Nestled in the clear blue water of the Gulf of Thailand, Hon Tre – the peaceful pearl of Kien Giang – is increasingly attracting tourists with its wild, rustic but enchanting beauty. Located less than 30 minutes by speedboat from Rach Gia city, this beautiful small island not only brings fresh air and charming scenery but is also a place to preserve the typical culture of the people of the Southwest coast. The article below will help you discover everything about Hon Tre: from how to get around, outstanding experiences to local delicacies that cannot be missed. Let’s start your journey to touch that pristine beauty with Ha Tien Vegas!
Where is Hon Tre Kien Giang?
Hon Tre (Hon Rua) belongs to the island commune of Kien Hai district, located in the west of Kien Giang province, Vietnam. Hon Tre is also one of 140 islands in Kien Giang waters. This island is far from the city center. Rach Gia (Kien Giang province) about 30km to the west, is likened to a giant turtle lying on the open sea. Hon Tre Island Kien Giang is famous for its rustic religious buildings and wild, poetic space.
Climate, terrain and resources characteristics of Hon Tre island
Hon Tre Island Kien Giang has outstanding characteristics of climate, terrain and resources as follows:
- Terrain: Hon Tre Kien Hai has a total area of up to 428.59 hectares, mainly hills and mountains, elevation >30m and quite steep terrain. There are two mountains here, high in the south and low in the north, creating an extremely unique terrain, shaped like a turtle emerging in the middle of the sea. The island’s coastline has a winding shape, complex configuration and some quite flat areas such as Bai Chen, Dong Dua, Bai Dua. This is also a place chosen by many tourists as a picnic spot when visiting Hon Tre island in Kien Giang.
- Climate: Turtle Island Kien Giang has a tropical monsoon climate, with a rainy season from May to November and a sunny season from December to April.
- Resources: Marine resources are the main source of livelihood for people in this place. In Hon Tre Kien Giang, there are shrimp and fish areas such as mantis shrimp, loris crab, chicken-gill fish, oysters… Along with that, on the island there are also rocky beaches that create wild, poetic natural landscapes for tourists to visit such as Coconut Cave, Pineapple Beach, Ba Gia Rock…
Instructions for moving to the island
Move from Rach Gia to Hon Tre Kien Hai
When traveling to Hon Tre Kien Giang, you can choose 1 of 5 trains from Rach Gia city to Hon Tre and vice versa. Superdong high-speed train is the type of train with the best service today. The train departs from Rach Gia to Hon Tre at 6:35, from Hon Tre to Rach Gia at 12:50 every day. The train ticket price to Hon Tre Kien Giang ranges around 70,000 VND-90.000VND and the travel time only takes 35 minutes.
In addition, visitors can also choose many other types of boats such as Hiep An, Muong Dung or Khach Dung, departing at 7:00, 10:20, 13:10 and 16:20, returning at 7:00, 10:00, 15:00, 15:30 and 16:00 every day. Ticket prices for these types of trains also range from 70,000 VND and travel time is 60 minutes.
Move on the island
Currently, the only means of transportation on Hon Tre Kien Giang island is motorbike. The motorbike taxi union operating on the island is extremely enthusiastic, thoughtful and hospitable. In addition, the price list is also posted by the Union from time to time so customers can choose with peace of mind.
Review Hon Tre Kien Giang & the most interesting experiences
Visit religious works imbued with “sea identity”
Coming to Hon Tre Kien Hai, do not forget to visit and admire the massive religious architectural works, imbued with “sea identity” below:
- Ba Chua Xu Temple: Ba Chua Xu Temple is a place to worship the woman who protects the lives of the fishing village people. The temple was built on a large, airy area of land and the statue faces the vast ocean. Every year, all villagers will celebrate Ba Chua’s festival to pray for good rain and wind, hoping that the sea season will have lots of shrimp, fish, and seafood…
- Dinh Ong Nam Hai: Dinh Ong Nam Hai was built not long ago, but this is a place that welcomes a large number of tourists to visit. This place also regularly takes place religious activities of local people. In Dinh Ong Nam Hai, there is a fish skeleton up to 9.5m long and 3.5m wide, so many people often call it Dinh Ca.
