Handbags, coir mats, and other fine items made from coconut shell are Ben Tre’s uniques. These require great dexterity of craftsmanship. You can find and choose for yourselves some of such special items at any tourist resorts that you might tour in Ben Tre, and take them with you as souvenirs from the Native land of Coconut.

But before you decide on that, let us recommend you some of the addresses of souvenir makers and vendors in Ben Tre province.

Some Fine Handicraft Addresses

Truong Ngan
Address: 19 Nguyen Hue Street, Ward 1, Ben Tre Township.
Tel: (84) 75-822532

Notes: This is a small household maker of fine handicraft articles from coconut materials. Its articles are currently the favourite among foreign visitors.

Thanh Hung
Address: Village 10, Tan Thach Commune, Chau Thanh District

Notes: Making fine handicraft articles from coconut materials.

Thanh Binh
Address: Thuan Dien Village, An Hiep Commune, Chau Thanh District

Notes: Its most excellent products are made from coir fibre, hyacinth stems, dry banana spathe threads. Its products have been exported to many countries worldwide.

The Handicraft Village of Con Phung (Phoenix Islet)
Address: Village 10, Tan Thach Commune, Chau Thanh District
Tel: (84) 913913133

Notes: The village is on the Con Phung Tourist Resort, which is the main and largest site of the boating tour on the Tien River. It can be seen from the Rach Mieu Ferry boats. It is exactly a village of souvenirs, where you can find almost every fine handicraft items and choose the finest from them.