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Orchard islet of the Coconut Monk on the Tiền
Orchard islet on the Tiền: walk the nine-dragon court and the candy kiln for a river day. Nine dragons stand for the nine Mekong mouths, with the tower and Cửu Trùng đài beside them. Go when that court and the kiln are the day. Leave it when the lake in town is the only walk you wanted.
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The nine-dragon court, with the tower behind it
Photo: Bùi Thụy Đào Nguyên · CC BY-SA 3.0
Walk Tòa Bảo tháp, Sân Rồng, and Cửu Trùng đài. Nine dragons in the court stand for the nine mouths of the Mekong. The islet covers over 50 ha. Ask for old xã Tân Thạch, huyện Châu Thành, or for ấp 10 (Ấp Tân Vinh), xã Phú Túc. Both names find the same landing. The road from the city center is about 10–12 km, and the river route is 25 km.
Photo: Bùi Thụy Đào Nguyên · CC BY-SA 3.0
On the same ground you can watch coconut candy and rice paper made, see more than 500 shell-craft objects, sit for honey tea and đờn ca tài tử, take a horse cart under the palms, and ride a sampan in a nipa creek. Give it a river day. The four names on this bank are Long, Lân, Quy, and Phụng. Lân has no bank named. The town pier is a separate landing.
Getting there and around
From the city center the road is about 10–12 km, and the river route is 25 km. The fare is Check on arrival. The Friday seven-seat cart stays on the town streets.
From Ben Tre
By road, about 10–12 km, or by river, 25 km. Minutes are Check on arrival. The town orchard boat uses bến tàu du lịch thành phố Bến Tre, a separate landing.
Hours and fees
- Hours
07:30–18:00
- Closed
Check on arrival.
- Admission
The gate and a separate ecology tour are different charges.
Also in Ben Tre
Hồ Trúc Giang Hồ Trúc Giang
Town lake: walk the parks after dinner for the water, then continue to the night market.
Nguyễn Đình Chiểu tomb and memorial Lăng và đền thờ Nguyễn Đình Chiểu
Poet's tomb at Ba Tri: walk the memorial garden on a morning, on 1 July or any day, for the national relic.
The town boat Bến tàu du lịch thành phố Bến Tre
Morning boat from the town pier: ride into the nipa creeks for the kiln, a sampan, and lunch.
Ben Tre Market Chợ Bến Tre
Day market hall: walk the stalls on the way to the river, a short stop before the ferry to the islet.
Ben Tre Museum Bảo tàng Bến Tre
French-front museum on Hùng Vương: walk the coconut rooms in a morning for the wood instruments.
Cồn Quy Cồn Quy
Longan orchard on the Tiền: walk the trees, drink honey tea, and bail a ditch for fish on the same boat day.
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