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Two weekends to explore all of An Giang in the floating season

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Beautiful attractions in An Giang are far from each other. Here are some suggested destinations for travelers to explore in two days.

Chau Doc Market

The market is located in the center of Chau Doc city, selling local specialties processed on the spot and bought, with many stalls selling fish sauce and dried fish of all kinds. If it is your first time in the West, don't miss Chau Doc market with interesting experiences about the life of floating water people.


Tinh Bien Market

The market sells many Western specialties in the floating season, some items of Thailand and Cambodia. Tinh Bien Market also has the characteristics of cultural exchanges of Vietnamese and Khmer people.


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Binh Thien Flick

25 km from Chau Doc, the vast and clear blue Binh Thien freshwater lake is paired with the Binh Di River (a tributary of the Hau River) in An Phu district. The flutter is very beautiful in the floating water season with a crazy golden color interspersed with hyacinth green. Surrounded by is a Cham village that is still intact with ancient cultural values.


Cham Village

Chau Giang village is a place where Cham people gather, about 10 minutes by ferry from Chau Doc city. Here, visitors visit mosques, traditional houses and enjoy unique dishes of the locals.


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Ta Pa Field

Located in Tri Ton district, Ta Pa field is like a large carpet, dotted with rows of jaggery in the middle of the blue sky. Ta Pa Lake - the remaining trace of the stone quarrying area on the top of the hill has a poetic and calm beauty like a water painting.


That Son

Also known as the Seven Mountains Region, That Son is 7 typical mountains out of 37 mountains in 2 districts of Tri Ton and Tinh Bien. Cam Mountain has an altitude of 705 m, occupying a circumference of 28,600 m, is the highest mountain in That Son, with beautiful scenery. On the mountain, there are: Van Linh Pagoda, Big Buddha Pagoda, Maitreya Buddha statue, Cao Dai Temple...


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Long Xuyen Floating Market

Located near the center of Long Xuyen city, the ancient floating market still retains its lifestyle. The market starts bustling from about 5 am. Visitors can rent a boat for from 200,000 VND to explore the market and enjoy breakfast on the river. 


Tra Su melaleuca forest

This is one of the largest and most beautiful melaleuca forests in the West, in Tinh Bien district, about 20km from Chau Doc. An interesting experience in the melaleuca forest is a boat ride through the forest covered with greenery that attracts the eye by vegetation. Tickets to visit the melaleuca forest are priced at 190,000 VND per individual visitor. If you go in a group of 7 people or more, the ticket price is 95,000 VND per person. 


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O Thum Lake

The artificial lake area has a cool space, which is a place to sell many specialties of roasted mountain chicken. After visiting the melaleuca forest, visitors visit O Thum Lake to rest for lunch. 


Lau Pagoda (Phuoc Lam Tu):

The pagoda has Asian architecture built into many floors, with red paint and decorative features to create an ancient look. This place attracts many people to take pictures. 


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