An Giang

Located in the southwestern region of Vietnam, An Giang having a vast river system and mountainous wonders borders with Cambodia, it will certainly be an interesting destination. An Giang province has a lot of tourist attractions in the districts, coming to An Giang in floating season, you should not miss the following destinations: +, Long Xuyen City has the memorial house of President Ton Duc Thang, Long Xuyen floating market - where hundreds of boats from all over the country coming to trade goods and agricultural products. +, Chau Doc town has Sam Mountain (Vinh Te Son), from the top of it, you can view the whole Chau Doc and Vinh Te Canal. On and around Sam Mountain, there are many temples and shrines, of which the most famous are Ba Chua Temple, Tay An Pagoda, Thoai Ngoc Hau Tomb, Phuoc Dien Pagoda. +, Chau Doc market is considered as a "kingdom of fish sauce" with many stalls selling all kinds of fish sauce and dried fish. For the first time in the West, do not miss Chau Doc market with interesting experiences about the life of floating people. +, Bung Binh Thien (25 km from Chau Doc) which is a vast and green freshwater lake is parallel with Binh Di river (a tributary...

Things to see in An Giang

Chau Doc

Coming to Long Xuyen City, you have to visit Long Xuyen floating market. Besides, there are three monuments which are ranked at the national tourist attractions level: the memorial house of President Ton Duc Thang (located in Cu Lao Ong), My Phuoc Temple and the Bac De Mieu Temple (or Ong Bac Pagoda).

This shrine is located at the foot of Mount Sam in Chau Doc City, An Giang Province. Ba Chua Xu Temple is known as a famous spiritual destination. In the shrine, there is a statue of Ba Chua Xu - which is carved with green stone of high artistic value. You should visit Ba Chua Xu Temple from January to April of lunar year. This is the time to attract many visitors and also during the festival Ba Chua Xu temple. This festival is full of cultural feature of the people in the Southern people in general and An Giang people in particular.

There are around 200 temples, pagodas which are located at the foot to the top of Sam mountain. If you are a prayerful heart, you can visit “Ba Chua Xu temple” to pray peace for your beloved ones. This temple is really sacred and welcome thousands of people to worship each year. In addition to the Ba Chua Xu temple, Sam mountain area also includes Tay An pagoda, Thoai Ngoc Hau temple, Phuoc Dien pagoda (Hang Pagoda). Sam mountain culture is recognized as a national relic. A trip to Sam mountain – Ba Chua Xu temple will help you relax and find the peace in your mind. ...