Tan Lap floating village attracts tourists to eastern Mekong Delta

  • A 30 minute boat ride through the Melaleuca forest is the best way to explore the floating village and the nature. VNA Photo: Thanh Bình
    A 30 minute boat ride through the Melaleuca forest is the best way to explore the floating village and the nature. VNA Photo: Thanh Bình
  • A 5-km concrete path leads visitors to explore the Melaleuca forest. VNA Photo: Thanh Bình
    A 5-km concrete path leads visitors to explore the Melaleuca forest. VNA Photo: Thanh Bình
  • Visitors can enjoy the most beautiful landscapes of Tan Lap floating village from the bridges which are made from melaleuca tree-trunks and cross a vast field of water lilies. VNA Photo: Thanh Bình
    Visitors can enjoy the most beautiful landscapes of Tan Lap floating village from the bridges which are made from melaleuca tree-trunks and cross a vast field of water lilies. VNA Photo: Thanh Bình
  • Visitors can enjoy the most beautiful landscapes of Tan Lap floating village from the bridges which are made from melaleuca tree-trunks and cross a vast field of water lilies. VNA Photo: Thanh Bình
    Visitors can enjoy the most beautiful landscapes of Tan Lap floating village from the bridges which are made from melaleuca tree-trunks and cross a vast field of water lilies. VNA Photo: Thanh Bình
  • Visitors can enjoy the most beautiful landscapes of Tan Lap floating village from the bridges which are made from melaleuca tree-trunks and cross a vast field of water lilies. VNA Photo: Thanh Bình
    Visitors can enjoy the most beautiful landscapes of Tan Lap floating village from the bridges which are made from melaleuca tree-trunks and cross a vast field of water lilies. VNA Photo: Thanh Bình
  • A 30 minute boat ride through the Melaleuca forest is the best way to explore the floating village and the nature. VNA Photo: Thanh Bình
    A 30 minute boat ride through the Melaleuca forest is the best way to explore the floating village and the nature. VNA Photo: Thanh Bình
Tan Lap floating village in Long An province is a wetland located in the heart of Dong Thap Muoi (the Plain of Reeds) in the Mekong Delta, renowned for a diverse ecosystem. Like an oasis surrounded by a submerged Melaleuca forest and a maze of narrow canals, the eco-tourist site is a perfect venue for visitors to experience Mekong Delta life and nature. Lying along National Highway 62 in Moc Hoa district, Tan Lap floating village covers an area of 135ha and has a buffer zone of 500ha planned for ecotourism in Long An and the wetlands of Dong Thap Muoi. It’s about 15km south of the Cambodian border and about 110km from Ho Chi Minh City. So far this year, the tourist site has welcomed some 1 million visitors. VNA Photo: Thanh Bình

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