Vinh LongOrchard
NG Cai Mon durian orchard
Partner durian orchard using NG sensors and harvest forecasts
4.8(642)
Vinh Long
Former Vinh Long, Ben Tre and Tra Vinh
Coconut land, fruit orchards and red-brick kilns
Best time: May – August (fruit season)
Between the Tien and Hau rivers, the new Vinh Long is the heart of orchard country: Cai Mon durian, Binh Minh Nam Roi pomelo, Tam Binh king orange, plus Ben Tre's coconut land and Tra Vinh's Khmer culture.
History
- Cai Mon (Cho Lach) has been famous for over a century for fruit-tree and ornamental nurseries.
- Mang Thit pottery village on the Co Chien River once had thousands of kilns – the “red pottery kingdom”.
People
- Orchard families have tended fruit trees for generations and know every flowering and harvest season.
- Tra Vinh's Khmer community keeps its pagoda life and traditional festivals.
Customs
- Coconut Religion relics on Phung islet – a unique faith in the middle of the Tien River.
- From May to August, orchards open their gates for visitors to eat fruit on the spot.
Illustrative map, approximate positions
Top places
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NG Binh Minh Nam Roi pomelo garden
Nam Roi pomelos on Hau River silt with smart drip irrigation
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Coconut candy village
Watch coconut candy cooked, cut and wrapped by hand
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My Long rice paper village
Racks of white rice paper drying along the lanes
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Mang Thit pottery village
The red-brick kiln kingdom on the Co Chien River
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Specialties
- Mekong sizzling pancakeA pancake as wide as the pan, crisp and golden with turmeric and coconut milk, filled with shrimp, pork and bean sprouts. Eat it by hand, wrapped in a dozen garden herbs.
- Coconut candyCandy cooked from coconut cream and malt, wrapped in thin rice paper – coconut country's signature.
- Pomelo sweet soupCrunchy Nam Roi pomelo pith cooked with mung beans and coconut milk – a cooling dessert.
Craft villages
- Red brick and pottery from domed kilnsMang Thit pottery villageAlong Thay Cai canal, red domed kilns stand in a row like a small kingdom – where river clay becomes bricks, jars and pots.
- Hand-cooked coconut candyCoconut candy villageIn coconut country, the smell of coconut cream cooking in pans fills the hamlet from early morning. Every candy passes through a dozen hands.
- Coconut rice paperMy Long rice paper villageWood fires are lit by 3 am. By noon, white drying racks line the village lanes.
Where to stay
Orchard homestay (NG partner)
Cai Mon durian homestay
Sleep in a wooden house in a durian orchard, eat home-cooked meals
4.8(212)550,000 ₫/night