Tien
Giang is the province of Mekong Delta with My Tho city that considered the
center. The province is close to Ho Chi Minh City, so it is great choice for
many tourists who come to visit on day in the case that they have not much time
to discover the area of Mekong Delta.
For
one interesting thing that Tien Giang is the neighbor of Ben Tre province, so
if you have a day only to visit Tien Giang, you have also a nice chance to
visit Ben Tre in the short tour combined two these provinces.
How to get in
Tien
Giang is far from Ho Chi Minh City about 70km, so it is so near for your
travelling to this land by a bus, a coach and even a motorbike. If you take the
bus you can book the tickets from Phuong Trang Office or Mai Linh Office or
some local coaches in Ho Chi Minh City.
The time for transfer from Ho Chi Minh
City to Tien Giang is just 2 hours and the information for you to contact as
below:
Phuong
Trang Coach: 272 De Tham Str., Pham Ngu Lao Str., HCMC; Tel: 1900 6067 or Kiosk
No 31 at Mien Tay Bus Station, 395 Kinh Duong Vuong Str., An Lac Ward, Binh Tan
District; HCMC.
Mai
Linh Coach: 292 Dinh Bo Linh Str., Ward 26, Binh Thanh District, HCMC; Tel: 08
39393939
Tien
Giang Bus: Mien Tay Bus station, 395 Kinh Duong Vuong Str., An Lac Ward, Binh
Tan District; HCMC
Chanh
Duc Coach: Mien Tay Bus station, 395 Kinh Duong Vuong Str., An Lac Ward, Binh
Tan District; HCMC
Go around
For
going around the province, you can take a trip by bus, motorbike or bike. There
are some routes that you have to take a boat trip on the rivers. From Ho Chi Minh City to Tien Giang if your trip organized
by rental car, you do not worry about the transfer in Tien Giang, because that
trip will take you around the province. However, if you take a bus ticket from
Ho Chi Minh City to Tien Giang, you have to prepare a mean for yourself in the
province to explore. When the bus arrives in the center of My Tho City, you can
ask local people to know the agencies where you can hire motorbike or bike. In
the case you take a boat trip, contact to the agencies to have the good and
safe trip on the rivers.
The
main tours to visit Tien Giang province focus on the typical destinations in My
Tho city like Vinh Trang Pagoda, My Tho Cathedral, Dieu Hoa Temple, Dong Tam
Snake Farm, Rach Gam – Xoai Mut Relic, Go Thanh Relic, Tan Thanh Resort, My
Thuan Bridge, the village where makes the shrimp paste in Go Cong, the
handicraft village in Go Cong also and Cai Be Floating Market.
Especially you
can visit the islets in the province like Thoi Son, Phung Islet and then connect
the trip to Ben Tre. There are some famous roads for you to take pictures along
like Trung Trac Road and Phan Thanh Gian Road in My Tho City. You can find the
best natural pictures here also the business activities of fruits of the local
people.
The weather
The
weather is not the big problem for tourists in Tien Giang province. You can
take a trip to visit this province all round year. However to catch the best
thing in the province, you may pay your attention some typical feature as
below:
February:
is the month of the star apple
March
and April: is the time of the mango, you can visit Cai Be to watch the best
mango garden, also to taste the best flavor of this fruit in its ripe time.
From
May to July: is the time of the durian and rambutan.
August
and September: is the time of the longan. There are
the great longan gardens in Phung Islet, so you can take a boat trip to come
here to enjoy.
December:
is the month of the watermelon
January
to the beginning of February: the time of spring with colorful flower gardens.
So if you love the spring, you should not miss the most beautiful flower gardens
here that are ready to welcome the Tet holiday.
Food and drink
Tien
Giang is same with other provinces in Mekong Delta; it is called the home of
some fruits. Beside there are many good dishes that impress you by nice flavor.
For
food: Tien Giang is famous with My Tho noodle soup. So if you have chance to
visit this province, do not miss a chance to taste the noodle soup that cooked
in Tien Giang people’s style. There are different types of Tien Giang noodle
soup. They are depend on the main ingredients that added in the soup that you
taste like hủ tiếu chay – vegetarian noodle soup, hủ tiếu thịt – noodle soup
with pork, hủ tiếu bò viên – noodle soup with beef, hủ tiếu mực – noodle soup
with cuttle fish. Beside there are some famous dishes like the fried elephant
ear fish that served usually in the islets, the dishes cooked from frog,
chickens, fishes and especially from snakes.
