Tien Giang Travel

Best time to visit

Tien Giang has a tropical monsoon climate. That is characterized by inland equatorial lines, so the temperature is high throughout the year and divided into 2 seasons: dry season and rainy season. Rainy season from May to November, dry season from December – April next year.

You can go to Tien Giang at any time of the year by “which is abundant”. Because each season you will enjoy different kinds of fruit trees.

Check the below table for the general idea of Tien Giang weather throughout the year.

Tien Giang’s current weather and 7-day forecast

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Here are some of the striking highlights Tien Giang offers that you can’t ignore:

Tan Thanh Sea

Tan Thanh Sea is located in Go Cong Dong district. It’s about 50 km east of My Tho city, along Highway 50. This is not an ideal place for bathing in the sea due to the characteristic mud-black sand. But here, there are many good things for short exploration trips.

If you intend to go to the beach here, you will be disappointed, because the beach … is black. But this is really one of the most beautiful black sand beaches in Vietnam. Because when you put your foot in the sand, you will feel the class Silky soft sand like velvet.

Vinh Trang Pagoda

Arriving in Tien Giang, visitors want to visit Vinh Trang Pagoda, the largest temple in Tien Giang province, about 5 km from My Tho city. The pagoda is located on Nguyen Trung Truc Street, belonging to My An hamlet, My Phong commune, which is a unique and ancient architectural art monument, the pagoda was built in the early 19th century with a combination of Eastern and Western comedy architecture. draw in each carved line.

Although combining the world’s quintessence, Vinh Trang Pagoda still imbued with Vietnamese architecture in the features of Buddha images, details of soft and meticulous dragon phoenixes. Curved roof, from a distance, we can think of being lost in an ancient temple. Surrounding Vinh Trang pagoda are bonsai gardens that grow many grass flowers, lotus-shaped lakes and cool old trees, creating a blend of natural scenery with architectural space, making the pagoda more ancient.

Cai Be Floating Market – Travel Tien Giang

Cai Be floating market is located in Cai Be district, Tien Giang, at Tan Phong islet on Tien river, which is bordered by three provinces of Tien Giang, Vinh Long and Ben Tre. The market is a place for trading and exchanging goods, as a hub for fruit and animal products across all regions and at the same time an attractive attraction for Tien Giang province.
Unlike normal floating markets that only meet in the morning, Cai Be floating market starts trading from morning until late at night. When the dawn was just up, the floating market will be bustled like a small street on the river. The hawker boats such as pho, noodles, vermicelli, all kinds of groceries … run along the boats. It’s a wonderful to see local daily life. Sitting on a floating boat, enjoying a bowl of noodles or a cup of coffee in the morning is an indescribable experience.

Thoi Son Island

Thoi Son located downstream of Tien river, in Thoi Son commune, My Tho city, Tien Giang province. What makes Thoi Son attractive and charming is not only that this is a land of delicious fruits. But also an ideal tourist destination for the weekend.

Coming to Thoi Son island, visitors will experience the typical tourist form of the river region, which is to go down a boat to follow the creeks and ditches between two rows of dense coconut water. Besides, you can also walk along the winding stone streets, cross the lush orchards, and sit in the garden of honey tea and listen to the folk songs.

Vinh Kim Garden

Referring to the location of Vinh Kim (Chau Thanh district, Tien Giang province), it is necessary to mention Vinh Kim Lo Ren breast milk with tanned fruits, berry bark and sweet sweet taste. In addition to this famous breast brand, to Vinh Kim you also have the opportunity to enjoy other unique fruits imported into this land.

Cai Be Garden

Referring to contempt Tien Giang garden can not help but mention Cai Be orchard. Located about 70 km from Saigon, Cai Be garden is located along the North bank of the Tien River. Cai Be is not only the largest fruit basket in the Mekong Delta. But also a tourist destination for many tourists thanks to the famous fruit varieties such as sand mango, pomelo, longan, and orange gourd. honey, guava, apple, tangerine, jackfruit, plum …

Come to Cai Be garden, in addition to visiting lush and fruitful orchards, visitors also have the opportunity to enjoy full of specialty fruits grown. here. Compared to the garden in the West, the Cai Be garden belongs to the category “richest in the first place”, the fruit has 4 seasons, the season is awake so visitors to Cai Be in any season are full of many fruits Ripe delicious.

Quoc Phuong Riverside Homestay

Add: 293 Group 17, Phu Xuan Hamlet, Phu Tuc, Chau Thanh, Ben Tre, Vietnam

Quoc Phuong Riverside Homestay lies about 9 kilometers from My Tho City, Ben Tre. It’s a serene and green village covered by fruit gardens, fish farm, pagoda, and temple. Come here if you’re interested in biking or boat rowing to discover the village. Here, you can watch local activities of the locals living in the Mekong Delta region and explore the beautiful nature surrounding it.

Giaodiem Homestay out of Center My Tho, Mekong Delta

Add: Tan Quoi Hamlet, Tan Ly Dong Commune, Chau Thanh District

Let’s shut down the eyes and start relaxing, which is a good way for those who want to escape the noisy and busy pace of the modern city. Have fun in the house of friendly people, in the pastoral area out of My Tho center. If you choose to stay here, it only takes one minute walking to the local market or supermarket. Feel free to opt for any of the homestay’s six private rooms with amazing garden view and bungalow style.

