Cai Mon Orchard Village

Cai Mon Orchard Village is a renowned horticultural area in Vinh Thanh Commune, Cho Lach District, Vinh Long Province (formerly Ben Tre Province) in the Mekong Delta. Known for over a century as a center for fruit orchards and ornamental plants, it features extensive gardens growing durian, rambutan, mangosteen, longan and bonsai. The village is notable for its nursery trade supplying seedlings nationwide and its canal-lined rural landscape attracting visitors for orchard tours and seasonal fruit tasting.

Visitors can expect a rural Mekong Delta landscape of interconnected fruit orchards, ornamental plant nurseries and bonsai gardens along canals and village roads in Vinh Thanh. Areas to explore include family-run orchards, seedling nurseries, and small canals accessible by foot, bicycle or small boat. Visitors can see seasonal fruit trees, ornamental trees shaped as bonsai, and traditional garden houses. Experiences typically include walking through orchards, tasting fresh seasonal fruits on site, and observing cultivation techniques.

Cai Mon has been a horticultural center since the early 20th century, developing during the French colonial period as a fruit and ornamental plant growing area in Cho Lach. Over more than 100 years it has become one of the largest suppliers of fruit seedlings and ornamental plants in southern Vietnam, known for traditional grafting and bonsai techniques passed through generations.

The village represents Mekong Delta horticultural culture and the traditional craft of ornamental plant and bonsai cultivation. It is a center for fruit-growing livelihoods and nursery trade, reflecting the agricultural heritage of Ben Tre - Vinh Long region and hosting seasonal fruit festivals and garden markets important to local community life.