There
are some addresses that may you concern:
Bo De Restaurant:
located opposite Vinh Trang Pagoda; serve the vegetarian food
Nam Chuot
Restaurant: Tran Hung Dao Str., My Tho; serve specialties in Tien Giang
Hong Thuy: Tet Mau
Than Str., My Tho City; serve the noodle soup
Mekong Rest Stop:
Km1964+ 300, 1A Highway, Chau Thanh District, Tien Giang; serve food and drink
Loc Pho
Restaurant: 922 Tran Hung Dao Str., Ward 5, My Tho City; serve Vietnamese
dishes
Viet Village: 194
Bac Hamlet, Ward 5, My Tho City; serve local dishes
Thuong Uyen
Restaurant: 246/8 Bac Hamlet, Ward 5, My Tho City; serve local dishes
Sau Deo
Restaurant: located in the fork-road of Song Thuan, My Tho city; serve Vietnamese
pancake
Dong Nam
Restaurant: 281B Ly Thuong Kiet Str., Ward 5, My Tho City; serve local dishes
Bach Tung Vien
Restaurant: 171B Anh Giac Str., My Tho City; serve local dishes and seafood
To Chau
Restaurant: 360 Phu Hoa Hamlet, Hoa Khanh Commune, Cai Be District, Tien Giang;
serve local dishes.
For
drink: Tien Giang does not have much the drink like other provinces. You can find
here the local rice alcohol but it is not popular for tourists to buy as a
specialty. If you visit Thoi Son islet you have chance to taste the honey tea
of local people with the best honey bee in their garden. And this is also the
local drink that served at the garden. It is a welcome drink.
Staying
There are some
addresses for your staying in Tien Giang as below:
Ba Duc Ancient
House: 155, An Loi Hamlet, Dong Hoa Hiep Commune, Cai Be District, Tien Giang.
Mekong Riverside Boutique
Resort & Spa: Hoa Quy Ward, Cai Be District, Tien Giang
Song Tien Hotel:
101 Trung Trac Str., Ward 1, My Tho City
Song Tien Annex
Hotel: 33 Thien Ho Duong Str., Ward 1, My Tho City
Tan Phong Resort:
Tan Luong A Hamlet, Tan Phong Commune, Cai Lay District, Tien Giang
Phuc Thinh Hotel:
199B, Highway 60, My Tho city
Thu Khoi Hotel:
222-224 Hung Vuong Str., Dao Thanh Hamlet, My Tho City.
Tan Loc Hotel: 09,
Bac Hamlet, Ward 10, My Tho City
Trung Luong Hotel:
Highway 1, My Tho City
My Thanh Hung
Hotel: 45A, Nguyen Trung Truc Str., Ward 3, My Tho City.
Shopping
For
your shopping in Tien Giang, the best places are the markets that located in the
province. You can come here to visit and buy the local specialties.
Thanh Tri Market:
located My Tho City; supply all products including local specialties
An Huu Market:
located in Cai Be District, Tien Giang Province; supply all products including
local specialties.
My Tho Market:
located in Nguyen Hue Str., My Tho City; supply all products including local
specialties
Cai Lay Market:
located in Cai Lay District, Tien Giang Province; supply all products including
local specialties
Cai Be Floating
Market: is in Cai Be District, Tien Giang; serve the fruits, vegetables
Culture, Holidays and people
Tien
Giang Province is considered one of the important points to complete the tour
from Ho Chi Minh City to Mekong Delta. This land is rich of culture and
holidays with the kindly people. You can find here in this province more than
20 historical relics, 17 festivals and the famous local performance of local
folk songs.
There
are some important festivals in Tien Giang that you should know such as Vam
Lang Festival organized in Ong Pagoda in Go Cong Dong District from 9th
to 10th March of Lunar Year, Tu Kiet Festival happened in Cai Lay
District from 15th to 16th August in Lunar year and Ky
Yen Vinh Binh Festival happened in Go Cong district from 14th to 16th
December of Lunar year.
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