Introducing the 24 most beautiful and famous Kien Giang tourist destinations

Kien Giang is the province with the largest area in the Southwest region of Vietnam. This place is famous for many natural landscapes as well as historical and cultural relics. Therefore, Kien Giang is also known as “paradise” for those who like to travel and experience tourism in the West.

In the following article, Rooty Trip will be your guide, suggesting to you the 24 most attractive tourist destinations in Kien Giang. In particular, these locations are arranged into clusters according to the map, which is very convenient for you to track and move. Let’s explore with Rooty Trip now!

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1. Phu Quoc pearl island

Phu Quoc Island has many beautiful landscapes stretching from north to south, with 99 mountains and hills and primeval forests with rich flora and fauna. Phu Quoc tourist attractions include beautiful beaches, attractive entertainment areas, spiritual tourist attractions and famous historical relics that have attracted 5.4 million visitors (according to the number of visitors). Statistical data from Kien Giang Province Electronic Information Portal).

Famous beaches

The pearl island has a 150km long coastline stretching from north to south with many beautiful beaches that still retain their wild features. Among them, we must definitely mention beaches such as Bai Sao, Bai Truong, and Bai Dai.

• Bai Sao: Located in the south of the island, Bai Sao is famous for its 7km long coastline, creamy white sand and clear water.
• Bai Truong: Bai Truong stands out with a coastline divided by many rocky rapids stretching from Dinh Cau cape to Khoe Tau Ru, smooth white sand and relaxing weather.
• Bai Dai: Ranked among the top most beautiful beaches on the planet in 2017 by National Geographic Magazine (US), Bai Dai is located in the Northwest of the island. The beach has a 15km long coastline with clear water and cool golden sand.

Bai Sao has clear blue sea water that is loved by many tourists

Besides these 3 bright gems, Phu Quoc also owns many other beautiful beaches such as Khem Beach, Ganh Dau Beach, Rach Vem Beach, Ong Lang Beach, Hon Thom Beach… Each beach has its own beauty. specifically, meeting the diverse needs of tourists.

Address:

• Bai Sao: An Thoi (Near Bai Sao Resort Restaurant, Bai Sao Hamlet)
• Truong Beach: Tran Hung Dao Street, Duong To
• Long Beach: Ganh Dau (near Phu Quoc United Center)

Ticket price to visit 3 locations: Free

Vinpearl Phu Quoc

Vinpearl Phu Quoc is a world-class tourism, resort and entertainment complex. With an area of ​​up to 1,000 hectares (10,000,000 m2), this place owns a system of entertainment services including VinWonders, Vinpearl Safari, Grand World and many luxury resorts and unique festivals.

To fully explore Vinpearl Phu Quoc and enjoy the full experience here, you should visit from late October to early April of the following year. At that time, the weather here was very favorable with golden sunshine and calm sea to visit the above locations.

Scenery of VinWonders park

Address: Bai Dai, Ganh Dau commune

Sightseeing ticket price:

VinWonders:

• Adults (over 140cm tall): 950,000 VND
• Children (height from 100cm – 140cm): 710,000 VND
• Elderly people (over 60 years old): 710,000 VND

Vinpearl Safari:

• Adults (over 140cm tall): 650,000 VND
• Children (height from 100cm – 140cm): 490,000 VND
• Elderly people (over 60 years old): 490,000 VND
• Grand World: Free

Dinh Cau Temple

Dinh Cau is located in the west of Duong Dong town, a sacred place of worship for the people of the pearl island. This place is famous for its picturesque natural scenery and long history.

Coming to Dinh Cau, in addition to learning about history and spirituality, you can also explore the night market at Dinh Cau and watch the beautiful sunset here. You can come any time of the year. However, on the 15th and 16th of the 10th lunar month every year at Dinh Cau, people will hold a big festival to remember and pray for good things. So you can come at this time to immerse yourself in the vibrant atmosphere with the people.

Beautiful and peaceful sunset at Dinh Cau

Address: Quarter 2, Duong Dong Ward, Phu Quoc City, Kien Giang Province

Sightseeing ticket price: Free

Phu Quoc prison

Phu Quoc Prison Relics located in An Thoi, Phu Quoc, Kien Giang province, is one of the most important historical relics in Vietnam. This place was once the largest prison built by the French colonialists and American imperialists during the war, holding more than 40,000 prisoners of war, including many resilient revolutionary soldiers.

Visiting Phu Quoc Prison Relics, you will not only learn about history but also have the opportunity to experience different emotions such as: indignation at the crimes of enemies, pride in the indomitable spirit. of the nation and gratitude to the generations of ancestors who sacrificed for independence and freedom.

