Tomb of Nguyen Sinh Sac

Mekong Delta


The tomb of Ho Chi Minh’s father, Nguyen Sinh Sac (1862–1929), is the centrepiece of a pretty 9.6-hectare park and model heritage village of wooden houses, peopled by mannequins depicting traditional pursuits, but observable only from outside. The tomb itself is located under a shell-shaped shrine set behind a star-shaped lotus pond.

The complex is located at the southwest approach to town; turn right after Hoa Long Pagoda and follow the fence around until you get to the entrance.

Although various plaques (in Vietnamese) and tourist pamphlets extol Nguyen Sinh Sac as a great revolutionary, scarce evidence confirms that he was involved in the anticolonial struggle against the French, and the tomb receives few domestic visitors. His son more than made up for it, however: next to the shrine is a small museum devoted to Ho Chi Minh consisting mainly of photographs with Vietnamese captions. Further south nearby is an exact replica of Ho Chi Minh's stilt house in Hanoi, the most attractive building at this site.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Mekong Delta attractions

2. Dong Thap Museum

0.38 MILES

The Dong Thap Museum is among the Mekong's best museums, despite having only limited English captions. The ground floor of the handsome building displays…

3. Van Thanh Mieu

1.01 MILES

At the heart of the city and encompassing a temple and lake with a topiary outline of Vietnam in the middle, this lush park is a wonderful place to…

4. War Martyrs Monument

1.29 MILES

On the eastern edge of town off Hwy 30, the War Memorial is Cao Lanh’s most prominent landmark, a Socialist Realist–style sculpture featuring a large…

5. Sa Dec Flower Village

12.15 MILES

There are many small nurseries lining the river and canals here, each with a different speciality, although the town is most famous for its roses. The…

6. Ton Duc Thang Museum

13.1 MILES

If you're a scholar of Vietnamese history, you may wish to visit My Hoa Hung village on Tiger Island, birthplace and childhood home of Ho Chi Minh's…

7. Xeo Quyt Forest

13.83 MILES

Around 35km southeast of Cao Lanh is the magnificent 52-hectare Xeo Quyt Forest near My Hiep village. One vast swamp beneath a beautiful thick canopy of…

8. Bang Lang Stork Garden

13.89 MILES

On the road between Can Tho and Long Xuyen, this magnificent 1.3-hectare bird sanctuary has astonishing views of thousands of resident storks and snowy…