All Thing you need to know before travelling to Soc Trang

Soc Trang is one of the western provinces endowed by nature with many beautiful landscapes and unique temples such as Bat Pagoda, Chen Kieu Pagoda attracting tens of thousands of tourists every year to the river here.

If you are planning to come to Soc Trang on the upcoming holiday, here are All Thing you need to know before travelling to Soc Trang to make your trip more perfect.

 

Where is Soc Trang located?

Soc Trang is a coastal province in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam, located at the southern mouth of the Hau River, about 231 km from Ho Chi Minh City, 62 km from Can Tho.

Soc Trang province is located downstream of the Hau River, where the Hau River flows into the East Sea at Dinh An and Tran De estuaries, with the sixth largest cashew population and area in the Mekong Delta region.

Soc Trang is located in a tropical climate affected by monsoon, divided into dry season and rainy season, in which the rainy season starts from May to October, the dry season lasts from November to April next year.

The average annual temperature of Soc Trang is about 26.8oC, rarely floods and storms. The average rainfall in the year is 1,864 mm, mainly in the months of August, September and October, the average humidity is 83%, favorable for rice and other crops to grow

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When should you travel to Soc Trang?

Visitors can come to Soc Trang at any time of the year. The climate in Soc Trang is divided into 2 seasons: the dry season and the rainy season, the rainy season starts from May to October, the dry season lasts from November to April next year. The average annual temperature is about 26.8oC, rarely affected by storms and floods.

In addition, there are two major festivals in the year, the Ooc-Om-Bok festival and the rowing boat race, held on the evening of October 14 and 15 (lunar calendar). This is an opportunity for tourists from all over the world to gather here to participate in one of the big and typical festivals of Soc Trang.

 

How to go to Soc Trang?

Starting from Saigon, you can go to Soc Trang by motorbike or by bus at the bus stations.

 

Going to Soc Trang by Motorbike:

Soc Trang is 240km from Saigon, you can go from Saigon - Can Tho bridge, cross Can Tho bridge, turn left, run another 67km to Soc Trang.

 

Going to Soc Trang by bus

You can go to the Western bus station (address: 395 Kinh Duong Vuong, An Lac Ward, Binh Tan District, HCMC) to buy tickets or contact the bus specializing in the route Saigon - Soc Trang such as:

• Mai Linh bus ticket booking center in Saigon: (08) 39 29 29 29. Sai Gon - Soc Trang route Soc Trang bus station Tel (079)3621777.
• Hoang Vinh bus: Sai Gon - Soc Trang route has 15-seat car. Pick up and drop off in the inner city of Soc Trang. In Saigon, drop off guests at the hospital station of the University of Medicine and Pharmacy or the Western bus station, phone (08) 2241.6665.
• Phuong Trang bus company (FUTA bus): From Saigon to Soc Trang about 6 hours. To Soc Trang, you can choose a bus as a means of transportation or rent a motorbike or take a taxi (Taxi Mai Linh Soc Trang: 079.621621).

 

What are some delicious dishes in Soc Trang?

Soc Trang is a province in the Mekong Delta region, where the living and cultural interference of 03 ethnic groups Kinh - Hoa - Khmer has brought Soc Trang unique cultural features.

The dishes are famous not only in the country but also abroad, through names such as: pia cake, banh chung, sausage, noodle soup, ST rice, fried duck, dried pork, fish noodle soup, delicious dishes made from sa pau, gingerbread of the Khmer ... are considered as existing brands that exist only in Soc Trang.

Each ethnic group in Soc Trang has its own traditional dishes, such as the Kinh people having banh xeo, old vermicelli salad, the Chinese having pia and sesame cakes, the Khmer having pineapple cake, flat rice, etc.

Going to eat in the morning or afternoon to evening, you can go in to enjoy dishes at luxurious restaurants, or relax to enjoy local specialties, from simple food and drinks, to sitting and lazing around summer coffee to enjoy vermicelli, pancakes or dishes of snails, duck seeds, or sip a few glasses of wine, drink a few beers,...

Some delicious restaurants such as: Old vermicelli salad on Pham Ngu Lao and Nguyen Van Huu streets; seaweed soup cooked strabismus at Hung restaurant; Pia cake visit some shops along the highway; Noodle soup: Cay Longan restaurant is located on Vo Dinh Sam street; Grilled beef with tile: My Phuong, 63 Phan Boi Chau, Hoa My Hamlet, My Xuyen, Soc Trang...