- Phung Hoang Vihara: Located on the mountainside, about 400m from the Administrative Center, Phung Hoang Vihara is also a place on Hon Tre Kien Giang island that many tourists visit. The road to the Vihara will have a concrete slope 200m long and 1m wide. Visitors can travel by motorbike here and continue their journey to Da Dai Peak.
Enjoy beautiful, heavenly places
Traveling to Hon Tre Kien Giang, tourists should not miss visiting and checking in at the following places with poetic and majestic scenery:
- Bai Chen: Bai Chen is a giant rock beach, shaped like cups. The entire Bai Chen is covered with rocks and only more than 100m is sandy beach. This place is quite wild and has only 2 households living. At Bai Chen, visitors can swim, check in with the rocks or enjoy seafood… In addition, at Bai Chen you can rent small boats, go fishing or buy fish at affordable prices.
- Coconut Cave: This is a small bay located in the west near Bai Chen. Here is famous for green coconut trees growing along the coast, and undulating rocks suitable for fishing and resting. Coconut Cave is also one of the places that owns a beautiful, romantic beach.
Admire the strangely shaped rocks
Visiting Hon Tre island in Kien Giang, visitors can stop to explore famous rocks in this place such as:
- Ha Ba tail: This is a rocky cape located at the end of the island extending from above to the sea surface. Ha Ba’s tail has cylindrical rocks arranged in different sizes, bringing wild, simple and majestic beauty. Coming here, visitors can admire the vast ocean or check in with this “million view” scene.
- Stone Stele: Not far from Ha Ba Tail, Stone Stele is also a strangely shaped rock block, standing motionless in the middle of a puddle of water. According to ancient people, during the French colonial period, people wanted to pour stone slabs but could not do so, so they called it Stele stone.
- Ba Gia Rock: Coming to Hon Tre Kien Giang, visitors can visit Ba Gia Rock with cracked rocks clinging tightly to each other. Granny Stone has a shape that looks like the posture of an old woman sitting with a hunched back. According to the experience of many tourists traveling to Hon Tre Kien Giang, this rock block is located behind households’ houses so it is difficult to find. Therefore, you can ask the locals here for the exact address.
Attend traditional festivals on the island
In addition to traditional Tet, when coming to Hon Tre Kien Giang, visitors also have the opportunity to attend 4 famous festivals according to the lunar calendar here such as:
- Ba Chua Xu festival on the full moon day of February
- Ceremony of Mr. Nam Hai on April 26
- Full moon worshiping ceremony in the 7th month at Phuoc Hai monastery
- September 9th, Mrs. Thuong Dong’s funeral
Experience traveling to Hon Tre Kien Giang
Ideal time to go to Hon Rua Kien Giang
Belonging to the Gulf of Thailand region, the climate in Hon Tre is similar to the southwestern provinces. Therefore, you can travel to this island at any suitable time, each season in Hon Tre brings its own beauty enough to make many tourists fascinated and feel relaxed. According to the experience of traveling to Hon Tre Kien Giang of many tourists, you can go to Hon Rua in March or April. This is the time when the island has dry weather, no storms and is suitable for swimming, playing outdoors, checking in for virtual living…
Dining experience
If you want to enjoy Kien Giang specialties, go to Hon Tre to freely “dive” in the delicious and unique dishes of this Southwestern sea. Specifically, visitors can enjoy sweet and fragrant natural fruits such as bananas, jackfruit, dragon fruit, mango… In the 4th lunar month, visitors will be able to try fried cicada pupae, mantis shrimp, oysters, clams, crabs, squid and many other types of sea snails.
Coming to Hon Rua Kien Giang, visitors can buy seafood directly at shops and restaurants and go to the beach to grill and enjoy with friends. There’s nothing better than watching the sunset over the island, sipping fresh seafood with friends and feeling the cool, extremely refreshing sea breeze.
Hon Tre Kien Giang is one of the perfect tourist and vacation destinations for couples, families or friends. Coming here, you will not only be able to relax with the wild, poetic natural scenery but also freely enjoy juicy fruits and fresh, attractive seafood. Therefore, if you don’t know which island tourist destination to choose, try Hon Tre Island!
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