Tourist Attractions in An Giang

An Giang - General Information
Area: 3,536.8 sq. km.
Population: 2,210.4 thousand habitants (2006)
Capital: Long Xuyen City.
 

An Giang Museum
Location: The An Giang Museum is situated on Thoai Ngoc Hau Street, My Long Ward, Long Xuyen City, An Giang Province.
Characteristics: In the large courtyard, various ornamental plants and particularly red jasmine trees in full bloom welcome visitors with mildly refreshing fragrances.

Ba Chua Xu Temple
Location: At the foot of Sam Mountain, Vinh Te Commune, Chau Doc Town, An Giang Province.
Characteristics: Ba Chua Xu Temple is constructed according to the Chinese character "quoc", has 4 square roofs, roofed with blue pile-shaped tiles.
 

Cam (Forbidden) Mountain
Location: Cam Mountain is located in An Hao Commune, Tinh Bien District, An Giang Province.
Characteristics: Cam Mountain, or Thien Cam Son (heaven’s forbidden mountain) is the highest and largest one belonging to the superb Mountains (That Son) in An Giang.
 

Chau Giang Brocade Village
Location: Chau Giang Brocade Village is located in Tan Chau District, An Giang Province.
Characteristics: Chau Giang Village has been well-known with brocade weaving in recent years.

Floating Village
Place: The floating village is located in Hau Giang River, Chau Doc Town, An Giang Province, about 245km from Ho Chi Minh City
Characteristic: Tourists can travel on the river to explore the life of those who live on the water by visiting floating fish farms and houses.

Oc - Eo Remains Site
Location: Oc-Eo Remains Site is located in the mountainous region of Sap - Ba The in Thoai Son District, An Giang Province; 30km from Long Xuyen.
Characteristics: It is a vast ancient vestige of the Phu Nam Kingdom, a powerful nation in the Southeast Asia about two thousand years ago. In the Middle Ages, the ancient citadel of Oc-Eo used to be a commercial center.

Ong Ho (Tiger) Island
Location: Tiger Island is located in My Hoa Hung Commune, Long Xuyen City, An Giang Province.
Characteristics: The island had been raised by the silt of Hau River. There is the wooden house where preserves artifacts of President Ton Duc Thang on the island.
 

Sam Mountain
Location: Vinh Te Commune, 6km west of Chau Doc Town, An Giang Province.
Characteristics: The 230m high mountain with beautiful landscapes and many historic remains.

Tay An Pagoda
Location: Lying on one side of the Sam Mountain, Chau Doc Town, An Giang Province.
Characteristics: Tay An is an ancient pagoda with a mixture of Vietnamese and Asian architectural styles. In the book "Dai Nam Nhat Thong Chi (Dai Nam's history), there is a remark about the Tay An Co Tu Pagoda (Tay An): “located on one side of a mountain and headed towards the town with quiet and peaceful atmosphere, Tay An is really a beautiful sight”.

Thoai Ngoc Hau Tomb
Location: At the foot of Sam Mountain, Vinh Te Commune, Chau Doc Town, An Giang Province.
Characteristics: Thoai Ngoc Hau Tomb is a fine piece of art of ancient architecture.

Tra Su Forest
Location: Tra Su Forest is located in Vinh Trung Commune, Tinh Bien District, An Giang Province.
Characteristics: Coming to Tra Su Forest, people will have a chance to enjoy precious moments living in harmony with nature as well as the wholesome atmosphere.

Tu Dup Hill
Location: Tuc Dup Hill located in Tri Ton District, belongs to Co To Mountain, An Giang Province.
Characteristics: Even though Tuc Dup Hill is only 300m high, it owns an obstacle and dangerous geography with rough cliffs forming caves getting though each other like a bee hive.

Van Giao Brocade Village
Place: The village is located in Van Giao Commune, Tinh Bien District, An Giang Province
Characteristic: Van Giao brocade symbolizes the beauty and rich cultural character of Khmer ethnic people's brocade
 Van Giao brocade has multiform style, harmonious color and fine pattern because weavers combined traditional method and modern technique. The specific dyeing technique of Van Giao Village is use of natural dyes. It makes silk shining, smooth and fast.