Some routes and addresses are concentrated with many shops at night such as: Phu Loi street, Vo Thi Sau street, Tran Hung Dao street, Hung Vuong street, Nguyen Van Linh street, etc. and My Phuong market, Soc Trang city.

 

What's there to play in Soc Trang?

Nga Nam floating market in Nga Nam town, Thanh Tri district, Soc Trang province is one of the oldest and busiest floating markets in the Mekong Delta attracting tourists.

In particular, Nga Nam floating market is the intersection of 5 rivers going 5 ways: Ca Mau up, Vinh Quoi in, Long My, Thanh Tri through, Phung Hiep down.

Soc Trang eco-tourism sites include spots such as Tan Long stork garden in Long Binh commune, Nga Nam district, Soc Trang province, with thousands of storks nesting and living, which is a suitable place for you to camp and relax in a fresh, comfortable space.

Coming to the stork garden, you will feel the peaceful and poetic beauty of thousands of stork wings stretching every morning when leaving the nest, the tinkling sound at sunset. In addition, you can also enjoy traditional dishes.

My Phuoc Con is located in Nhon My commune, about 10km from Ke Sach town, half an hour by canoe, where you try to be a farmer with the game of ditching and slapping fish or freely walking in the garden, holding branches, picking and enjoying fruits. Fresh and sweet and Binh An tourist area, a "copy" with a small scale of Dam Sen Saigon cultural park.

 

Temple in Soc Trang

Soc Trang is famous for a system of unique temples with a long history. such as Sa Lon Pagoda, Clay Pagoda, Kh'lieng Pagoda and Bat Pagoda with architectural and cultural features.

Sa Lon Pagoda (Chen Kieu Pagoda) is the charm of the temple using pieces of bowls (cups), porcelain plates on the wall for decoration; Clay Pagoda with works of Buddha statues, spirit beasts, bass peaks, stupas... created from lifelike clay. In addition, the pagoda has an ancient stone Buddha image 1.5m high and many scriptures written on palm leaves.

Sa Lon Pagoda (Chen Kieu pagoda) is located on National Highway 1A, 12km from Soc Trang city, from Soc Trang city to Bac Lieu. The unique feature of the temple is the use of pieces of ceramic bowls and plates. on the wall to decorate the temple, so the pagoda is also called Chen Kieu pagoda.

Clay Pagoda at 163A, Luong Dinh Cua Street, Soc Trang City, Soc Trang Province. The works of Buddha statues, spirit beasts, agarwood peaks, stupas ... are created from clay, at first glance no one can believe it to be real.

Kh'leang pagoda at 71 Mau Than street, cluster 5, ward 6, Soc Trang city, Soc Trang province is the oldest temple in Soc Trang, with a lifespan of nearly 500 years, built around 1533, attached associated with legends about the place Soc Trang.

The most prominent of the 4 pagodas can be mentioned the Bat Pagoda with beautiful architecture, fresh landscape and thousands of bats hanging themselves during the day.

Bat Pagoda, also known as Ma Toc Pagoda or Mahatup Pagoda, is located on Mai Thanh The Street, Group 9, Ward 3, City. Soc Trang, far from the city center.

Soc Trang, Soc Trang province is about 2km. This famous temple was built in the 16th century, is one of the typical architectural works for Khmer Theravada Buddhism in the South, is the oldest temple in the province.

In this temple, there are many strange and interesting things that are still the curiosity of many tourists coming here. The temple is inhabited by millions of strange bats and has a special cemetery for five hoofed pigs.

In addition to Soc Trang, you should not forget to visit historical sites including the Soc Trang Provincial Party Committee base, a revolutionary relic built during the early years of the war against the French and the Khmer museum Soc Trang, a work of art. has architecture in the style of Khmer pagodas.

The museum displays many precious artifacts, reflecting the material and spiritual cultural life of the Khmer people.

The Soc Trang Provincial Party Committee base is located in the Melaleuca forest in My Phuoc commune, My Tu district, Soc Trang province. It is 13km from My Tu district capital (by waterway), 81km from Can Tho city. Soc Trang Provincial Party Committee Base is a revolutionary relic built during the early years of the resistance war against the French.

Khmer Museum Soc Trang is located opposite Khleang Pagoda in Soc Trang city, Soc Trang province. The museum is a work with architecture in the style of Khmer pagodas.

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