Interesting experiences in Tien Giang

Visit Thoi Son Islet

Thoi Son Islet, also known as Thoi Son Islet or Lan Islet, is located in Thoi Son Commune, My Tho City, Tien Giang Province. This is the largest of the four islets on the My Tho River (a section of the Tien River), covering an area of ​​about 1,200 hectares with many crisscrossing canals.

Although located on the same river, Con Rong (also known as Tan Long islet or Con Long) and Con Lan belong to My Tho city, Tien Giang province, while Con Quy and Con Phung (the smallest islet) belong to Tan Thach commune, Chau Thanh district, Ben Tre province. The people in Con Lan live mainly by growing fruit trees (mostly longan and sapodilla), beekeeping, fishing and aquaculture.

For tourists who love garden ecotourism, visiting Thoi Son Islet is considered a wise decision. Here, tourists will be invited to taste honey (the bees here mainly collect nectar from longan flowers, giving the honey its own rich flavor) along with tea and candies.

After listening to traditional music and enjoying special fruits, visitors also have the opportunity to experience the feeling of the river region on sampans operated by locals.

Experience at Cai Be floating market

If Can Tho is famous for Cai Rang Floating Market, Tien Giang is also proud of Cai Be Floating Market. Cai Be Floating Market is where boats come to exchange goods. This place still retains the typical cultural activities of the Mekong Delta market, notably being a transit station for fruits and products to all regions. Each boat has a pole so that buyers can easily recognize it and do not have to call out.

With a variety of goods, Cai Be floating market is famous for fruits such as rambutan, green-skinned grapefruit, Lo Ren star apple, Cai Be tangerine... Cai Be floating market has the largest quantity of fruits in Tien Giang and is also the place where traders from other provinces come to buy goods such as Ho Chi Minh City, Vinh Long, Ca Mau... In addition to the floating market, tourists can also visit the traditional craft village of Dong Hoa Hiep, fruit gardens, listen to traditional music...

Currently, many international tourists come to Ho Chi Minh City and then through reputable travel companies such as Vietravel, Viet Legend Travel, Kim Travel... buy tours to Cai Be. If going on a 2-day tour, tourists can take a car to Cai Be, travel by boat to beautiful homestays such as Hai Dao, Ba Linh... in Vinh Long to experience rural life, stay overnight and return to Cai Be early the next morning, enjoy the vibrant atmosphere of the floating market.

Visit Rach Gam - Xoai Mut Victory Relic Site

Tien Giang has many historical, cultural and ecological relics such as: Oc Eo and Go Thanh cultural relics from the 1st to the 6th century AD, Ap Bac relics, Phao Dai ramparts and many tombs and temples such as Truong Dinh tomb, Royal tomb, Tu Kiet tomb, Vinh Trang pagoda, Buu Lam pagoda, Sac Tu pagoda...

One of the most famous historical sites in Tien Giang is the Rach Gam - Xoai Mut Victory Relic Site. In 2014, the government recognized this place as a special national relic (the highest level, above national and provincial relics). Through 9 classifications, Vietnam has a total of 105 ranked special national relics and the Rach Gam - Xoai Mut Victory Relic Site is on this list.

The Rach Gam - Xoai Mut Victory Relic Site is located in Dong Hamlet, Kim Son Commune, Chau Thanh District, next to the Tien River and Provincial Road 864, making it very convenient for tourists to visit. With a total area of ​​over 2 hectares, the relic site includes the Nguyen Hue monument, an ancient house of the South and especially a house displaying about 546 large and small artifacts including the means of use and weapons related to the battle between the Tay Son army and the Siamese army on January 20, 1785.

Enjoy My Tho noodle soup

Tien Giang cuisine is very rich and diverse with many dishes such as: Grilled pork rolls from Cho Gao, Sea cucumber from Go Cong, rice snails, rice cakes... but the most famous is still My Tho noodles. Noodles are a typical Chinese dish, but when "My Thoized" it has created a unique, unforgettable flavor.

The broth is simmered from bones, pork legs and dried grilled squid with radish, accompanied by fried onions and chopped green onions to enhance the aroma. The noodles must be made from Go Cat rice, the type of rice that produces clear, crispy and chewy noodles. The dishes served with the noodles are lean pork, small intestine, shrimp and quail eggs.

When it comes to the accompanying spices, My Tho noodles are even more different from noodles in other places. Bean sprouts, chives, celery, lemon, chili, soy sauce or pure fish sauce. When the broth is poured into the bowl of noodles, the aroma rises up, attracting diners. In My Tho, there are many famous noodle shops such as: 6 sen noodle shop (Tran Hung Dao street), roundabout noodle shop (Nam Ky Khoi Nghia street) and especially the orange cake noodle shop. The shop has existed for nearly 50 years and is one of the most famous noodle shops in My Tho (address 215 Ap Bac, My Tho city, Tien Giang).

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