2024: WELCOME TO BENTRE TOURISM * ECO-TOURISM "COCONUT LAND" DESTINATION: SAFETY - FRIENDSHIP - QUALITY *

30/9/13

Yacht under Rach Mieu Brige watching the architecture

The guides of Ham Luong Tourist Co. Ltd., Ben Tre Tourism Joint Stock Company, Mien Tay Tourism, South Mekong Tourism, Bao Duyen Tourism and other travel company of Ben tre pick up passengers in HCM city or Tien Giang or Ben Tre.
Along the National Road 60 the coach takes you through Rach Mieu Bridge – A cable-suspension bridge 2.878m long, connecting the two banks of Tien Giang, Ben Tre … Cars land the wharf and boats take you through clusters of Islet such as Long – Lan – Qui – Phung watching, Rach Mieu bridge from the boat, through the formidable localities Rach Gam – Xoai Mut, exloring the raft-fish villages in the river, the vast water coconut forests, visiting coconut candy workshop – Ben Tre specialties and craft producers along the Tien river bank. Boats take you to the garden tourist site to enjoy fruit, honey, amateurish traditional music, visiting the handicrafts from coconut by artisans with unique hands and innovative-impressive designs to put out hundreds of different items from coconut shell and coconut trees ... Tourists will eat lunch at Con Phung restaurant or at the tourist communes along the Tien River in Chau Thanh district, Ben Tre province. To rest, visit Dao Dua relie. And continue to explore the small canals worming the way in to the water coconut forest by rowing boat. Then to the carriage station riding to enjoy the journey ashore by the horses running clanging on the village road of Ben Tre.

Vam Ho Bird Sanctuary

Vam Ho at Tan My commune, Ba Tri district, Ben Tre city about 54 km, located on the right bank of the Ba Lai River, an area 68 hectares, is the coastal estuary ecosystems, typical of mangrove forests.
Here, there are 84 species of resident birds such as ibis, heron flies, white storks, night herons, white chest, water-hen, tailorbird, boucal, black drongo, crow, so on … Wild animal black mink, weasels, … reptiles are snakes, pythons, lizards, turtles, … inside the bird sanctuary is a system of interlaced canals so there are many shrimps fish, mainly goby, crab, crayfish … Coming here, tourists go boating down Ba Lai river, watching the vast water coconut forest. When the sun is about to set, it’s time hundreds of thousands of birds storks, from many places to go back to their warm shelter of Vam Ho, a large bird sanctuary, to replace the night herons with the start of taking off for night eating.

8/7/13

Useful Informaton for tourists

1. SHOPPING 
Ben Tre Co-op Mart supermarket
Address: 26A Tran Quoc Tuan Street, Ward 4, Ben Tre city
Phone: 075. 3511322
Ward 2 Trade Center
Address: Nguyen Trai Street, Ward 2, Ben Tre city
Phone: 075. 3822252
Ward 3 Market
Address: Ward 3, Ben Tre city
Phone: 075. 3829330
In addition, the downtown market in the districts of the province are selling local specialties.

2. BANK
Investment and Development Bank
Address: 21 Dong Khoi Avenue, Ward 3, Ben Tre city
Phone: 075. 3817953
Asian Bank
Address: 67C1 Dong Khoi Anenue, Phu Khuong Ward, Ben Tre city
Phone: 075. 3512101
Asia – East Bank
Address: 336A1 Dong Khoi Avenue, Phu Tan Ward, Ben Tre city
Phone: 075. 3560000
Vietnam Joint Stock Commercial Bank Ben Tre Branch
Address: 142A Nguyen Dinh Chieu Street, Ward 2, Ben Tre city
Phone: 075. 3822507 – 3824960
Agricultural and Rural Development Bank
Address: 284A Dong Khoi Avenue, Phu Khuong Ward, Ben Tre city
Phone: 075. 3814900

3. POST OFFICE
Postal center
Address: 03 Dong Khoi Avenue, Ward 3, Ben Tre city
3/2, Ward 3, Ben Tre city (temporary address)
Phone: 075. 3814900 – 3822162

