If you have the opportunity to travel to Ben Tre , take the time to visit the kingdom of rice snails named Phu Da dune to enjoy famous specialties between the scenery of the river – the western garden.
Ben Tre is not only the land of coconuts and sweet fruit orchards, but also many lands of islands and coves in the middle of the Tien River that have been built up over the years. It is Phung islet, Quy island, Oc island, Tien island, … and especially Phu Da snail island – which is considered the land of rice snails, a specialty of the West. Along LuhanhVietNam discover the famous tourist places are light.
Ben Tre is famous for its dunes full of fruit trees and abundant seafood. Photo: @andiezhao
Where is Phu Da Con is located?
Ben Tre is the land known as the oasis of the Southwest region because it is surrounded by 4 large rivers, namely Ham Luong, Co Chien, Ba Lai and Tien Rivers and a system of interlaced canals. That is why this place is extremely favored by nature, alluvium from large gentle rivers has been accreted for days and formed many dunes and islands in this country. Among them, it is impossible to ignore Phu Da rice snail wine.
The land dune named Phu Da is located in the middle of the section of the Co Chien river flowing through, currently in Vinh Binh commune, Cho Lach district, Ben Tre province. This area has fresh water all year round and is also the breeding ground for rice snails.
Phu Da snail is located in Vinh Binh commune, Cho Lach district, Ben Tre province. Photo: dattour
Instructions on how to go to Phu Da islet
As one of the popular tourist destinations in Ben Tre, Phu Da rice snail is located not too far from Saigon. Therefore, this place is very suitable for weekend trips with family or groups of friends. Visitors can pick up the car from the Western bus station or rent a tourist car to go back during the day, which is also very convenient. If you go in a large group or organize team building, you can refer to booking a custom tour or a private tour.
Phu Da rice snail is seen from above. Photo: dattour
The way to go to Phu Da rice snail is as follows: Starting from Ho Chi Minh City, you go in the direction of National Highway 1A through the provinces of Long An, Tien Giang and then into the center of My Tho city to cross to Highway 60. Here, you move across Rach Mieu bridge to Ben Tre, visitors will pass through the area of Long – Lan – Quy – Phung dunes. If you have plenty of time, you can combine visiting the dunes here, especially the Phung dunes tourist area. Then you follow the road DT883 leave and turn into DT884, cross QL57 until you meet the People’s Committee of Vinh Binh commune, then ask the locals how to enter Phu Da commune, also known as Phu Da snail dune, and you will be guided wholeheartedly.
What’s attractive about Con Phu Da?
1. The land of sweet fruit trees
Like Thoi Son islet, Tien Giang, An Binh islet in Vinh Long, Phu Da is also a land of gardens. With a length of more than 3km, a width of 500m and all are alluvial land along the river. This dune has the interesting feature of having fresh water all year round from the surrounding rivers, and always receiving a lot of alluvium, creating a poetic scene, fresh air and especially many gardens. eat lush, fruit-laden fruit with all kinds of fruit trees throughout 4 seasons such as rambutan, grapefruit, longan, durian, mango, ..
Fruit garden laden with fruit on the dunes. Photo: thamhiemmekong
Phu Da people for many years have always been proud of preserving the charming natural landscape, the green color of coconut trees and fruit gardens, because almost human hands touch very little to the beauty of the garden. remains intact with tourists from all over the world to travel to Ben Tre. Perhaps that is why this dune area is always in the top 10 most beautiful eco-tourism areas in Ben Tre today, next to the Phung dunes, Quy islands, Tien islands, …
2. Western rice snail kingdom
In addition to luxuriant fruit gardens, Phu Da is also famous for its special cuisine, rice snails. It can be said that Phu Da snail is the ideal address for those who are food lovers and are passionate about rural specialties.
The land of rice snails. Photo: VietFuntravel
This place is famous for being sweet, fatty, crunchy but big. Because the dune is located between many rivers flowing through, especially the part of Co Chien river, it has become the habitat of this country’s rice snails. They live at the bottom of the river, eat alluvium deposited all year round, so the meat is fragrant and greasy, the snail intestine is white, the green snail shell is thin.
