Ben Tre Coconut Land is blessed by nature with many beautiful landscapes of the Mekong Delta. Traveling to Ben Tre, visitors not only enjoy the beauty of the Mekong Delta river but also discover unique dishes, fruit gardens full of fruit, and wonderful tourist destinations.
About Ben Tre
Ben Tre is the most fertile region in the Southwest region, made up of Minh Islet, Bao Islet, and An Hoa Islet. It has a dense river system with a long coastline surrounding it, creating a rich and fertile Ben Tre thanks to alluvium. Ben Tre tourism gives you a wonderful experience next to the large coconut gardens. In particular, the feeling of sailing on the river, enjoying Ben Tre specialties, unique dishes from the abundant seafood source is also extremely attractive.
In addition, Ben Tre is also the cradle of culture and a long-standing craft village of the Southwest region.
What season to travel to Ben Tre?
Ben Tre is located in the equatorial tropical monsoon climate zone, but is surrounded by other localities and the sea. Therefore, the weather does not change much all year round. Ben Tre is always mild, stable and has little change in temperature and humidity. You can travel to Ben Tre at any time of the year.
However, according to Lion Trip’s Ben Tre travel experience. If you want to visit “Coconut Land” during the harvest season, come to Ben Tre from August to the end of September. This is the best season for coconuts, with thick, sweet, crunchy flesh.
From May to July (summer) is the season when the fruit is ripe. At this time, traveling to the West in general and Ben Tre in particular, you will enjoy the wonderful delicious flavors of ripe fruits in the coconut gardens such as mangosteen, rambutan, mango, longan, grapefruit, star apple, …
The Ben Tre river region also attracts tourists from everywhere because of its unique local culture. Folk festivals show the culture and traditions of the people here for thousands of years. If you come to Ben Tre in early spring or early summer, you will be able to experience unique festivals such as Ky Yen festival (March 18-19 of the lunar calendar), Nghinh Ong festival (April, June of the lunar calendar), …
Means of transportation to Ben Tre
Currently, there is no airport in Ben Tre for tourists to fly directly here. If tourists are in Hanoi or the Central provinces, you can only take a plane to Ho Chi Minh. Then take a bus or motorbike to Ben Tre.
There are many bus routes from Saigon to Ben Tre. You can catch a bus at Mien Tay bus station with a price of about 80,000 VND/way. Travel time is about 1-2 hours. In recent years, Ben Tre tourism has become “hot” among travel groups. If you have the opportunity to visit Ben Tre, don’t forget to explore the following great places!
Places you can’t miss when coming to Ben Tre coconut land
Ben Tre Tourism – Con Phung
The first place that cannot be missed when traveling to Ben Tre is Con Phung. This is one of the four islands of Long – Lan – Quy – Phung on the poetic Tien River. Con Phung belongs to Tan Trach, Chau Thanh, Ben Tre. With an area of over 30,000m2, coming here, visitors will experience many interesting tourist activities such as visiting the Dao Dua relic site, Cuu Trung Dai Tower, bee farms, crocodile fishing, coconut candy factories, …
If you come to Con Phung in the summer, you can also enjoy fresh fruits right on the trees such as durian, rambutan, mangosteen, … Con Phung is an attractive tourist destination that you must visit when coming to Ben Tre.
Ben Tre Tourism – Binh Dai Beach
Binh Dai Beach is located in An Hoa Islet, Binh Dai District, Ben Tre Province. Binh Dai Beach is vast and is built up by alluvium, so the sea water does not have clear blue water or shimmering white-yellow sand like other places. On the contrary, Binh Dai has sand dunes and large alluvial beaches. This place has a peaceful, wild beauty typical of fishing villages. Binh Dai people live mainly by farming and catching seafood, and building boats.
Currently, Binh Dai is expanding its tourism services, interesting activities such as clam digging, soccer, volleyball, surfing, and kite flying are becoming more and more known and welcomed by tourists.
Orchards
It would be a pity to visit the West without visiting the orchards. Ben Tre has many famous orchards, growing a variety of fruits all year round. You can visit the orchards of durian, rambutan, star apple, mangosteen, etc. Pick and enjoy the sweet and delicious taste of the fruit, and take beautiful virtual photos. These are definitely great experiences you cannot miss when traveling to Ben Tre.
You can refer to some of the following orchards to make your trip to Ben Tre more convenient:
- Cai Mon Orchard: Vinh Thanh Commune, Cho Lach District, Ben Tre Province
- Hue Tan Phu Orchard: Tan Phu Commune, Chau Thanh District, Ben Tre Province
- Cho Lach – Bay Thao Orchard: 236/92 Vinh Nam, Vinh Thanh, Cho Lach, Ben Tre
- Hue Ben Tre Rambutan Orchard: Tan Quy Hamlet, Tan Phu Commune, Chau Thanh District, Ben Tre Province
Ben Tre Tourism visit Coconut Garden
Coming to Ben Tre Coconut Land, you cannot miss the experience of visiting eco-tourism areas. Currently, Ben Tre is considered the “largest coconut growing land in Vietnam” with more than 200,000 coconut growing households (more than ⅔ of the households in the whole province). That is why when you set foot on Ben Tre land, you will see coconuts everywhere. Rows of coconut trees along the road, or rows of water coconut trees laden with fruit by the cool green canal, … All create a peaceful, quiet, and extremely poetic Ben Tre.
You can visit coconut gardens, drink fresh coconut water, and eat extremely attractive coconut specialties such as afternoon cakes, coconut dishes, …
Tomb of Nguyen Dinh Chieu
The tomb of Nguyen Dinh Chieu is one of the most famous spiritual tourist destinations in Ben Tre coconut land. The relic site is located in An Duc commune, Ba Tri district, Ben Tre. Nguyen Dinh Chieu is recorded in the history books of talented people of Vietnam as a teacher, poet, and a virtuous and talented physician.
The total area of the relic site is up to more than 1.5 hectares, restored on the old mausoleum. The relic site is designed in the traditional architectural style of ancient Vietnamese temples. The project has a double-roofed gate, yin-yang tiles, decorative patterns, and symbolic reliefs on the pillars, porches, and roofs. The large mausoleum area includes: the three-door gate, the new temple, the old temple, the stele house, and the mausoleum area.
If you have the opportunity to travel to Ben Tre, don’t forget to visit this relic site. Where Ben Tre people show gratitude and remember the merits of Nguyen Dinh Chieu.
What to eat when traveling to Ben Tre?
- Coconut specialties: coconut porridge, coconut fried shrimp, Giong Luong coconut cake, coconut neck jar, …
- Banh canh bot xat
- Ben Tre tourism – Chuoi dap
- Banh xeo oc gao
Surely, a trip to Ben Tre will bring you many new and extremely interesting experiences when visiting coconut gardens, large fruit orchards, enjoying the peaceful beauty of the countryside. Hopefully, through the article Discovering the largest Coconut Land in Vietnam, it has brought you some useful experiences and knowledge for your upcoming trip.