4. HOSPITALS, PHARMACIES
Nguyen Dinh Chieu General hospital
Address: 109 Doan Hoang Minh Street, Ward 5, Ben Tre city
Phone: 075. 3817555
Minh Duc General hospital
Address: 333D Doan Hoang Minh Street, Ward 6, Ben Tre city
Phone: 075. 3836666 – 0988. 671 168
Tran Van An Traditional Medicine Hospital 
Address: 44 Doan Hoang Minh Street, Ward 6, Ben Tre city
Phone: 075. 3810238
Thong Nhat Pharmacy
Address: 119 Nguyen Dinh Chieu Street, Ward 2, Ben Tre city
Phone: 075. 3824553

5. TRAFFIC
Coaches
Mien Tay – Western station
Address: 395 Kinh Duong Vuong, An Lac Ward, Binh Tan District, Ho Chi Minh city
Phone: 08. 37510524
Ben Tre Coach Station
Address: Hamlet 1, Son Dong Commune, Ben Tre city
Phone: 075. 3828372 – 3822298
Mai Linh Coach Company
Address: Tran Quoc Tuan Street, Ward 4, Ben Tre city
Phone: 075. 3510510

Taxi 
Mai Linh Taxi
Address: 69 B1, Dong Khoi Avenue, Phu Khuong Ward, Ben Tre city
Phone: 075. 3878787
Happy Taxi
Address: 184 A4, National Road 60, Phu Tan Ward, Ben Tre city
Phone: 075. 36777777
Motorcycles
On arrival in Ben Tre, tourists can tour this beautiful area by motorcycle for easy access to the historical and cultural relics, scenic places. Tourists can rent a car at the hotel where they stay./.

Restaurants – Specialty restaurants

1. Hoang Pho Cuisine Park
Address: 135D, bypass of National Road 60, Binh Phu Commune, Ben Tre city
Phone: 075.3810239

2. Huynh Anh Quan Restaurant
Address: 194 Nguyen Hue Street, Ward 1, Ben Tre city
Phone: 075.38326261

3. A Din Restaurant
Address: 17A30 Binh Khoi, ward 6, Ben Tre city
Phone: 075.3837668

4. Ut An Restaurant
Address: Bypass of National Road 60, Ben Tre city
Phone: 075.2210390

5. Hong Thuy Restaurant
Address: 311A3 bypass of National Road 60, Ben Tre city
Phone: 075.3560096

6. Mien Tay Grill Garden
Address: Bypass of National Road 60, Ben Tre city

7. Hoa Cau Restaurant
Address: 17A – 19 bypass of National Road 60, Ward 6, Ben Tre city
Phone: 075.3823590

8. Nhu Thuy Restaurant
Address: Hamlet 1, Binh Phu Commune, Ben Tre city
Phone: 075.3510754

9. Nam Son Restaurant
Address: 40 Phan Ngoc Tong Street, Ward 2, Ben Tre city
Phone: 075.3822873

10. Truong Ky I Restaurant
Address: 283A, Quarter 3, Phu Tan Ward, Ben Tre city
Phone: 075.3829283

11. Truong Ky II Restaurant
Address: 517B, 3rd Quarter, Phu Khuong Ward, Ben Tre city
Phone: 075.3813561 – 3813616

12. Mai Vang Restaurant
Address: No. 79/2, My An C Hamlet, My Thanh An Commune, Ben Tre city
Phone: 075.3817337

13. Rang Dong Restaurant
Address: 315C, Nguyen Hue Street, Phu Khuong Ward, Ben Tre city
Phone: 075.3816896

14. Chuon Chuon Ot Restaurant
Address: Binh Khoi Quarter, Ward 6, Ben Tre city
Phone: 075.3561059

15. 6 Cay Dua Restaurant
Address: 233 Nguyen Hue Street, Phu Khuong Ward, Ben Tre city
Phone: 075.3835445

24/5/13

Announcement of Office Relocation

We are pleased to announce that we will be moving into new office from May 25th, 2013.
The new office premise is located in the address as follows:
Office-Name: Ben Tre Tourist Information Promotion Center
  • Old address: No. 45 Dong Khoi Street, Ward 3, Ben Tre City, Ben Tre Province
  • New address: The 2nd floor, 108/1,  30/4 Street, Ward 4, Ben Tre City, Ben Tre Province
  • Tel: 075. 8511 480 - Fax: 075. 38 38 813
Please, contact us any time!
Best regards!

