Kien Giang is a famous province in the West with an extremely developed tourism industry. This is a land with countless impressive natural beauties from plains, primeval forests, islands, rivers to borders,… that any tourist wants to visit once. Below is an article summarizing necessary travel information in Kien Giang that you may need on your upcoming trip to Kien Giang.
General introduction about Kien Giang
Kien Giang – A land and islands rich in tourism potential, located in the far southwest of Vietnam, with a coastline of over 200km and adjacent to the Gulf of Thailand, Cambodia and many Western provinces. As the province with the largest area in the region, Kien Giang has a complete transportation system, about 245km from Ho Chi Minh City, and owns two large airports: Phu Quoc and Rach Gia. With 143 islands, of which 43 are inhabited, Kien Giang’s waters are also a key fishing ground, rich in seafood resources and favorable for marine economic development.
Paradise of island tourism and cultural heritage As the convergence of famous landscapes such as Phu Quoc island – an international resort paradise, Nam Du, Ba Lua, Ha Tien archipelagos and U Minh Thuong forest, Kien Giang not only has a charming wild landscape but also possesses a rich history. The land of Ha Tien was once explored by Mac Cuu in the 17th century, and was one of the six provinces of Cochinchina during the reign of King Minh Mang. Kien Giang is currently a leading attractive destination, ideal for developing resort tourism, ecology and cultural exploration.
What time of year should you travel to Kien Giang?
Kien Giang, like other provinces in the Southwest, has a tropical monsoon climate, hot and humid all year round, with weather divided into two seasons: rainy season and dry season. Depending on your preferences and purpose of travel, choose the most suitable time to travel to Kien Giang.
Dry season – from March to September: Kien Giang’s weather at this time is extremely beautiful, very suitable for beach tourism activities such as swimming, diving to see coral, and convenient for sightseeing and playing at famous tourist destinations. The weather at this time is stable, beautiful sunshine, no storms, you will get many “virtual life” photos of a lifetime in Kien Giang.
Rainy season – from October to February: If you come to Kien Giang during the rainy season, there will be fewer tourists, you will not encounter too much “jostling” and crowding at tourist destinations. At this time, service and food items are also much cheaper than during the peak season.
Note: The dry season is the peak tourist season in Kien Giang, so if you travel on your own, you should book air tickets and hotel rooms in advance, otherwise service prices will increase very high.
How to move and means of transportation when traveling to Kien Giang
Kien Giang has two airports, Phu Quoc and Rach Gia, with a convenient road and waterway transportation system. Visitors to Kien Giang, depending on the location, can use air or road transportation. To visit the islands in Kien Giang, tourists must rent boats from local tourism businesses.
Means of transportation on the islands:
- Motorbike: Renting a motorbike is the most popular way to get around the islands.
- Tram: Some islands have tram services to take visitors to attractions.
- Motorbike taxi: Motorbike taxi is a convenient choice if you want to travel short distances or go to hard-to-reach places.
Collection of famous tourist destinations in Kien Giang
Phu Quoc pearl island
When mentioning Kien Giang, people will immediately think of Phu Quoc, this is a famous Kien Giang tourist area that attracts many domestic and foreign tourists. This is the largest island in the country with pristine beaches, primeval forests and valuable historical relics. Phu Quoc is blessed with beautiful scenery, cool fresh climate, clear blue sea water and long white sand beaches. Not only that, Phu Quoc island is also a paradise with countless fresh seafood and classy, luxurious hotels and resorts.
Phu Quoc island has many beautiful beaches stretching from North to South that you should explore such as Nail island, Doi Moi island, Sao beach, Dai beach, Rach Vem beach, Khem beach,… There are many recreational activities for tourists such as fishing, diving to see coral, sea squid fishing,…
Ha Tien
Ha Tien has long been famous as one of the great destinations in Kien Giang with countless beautiful scenes. Coming to Ha Tien, visitors will fully enjoy the beautiful scenery and have fun, swim at Mui Nai beach, explore rocky mountains, Binh San mountain, Thach Dong or Dong Ho lagoon, Tam Bao pagoda… In addition, Ha Tien night market is also a great destination for you and enjoy cheap and delicious specialties here such as Ha Tien sticky rice, vermicelli noodles, steamed noodles,…
Nam Du archipelago
Nam Du archipelago in the southeast of Kien Giang province is one of the most beautiful landscapes in Kien Giang with a peaceful and poetic beauty like a painting that fascinates many people. This is a great destination in Kien Giang for those who love to explore wild nature and want to find a peaceful place.
