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About Long An accommodation
Long An sits just southwest of Ho Chi Minh City, where the traffic gives way to flat green rice paddies and a quiet network of canals. It's part of the Mekong Delta, but sees far fewer visitors than Can Tho or Ben Tre, so the pace here is slower and the paddy fields stretch further than the eye can follow.
Most travellers treat Long An as a day trip or a stop on the way further into the Delta, but there are good reasons to stay a night or two, especially if paddling through Tan Lap Floating Village or trying the local grilled fish is on your list. Whatever brings you here, there's a place to stay that matches the trip, from simple homestays to a proper boutique resort.
Where to stay in Long An
- Tan An: the provincial capital, set on the Vam Co Tay river. A central base with local markets, riverside cafes and short drives to most of the province.
- Duc Hoa: the closest district to Ho Chi Minh City, built up around the Tan Do Industrial Park. Practical if you're driving down from the city or arriving late.
- Moc Hoa: the gateway to Tan Lap Floating Village and the Dong Thap Muoi wetlands. The best base if boat trips through the flooded forest are the main plan.
- Can Duoc: a quieter district toward the coast, home to the province's boutique resort surrounded by rice fields and gardens.
How much is Long An accommodation?
Long An is priced well below Ho Chi Minh City, and a clean, comfortable room can be found from around AU$20 a night.
- Budget & Homestays: From AU$16 per night. Simple guesthouses and family-run homestays, often with home-cooked meals and bike hire thrown in.
- Standard Hotels: From AU$23 per night. Straightforward hotels with air conditioning, WiFi and a front desk, mostly clustered around Duc Hoa near the highway.
- Mid-Range & Eco Stays: From AU$28 per night. Riverside and forest-edge properties near Moc Hoa, some running their own boat trips to the floating village.
- Boutique Resorts: From AU$62 per night. A step up in comfort, with a pool, garden and restaurant, found around Can Duoc.
What Long An is known for
- Scenery & nature: Tan Lap Floating Village is the headline attraction, a 135-hectare melaleuca forest reserve where plank walkways and small boats wind through flooded paperbark trees as part of the wider Dong Thap Muoi wetlands. Outside the village, the province is mostly open rice paddies cut through by canals.
- Food & local dishes: ca loc nuong trui, a whole snakehead fish grilled over burning straw, then wrapped in rice paper with fresh herbs, is the dish to try. Lau mam, a fermented fish hotpot, is another Delta specialty served in Tan An's markets and local eateries.
- Getting around: Tan An is about 50 kilometres from Ho Chi Minh City, roughly 90 minutes by road along National Highway 1A. There's no train line, so buses, private cars and taxis cover the rest of the province, and small boats take over for the floating village itself.
Top-rated hotels in Long An
- Le Palmier Long An Boutique Resort: in Can Duoc, with a pool, a vegetable garden guests can pick from, and weekend banh xeo cooking classes.
- Lang Noi Tan Lap Hotel: right by Tan Lap Floating Village in Moc Hoa, with river and forest views and boat trips into the flooded forest arranged on site.
- Homestay Lavila Tan An: a family-run homestay in Tan An with its own restaurant, a relaxed base for exploring the provincial capital.
- Phu Thang Grand Hotel: in Duc Hoa near the Tan Do Industrial Park, with a spa and sauna alongside the usual hotel comforts.
Travel tips for Long An
- Book ahead for Tan Lap: boat trips through the floating forest run on a schedule and fill up on weekends, so arrange yours through your hotel a day ahead where you can.
- Bring cash: card payment is patchy outside Tan An's bigger hotels, so carry Vietnamese dong for markets, homestays and small eateries.
- Pack for sun and rain: there's little shade over the rice paddies, and Delta showers can appear quickly, so a hat and a light rain jacket both earn their place.
- Base yourself by what you're doing: stay near Moc Hoa for the floating village, Tan An for the town and markets, or Duc Hoa if you're arriving from Ho Chi Minh City late in the day.
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