Phu Quoc War Prison

Address: 350 Nguyen Van Cu Street, An Thoi, Phu Quoc, Kien Giang

Sightseeing ticket price: Free

2. Kien Hai, Kien Giang

Kien Hai is an island district of Kien Giang province. This is an attractive tourist destination for many tourists thanks to its pristine and mysterious beauty. This place possesses many beautiful landscapes that captivate people’s hearts.

Nam Du archipelago

To travel from Rach Gia to Nam Du archipelago will take about 2.5 hours. You will experience extremely interesting fun activities when coming here such as night squid fishing, boating to explore small islands or diving to see coral reefs.

In addition, you can also experience catching and enjoying fresh seafood at this Nam Du archipelago.

Nam Du archipelago has clear sea water and is pristine and peaceful (Photo: Western Tourism)

Address: Kien Hai district, Kien Giang province

Entrance fee: free

Bamboo island

It will take you about 1 hour to travel from Rach Gia to Hon Tre by boat. When you come down here, you will visit destinations such as Bai Chen, Coconut Cave, Ha Ba Tail, Da Dai, Son Linh Dong…

Coming to Hon Tre, you can enjoy grilled blue fish, oyster porridge, sea urchin, cobia,… The best time for you to travel to Hon Tre is in March or April because at this time The dry weather allows you to comfortably swim in the sea.

Coming to Hon Tre, you will enjoy delicious oyster porridge (Photo: bepnhathao0301)

Address: An Son, Kien Giang, Vietnam

Entrance fee: free

In addition, you can also participate in other activities such as:

• Explore primeval forests
• Scuba diving to see coral
• Enjoy local cuisine
• Shopping for souvenirs

3. Rach Gia City

Rach Gia is a city and capital of Kien Giang province, Vietnam. This is a marine economic urban center, including many service, trade and fishing industries. This southwestern coastal city is famous for many historical relics, temples and pagodas and the first largest sea reclamation urban area in Vietnam. Therefore, Rach Gia can be considered one of the most famous western tourist centers.

3 famous places in Rach Gia that you definitely should not miss include: Kien Giang Museum, Nguyen Trung Truc Communal House, the reclamation city and famous pagodas.

Kien Giang Museum

Kien Giang Museum was built in 1911 with a total area of ​​up to 2000m2. This was originally the mansion of an ancient feudal landlord. After that, it was remodeled at the hands of Vietnamese sculptors. The museum is designed with an ancient French architectural style but with a slight Southern style. Every year, the museum often welcomes thousands of visitors to visit and learn.

You can come to Kien Giang Museum at any time of the year because the location is always open on weekdays to welcome visitors.

Kien Giang Bao Museum with an architectural style that has both ancient French features and a bit of Southern ancient house style (Photo: Google Maps)

Address: No. 27 Nguyen Van Troi, Vinh Thanh Van ward, Rach Gia city, Kien Giang province.

Sightseeing ticket price:

• Adults and children over 1m2: 15,000 VND/Ticket
• Children under 1m2: Free

The communal house worships Nguyen Trung Truc

Nguyen Trung Truc Temple is currently located in the west of the center of Rach Gia city, Kien Giang province. This is considered the earliest and largest communal house among the nine temples worshiping him in this territory. It marks the honor and respect for Nguyen Trung Truc – the man who led the resistance against the French colonialists in the South. In 1868, he was captured and executed at Cho Rach Gia by the French colonialists.

This cultural attraction has attracted many visitors since 1970, not only because of its large size but also because of the long history and deep meaning it represents. You can visit the Temple at any time. The temple is open from 7:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and from 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

However, around the 8th lunar month every year, the Nguyen Trung Truc Communal House Festival takes place here. This is a unique cultural feature that has been passed down for a long time by the people of Rach Gia. People from all over will gather at the temple to celebrate the festival. Therefore, you can come here to experience the crowded atmosphere of the festival as well as understand more about the culture of Kien Giang people.

Nguyen Trung Truc Temple is a sacred place of worship for Phu Quoc people (Photo: Google Maps)

Address: No. 14 Nguyen Cong Tru Street, Vinh Thanh Ward, Rach Gia City, Kien Giang Province.

Sightseeing ticket price: Free

Famous temples

Famous pagodas in Rach Gia that you can visit are Tam Bao Pagoda (Ha Tien), Phat Lon Pagoda, Quan De Pagoda, Lang Cat Pagoda. Coming here, you can come and immerse yourself in the sacred, quiet atmosphere of these temples.

Besides, these pagodas are also an important historical and cultural relic of Kien Giang province. Therefore, when you come here you will be able to visit and learn about the cultural, educational and social activities of the Khmer people.

