What to do in Ben Tre city at night ? Which destinations should you visit? The article below will give you all the most attractive coordinates for entertainment and dining to make your trip to Ben Tre and the coconut land at night more complete. Let’s follow MY TOUR ASIA to explore now!
Ben Tre is a province in the Mekong Delta, bordering Tien Giang, Vinh Long, Tra Vinh and the East Sea. 85 km west of Ho Chi Minh City, Ben Tre is like a green island in the middle of four rivers, an attractive tourist destination for those who like to explore the West.
What season is Ben Tre beautiful?
Ben Tre is in the Southwest region, with a warm and sunny climate all year round. Visitors can visit any season of the year, but the ideal time is during the summer months of June, July and August. This is the time when you can both admire the colorful picture of nature and enjoy fruits. Freshly picked right from the tree like mangosteen, durian, rambutan…
Move
If you depart from Ho Chi Minh City, you can go to Mien Tay bus station to find a suitable bus company with prices ranging from 85,000 to 140,000 VND. Travel time 1.5-2 hours.
Besides, you can travel by motorbike or travel by self-driving car to freely stop and admire the scenery along the way. You should depart early in the morning or after 9am (because the road is crowded around 6-8am). Follow Highway 1A to My Tho city, Rach Mieu bridge, cross the bridge and turn right and you are in the center of Ben Tre city.
You can also choose a tour of your choice from travel companies in Ho Chi Minh City for convenient sightseeing.
Hotels, homestays
In recent years, homestay has developed quite well in Ben Tre. You can eat, stay and chat with the host, learn about the local lifestyle and enjoy specialties of the countryside.
In addition, there are many motels and hotels in the inner city for you to easily choose from such as: Cong Doan hotel, Ham Luong hotel, Cuu Long hotel, Thu Thu motel, Que Huong motel… You can Go to the rooftop of these hotels to drink coffee at night and watch the streets along the river.
Where to play?
Con Quy belongs to Chau Thanh district with specialties of delicious fruits and fish and shrimp. Con Quy is the smallest of the “ four sacred islands ” of the Mekong Delta gardens. Visiting Quy island, visitors can also enjoy the dish “Don Ca Tai Tu” bearing the identity of the Southern river region.
Con Phung is located on a floating island in the middle of the Tien River in Tan Thach commune, Chau Thanh district. Coming here, visitors can take a motorboat along the dunes to visit facilities that process coconut candy and coconut souvenirs, or take a horse-drawn carriage to visit the orchard, stopping by a house thatched with coconut leaves to drink tea with honey. bees and kumquats, enjoy tropical fruits. Experiences that attract tourists include fishing for crocodiles , bottle-feeding carp…
There are two places for you to find fruit gardens : Cai Mon orchard in Cho Lach and Tien Long and Tan Phu areas in Chau Thanh district. You can just enjoy the green space of the garden, enjoy fresh fruits picked by yourself and eat right on the spot. Ticket price includes one visit to the garden and free enjoyment of any type of fruit, but gifts to bring home must be purchased.
Coconut gardens : Ben Tre has more than 200,000 coconut growing households, accounting for about two-thirds of the total number of households in the province. Tourists should try cycling a few kilometers around the coconut gardens, enjoying the peaceful and cool space. While cycling, visitors can also chat with local people to understand more about life in the countryside.
Vam Ho Bird Sanctuary is where visitors observe more than 100 different bird species. There are individuals that are almost extinct but they are residing here.
Nguyen Dinh Chieu’s mausoleum in An Duc commune, Ba Tri district is the resting place of the nation’s great poet, patriot and people’s physician. On July 1 every year, Ben Tre people always organize a traditional festival here to commemorate the famous poet, a son of the South.
Coming here, visitors can go another 9 km to Ngao beach and Tiem Tom port to see Ba Lai estuary and Ham Luong estuary (the 3rd and 4th gates of the Mekong River flowing into the East Sea). These two gates are only a few kilometers apart.