5/5/13

To Ben Tre for using Specialty “Coconut”


From the coconut Ben Tre people processed into various specialties such as: coconut milk boiled shrimp, coconut milk fried shrimp, coconut banana stew, coconut candy, recently, more interesting dishes have been commented by visitors: Real characteristic of the coconut country, which is “coconut” – a specialty won Silver Medal at the Southern Land fair held by Saigon Tourist, 1999.

“Coconut rice” means Rice is cooked with coconut milk in a coconut. This is the dish from Mrs. Ho Thu Bach, formerly Director of Ben Tre floating Restaurants, the current work at the Ham Luong hotel, came up with the idea from the Central Highlands Lam rice (rice cooked in bamboo tubes). Coconut for cooking must be selected from drinking coconut like: Siamese coconut, small coconut, pineapple coconut … coconut in medium age; young fruit or strong enough non-sweet milk quality, non-aromatic.

The Rice used to cook must be smelled good and soft, washed clean, in a basket to drain. Coconut used as a “cooker” with an opening at the tail to pour out some milk, then put the rice into the coconut, so the rice and coconut milk get balance, the rice is just cooked, dry, plastic. After putting the rice in to the coconut milk, cover it tight put it into, for a pot of little water for distillation. Coconut meal, you must use a small spoon and chew slowly you, will enjoy the sweet taste and scent of coconut milk absorbed into the grains of rice. Coconut rice should be eaten while it’s still hot with coconut fried shrimp. It would be better.
picture of illustration
When having the opportunity to reach Ben Tre coconut country, would you please visit Ben Tre floating Restaurant or Ham Luong hotel restaurant (Ben Tre City) to enjoy the delicious taste of coconut rice. And at other destinations like Phung Islet, Qui Islet, … you also enjoy this coconut rice dish.

Translated from Lu The Nha

Water River Cruising – Garden Area Ben Tre City Coastal Region


Ben Tre, a land famous for vast green coconut forest still remains two popular song.
“Ben Tre with freshwater and much of coconut
The fields and gardens are fertile, the sea is an excess of fish and shrimp”

From Ho Chi Minh City along the high speed Highway to Ben Tre. It only takes about 1 hour 30 minutes.

Ben Tre city is a young, romantic and peaceful city … Coming to Ben Tre, you will visit the city to gaze at the historic cultural architectural monuments such as: “Dong Khoi Monument”, “Tran Van On Monument”, Ben Tre Museum, “Victory Monument in the river”, An Hoi common house architecture, Phu Tu common house and Bach Mai secular trees over 300 years old, Vien Giac, Vien Minh Pagoda, Cao Dai see and Nguyen Ngoc Tuong original, Ben Tre Church, watching Truc Giang Lake, Hung Vuong street on the edge of the Ben Tre river … Especially to discovery, experience river water – the garden areas of Ben Tre city belong to My Thanh An, Nhon Thanh, Phu Nhuan villages …
Dong Khoi Monument
Ben Tre Church
Departure from Hung Vuong tourist pier by the Ben Tre River side, the sightseeing boat calls at the brick kilns located along the Ben Tre River, visiting the base of coconut to see peeling coconut, breaking coconut for water, coconut meat, … Enjoying coconut jam, banana candy; coconut candy, coconut wine … walking on the coconut bridge, visiting the mat craft village, journeying with the bikes or sitting on the motor-carf looking at country road scenery, orchards, or going boating, rowing along the small canal.

Enjoying Siamese coconut milk picked in the garden as well as garden fruits like, grape fruit of green skin, longan, An Phuoc plum, rambutan and small banana; Drinking honey tea, listening to music and exchanging amateurish folk song.
Lunch right in the garden with the dishes like: shaggily fried Spadefish with rice-paper cake rolling with fragrant herbs, spring rolls, free-range chicken soup with banana flower salad, coconut milk boiled shrimp, plain rice with fish sour soup, belly-fish. Coconut fried tiny shrimp, tilapia, snake headed fish. Mudfish cooked in the bowl. Coconut sprout salad and other attractive dishes. Tourist can register at Hai Ho homestay green Siamese coconut – Phu Nhuan commune.