Tam Bao Pagoda – Kien Giang (Ảnh: Google Maps)

Phat Lon Pagoda is associated with the traditional cultural values ​​of the Khmer people of the Southwest (Ảnh: Google Maps)

Quan De Pagoda has a slightly Chinese style (Photo: wikimedia)

Visit Lang Cat Rach Gia Pagoda with unique Khmer architecture (Photo: bietthungoctrai)

Address:

• Tam Bao Pagoda: No. 3, Su Thien Street, Vinh Lac Ward, City.Rach Gia
• Phat Lon Pagoda: 151 Quang Trung, Vinh Thanh, City.Rach Gia
• Quan De Pagoda: 12 Hung Vuong, Thanh Van, City.Rach Gia
• Lang Cat Pagoda: No. 325 Ngo Quyen Street, Vinh Lac Ward, City.Rach Gia

Ticket price to visit 4 locations: Free

Urban area encroaching on the sea

This is the first sea reclamation urban area in Vietnam built on September 9, 2009 with an area of ​​166 hectares, stretching 3km along the Rach Gia coast, and with a total investment capital of up to 11,000 billion VND. Coming here, you will participate in many impressive fun activities, experience special and famous works such as water music, large globe symbol,…

This sea reclamation urban area impresses many tourists with its electrical infrastructure, modern roads, spacious parks, and a system of townhouses with European architectural beauty. When you come to Rach Gia, you can enjoy the famous specialty of fish noodle soup, which is extremely delicious and loved by many tourists.

The urban area encroaching on the sea lights up brightly at night (Photo: Zing.vn)

Address: Tran Quang Khai Street, An Hoa Ward, Rach Gia, Kien Giang

Ticket price: Free

In addition, you can also participate in many other interesting experiential activities such as:

• Visit Rach Gia market, where visitors can shop for local specialties.
• Explore street food with delicious and affordable dishes.
• Experience relaxing spa and massage services.
• Participate in sea sports activities such as windsurfing, kayaking,…

Hon Dat – Kien Luong – Ha Tien

Coming to Hon Dat – Kien Luong – Ha Tien, you will have the opportunity to explore poetic islands, caves, and pristine forests and mountains. From Rach Gia to Ha Tien, it only takes about 2 hours and you can move to many other famous places to visit and experience.

Ba Hon landscape

Ba Hon is located in Tho Son commune, Hon Dat district, Kien Giang province. As a cluster of low mountains, Ba Hon includes 3 mountains Hon Dat, Hon Me, Hon Queo close to the coast, in Tho Son commune, Hon Dat district, Kien Giang province. The name Ba Hon was given by local people to refer to three mountains located adjacent to each other.

Here there are many mysterious and pristine caves and many glorious achievements of our nation. This is also a place that many tourists explore.

Three islands with clear, pristine sea water (Photo: Alo Trip Travel)

Address: Tho Son commune, Hon Dat district, Kien Giang province

Ticket price: Free

Soc Xoai Khmer architectural and artistic relic

These relics appear in Soc Son Town, Hon Dat district.You can visit famous places such as: Pagoda Foundation Archaeological National Monument (My Lam commune), Giong Xoai Archaeological Provincial Monument (My Hiep Son commune), Chien Provincial Historical Monument Soc Xoai win (My Lam commune),…

In addition, you can also buy specialties here to enjoy or give as gifts such as Hoa Loc mangoes, Son Binh apples, Binh Son pineapples,…

Soc Xoai Khmer architectural and artistic relic (Photo: Wikipedia)

Address: Soc Son Town, Hon Dat, Kien Giang, Vietnam

Sightseeing ticket price: Free

Phu Tu Island

Father and Son Stone are two stones joined together, symbolizing father and son with sacred father-son love. Many tourists visit this place both to admire the majestic beauty of nature and to row boats on the water to admire the landscape.

The beauty of Hon Phu Tu attracts many tourists to visit (Photo: Bazan Travel)

Address: Ba Trai, Kien Luong, Kien Giang, Vietnam

Sightseeing ticket price: Free

Ba Lua Islands

Ba Lua archipelago is considered the “Ha Long Bay” of the South thanks to its pure nature, clear blue sky, and poetic jade-colored sea. You can come here to camp, swim or enjoy delicious seafood.

The poetic Ba Lua archipelago (Photo: Western Tourism)

Address: Son Hai commune, Kien Luong district, Kien Giang province

Sightseeing ticket price: Free

Erecting Stone Mountain

Da Dung Mountain is considered a historical relic and a famous place thanks to the wild and mysterious stretches of rice fields surrounding the mountain. Coming to Da Dung Mountain, you will experience exploring 14 different large and small caves along with admiring the majestic nature here.

