4 / 5 - One review
How to get there
2 and a half hours by bus from Ho Chi Minh
When to go
From November to May
Minimum stay
1 to 2 days
I was lucky enough to visit Sa Dec during the Têt festival so when I arrived in the centre of the town I was surrounded by immense dragons, which were concealing children and adults who made them move around. Accompanied by drummers and a small band the dragons dance wildly from house to house in order, as far as I understood it, to chase away evil spirits and bring good luck to their inhabitants. Impressive!
Sa Dec, and especially the little lanes near the Mekong, is a nice place to walk, and for lovers of temples, the town has a Confucian temple, the beautiful pagoda of Kien An Cung and a strange Cao Dai temple, an unusual travel experience …