At the end of the trip, saying goodbye to natural scenic waterways at the garden area – Seeing you back to explore something more excellent in the green trees, sweet fruit area.

5/4/13

Female General Nguyen Thi Dinh memorial


Female General Nguyen Thi Dinh was born on 03/15/1920 in Luong Hoa Commune, Giong Trom District, Ben Tre Province in a peasant family rich in tradition of patriotism. As early as childhood, Ms. Ba Dinh enlightened the patriotism, loved the people, hated the French invasion. At 16, she began participating in revolutionary activities, two years later (1938) she was standing in the ranks of the Communist Party of Indochina … In 1940, she was arrested by the French and held isolatedly in Ba Ra prison (Song Be – Binh Duong Province). Years’ imprisonment was the time she worked more resiliently. In 1943, she was released from prison and come back to Ben Tre to keep in touch with the communist Party organizations, the revolutionary organization of province. She participated in taking power in August/1945. Female General Nguyen Thi Dinh was selected as a captain by provincial party committee, to command the legendary ship without number crossing the sea to North, met Uncle Ho and asked for more weapons to southern battlefields.

During the Vietnam War against American, she was coming forward to provincial people, making the movement of resounding Rise up (17/01/1960), creating a historical turning point for the southern revolution. In 1974, she earned the rank of major general. Right after the southern liberation, she held various important positions in the Party and the state, led the people to build and develop the country in a new period. She was awarded the title “Hero of the People’s Armed Forces” by the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. She died in 1992.

Female General Nguyen Thi Dinh memorial was built at her homeland in Phong Dien Hamlet, Luong Hoa Commune, Giong Trom district. Far from Ben Tre City about 8.5 km on Provincial Road 885 East. This is one of the cultural and historical education monument contributing to the patriotic tradition of the people of Ben Tre. Every year, on 28/7 (Lunar Year) her death anniversary is formally held here to commemorate the merits of an outstanding leader of the Party, the state, a female general of  Tel: 075.3862214.

Ben Tre Museum

Ben Tre Province Museum at 146 Hung Vuong Street, Ward 3, Ben Tre city, built by French colonial architecture (Architecture classique), was over 100 years ago. This is a rare ancient house remaining on the land of Ben Tre.

Ben Tre Province Museum was established in 1981, in an area of 14,000 m2, the exhibition area of 474 m2 with rich images and artifacts through two wars to defend the country of Ben Tre People and army. The ground floor consists of three rooms: Relics in Ben Tre were recognized as national monuments by the Ministry of Culture and Information, famous celebrities on the earth of Ben Tre; revolutionary youth organization of Vietnam in comrades association; and the first Branch of Party in Ben Tre was born; activities of the Provincial Party Committee, the resistance forces and the people in the period 1954 - 1960 … the floor consists of three rooms: the Dong Khoi in 1960 and 1964; military and people struggle in the south and Ben Tre Province form 1964 to 1968; Ben Tre people and army insurgency during the Tet (New Year) in 1968 to complete victory in the spring of 1975. There is exhibition gallery on economic achievements, social culture, the country’s defence of Ben Tre which come from the ruins of war.

Tel: 075.3822735

22/1/13

My Long rice-paper Cakes


Coming to Ben Tre surely enough, you would hear the famous My Long rice-paper Cake (My Thanh commune) and Son Doc glutinous rice water (Hung Nhuong commune), a southern family-styled cake usually to worship ancestors in the traditional New Year of the nation.
My Long rice-paper Cakes
From Ben Tre city center to My Long rice-paper Cake (My Thanh commune) along the provincial road 885 about 6km, visitors will encounter a lot of facilities selling all kinds of cake next to the road side.

My Thanh commune people have taken mashed white rice, blending with coconut juice and spices of salt, sugar, … spreading it thinly and steaming it into round and lovely cakes.

