Long Xuyen sits sixty kilometres northwest of Can Tho, reachable in roughly two hours by public bus along Highway 91. It serves as the commercial capital of An Giang province, known primarily for its working river trade and freshwater fish farming. Long Xuyên is worth visiting if you want to see an uncurated floating market and eat southern river specialities where they are caught. Look elsewhere if you want polished nightlife, resort amenities, or preserved colonial quarters.
Last updated 30 Sept 2026
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Long Xuyen is an active commercial river city arranged along the western bank of the Hau River. Days here start at dawn when the floating market convenes on the water and the market halls fill with morning shoppers. It suits travellers who prefer working provincial towns to polished tourist hubs, providing straightforward access to regional cooking, river trade, and quiet rural cycling without curated crowds.
24 hours in Long Xuyên An Giang Vietnam
Take a 5:30 am sampan from O Moi pier to watch the floating market at peak trade. Eat a bowl of turmeric-infused bun ca along Ly Thai To, then catch the short ferry to Ong Ho Island for an afternoon cycle among fruit orchards. Finish with broken rice on Thoai Ngoc Hau street. Select 1 Day above to see it.
2 days in Long Xuyên An Giang Vietnam
A second day lets you explore the An Giang Museum in the morning before heading south to the Oc Eo archaeological digs. Return to town for riverfront dining along Hai Ba Trung, ordering hot claypots of braised snakehead fish and stir-fried water spinach. Choose 2 Days to expand the plan.
3 days in Long Xuyên An Giang Vietnam
With three days, arrange a slow boat along the canal networks to inspect the floating catfish farms beneath river houses. Continue northwest toward Chau Doc to walk through the submerged melaleuca forest at Tra Su before catching an evening bus.
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Floating Markets in Long Xuyên An Giang Vietnam
Board a small wooden sampan at O Moi ferry pier by dawn to drift among trading barges piled with sweet potatoes, jicama, and watermelons.
Noodle Soups in Long Xuyên An Giang Vietnam
Try bun ca Long Xuyen, featuring snakehead fish broth, fresh turmeric, rice vermicelli, and bitter sesbania flowers on Ly Thai To street.
River Fish in Long Xuyên An Giang Vietnam
Sample braised ca bong kho to and sweet-sour ca hu soup simmered with pineapple, tamarind, and elephant ear stems along the Hau River.
Island Cycling in Long Xuyên An Giang Vietnam
Take the five-minute ferry across to Ong Ho Island to pedal flat concrete lanes through mango orchards and quiet wooden homesteads.
Street Food in Long Xuyên An Giang Vietnam
Eat com tam Long Xuyen along Thoai Ngoc Hau, where finely shredded pork skin, grilled pork loin, and steamed egg meatloaf top broken rice.
Sacred Architecture in Long Xuyên An Giang Vietnam
Visit the red brick Long Xuyen Cathedral and the distinctive pagoda architecture of the local Hoa Hao and Cao Dai sanctuaries.
Produce Markets in Long Xuyên An Giang Vietnam
Walk the covered aisles of Cho Long Xuyen near the riverfront for salted mud carp paste, fresh herbs, duck eggs, and local pomelos.
Colonial Heritage in Long Xuyên An Giang Vietnam
Spot early twentieth-century shophouses and administrative buildings along the waterfront on Hai Ba Trung and Nguyen Hue streets.
Day Trips in Long Xuyên An Giang Vietnam
Travel twenty-five kilometres southwest to the archaeological site of Oc Eo, an ancient trade port of the first-millennium Funan kingdom.
Waterway Life in Long Xuyên An Giang Vietnam
Hire a riverboat at the central pier to observe floating fish-rearing cages moored directly beneath family living quarters on the river.
Local Snacks in Long Xuyên An Giang Vietnam
Stop for banh cong, a fried batter cake of mung beans, minced pork, and whole river shrimp, served wrapped in mustard greens.
Provincial History in Long Xuyên An Giang Vietnam
Browse stone tools, Funan pottery, and wartime exhibits at the An Giang Provincial Museum on Thoai Ngoc Hau street.