Happy Farm Tien Giang Homestay

Add: 35 Bo Xe Hamlet, Thanh Phu Commune, Chau Thanh District, My Tho.

Situated in My Tho, Happy Farm Tien Giang Homestay provides free WiFi, and the guests can enjoy a garden, an eatery and a shared lounge. Besides, you can play table tennis on the site, or go biking as well as fishing while staying here if you want. According to the guests, this place owns one of the most excellent locations in My Tho as compared to other properties.

Bitter Snakehead Fish Porridge

Exactly present in the list of specialty Southwestern region ever since no one knows. But according to some senior chefs in My Tho, Cai Lay (Tien Giang). This dish probably appeared in the meal. eat family and restaurant from a hundred years ago.

Not too sophisticated in processing but want to have a good bowl of porridge that makes people to eat broth is not easy. Rice must be porridge must be medium-sized, sweet and have an aromatic flavor. Rice cooked without porridge and cooked immediately like white porridge that must be roasted on a pan until golden rice grains are uniform and fragrant.
The snakehead fish chosen to cook is usually big to have less bone, however, instead of buying big snakehead fish for meat, the chefs in My Tho often choose copper snakehead fish. This fish is smaller but firm and fragrant. Porridge is absolutely forbidden to use tap water with chlorine odor. To add porridge to add the attraction, after seasoning to taste enough spices, the cook often takes onion, in addition to green onion and chopped cilantro are also two indispensable things. Finally, the dish of bitter vegetable soil. The Southern special vegetables bitter numbness but extremely sweet back. Not bitter vegetables grown with large stems like stems and vegetables, bitter vegetables in My Tho soil grow in the soil behind the house with small leaves, small and bitter taste than regular bitter vegetables.

Beo Cake Of Hang Bong Market

The Banh Beo in Hang Bong market is a famous dish in My Tho. Street vendors with a few small chairs, sold only in the evening but always crowded out.

There are two types for you to choose from: salted duck cake and sweet kernel. Salty Banh Beo often has green beans, chopped pork wraps, fried bread sliced diced and add aromatic onions to the nose. Sweet and sweet cake with sweet coconut milk. The owner usually serves Banh Beo with chili sauce and a little melon to invite guests.

My Tho Noodle

The soft toughness of the fiber, the sweet taste of the broth, the sweetness of the meat blends into the moderate sourness of the sauce. Not only bringing the appetite to the eaters but also capturing the delicious taste. Forget guests when you enjoy. My Tho Noodle Tho is probably the number one specialty dish in Tien Giang.

When processing, noodles are diluted through boiling water. Vegetables such as chives, salads, prices are displayed on the top, depending on the requirements of the eater, the owner can add bone, heart or seafood, flooded with water. Sprinkle some onion and pepper on top. You will enjoy a bowl of delicious noodles in the right way of the Western people.

Vermicelli Salad Of My Tho

This noodle dish is similar to the noodle. Because it has the same ingredients as fish sauce. The delicious rice vermicelli must be cooked with tamarind to produce the sweet and sour soup, served with silver shrimp, peeled shrimp or peeled tiger prawn is the best.

The vermicelli and sour sauce are often served with water spinach, banana and vegetables, and added to the dipping sauce, which must be pure fish sauce.

Getting there

Tien Giang is around 70kms from Saigon, 70kms from Vinh Long, 103 km from Can Tho City, and 179kms from Chau Doc. If you want to get here from Ho Chi Minh City, then there are various ways for you to choose, such as motorbikes, private cars, and even public buses.

For more detailed materials, check out the information below to select your favorite vehicle:

By public buses 

It’s your choice to pick up the public buses in Mien Tay bus station or get in touch with some agencies running Saigon – Tien Giang route like Thong Nhat for example. This is also considered as the cheapest way to arrive in Tien Giang since it costs only $6 and takes two hours and 35 minutes. From Saigon, you can go through National Highway No. 1A to get to My Tho City if you want.

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By private cars or motorbikes 

You should know that the main road of this province is 1A National highway. If desiring to move from Saigon to other Southern provinces, you need to get to Mien Tay Bus station where owns many lines to arrive in provinces, such as Vinh Long, Ca Mau, Tien Giang, Tay Ninh, Can Tho and so on.

Besides, there are two certain ways to travel to Tien Giang: from Phu Lam roundabout through the road 50 and Trung Luong Highway that can save you a lot of traveling time (1.30 hours).

By boats

From Saigon or Can Tho, it’s possible to travel to Tien Giang Province by waterways or by boats. This is seen as the most popular means of transport in this region for sure. But be careful since going by boats with high speed on the river is a bit dangerous, especially when you cannot swim or hate water.

Getting around 

To explore this beautiful land and to be convenient, you can rent a motorbike, private car or taxi. However, it you want to experience the watery land and explore the floating markets in Tien Giang, the best way to do so is to travel by boat.

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