All Things Need To Know Before Travelling To Hau Giang Vietnam.

From 1976 to 1991, Hau Giang consisted of three current administrative units: Can Tho city, Soc Trang and Hau Giang province. At the end of 1991, Hau Giang province was divided into two provinces: Can Tho and Soc Trang. On Jan 1st, 2004, Can Tho province was divided into Can Tho, the central city and Hau Giang province today.

Hau Giang is located in the Mekong Delta of Southern Vietnam. It is 200 kms away in 5 hours driving by private car from Saigon (Ho Chi Minh city) to the Southwest via My Tho, Cai Be & Vinh Long, and Can Tho. It is bordered to the north by Can Tho, to the west by Kien Giang, to the south by Bac Lieu, and to the East by Soc Trang.

Top All Things Need To Know Before Travelling To Hau Giang Vietnam.

1.Nga Bay Floating Market. Add: Nga Bay city, Hau Giang province. It is 49 kms away from the center of Vi Thanh city, Hau Giang province. Nga Bay Floating Market, which is also known as Phung Hiep floating market, is considered as one of 6 most popular floating markets in Mekong Delta. Compared to other floating markets, the trading activity of this place is busiest and most enthusiastic.

When visiting here, visitors will experience the feeling of shopping on the river; from typical goods to local specialties, all bring various colors to the market.

2.Vi Thuy Melaleuca Forest. Add: Vinh Tuong commune, Vi Thuy district, Hau Giang province. It is 9 kms away from the center of Vi Thanh city.

The total area of Vi Thuy forest ecological zone is up to 200 hectares. This famous primeval forest is ideal home of plenty of freshwater wildlife and is also for aquaculture as well. Furthermore, you will see lots of fruit trees and bonsai gardens, plus cultural exhibitions of local ethnic groups when visiting here.

3.Tay Do Ecological Area. Add: Tan Binh commune, Phung Hiep district, Hau Giang province. It is 25 kms away from the center of Vi Thanh city. About 20 hectares, this peaceful ecological place has countless things to discover, from fruit trees and ornamental plants to fish farming.

There are many activities you can do here aside from enjoying the fresh air, such as fishing, sailing, and tasting a variety of special dishes in not only Hau Giang but also from Mekong Delta.

4.Lung Ngoc Hoang Ecological Area. Add: Tan Phuoc Hung commune, Phung Hiep district, Hau Giang province. It is 54 kms away from the center of Vi Thanh city. Tel: 0293 6252 627. An extremely impressive name is Lung Ngoc Hoang talking about mangrove ecological conservation. This reserve is over 280 ha, of which more than 1.400ha are Melaleuca forest and nacre forest, Acacia mangium ....

Besides, about 315 ha of swamp is the residence of many types of brackish water fish. Such as white, cascade ... The flora here is extremely impressive to over 200 species. Especially the precious waterbirds. This is the most attractive eco-tourism area in Hau Giang.

Where to stay at Hau Giang Vietnam?

1. Thanh Dat Hotel. Add: 98, Nguyen Cong Tru, ward 1, Vi Thanh city, Hau Giang province. It is 1.8 kms away from the center of Vi Thanh city. Tel: 02933877149.

2. Hau Giang Hotel. Add: 18, Hai Thuong Lan Ong str, ward 1, Vi Thanh city, Hau Giang province. It is 2 kms away from the center of Vi Thanh city. Tel: 0293 3581 806.

3. Moonlight Hotel. Add: 58, Nguyen An Ninh str, ward 4, Vi Thanh city, Hau Giang province. It is 4 kms away from the center of Vi Thanh city. Cell phone: +8498 488 98 89.

4. Phuc Lam Hotel. Add: 1, Nguyen Quoc Thanh str, Thuan An ward, Long My town, Hau Giang province. It is 22 kms away from the center of Vi Thanh city. Tel: 0293 3510 888.
    
Where to eat at hau Giang Vietnam?

1. Nhà Hàng Tân Hậu Giang (New Hau Giang Restaurant). Add: 33, Ba Thang Hai str, ward 5, Vi Thanh city, Hau Giang province. It is 2.5 kms away from the center of Vi Thanh city. Tel: 0293 3876 360.

2. Quán Ăn Ấp 1. Add: Long My town, Hau Giang province. It is 22 kms away from the center of Vi Thanh city. Cell phone: +8493 975 54 02.

3. Quán cơm Nam Lý 2. Add: Long Thạnh commune, Phụng Hiệp district, Hau Giang province. It is 45 kms away from the center of Vi Thanh city. Cell phone: +8493 921 74 24.

4. Ẩm Thực Ngã Bảy Phố Eating House. Add: 685, Hùng Vương str, Hiệp Lợi commune, Ngã Bảy town, Hậu Giang province. It is 55 kms away from the center of Vi Thanh city. Tel: 0293 3963 666.

Where to eat a Ha Giang local street foods?