Sweet rice-paper cakes when being toasted well-done, they turn to be yellow in delicate perfume, crisp to eat and very tasty to feel. Salted cakes when well toasted have a fat taste of coconut, a sweet taste of dried shrimp and eggs … Rice paper cakes for sour pork hash served with salad, boiled tiny shrimp, roast pork or shaggily fried fish will the be tasted good at the party. Wet rice paper cakes are laminated and dried, cut into pieces to be well-boiled, put some broth and ready cooked to make beef noodles, Chinese soup …

My Long rice-paper Cakes have characteristic taste, cultural, traditional and national meaning in the culinary circles, so they are known to may people. Tourists from afar, usually come to the craft village of My Long rice-paper cakes to purchase large volumes to enjoy, or to give relative.

If tourists want to visit, or find out the origin of this special cake, they will contact Nguyen Thi Kim Hoang’s workshop, Nghia Huan Hamlet, My Thanh Commune (Tel: 075.3826615) or Huynh Huu Nghia’s workshop, Nghia Huan Hamlet, My Thanh Commune (Tel: 075.3862619) they will not be wrong with other cakes.
Ngoc Chau

Restaurant in Ben Tre City


1. Ben Tre Floating Restaurant
Ben Tre Floating Restaurant
Address: Hung Vuong street, town zone 3, ward 7, Ben Tre city
Tel: (84-75) 3822492
2. Dong Khoi Restaurant
Address: 16 Hai Ba Trung street, ward 2, Ben Tre city
Tel: (84-75) 3822631 – 3822240
3. Dong Khoi II Restaurant
Dong Khoi II Restaurant
Address: 210B Dong Khoi Avenue, Phu Khuong ward, Ben Tre city
Tel: (84-75) 3511855
4. Dong Chau Restaurant
Address: 50 – 60 Hung Vuong street, ward 2, Ben Tre city
Tel: (84-75) 3822416
5. The Champagne Restaurant
Address: 234/6 Nguyen Hue street, ward 1, Ben Tre city
Tel: (84-75) 2223399 – 0907203199

Hotel in Ben Tre province

* Ben Tre city:
1. Hotel – Ham Luong Restaurant (Three-Star Standard)
Address: 200C Hung Vuong street, ward 5, Ben Tre city.
Tel: (84-75) 3560560
Email: hamluongroutist@vnn.vn
Website: www.hamluongtourist.com.vn
2. Viet Uc Hotel (Three-Star Standard)
Viet Uc Hotel
Address: 144 Hung Vuong street, ward 3, Ben Tre city.
Tel: (84-75) 3511888
Email: Fom.vietuchotel@vietuc.net
Website: www.hotelvietuc.com
3. Hotel –Mai Sao Restaurant (One-Star Standard)
Address: 106Cnational road 60, Binh Thanh Hamlet, Binh Phu Commune, Ben Tre city.
Tel: (84-75) 3823679
Email: saomai_hotelbt@yahoo.com
4. Ben Tre Guest house
Address: 05 Cach Mang thang Tam street, ward 3, Ben Tre city.
Tel: (84-75) 3822339
5. Hotel – Hung Vuong Restaurant
Hotel - Hung Vuong Restaurant
Address: 148 – 166 Hung Vuong street, ward 3, Ben Tre city.
Tel: (84-75) 3822408
6. Hotel – Ben Tre Restaurant
Address: 8/2 Tran Quoc Tuan street, ward 4, Ben Tre city.
Tel: (84-75) 3825332 - 3822223
7. Hotel – Dong Khoi Restaurant
Address: 16 Hai Ba Trung street, ward 2, Ben Tre city.
Tel: (84-75) 3822632 - 3822240
8. Phuong Hoang Hotel
Address: 28 Hai Ba Trung street, ward 2, Ben Tre city.
Tel: (84-75) 3575377 - 3821385
9. Kim Cuong Hotel
Address: 1B7 Doan Hoang Minh street, Phu Khuong ward, Ben Tre city.
Tel: (84-75) 3814366
10. Que Huong Hotel
Address: 10S3 Nguyen Thi Dinh street, Phu Khuong ward, Ben Tre city.
Tel: (84-75) 3820540
11. Dai Phuc Hotel
Address: C1 Nguyen Thi Dinh street, town zone 3, Phu Khuong ward, Ben Tre city.
Tel: (84-75) 3838877 - 3838879
12. Song Nguyen Resting House
Address: 426C7, town zone 6, Phu Khuong ward, Ben Tre city.
Tel: (84-75) 3560971
13. Dong Nam A Hotel
Address: 180A1 Dong Khoi Avenue, Phu Tan ward, Ben Tre city.
Tel: (84-75) 3826076
14. Dai An Hotel (One-Star Standard)
Address: D7, Hung Vuong street, ward 7, Ben Tre city.
Tel: (84-75) 3512050
Email: ksdaian@yahoo.com
Website: daianhotel.com
15. Oasis KiWi Hotel (One-Star Standard)
Address: 151C My An C, My Thanh An commune, Ben Tre city.
Tel: (84-75) 2467799
Email: contact@bentrehoteloasis.com
Website: www.bentrehoteloasis.com
16. Dong Nam A (2) Hotel
Address: 333A3 Town zone 3, Phu Tan ward, Ben Tre city
Tel: (84-75) 3512063
Email: Hotel_asean@yahoo.com

