Dong Thap province develops agricultural tourism

The Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Dong Thap is boosting the development of agricultural tourism to exploit its potential and improve income for farmers.
Dong Thap province develops agricultural tourism ảnh 1Tourists visit a mango orchard in Dong Thap province’s Cao Lanh city. (Photo: VNA)
Dong Thap (VNS/VNA) - The Cuu Long (Mekong) Deltaprovince of Dong Thap is boosting the development of agricultural tourism toexploit its potential and improve income for farmers.

The province has many rivers and canals, vast rice fields andfruit orchards, and these are favourable conditions for developing agriculturaltourism.

Le Quang Bieu, Deputy Director of the province's Department ofCulture, Sports and Tourism, said the province has many well-known agriculturalproducts, friendly farmers, historic and cultural values and special southernfoods, and these are advantages for developing community-based and agriculturaltourism.

It has 72 tourism destinations which are attached to agricultureand craft villages, he said.

In 2016-2022, the province’s agricultural tourism received morethan 4.3 million tourists and earned total revenue of 519 billion VND (22million USD).

During the period, the city of Sa Dec received 3.6 milliontourists, including 150,000 foreigners.

The city’s Sa Dec flower village is one of most famousagricultural tourism destinations in the province and has 1,968 householdsgrowing a total of 313ha of flowers and ornamental plants.

The village’s products are sold in the delta, HCM City and centralregion, and are exported to Cambodia.

The province, which has the largest lotus growing area in thedelta, has developed tourism services in lotus fields, mostly in Thap Muoi district,in recent years.

Visiting lotus fields, tourists can row a boat to watch lotus,fish and enjoy lotus-related foods.

In 2016, five households in Thap Muoi district began offeringtourism services in their lotus fields and the model has been expanded by manylotus growing farmers.

The district’s lotus fields receive more than 10,000 visitors amonth, according to the department.

Lai Vung district, which is well-known for specialty pink mandarinorchards, has attracted a large number of visitors during the harvest seasonbefore Tet (the Lunar New Year)between December and February.

The district has planted the fruit for nearly 100 years and nowhas about 250ha of trees. Pink mandarin orchards look beautiful in the harvestseason.

The province has developed tourism services in mango, dragon fruitand other fruit orchards.

Tran Phu Hau in Cao Lanh district’s My Xuong commune said hisfamily’s mango orchard has officially received tourists since 2022 andagricultural and community-based tourism has become a trend.

Many tourists are interested in the model of green agriculturaltourism in My Xuong tourism village in the commune, he said.

“Visiting the village, tourists can experience the life of afarmer and eat delicious fruits and other agricultural products,” he said.

To develop agricultural tourism, the province has taken variousmeasures, including implementing advertising activities and festivals.

In April 28 - May 1, the province organised its Mango Festival2023 with many activities, attracting about 150,000 visitors.

Dong Thap is the delta’s largest mango producing province and hasmore than 14,000ha of mango./.
VNA

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