Things to Do in Long Xuyen

Central riverside park with benches under old banyan trees, a small playground, and evening tai chi groups.

🕐 24 hours

💡 Come at sunset for the best view of the river and local vendors selling sugarcane juice for VND 5,000.

Island on the Mekong with walking paths past fruit orchards and a silk-weaving village. Ferry is the only cost.

🕐 Ferry runs 5:00-21:00

💡 Take the public ferry from Ben Pha My Hiep for VND 3,000 per person, not the tourist boats.

1900s Chinese temple dedicated to Guan Yu, with dark wood carvings and incense coils. Quiet courtyard inside.

🕐 Daily, 7:00-17:00

💡 Visit on the first or fifteenth lunar day for lion dance performances.

Two-storey museum covering local history, ethnic minorities, and wartime artifacts. Modest but well-labelled in Vietnamese.

🕐 Tue-Sun, 7:30-11:30 and 13:30-17:00

💡 Ask the guard for the English pamphlet inside; exhibits lack translations elsewhere.

Morning market on the Hau River where locals trade fruit and vegetables from boats. Best seen before 8am when activity peaks.

🕐 Daily, 5:00-9:00

💡 Hire a small rowboat from the dock near Nguyen Trai Street for about VND 30,000 instead of pricey tourist boats.