Ben Tre

Area: 2,359.8 sq. km.
Population: 1,263.7 thousand habitants (2015).
Capital: Ben Tre City.
Districts (8): Chau Thanh, Cho Lach, Mo Cay, Giong Trom, Binh Dai, Ba Tri, Thanh Phu, Mo Cay Bac.
Ethnic groups: Viet (Kinh), Khmer, Hoa, Tay

GEOGRAPHY

Ben Tre is situated in Mekong Delta. It shares its border with Tien Giang in the north, Vinh Long in the west and south-west, and Tra Vinh in the south. It has 60km seashore. The four main rivers are Tien Giang, Ba Lai, Ham Luong, and Co Chien. They create Bao, Minh, and An Hoa islets.The topography is flat with sand dunes and fields. Though rivers surrounding the province, water transportation is very available.


Climate: It is moon soon climate. The rainy season lasts from May to October. The dry season lasts from December to April next year. The average annual temperature varies between 26 and 27oC. The average annual rainfall is 1,250mm - 1,500mm.

 

Phung Islet (Ben Tre Province)


TOURISM AND ECONOMY

Having complex network of rivers and canals, Ben Tre has advantage to develop ecotourism with many green fruit gardens. Ben Tre is the granary of Mekong Delta. There are agriculture productions such as rice, corn, pineapple, custard-apple, star apple, durian, mango, longan, and many more. Industrial trees are tobacco, sugar-cane, and cotton. Especially, Ben Tre is homeland of coconut. It is known with Ben Tre coconut candy, My Long Cai Mon flower and ornamental plant.


Ben Tre is well known as poet Nguyen Dinh Chieu's motherland. Other popular places are My Hoa Bird Reserve, Con Phung (Hillock of the Coconut Religion), Vam Ho Bird Sanctuary, Vien Minh Pagoda.

 

TRANSPORTATION

Ben Tre is 16km from My Tho, and 86km from Ho Chi Minh City, accessible by Rach Mieu Bridge from My Tho (Tien Giang Province) and Co Chien Bridge from Tra Vinh.


Bus: There are regular buses to some destinations in the South and Central Highlands.


Boat: Ben Tre is accessible by ferry from My Tho. Tourist can visit somes attracted places in Ben Tre such as Phung Islet, Quy Islet, Oc Islet… by high-speech ship.

ALBUM
NEARBY DESTINATIONS
WHERE TO STAY
Coconut Hotel

Add: 708 Nguyen Van Tu St., Ben Tre City

Tel: (84-275) 3545 454

Ham Luong Hotel

Add: 200C Hung Vuong St., Ben Tre City

Tel: (84-275) 3560 560/ 3818 595

Viet Uc Hotel

Add: 144 Hung Vuong St., Ben Tre City

Tel: (84-275) 3511 888

Forever Green Resort

Add: Phu Khuong Hamlet, Phu Tuc Commune, Chau Thanh Dist.

Tel: (84-275) 3618 618

Dai An Hotel

Add: 234-D8 Hung Vuong St, Ben Tre City

Tel: (84-275) 3512 050

Sao Mai Hotel

Add: 106C Binh Thanh St., Ben Tre City

Tel: (84-275) 3823 679 / 01228805810

Canh Hong Hotel

Add: Hamlet Phu Ngai, Commune Phu An Hoa, Chau Thanh Dist.

Tel: (84-275) 3895 532

Oasis-Kiwi Hotel

Add: 151C My An C Hamlet, My Thanh An Commune, Ben tre City

Tel: (84-275) 2.467.799-3838 800

Thao Nhi Hotel

Add: 12 Hamlet 1, Tan Thach, Chau Thanh Dist.

Tel: (84-275) 3860 009

Rang Dong Hotel

Add: 108 Road National 885, Ba Tri Townlet, Ba Tri Dist

Tel: (84-275) 3762 999

Song Nguyen Hotel

Add: 426 C7, Zone 6, Ben Tre City

Tel: (84-275) 2210 937

Kim Cuong Hotel

Add: 1B7 Doan Hoang Minh St., Ben Tre City

Tel: (84-275) 3814 366

Phuong Hoang Hotel

Add: 28 Hai Ba Trung St., Ben Tre City

Tel: (84-275) 3575 377

Hoa Dua Hotel

Add: 323/1, 1 Hamlet, Son Dong Commune, Ben Tre City

Tel: (84-275) 0946 666 866 / 3833 351

Thanh Binh Hotel

Add: 98 Nguyen Thi Dinh St., Ben Tre City

Tel: (84-275) 3828 623

An Khanh Hotel

Add: 5 Hamlet,An Khanh commune, Chau Thanh Ward

Tel: (84-275) 0983 873 394 / 3624 624

Anh Hong Hotel

Add: 81A Highway 60, Mo Cay townlet

Tel: (84-275) 3660 356

Mango Home Riverside

Add: My Huan Hamlet, My Thanh Village, Giong Trom Dist.

Tel: (84-275) 0983 232 197

Dong Nam A 2 Hotel 

Add: 333A3, Zone 3, Dong Khoi Highway, Ben Tre City

Tel: (84-275) 3512 063

Mỹ An Resort

Add: 18B My An B Hamlet, My Thanh An Village, Ben Tre Dist.

Tel: (84-275) 3815 588

WHERE TO EAT
Ben Tre Floating Restaurant

Add: Hung Vuong Park, Ward 5, Ben Tre City

Tel: (84-275) 3822 492

Dong Chau Restaurant

Add: 58 - 60 Hung Vuong St., Ben Tre City

Tel: (84-275) 3822 416/ 3812 177

Dong Khoi 2 Restaurant

Add: 210B Dong Khoi Ave., Ben Tre City

Tel: (84-275) 3511 855/ 3211 878

Nam Sơn Restaurant

Add: 40 Phan Ngoc Tong St., Ben Tre City

Tel: (84-275) 3822 873

Con Phung Restaurant

Add: Tan Thach commune, Chau Thanh Dist.

Tel: (84-275) 3822 198

An Hoa Restaurant

Add: 26-27C Nguyen Dinh Chieu St, Ben Tre City

Tel: (84-275) 3575 759

Dong Khoi Palace Restaurant

Add: 16 Hai Ba Trung St., Ben Tre City

Tel: (84-275) 3822 501