therefore, many tree stumps have created a very unique and attractive strange shape. This place is also very suitable for a short picnic, so you should remember to bring food for lunch or dinner, sit with friends under the shaded tree to enjoy delicious food and admire the view of the blue pond.
Tan Qui Isle
Located in An Phu commune - Cau Ke and only about 45km from the center of Tra Vinh city to the northwest, Tan Qui islet is a tourist destination in Tra Vinh very popular with tourists. This place possesses a green beauty along with many delicious fruits typical of this region. Besides, you can also participate in daily activities of local people such as hunting Bong Lau fish, picking fruits and enjoying famous Tra Vinh specialties.
Tourist area of forest ecology
With age over 20 years, the ecotourism mangroves located in Long Khanh commune, Duyen Hai district, Tra Vinh province is a tourism destination favorite of tourists keen to explore natural courses. This is not only an eco-tourism area, but also a home to many rare animals and aquatic species. Visiting this tourist destination in the West , you can also admire the wild beauty created by the immense mangrove forest and participate in the experience of sailing along canals and canals in the forest.
Cho lon Tra Vinh
If Tho street market of the same name, ancient most western markets in Chau Doc in An Giang is a paradise of cuisine, fish and specialty waters, then Tra Vinh also has a famous market of its own - Cho Lon Tra Vinh. This is the largest market, located right in the city center. Here you can buy anything from food and drink, vermicelli, noodles, porridge to all kinds of sticky rice are extremely delicious. This is also a place specializing in wholesale and retail of clothes and shoes, very suitable for shopaholics.
Khmer Ethnic Museum
Currently, the country has only two museums of Khmer culture, one located in Soc Trang and the other in Tra Vinh. The Museum of Khmer Culture in Tra Vinh city was inaugurated in 1995 and is located in cluster 4, ward 8, Tra Vinh city. This is a place to store and display many rich artifacts about the spiritual and material life of the Khmer people in the Mekong Delta.
When traveling to Tra Vinh in particular and the western provinces in general, remember to prepare comfortable and cool clothes because these places have hot - humid weather, intense sunlight in the summer. summer. Neat clothing also makes it easy to move around.
In addition, you can also bring a swimsuit if you want to swim in Ba Dong beach. If you want to camp or have a picnic, you should bring a jacket, tent and some snacks and water. Prepare more mosquito repellent cream, insect repellent with wind oil, cold medicine, ... to prevent common diseases such as flu, stomachache.
Another note is that if you plan to visit the temple in Tra Vinh, you should dress politely and discreetly.