Rocky mountains with wild, mysterious caves (Photo: MIA.vn)

Address: My Duc Commune, Ha Tien, Kien Giang, Vietnam

Sightseeing ticket price: 20,000 VND/time/person.

Pirate Islands

Pirate Island is about 28 km from Ha Tien coast and only about 40 km from Phu Quoc island with more than 18 islands of different sizes. Coming here, you will have fun and entertainment with many extremely interesting activities such as swimming and swimming. In addition, you can also experience fisherman’s life at Pirate Island and enjoy fresh seafood dishes.

The ideal time to visit is from December to April every year because the weather on Kien Giang Pirate Island is quite beautiful, the sky is clear and the ocean waves are calm.

The Pirate Islands are visited and checked in by many tourists (Photo: Nhutthaoo_)

Address: Tien Hai commune, Ha Tien city, Kien Giang province

Entrance fee: free

5. U Minh Thuong National Park

U Minh Thuong National Park is the first ASEAN heritage park and has many rare animal species such as Hairy-nosed Otters, Reticulated Pythons, Javan Pangolins,… When you come here, you can row a boat and immerse yourself in the Wild and beautiful nature.

From August to November every year is the most ideal time to visit and explore U Minh Thuong National Park. Because this is the flood season, the water level is quite high, making it convenient for traveling by boat.

Coming to U Minh Thuong National Park, you can participate in activities such as:

• Rowing through the lush green cajuput forests
• Walk through the forest, explore diverse ecosystems
• Observe rare animals such as Hairy-nosed Otters, Reticulated Pythons, Javan Pangolins,…
• Enjoy local specialties such as fish sauce hotpot, grilled snakehead fish,…

Additionally, you can also:

• Rent a vacation house on stilts in the middle of the Melaleuca forest
• Participate in cultural activities of local people

The wild and mysterious beauty of U Minh Thuong National Park (Photo: Western Tourism)

Address: Cong Su Hamlet, An Minh Bac, U Minh Thuong, Kien Giang

Sightseeing ticket price:

• Rent a dinghy: from 30,000 VND/trip.
• Motorboat rental: from 20,000 VND/person/trip. A motorboat can carry 4 people, enough for the boat to start.
• Fishing ticket: from 40,000 VND/trip.

When should you travel to Kien Giang?

Here, there are three best times for you to travel during the year:

• Travel to Kien Giang from October to March next year: During this time, Kien Giang is in the dry season, the cool weather and climate are very suitable for you to have fun and swim.
• Traveling to Kien Giang from April to September: This is the festival season in Kien Giang, this will be the busiest time with the most activities.
• Travel to Kien Giang in August to November: This is the time when Kien Giang is in flood season, so it will be suitable for those who love to explore wild nature.

How to go to Kien Giang?

You can travel from the city Ho Chi Minh comes to Kien Giang in many different ways:

If you fly, you can go to Tan Son Nhat airport and get off at Phu Quoc airport in Kien Giang.

You can travel by bus to Kien Giang or motorbike if you like backpacking. From the Western bus station, you follow Highway 1 to Tien Giang, reach My Thuan bridge, turn towards Sa Dec, cross Vam Cong ferry, continue to Lo Te intersection, then turn towards Highway 80 to Rach Gia.

How to travel in Kien Giang?

Means of transportation on land

Traveling by motorbike will make it convenient for you to explore tourist attractions or snack bars. You can rent a motorbike in Kien Giang for only 100,000 – 150,000 VND/motorbike.

Taxi/tourist car: this is the optimal means of transportation if you travel in a large group and costs only about 15,000 VND/km.

Means of transportation to the island

Speedboat: it only takes 2h30 by speedboat to reach islands like Phu Quoc, Nam Du, Hon Son. Ticket price is about 340,000 VND/person.

Ferry: you can travel by ferry to see and enjoy the fresh air of the sea, the ticket price will be about 185,000 VND/person.

What to eat in Kien Giang?

Not only famous for its natural scenery, Kien Giang is also famous for its rich and diverse cuisine. When you come here, you will not only immerse yourself in the natural beauty but also have the opportunity to enjoy delicious dishes with bold flavors of the Southwest region. Below are 5 suggestions from Rooty Trip about dishes you should try when coming to Kien Giang:

• Herring salad
• Sour hotpot with lemongrass, turmeric and rich shark
• Bun trumpet
• Rach Gia fish noodle soup
• Kien Giang crab rice

Contact Rooty Trip now to enjoy a wonderful vacation in Phu Quoc

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