1. “Ngat” Fish ( look like a catfish): Being very dodgy fish, omnivorous and live in areas where deep water, even 2-3 m cave dwellers. So fishermen must meticulously catch fish off and their taste is worth trying once.

Fish off can be processed into many dishes like grilled bananas , steamed , sour soup , braised or dry dishes served with scallion … However , the simplest is to Roll banana seeds , grilled over charcoal pink to retain flavor. When you eat, you can incorporate all kinds of wild vegetables, put in salt.

Braised dishes often fish off the meal of the West River people. The fish were cleaned, marinated with delicious sauce, a little sugar, pepper, chilli and olive Riu fire up stoves.

2. ‘Thac Lac’ Fish, a specialty and pride of Hau Giang: The fish can be made into soup with bitter gourd, steamed, braised, fried and used in hotpots.

Cha ca thac lac is often on the menu in restaurants and at luxury parties. It is also a good gift for relatives and friends.

To make the dish, all the lean meat is cut off and mixed with dried onions, garlic, peppers, sugar and salt before being left for an hour to clear out any fishy smells.

It is then placed in a stone grinder and pounded until the meat is thick and pink-white before shaping it into small balls and frying them until they turn yellow.
The dish should be eaten with rau ngo (coriander) and mui tau (sawtooth) to add flavour.

3. Sprout Grower: Sprout grower is a rustic vegetable dish in Hau Giang. This plant has curly leaves, folded, slightly sweet, aromatic, crispy, made for embedded fish off hotpot, eaten raw, mix vinegar with garlic sauce, soy sauce, fried shrimp, cork cotton sour soup.

Vegetable sprout grower fabric is chlorosis eat anywhere, picking new people, so long will lose sweetness. The dust sprout grower with long hose, leaf curl, barely fresh tasty unwind. The price of 10,000 dong a small bundle.

4. “Soi Mam” – a special cuisine. Hau Giang has a lot of delicious and unique cuisines like the wool snail, bronze feather-back fish, nam roi grapefruit, vermicelli with chicken, etc. Among these special foods, "soi mam" is the most special and strange name which raises a lot of interest in visitors. Nobody knows for sure when this cuisine was created. It has existed for a long time and attracts a great number of food lovers.

“Soi mam” Hau Giang is not like the food “mam da” you read in stories of Trang Quynh. It’s not a food, it refers to a cuisine. When offering this food, you will be really impressed and surprised when seeing the waiter brings you some round pebbles placed on large leaves. In fact, if you offer “soi mam”, you will be served with a specially processed wild boar. Each serving includes 3 – 4 heated pebbles, used to grill the meat.

Therefore, many people call “soi mam” as boar meat grilled on pebbles.

How to get to Hau Giang Vietnam?

1. Vehicle from Ho Chi Minh City: Hau Giang is 200 kms away in 5 hours driving by private car rental from Ho Chi Minh and It will be in 6 hours driving by public bus from Saigon Vietnam to the Southwest.
2. Vehicles from the near-by cities, such as: Can Tho, Bac Lieu, Rach Gia, Soc Trang, etc.

3. Private taxi transfers from Ho Chi Minh to Cantho from 80$USD here: https://vietnamtrustcarrentals.com/taxi-fare-transfers-from-ho-chi-minh-airport-to-cantho.htmlif going to Hau Giang then charge more 10$USD.

By Bus public:

Futabus and Ngoc Anh bus are highly recommended. Besides a normal sleeper bus, Ngoc Anh also runs a high-quality bus. This bus has a private bed with a massage machine, television, headphones, and USB charging ports.

Futabus buses service

Address: Mien Tay Bus Station, 395 Kinh Duong Vuong Street, Binh Tan District, HCMC
Running Hours: 7 AM to 11:30 PM (every hour)
Ticket Price: 200,000 VND
Phone Number: 1900 6067

Ngoc Anh buses service

Address: No.162, 5nd Street, Phong Phu Ward, Binh Chanh District, HCMC
Running Hours: 9 AM, 10 AM, 8:30 PM, 9 PM, 9:30 PM
Ticket Price: 150,000 VND – 170,000 VND – 270,000 VND (private bed)
Phone Number: 028 543 10 105  – 0916 00 77 74 

By Motorbike (not recomemnd).

The route from Ho Chi Minh City to Ca Mau is quite easy. You only need to ride along Highway 1A (QL1A) until you reach Ca Mau. On the way, you will ride through Long An, Tien Giang, Vinh Long, Can Tho, Hau Giang, Soc Trang, and Bac Lieu, seven provinces of the Mekong Delta.

What is a good time to visit Hau Giang Vietnam?

Hau Giang is the same with other areas of Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, it is also the land of mild climate and pleasant weather, so it’s deemed to be an ideal destination to visit all year round. The climate is harmonized with few of storms.

It is hot, humid all year. Rainy season lasts from May to November, and dry season lasts from December to April. The annual average temperature is 27ºC.You can hope to find a quite comfortable trip to this province as the average temperature there falls in around 25-27 degree Celsius. Sometimes there are several storms in the rainy season.

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