Vietnam Destination
Kien Giang travel
Geography
Kien Giang is
on the Mekong Delta. It is bounded by An Giang,
Hau Giang provinces, Can Tho City in the east
and the south�- east, Ca Mau Province in the
south, and Cambodia in the north.
Kien Giang has
200km of coastline with large fishing grounds,
consisting of 105 big and small islands, of
which 43 islands have residents. This creates
favorable conditions and good environment for
raising many sorts of aquaculture.
Climate: Kien
Giang locates on humid monsoon tropical area.
The weather is always warm with few natural
calamities and abundant of sunshine. The average
temperature is 27�C. It is highest in April
(29�C) and lowest in January (25.6�C). There
are two separated seasons: the rainy season is
from April to November, the dry season is from
December to April.
Tourism and Economy
Kien Giang has
plains, fertile rice fields, forests of cajuput
and mangrove. Kien Giang coastal area has been
determined as a key fishing ground. The sea here
is rich of good fishes such as mackerel, shark,
blue fish, carp, shrimp. Phu Quoc's high quality
fish sauce is well-known in Vietnam and abroad.
This fish sauce smells particularly good since
it is made from a small fish, ca com, with a
high level of protein.
Kien Giang is
proud of historic sites in U Minh Forest, Hon
Dat, Ha Tien, Phu Quoc. The province is favored
by nature with landscapes like Ha Tien, and Phu
Quoc, in which Ha Tien is plentiful attractive
sites of caves, pagodas, tombs, islets along the
coast and offshore.
Other famous
sites include the Temple and Tomb of national
hero Nguyen Trung Truc in Rach Gia, Tam Bao
Pagoda, the Bird Sanctuary, Tan Hoi Pagoda, and
Mac Cuu Tomb.
Transportation
Road: Rach Gia
is 92km from Ha Tien, 116km from Cantho, 182km
from My Tho, and 250km from Ho Chi Minh City.
Air: The
province owns 3 airports: Rach Gia, Phu Quoc,
and Ha Tien. From Ho Chi Minh City, there are
daily flights connecting to Rach Gia, and 28
flights a week linking to Phu Quoc.
Hydrofoil
boats daily connects Rach Gia and Phu Quoc and
vice versa.
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