Lai Vung is a land located between two big rivers in the South, Tien, and Hau rivers, blessed by nature with fresh water and fertile alluvium, so it has long become an area of healthy trees and sweet fruits. Especially, there is a famous pink tangerine garden, becoming a destination that attracts a large number of tourists. If you have the opportunity to travel to Dong Thap, don’t forget to visit the Lai Vung tangerine garden, luxuriant, ripe, and yellow throughout the garden, and enjoy fresh mandarin oranges. The best time to visit it is from December to New Year.
By Thomas Vietnam at vemekong.com | Official Sa Dec Visitor Guide
1. Better to Know as a Tourist
Ticket: 30,000 VND (children), 50,000 VND (adult)
Spend-time: a half day (approx)
Hours: Dawn – dusk
Food: Yes, local food
Shop: Yes
Parking lot: Yes, for coach
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Address: Long Hau, Tan Phuoc and Tan Thanh communes, belonging to Lai Vung district
Added values: Lai Vung has long been conferred the title of “kingdom of tangerines” by Westerners. Coming here, visitors will easily be attracted by the bright orange-yellow color of the fruit-laden tangerine gardens, and directly enjoy the specialty of this place.
Nearby attractions and hidden gems: Looking for places to stop on your way to and from Lai Vung Tangerine Garden? Or maybe you found it too crowded here? We’ve got some ideas! Check out our list: Huynh Thuy Le Ancient House (22 km), Dong Thap Museum (32 km), Tram Chim National Park (Birding tour) (69km), Thap Muoi Lotus Field in Dong Thap (67km)…
2. Travel Guide to Lai Vung Tangerine Garden
Currently, in Lai Vung, there are some typical attractions for tangerine gardens: Phuong Nghi, Ut Tuong, and Ba Lien.
According to people here, mandarin oranges began to be grown in this land in the 20th century. At first, pink tangerines were just ordinary tangerines, but when grown in Lai Vung, tangerines became special. Thanks to the climate and soil, Lai Vung tangerines have large fruits, few seeds, thin skins, eye-catching orange-yellow colors, succulents, sweet aroma, and sweet taste that few places can match.
Tourists go from Lai Vung town towards the old Vam Cong ferry, to Tan Loi bridge before crossing the bridge, turn left and run about 3 km to the point of parking of the attraction. The owner of the tangerine garden will have people rowing over to pick up guests.
3. What to Do – See – Eat at Lai Vung Tangerine Garden
Visiting the persimmon garden at the time of harvest, the countryside of Lai Vung seems to be busier and busier. Gardeners, traders, farmers, and gardeners just picked the fruit, sorted it, and sold it.
The first impression for visitors when entering the Lai Vung tangerine garden is the overwhelming feeling of thousands of tangerine trees, bright orange-yellow colors, and round fruits, full of vitality. lying in the warm spring sunshine creates a very unique scene.
At these attractions, in addition to filming and taking souvenir photos, visitors are also served refreshments, enjoy mandarin oranges, tangerines with sugar, specialties of Lai Vung spring rolls, and folk music. There are also souvenir products such as miniature models of craft villages that build boats, boats, knitting, and roofing.
Hai Kiet Tangerine Garden
Address: 1068A, Long Khanh A Hamlet, Long Hau Commune, Lai Vung, Dong Thap (near Long Hau Commune Committee)
Phone number: 0942.192910 – 0399.950585
Hours: Dawn – Dust
Ticket: 50,000 VND
Ut Hon Tangerine Garden
Address: 221/4, Long Hung 2 Hamlet, Long Hau Commune, Lai Vung, Dong Thap.
Phone number: 0942.192910 – 0399.950585
Hours: Dawn – Dust
Ticket: 50,000 VND
Ba Chuot Tangerine Garden
Address: Provincial Road 851, Tan Thanh Commune, Lai Vung District, Dong Thap Province
Phone number: 0982522234 – 0913884294 (Ba Chuot)
Hours: Dawn – Dust
Ticket: 50,000 VND
4. Free Itineraries from VeMekong
As a local travel expert, we have some ideas for you to think about.
