Go to Con Phung tourist resort to walk around the fruit garden, watch making coconut candy, keep bees, listen to amateurs, enjoy specialties, … in an interesting ecological space.
Con Phung Tourist Area – 1 of the famous four spirits in the West
Located in Tan Thach commune, Chau Thanh district, Ben Tre province and is one of the four famous spirits in the West. This isle is fertile alluvial deposits with an area of more than 50 hectares, a name dating back to the early 20th century, since Nam Quoc pagoda was built. After finishing this, they picked up an ancient cup with a phoenix pattern, so it was called Phoenix alcohol.
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Con Phung tourist area is surrounded by green orchards, immense and charming rivers. Therefore, the climate here is relatively cool. Tourists can come to visit any time. In particular, summer is the most suitable because coming to the island on this occasion, the juicy fruits are in full ripening season, so you can enjoy it freely.
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Visiting Con Phung tourist area with interesting things
Deep inside the rustic appearance is a famous tourist resort of coconut land with a vast green color, cultural space bold South. In addition, there are also many interesting activities to explore for meaningful relaxing holidays.
Interesting experiences in Phung isle
Explore the Dao Dua relic
The most famous tourist resort Con Phung cannot fail to mention Dao Dua relic. Its campus is quite large up to 1,500 m2, here you will hear about the history of its birth. Besides, you can also visit the unique areas such as the spiritual tower, the housing area and especially the teaching yard with high pillars in the sky. They are engraved with dragon-shaped patterns with eye-catching colors. 
Columns with a beautiful dragon pattern
Not only that, there is also Nine Trung Dai tower where religion is spread to people. Although bold traditional, its design is very unique when assembled from broken ceramic fragments. More especially, there is also a sophisticated carved dragon phoenix station. Or the place where Dao Dua sat for meditation in the old days with open space, many interesting things for you to explore
Outstanding tower of the immortal radio station
Explore the garden
Coming to Con Phung tourist resort without choosing for yourself to experience the garden, it is a mistake. There are many vehicles for you to choose from: horse carriage, boat, boat, … With a horse cart, the driver will take you leisurely around Phung islet to see the stained roofs in the Southwest The set. Also choose to sit on a boat weaving through the canals, relax in the lake to relax in the river.
The garden is green and fresh
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Following the creaking of a carriage or oars, gently turning the water in a peaceful and peaceful space. Visit the zoo to learn the culture, the rustic life, the true nature of the coconut people. Cross into the fruit orchards to take pictures and enjoy the fresh and delicious fruit in the resort. Unforgettable images lingered in mind after the trip.
Try a traditional carriage
Enjoy the delicious fruit
Visit the bee farm, coconut products
Ben Tre people are hard-working and industrious all year round, stick with coconut trees. Therefore, they have devised countless products from this idyllic plant to both serve tourists and contribute to promoting the image of the homeland. Do not forget to visit a coconut candy production facility to see the candy making process, try and especially buy yourself special candy bags to bring back as gifts for relatives and friends.
Visiting Ben Tre coconut candy factory
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Not only that, in Con Phung tourist area, there is also a coconut museum, which displays coconut exhibits, histories and buys handmade products made from coconut trees. In addition to coconuts here are also famous for beekeeping, see how they get honey. And the throne under the leaf roof, on the bamboo furniture, enjoy a cup of tea mixed with honey a little sweet mixed with bitter taste on the tip of the tongue in a cool space.
Unique coconut museum
Souvenir and handicraft products made from coconut trees
Play game
Along with the experience of visiting gardens, learn about traditional craft villages. One of the main attractions for tourists to Phung is to participate in interesting activities. Typical of which are transforming into Anh Hai, Sister Bay in the clothes of a three-year-old lady walking in the trench and catching fish. Thought not interesting, but being a farmer was equally fun. 
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The game crosses the monkey bridge
In addition, in Con Phung tourist area, there are group games such as water cycling, water polo, bridge ride, rope climbing, zipline crossing the lake, three-leaf canoeing competition, rope swing. splash, … The movement games help you relieve stress after stressful working moments, have fun with friends and bring many memorable memories.
Play water polo game
Stairway to heaven for young people to live virtual
Check in with flower garden colors
Fishing crocodile, feeding fish
One of the equally interesting and unique activities when coming to Phung islet is crocodile fishing. The crocodile lake below, you will hold a fishing rod with bait standing above and they will compete for bait, quite a distance so it is very safe. Or the unique bottle-feeding of fish, the beautiful little fish open their mouths waiting for you to feed and eat deliciously like babies.
Try fishing crocodile in Con Phung
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Enjoy specialties
After hours of fun, visiting the garden, you can go to the traditional culinary area of the South in Con Phung tourist area to enjoy. There are cool, spacious and varied restaurants to choose from. Some outstanding dishes such as: fried sticky rice, steamed shrimp with coconut water, fried fish with giant fish, grilled snakehead fish, hot pot with fish sauce, …
Fried sticky rice with roasted chicken
Delicious coconut steamed shrimp dish
Guide to Con Phung tourist area and fare
To get to Phung islet, you can go to the Western bus station and take the bus to Ben Tre, then take the bus to the pier in My Tho or Rach Mieu ferry to catch the train to the island.
– If you choose to travel by private means such as car or motorbike, from the center of Ho Chi Minh City you can take Trung Luong expressway or follow Nguyen Van Linh Avenue to Ben Tre. The distance is not too far, so it is more convenient to go back during the day.
– The ticket price to visit Con Phung tourist area at the entrance is 100 thousand VND / person, the ticket price for playing games: 70 thousand VND / person / all games. 
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If someday you feel claustrophobic in the middle of a noisy city, go to Phung Island to find yourself a peaceful place and regain energy and attractions. Western travel to Ben Tre awaits you with unforgettable interesting things.