Binh Dai Beach belongs to Binh Dai district, located on the banks of Cua Dai river. The beach is still pristine, not noisy like Vung Tau or Nha Trang. Coming here, in addition to swimming and enjoying seafood, visitors can also fish and visit some spiritual tourist attractions…
Dong Khoi guerrilla village is located in Dinh Thuy commune, Mo Cay district. Coming here, visitors can visit the exhibition area, which displays rudimentary weapons that Ben Tre people used in the past to fight invaders.
Phu Le craft village in Ba Tri district. Coming to this craft village, visitors will hear people singing Sac Bua while weaving, learn about the profession of making sticky rice wine…
A tourist attraction in the village is Phu Le communal house, built in the 7th year of Minh Mang (1826), based on a wooden communal house. On the occasion of Tet or the Communal Worshiping Festival (Ky Yen Festival) on the 18th and 19th of the third lunar month every year, right in front of the communal house, a boi singing will be held.
My Long rice paper craft village is a place where foreign tourists watch people make cakes. The rice paper is dried and then grilled on a charcoal stove, so the rice paper is always hot, crispy, and rich with the smell of coconut milk.
Son Doc puff pastry craft village in Hung Nhuong commune, more than 100 years old. Here visitors can visit and learn the process of making a sticky rice puff cake. A cake that meets the requirements is that after baking, it must be spongy, crispy and expand twice as much as before being baked. The craft village sells many types of cakes for customers to buy as gifts, such as chicken seed sticky rice cakes, jackfruit sticky rice cakes, durian sticky rice cakes…
The wicker craft village in Phuoc Tuy, Ba Tri is about 40 km east of Ben Tre city. This is a craft village that has existed for a long time. People make all items in daily life from bamboo.
Each family divides their work to catch fish or traps. Tourists coming here can watch local people make products, learn how and experience with the people.
Specialty
Ben Tre’s coconut specialties will surprise visitors. Not only getting coconut water, people also have many delicious dishes such as rice cooked with coconut, coconut porridge, roasted coconut shrimp , coconut tofu, Giong Luong coconut cake…
Smashed bananas : bananas are flattened and grilled over charcoal fire, served with coconut milk. The hot, crispy aroma of bananas combined with the fatty taste of coconut milk will delight you.
Chopped flour soup cake : cake made from rice flour, thick broth cooked with duck meat dipped in ginger fish sauce. This is a Western specialty.
Grapefruit sweet soup : made from peeled grapefruit peel, soaked in salt and cooked. The tea is added with durian so it always has a unique flavor.
Coconut rat meat : animals that live on coconut trees are processed into a favorite dish of local people. You can enjoy many dishes such as grilled, steamed, curry and most especially steamed mice in a rice cooker.
Rice snail pancake : In the Mekong Delta, Phu Da island of Cho Lach has the best rice snails. Snail season is only from April to July of the lunar calendar. The crust is made from flour mixed with fragrant coconut milk, eaten with a filling of shredded cassava, bean sprouts, and fleshy rice snails that will impress diners.
Giant giant shrimp is another rustic specialty that is popular with diners. Whether grilled, boiled with red coconut water, or salted with lime leaves, the shrimp meat remains sweet and firm.
Fruits : You can enjoy many types of fruits such as durian, rambutan, longan, mangosteen… at quite cheap prices and especially don’t forget coconut wax.
Termite mushrooms grow on earthen termite mounds, appearing from about April to July. Ben Tre termite mushroom specialty is chewy, sweet, and has a characteristic aroma.
What to buy as a gift?
If you move nearby, you can buy specialty fruits such as mangosteen, Cai Mon durian, green-skinned grapefruit, Nam Roi grapefruit… If you want to keep as a gift for a long time, choose My Long rice paper, Son puff cake. Doc, coconut jam, coconut candy, coconut wine… and some beautiful handicrafts made from coconut.
Above are the most beautiful and famous tourist destinations in Ben Tre that you cannot miss. MY TOUR ASIA wishes you will have wonderful experiences when visiting the scenic spots in Ben Tre.