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Ben Tre province has the largest area
planted to coconut in Vietnam, accounted for over 40% of coconut trees in the
country
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Passing Rach Mieu Bridge, you can be
surprised to see immense green coconut rows which give the signal that you are
in Ben Tre. Con Phung tourist area appears right at the foot of Rach Mieu
Bridge, with full unique cultural features of Mekong Delta region in general
and Ben Tre province in particular. This place also holds particularly
interesting architecture and some monuments about activities of once famous
Coconut Religion.
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Travelers really get close to nature and
explore the idyllic lives of Con Phung people
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Arriving to Con Phung, visitors can travel
by motorboat along the islet to visit coconut candy production by the manual
method facilities. Enjoying steaming hot, scented piece of candy will satisfy
hearing, taste of the most fastidious guests. People in Con Phung are ready to
show you their production of handicrafts workshop. There are a lot of
souvenirs: from red and blue masks, frames, three-wheel vehicle, to kitchen
utensils like cups, bowls, spoons, scoops…are mostly made from productions of
coconut trees. In addition, there is also handcrafted coconut soap extracted
from coconut oil, is extremely benign, can be used for facial skin and being
loved by many tourists.
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Visitor can have firsthand witness of
coconut candy production process
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Visitors can also travel by chariot to visit
fruit gardens, call a halt under the house roofed by coconut leaves, drink
honey tea, “refresh” with tropical fruits, listening to music of amateurs –
indispensable spiritual food have a lifespan of more than 100 years, always
present in the lives of the people in River regions, especially people in Ben
Tre.
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Enjoying Cải lương music of amateurs in in peaceful,
fresh space by Đờn Ca Tài tử Group
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Beside Con Phung, Con Quy and Con Oc are
exciting ecotourisms
Visitor can also visit Vam Ho Bird Sanctuary
in Ba Tri District. It is home of nearly 500,000 storks, herons and other wild
birds, palm forests and abundant vegetation. Strolling on forest road, canoeing
in mangrove swamp, visiting resistance base, passing perilous bamboo bridges,
lying down swaying hammock under forest foliage, breathing the fresh air of Ba
Lai river – will surely be an unforgettable experience!
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Vam Ho Bird Sanctuary with abundant
vegetation
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Cai Mon fruit gardens in Vinh Thanh commune,
Cho Lach district is a destination favored by tourists. Coming here in any
reasons, also has fruits to eat: durian, mangosteen, sweet mangos, longan,
langsat…The feeling of climbing, picking fruits and enjoying right under the
green foliage is really interesting!
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Laden Cai Mon fruit Garden
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Land of patriotism and national pride spirit
Travelling to Ben Tre is also a great
opportunity to deeply educate the patriotic and revolutionary tradition for
young generation because Ben Tre still holds mark of venerable celebrities,
heroes in history: Nguyễn Đình Chiểu tomb and memorial house, Phan Thanh Giản
tomb, Trương Vĩnh Ký relics and memorial house, memorial site and temple of Nguyễn Thị Định woman general…
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Nguyen Dinh Chieu tomb and memorial house
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Temple of Nguyen Thi Dinh woman general
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Neglected marine Resources
A new tourist address is popular and
especially loved by travelers in recent years is Con Bung – Thanh Phu beach
with pristine beauty, has not affected by human activities. Here, besides
sightseeing, swimming, enjoying seafood such as clams, arcas, crabs,
snails…traveler can also visit some places such as Ba Chua Xu Temple, Project
preserves, embellishes, proves historical value of Ho Chi Minh trail at Sea
Phase I, visit Ong Nam Hai tomb where are keeping two whale skeleton that weigh
over 130 tons. Especially, travelers are free to use dinning-table, tent,
hammock, bath in the sea and just only pay parking fee. Travelers, who want to
eat seafood, can choose to buy on the spot and ask seller for processing with
cost fluctuates from 5,000-10,000 VND/kg. Most seafood is productions on the
spot so price is very cheap.
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Con Bung beach with pristine beauty
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One weekend, you let your soul adventure
follow the wind, the tide and melodies of music of amateurs, enjoy carefree
life, feel humanity imbued with the sweetness of coconut kingdom to love our
country more.
Do you know?
Travelling to Ben Tre, you cannot miss the
rustic dish: fried banana with coconut juice. It’s very simple, just put 1
banana between 2 cutting boards, wedge, fry until it is hot enough, immediate
consumption with hot coconut juice, one time and remember forever.
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Fried banana with coconut juice satisfies
your taste, smell and sight
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Vietnamese crepe with small edible snail is
delicacy of Phu Da islet (Cho Lach district) with core of cake is small edible
snail. Pick up a piece of cake, scoop up cake’s core, a few stalks of
vegetables, some pickles and roll in leaves of Vong Cach tree, dip in fish
sauce with garlic and chilli, Sweet and crunchy snail make guests want to eat
more other.
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Vietnamese crepe with small edible snail
with strange taste, eaten with with fresh vegetables
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“First Coconut candy”
In the Southern region, there are many
places produce coconut candy, but the most delicious candy still Ben Tre
Coconut candy, especially Mo Cay candy. So there is a handed down folk song:
“Mo Cay candy is scented and fatty. Mo Cay girls is both skillful and
docile”…Because may be the nature favor Ben Tre with immense coconut forest, in
which, Mo Cay coconut is fruitful, thick copra, the highest quality of fat oil
in the region.
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