Rice snails live at the bottom of the river, eating alluvium, so it smells of silt and is greasy. Photo: thamhiemmekong
Living in fresh water and bathing in the cool water of Tien and Co Chien rivers, Ham Luong, this species of rice snail, after being caught, can be immediately processed into a dish without having to spend time soaking the snail in water. water to release the slime like other snails. Through the skillful hands of the ladies, tourists visiting the dunes will be treated to a lot of delicious dishes from this snail such as fried rice snails with coconut, pancakes filled with rice snails, boiled rice snails, fried rice snails with lemongrass. chilli,…
Phu Da alcohol rice snail pancake. Photo: Hunting for cheap flight tickets.
According to the sharing of the people here, the time from May to July of the lunar calendar is when the rice snails are the most fat and delicious. To enjoy delicious food on the right occasion, please choose this time to check in alcohol.
Rice snails are fattest and most delicious around the 5th lunar month. Photo: VietFuntravel
If you have more time, you should visit more on the dune and if you are lucky, the elders here tell the origin of this special dune name. In the past, people in this area were very poor. Therefore, the people named the dune Phu Da to express their wish that the majority of people would escape poverty and have food to eat. In the past, this land also had few people to live and although it was poor, it was fortunate to have countless snails. At that time, those who were poor also lived on snails and vegetables. Later, people devised a way to bring that snail to other rich families on the dunes in exchange for rice to eat. And since then, the “brand” of Phu Da rice snail was born, became famous, gradually attracting a large number of tourists to visit and enjoy the impressive Ben Tre delicacies .
Famous rice snail dish of the West. Photo: saigonamthuc.vn
Today, in order to protect the habitat of this snail, the section of the Co Chien river flowing on Phu Da snail dunes has been blocked, preventing large boats from entering to limit harmful effects and adversely affect the development. of rice snails.
Remember to visit Phu Da to sip rice snails while immersing in the green space of fruit trees between the four surrounding rivers.
3. Other fascinating experiences
After checking in Phu Da islet , enjoying rice snail specialties, visiting fruit orchards, visitors can also participate in attractive and rural fun activities such as monkey bridge, alcohol bath, etc. Picking fruit, participating in canoeing, wading ditches to catch fish,… These are all interesting games that are not inferior to the fun games in Lan Vuong or Lang Be tourist areas .
Next, continue your journey to discover Phu Da snail dunes with your family and friends by visiting Phu Da Temple to worship and pray for peace. And after that, don’t forget to visit the famous Ba Chua Xu Temple “you get what you ask for” in the dunes for pilgrimage, friends. These are also two famous spiritual tourist destinations in Phu Da.
Peaceful village scene. Photo: bazantravel
In addition, on the dune, there is Phu Da church for Catholics in particular and tourists in general when they want to visit and visit.
Things to know when visiting Phu Da islet
Phu Da rice snail is not only a garden eco-tourism destination with poetic and quiet scenery, but also home to many works of worshiping gods such as temples, churches, temples, so when entering these places, Visitors need to dress discreetly and politely, avoid noisy jokes. The rest, other places on the dunes you can more comfortably visit and have fun. Enjoy an exciting short trip with the famous Ben Tre rice snail dish and interesting games on the rice snail dunes.
The Oc Island tour discovers many new things. Photo: VietFuntravel
Besides Phu Da rice snails, you can also add to the check-in list of Phung, Tien or Thoi Son islands . These are all locations located not too far from the snail dunes, so they are also quite convenient and easy to go.
In addition to the dunes, Ben Tre is also home to many other famous landmarks worshiping the tomb of Nguyen Dinh Chieu, Vam Ho bird garden in Ba Tri, Cai Mon ornamental flower village in Cho Lach district, and Con Bung beach in Thanh Phu. , Binh Dai beach, … If you have plenty of time, plan to explore these destinations, you will certainly not regret it.
Con Phu Da has been an interesting eco-tourism destination for domestic and foreign tourists, especially on weekends or short holidays. Come to Phu Da rice snail island to enjoy the extremely famous rice snail specialty of Ben Tre coconut land.
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