Bac Lieu Ancient Longan Garden

Bac Lieu Ancient Longan Garden is a historic orchard in Hiep Thanh Commune, Bac Lieu City, Ca Mau Province, Vietnam. Covering dozens of hectares with hundreds of century-old longan trees, it is one of the oldest orchards in the Mekong Delta. Established over 100 years ago, the garden is notable for its ancient trees, traditional cultivation, seasonal fruit harvests and role in local agricultural heritage and rural tourism.

Visitors can expect a rural orchard landscape with rows of mature longan trees, some over 100 years old, with gnarled trunks and dense canopies. The garden consists of shaded paths between orchard plots, small canals and farmhouses. Visitors can walk through the groves, observe traditional cultivation, see fruit-laden trees in season, taste fresh longan and local products, and experience a quiet agricultural setting near the coast southeast of Bac Lieu city center.

The garden was established more than 100 years ago in the early 20th century and originally covered over 200 hectares along the coastal sandy area of Hiep Thanh. It is considered one of the oldest longan orchards in the Mekong Delta, developed through traditional cultivation by local farmers and preserved as an agricultural heritage site of Bac Lieu.

The garden represents the traditional agricultural heritage and rural livelihood of Bac Lieu and the Mekong Delta. It is associated with local longan cultivation culture, seasonal harvest practices and community-based rural tourism, and is recognized as a provincial heritage garden reflecting the region's orchard farming traditions.