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If you do not have much time left, it is easy to check out spots in one full day by boat or with bike or with motorbike and car. But there are much more than tourist sites like these in Dong Thap. Make sure you have more time to feel and explore more about the hidden gems and the culture, food, night life, wildlife and forest as well. Top tip: Stay in a homestay nearby, so you have more chances to visit it and surroundings. If you are looking for the package Dong Thap daily tour with local, you can contact www.vemekong.com or Hotline/WhatsApp/WeChat/Zalo +84939888559; email: hello@vemekong.com
5. Google Maps of Lai Vung Tangerine Garden
Google Maps made a name for itself helping people travel from one place to another, avoid traffic (You probably know the route from your hotel to the gas station by heart, but what you can’t be sure about is gridlock), measure a distance, get back to the hotel on time, share the location…
6. Visit Lai Vung Tangerine Garden by yourself
Solo traveller? Travelling on your own means you will get out of any difficult situations by yourself. This, in turn, leads to more satisfying travel experiences and helps you improve your problem-solving skills. These days we rarely get the chance to sit with ourselves and simply be. That’s why you should consider the time you spend alone on your trip as a gift.
It is possible for solo travellers to use google maps and do it alone. But sometimes they need to update local maintained roads and bridges which close and lead you a longer road than the road from google maps. It is just about the time. It takes more time to find the correct garden to come. Adventure is always fun. Wifi is strong in Dong Thap village! The locals find it hard to speak English as well. Top tip: Sticking to one canal and keeping going along it which gives you more things to see and avoids getting lost. Contact vemekong.com to hire a car, scooter with English-speaking-guide or cycling tours in Dong Thap.
7. Responsible Travel and Advice to Visit Lai Vung Tangerine Garden
Don’t get us wrong. But we assure you that you totally agree with us. “Do not give candy and things to the children when you plan to visit any local villages”, the kids will leave the school and follow the sweets and later they find some things to give you or sell to you. The garden is a little forest, don’t pick and touch the flowers or fruits without the local’s smiles. We deal with traveling green and leaving green behind, not plastic. Top tip: Vemekong.com are some of the companies that care a lot about responsible travel and local respectation.
8. Amazing Video flycam/drone of Lai Vung Tangerine Garden (4k)
If a picture says a thousand words, it stands to reason that the video says many times more.
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10. Pro Tips
You can stay in a homestay which is in the Sa Dec flower village, this will help you have the best experience in Sa Dec, Dong Thap province. There are so many flower gardeners who are watering and gardening the Sadec flower farms in the early morning with the amazing Sa Dec sunrise.
If you plan to extend your travel to Sa Dec homestay, do not forget to bring mosquito repellent cream.
Visit Sa Dec or do any customized tours, please choose reputable providers with boat trips equipped with lifebuoys, jackets, motorcycle and cycling tours with the helmets and. Safety is a priority! Choose Sa Dec responsible tours which help you give back while traveling. It’s a cliché, but it’s true.
Sa Dec food & drink guide ranges from street food, authentic, fancy to fusion foods. As a tropical land of many fresh vegetables and homegrown gardens, which always make Sa Dec cuisines fresh, close to nature and very traditional. If you are a food lover, don’t hesitate to put other bites onto your food lists such as Hu Tieu Sa Dec (Sa Dec noodle soup), Sadec Crab Hotpot, Nem Lai Vung (Vietnamese fermented pork roll in Lai Vung), Sa Giang shrimp chips, Lai Vung tangerine fruit…
Bring your hat, sunglasses, and sunblock, scarf to wear when visiting temples, pagodas, and the cathedral.
Bring the raincoat if you’re planning a trip to Sa Dec in the rainy season, as Sa Dec always looks fantastic in the full rain and full sun.
Sa Dec tourist attractions are magnificent itself, but if you have enough time, don’t forget to put other places onto your bucket lists such as Sa Dec Flower Village, Huynh Thuy Le ancient house, Tu Ton Rose Garden, Dong Thap Museum, Xeo Quyt forest – Xeo Quyt relic area, Gao Giong Ecotourism park (Cao Lanh), Lai Vung tangerine garden, Tram Chim National Park (Birding tour), Kim Hue Pagoda, Thap Muoi Lotus Field in Dong Thap, Dinh Yen Mat Making Village, Kien An Cung Pagoda, Phuong Nam Cultural Tourism Area, Phuoc Kien pagoda (lotus leaf pagoda), The Burial Place of Nguyen Sinh Sac, Sa Dec Town Park, Happy Land Hung Thy Tourist Area, date fruit garden, Sa Dec Market, Lai Vung Tangerine Garden
Hopefully, the above tips will help you to come up with a great plan for your adventure in Sa Dec, Dong Thap province, Mekong Delta, Vietnam. Have a safe trip!
“Sleep less, travel more, respect more” – Thomas Vietnam – Local travel expert.
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