One day in Tien Giang with 330,000 VND

Tien Giang is a suitable place for Ho Chi Minh City tourists to change the wind, have modern check-in photos and visit cultural and historical works.

Duong Nhut Long, 28 years old, spends two weekends in Tien Giang . According to him, instead of wandering around Ho Chi Minh City, going to Tien Giang is a reasonable choice because it is home to a variety of attractions, from ancient architectural works, spiritual culture to modern check-in places. . Here is a suggested schedule to go to Tien Giang with motorbikes.

Long check-in a modern location is My Tho Cruise Port, specializing in exploiting the My Tho – Cambodia route and sightseeing and entertainment activities on the Tien River.

Schedule

Tien Giang is more than 50 km from the center of Ho Chi Minh City, taking 2 hours to travel. This place is quite large and the distance between the attractions is far apart. So if you only have one day, you need to consider choosing a place. “My impression of Tien Giang is that this land is large, the distance between check-in points is like a triangle when looking at the map. Each location is far apart, not on the same route, so it will take time. travel time,” he said. In addition, if you do not have a personal car and choose between motorbikes and passenger cars, he recommends choosing motorbikes to save more.

At 6:30, Long departs from Ho Chi Minh City and arrives in My Tho city at 8:40 am, having breakfast at My Tho noodle shop 43. The city impresses Long with its bustle and crowd, more than other cities in the region. West. Regarding food, Long found that Tien Giang cuisine is not too different from Ho Chi Minh City, so it is not too picky to choose a restaurant. He prioritizes points in the central area, easy to move.

Seen from above, it is easy to see that Cai Be Church has a prime location because it is located at the confluence of rivers.

After breakfast, Long from My Tho to check-in Cai Be church. Although it is a bit far, Long feels worthy: “It must be said that the church is very beautiful and in a prime location, considered one of the most beautiful churches in the West because it is located right in the middle of the confluence of rivers. It is more than 100 years old, but the beauty of the church is still preserved intact, mixed with antiquity,” he described.

Long drove back to My Tho and visited attractions in the city, including Vinh Trang Pagoda, then had lunch with satay noodle soup at Pho International. After eating at 13:30, he continued his schedule to Bach Cong Tu’s house and My Tho Cruise Port.

These are the two places that impressed him the most on the journey. “My Tho cruise port is actually much more beautiful than the online reference photos. All are white and modern, making me feel like I’m in Europe,” he said. And Bach Cong Tu’s house is a place that Long rated as beautiful but few tourists come to visit. The building is well preserved, and its ancient appearance and sophisticated decorative motifs are still intact.

House of Bach Cong Tu.

Long started moving to Go Cong at 14:30 on the way back to Ho Chi Minh City. In Go Cong, he visited the house of Doc Phu Hai, the Palace of the Governor, and the Royal Tomb. Each location takes about an hour. Before going to Go Cong, Long read that the building had deteriorated, but in fact he was still overwhelmed with its ancient appearance, intact decorative details, “very shimmering on the picture”. At 19:00, he departs to return and have dinner in Ho Chi Minh City.

Cost

The cost of going to Tien Giang is cheap because there is no cost to visit places to visit.

The trip for two people, a total of only 660,000 VND (330,000 VND each), which includes 300,000 VND for petrol, 40,000-50,000 VND for noodles, and 20,000 VND for sugarcane juice along the way.

If you stay overnight, the schedule will not be too busy, Long suggested staying in the center of My Tho, convenient to eat and go to entertainment spots in the evening. Hotel rents range from 250,000 to 500,000 VND per night.

One of the check-in attractions at the Zen Monastery is the 31-meter-high stupa in the Tu Dong Tam campus.

In the future, Long will again spend another weekend to continue exploring Tien Giang because he feels “still not enough”. On this trip he did not regret anything because the check-in points were the same and better than expected. Most recently, he took a trip to Tien Giang to visit Truc Lam Chanh Giac Zen Monastery. If you choose to go to this place, you can refer to the schedule of Truc Lam Zen Monastery – Bach Cong Tu’s house – My Tho Cruise Port to have time to travel during the day.

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