The most beautiful in Nam Du are probably Men beach and Dat Do beach in Hon Lon, with rows of curved coconut trees pouring down onto the white sand beach, clear sea water clearly illuminating the bottom, and the natural beauty is extremely wonderful.
Coming to Nam Du Island, you have the opportunity to immerse yourself in the endless clear blue sea water, quiet space, experience scuba diving to see coral, learn about the cage fish farming of the fishermen here, you will see many interesting things on this island.
Hon Tre
Hon Tre is the name of a small island near Rach Gia, an attractive tourist area in Kien Giang. Although the sea water in Hon Tre is not as good as other islands, this place is blessed with pristine natural scenery and many rocky beaches that attract tourists.
The beaches here are very clean and pristine, and the fruit here is fresher and tastier than on the mainland. In amusement parks on Hon Tre island such as Pineapple beach, Chen beach, and Coconut cave, you can organize very interesting BBQ parties.
Ba Lua Islands
Ba Lua archipelago is a tourist area in Kien Giang, possessing many large and small islands, fascinated by tourists because of their rustic, simple and interesting features.
U Minh Thuong National Forest
U Minh Thuong National Forest, about 65km from Rach Gia city, is one of the largest conservation areas for rare flora and fauna in the West in general.
Coming to U Minh Thuong, visitors will be surprised by the mangrove forest of up to 3,000 hectares and the extremely peaceful atmosphere typical of the Western rivers. Sit on a small boat, weaving between small canals, through cajuput forests, admiring unique tree species and admiring rare animals. Then don’t forget to enjoy Western specialties such as fish salad, grilled snakehead fish,…
Collection of famous Kien Giang specialties that you should try when traveling
Phu Quoc fish sauce
Phu Quoc fish sauce is famous throughout the country and has become a familiar dipping sauce in Vietnamese family meals.
Phu Quoc fish sauce is made mainly from anchovies to produce the best quality fish sauce.
After being caught, anchovies are brought back to the mainland. The workers put them in large barrels made of Litsea wood, salt them for 12 months, and then produce the finished product. Phu Quoc fish sauce has high protein content, does not smell bad, has a characteristic cockroach wing color, and is completely natural.
Herring salad
Kien Giang coastal area is famous for its rich seafood resources, including herring salad, a unique dish of this land, attracting many people to come and enjoy. The herring meat is marinated with spices, mixed with grated coconut, peanuts and purple onions and eaten by rolling it with rice paper and raw vegetables, dipped in peanut fish sauce or brown soy sauce.
Rach Gia fish noodle soup
Fish noodle soup is a specialty dish that people in Rach Gia and Kien Giang love very much. This dish is very popular in luxury restaurants or street vendors… Although the ingredients are vermicelli noodles and fish, a bowl of authentic fish noodles also includes bean sprouts and shrimp meat. The Western provinces also love this fish noodle dish and cook it like a familiar dish, however, the flavor of Rach Gia fish noodle soup is truly the most unique when cooked by Rach Gia people.
Ha Tien trumpet noodle soup
Ha Tien vermicelli is a rustic dish of Ha Tien people, contributing to the diversity in the culinary culture of Kien Giang people.
Enjoying the Ha Tien vermicelli dish, visitors will find the characteristic sweet and fragrant taste of the fish, the fatty taste of the coconut milk, the pungent aroma of herbs, all blended together to create an extremely unique dish.
Hopefully with the above information sharing article from Ha Tien Vegas, you will have the most complete trip to the land of “golden forest, silver sea” Kien Giang.
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