* Chau Thanh District:
1. An Khanh Hotel
Address: Hamlet 5, An Khanh Commune, Chau Thanh district, Ben Tre province
Tel: 0983973394
2. Song Vy Resting House
Address: 01 Town zone 1, Chau Thanh town, Chau Thanh district, Ben Tre province
Tel: (84-75) 3860970
3. Resting House 49
Address: 49 Town zone 3, Chau Thanh town, Chau Thanh district, Ben Tre province
Tel: (84-75) 3610759
4. Con Phung Hotel
Address: Hamlet 10, Tan Thach commune, Chau Thanh district, Ben Tre province
Tel: (84-75) 3822198
5. Thao Nhi Hotel
Address: Hamlet I, Tan Thach commune, Chau Thanh district, Ben Tre province
Tel: (84-75) 3860009
6. Canh Hong Resting House
Address: Phu Ngai hamlet, Phu Hoa An commune, Chau Thanh district, Ben Tre province
Tel: (84-75) 3895532

* Binh Dai District:
1. Hotel 33
Address: Binh Hoa hamlet, Binh Dai town, Binh Dai district, Ben Tre province
Tel: (84-75) 3851518
2. Hung Vuong Hotel
Address: 38A O1, Binh Dai town, Binh Dai district, Ben Tre province
Tel: (84-75) 3851618
3. Hoang Gia Hotel
Hamlet 3, Binh Thoi commune, Binh Dai district, Ben Tre province
Tel: (84-75) 3851315

* Mo Cay Nam District:
1. Huynh Hotel
Address: 33 Nguyen Dinh Chieu street, Mo Cay town, Mo Cay Nam district, Ben Tre province
Tel: (84-75) 3841643

* Cho Lach District:
1. Ngoc Boi Hotel
Address: Town zone 2, Cho Lach town, Cho Lach district, Ben Tre province
Tel: (84-75) 3871957
2. Van Anh Resting House
Address: 194/10A Town zone 1, Cho Lach town, Cho Lach district, Ben Tre province
Tel: (84-75) 3871957
3. Bao Dang Resting House
206/29 Vinh Hung I hamlet, Vinh Thanh commune, Cho Lach district, Ben Tre province
Tel: (84-75) 3875272

* Ba Tri District:
1. Hoang Vu Resting House
Address: 120 Vinh Phu, Ba Tri town, Ba Tri district, Ben Tre province
Tel: (84-75) 3850173
2. Dong Phuong Resting House
Address: 30 Street 19/5, Town zone 5, Ba Tri town, Ba Tri district, Ben Tre province
Tel: (84-75) 3762662

* Thanh Phu District:
1. Hong Nhung Resting House
Address: 9/3 Hamlet 10, Thanh Phu town, Thanh Phu district, Ben Tre province
Tel: (84-75) 3870824