Thoi Son islet is a paradise in the garden of the Tien Giang river
Anyone who loves the landscape of Tien Giang’s garden surely has heard no less than once about Thoi Son
Tan Long Con, also known as Con Rong, is one of the four famous islets (Long, Lan, Quy, Phung) located on the Tien River. If you have the opportunity to come to My Tho city, Tien Giang province, you should visit Tan Long dune to feel the peaceful beauty and have many interesting experiences here!
Where is Tan Long Con is located, how to go?
Tan Long Con is located in Thoi Son commune, My Tho city, Tien Giang province. Con is about 5km from the center of My Tho city and about 75km from Ho Chi Minh City. To get to Tan Long islet , from Ho Chi Minh City, you can take a bus or a motorbike.
If you take a bus, you go to Mien Tay bus station, ask for a bus to My Tho city, there will be many companies running this route. In which, there is Phuong Trang bus, which runs many trips every day from Mien Tay bus station to My Tho city. Ticket price is about 90 – 100,000 VND / trip. ($1=24,000 VND)
If you ride a motorbike, you can travel according to the following route:
– From Mien Tay bus station, you move on Kinh Duong Vuong street towards Long An. At An Lac roundabout, go to National Road 1A. Go through the night market roundabout a bit, you will meet a large roundabout. Here, you have to go to CT01 / Trung Luong Expressway.
– Go through Tan An city, meet C1 overpass, turn left onto Ho Chi Minh City – Trung Luong highway. Going a bit will meet Than Cuu Nghia roundabout, you go straight to road 878. Go all the way, meet Luong Phu junction, turn right to National Highway 1A.
– When you meet the intersection of Highway 50, you turn left onto Highway 50. Go through the central square of Tien Giang Province, Sau Vien Ornamental Garden in My Tho Flower Village, meet road 208, then turn right. Run a short distance, meet the intersection, turn left onto Thai Sanh Hanh street.
– Run all the way to Thai Sanh Hanh, you have to go to Dinh Bo Linh street. Run for a while, continue to turn left onto My Chanh Street. You will meet My Tho fishing port. From here, you ask the people, the pier to Tan Long dune is only a meter away.
What’s playing at Tan Long Con?
According to people, Tan Long dune began to emerge in 1788. An old legend has it that, at the bottom of the Tien River, there is a Thuong Luong. Over the years, layers of silt have built up on the body of the Thuong Luong. Since then, Tan Long islet was formed . Because the shape of the island is quite similar to the Dragon, when Nguyen Anh passed by, he named the Con Long Chau. Since then, people have called it Dragon dune. When the Long dune began to appear, the people of Tien Giang began to come here to live. Bring a variety of fruit trees to plant, making this land alive and green.
Today, coming to Tan Long islet , visitors will have moments to visit and rest peacefully and coolly. Walking on the tree-lined streets, next to the small canals, the quiet and peaceful atmosphere of a countryside will help visitors feel very comfortable after tired working and studying days.
On Tan Long dune, there are many fruit gardens. This is the main occupation of many households here. Located in the middle of the Tien River, every year the land here is filled with a lot of alluvium. Therefore, the fruit trees here grow rich and green all year round. Rambutan, milkweed, mango, durian,… are the most grown fruits on the durian.
Rambutan is considered one of the specialties of Tan Long alcohol . Rambutan here rice is thick, easy to peel, very crispy, delicious and extremely sweet. Around May and June of the lunar calendar, it is the time of the rambutan crop. Ripe rambutan full of fruit, red in a corner of the sky. If you like to eat rambutan, this is the most suitable time to visit Tan Long dune .
On Tan Long dune , there are many households opening fruit gardens for tourists to visit the garden. You can buy tickets to visit, freely pick fruit and enjoy right at the garden, as much as you like. To serve tourists, many households on the dunes also serve regional specialties. Sitting in the cool green garden and enjoying delicious Western dishes is a wonderful experience.
On the way to visit and explore the dunes, visitors can also visit traditional craft villages. On Tan Long islet , there are many traditional craft villages, such as making hats, making banh re, making wet cakes, producing products from bamboo leaves, vases, etc. Coming here, visitors can see all stages to produce finished products. In addition, you can enjoy the food on the spot or buy souvenirs for relatives and friends.
In addition, coming to Tan Long dune , there is an experience you should not miss: alcohol bath. In the afternoon, people, especially children, often go to the river to bathe. Being waved in the cool water, everyone’s laughter and cries echoed throughout the sky. When bathing, people often dive to catch rice snails. This is one of the specialties of Tan Long alcohol . Rice snails here are round, juicy, often boiled and dipped with lemongrass fish sauce.
Besides agriculture, fishing and aquaculture are also extremely developed here. Coming to Tan Long islet , you will see hundreds of boats and rafts bustling in and out. Especially, you will enjoy fresh and freshly caught seafood.
With green orchards, typical traditional villages and diverse and rich local cuisine, Tan Long dune has long been a place to visit that should not be missed when traveling to Tien Giang . With the information from the article, Lu Hanh Viet hopes that you will have great experiences when coming to Tan Long Island !
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