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While the provincial capital of the same-named province is a medium-sized town, most of the points of interest sit in a small area in the northeast corner, where the town is bordered by the Co Chien River to the north and a wide canal to the east and it is from here that the boat trips to Cai Be floating market and the island homestays depart. This corner of town is also a popular spot for the locals to sit back, slurp coffee and scoff banh mi while the chocolate brown river waters roar past (and it does roar here). There's also a bustling central market, with a large wet market along with a dry goods section, a bunch of gold shops and loads of eating opportunities.
Compared to My Tho further downriver, the boat trips here are more affordable and the homestays offer a terrific opportunity to experience Mekong life firsthand, yet few independent travellers tend to make it here. The tours operating out of Saigon often hop, skip and jump through, combining a trip to Cai Be with a snack stop by the river, but very few people overnight here -- don't be surprised when you're the only westerner in the town's sole disco.
Aside from the river trips and the homestays, Ving Long isn't screaming out with grade A tourist attractions -- it's other claim to fame, the Van Thanh Mieu pagoda was being renovated when we visited, and the museum kept such odd hours we never seemed to be around when it was open.
Here are some discussions off the Travelfish forum, perhaps related to Vinh Long. You can find the full forum here.
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