Tourists feel refreshed when entering the fruit garden where they can "pick and eat fruits right away" in Ninh Thuan.

Ninh Thuan fruit garden bustling with visitors

These days, everywhere in the fruit gardens laden with fruit in Lam Son commune, mountainous Ninh Son district (Ninh Thuan), there is the laughter of tourists and the joy and excitement of gardeners as they enter the peak season of ripe fruit.

Du khách sảng khoái khi bước vào vườn trái cây được“hái tận tay, ăn ngay tại chỗ — Tourists visit and experience the Xuan Hung fruit garden in Lam Son commune, Ninh Son district. Photo: Duc Cuong

Many fruit garden owners said that although this year's yield is not as good as previous years due to drought, the quality of the fruit is delicious and well-rounded. In addition, to bring new experiences to visitors, gardeners have renovated the ecological landscape to serve visitors.

Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Thanh, owner of the 2-hectare Xuan Hung fruit garden in Lam Son commune, said that since the beginning of the season, thousands of tourists have flocked here to enjoy the fresh feeling of nature and taste the characteristic sweetness of Lam Son fruit.

On average, his family's Xuan Hung fruit garden welcomes 200-300 visitors per day, and on weekends the number of visitors can reach 400-500 per day.

According to Mr. Thanh, with a garden entrance fee of 40,000 VND/adult and 20,000 VND/child, visitors can personally pick and enjoy fresh bunches of rambutan of all kinds for free.

In particular, specialty fruits such as durian, avocado, mangosteen, grapefruit... are served and sold by the garden owner for take-away when tourists have demand at reasonable prices. Of which, durian costs from 40,000 - 90,000 VND/kg, mangosteen from 50,000 - 70,000 VND/kg...

"Currently, our garden has all kinds of ripe fruits to serve tourists. Coming here, tourists will be introduced to the process of growing and caring for fruits, picking and enjoying the taste of fruits right in the garden...", Mr. Thanh excitedly said.

While happily capturing the moment next to the garden of ripe red fruits, Ms. Nguyen Thi Thuy Hang in Ho Chi Minh City said that this was the first time she had come to Ninh Thuan and experienced tourism in the cool, fruit-laden fruit garden in Lam Son commune.

"I am very impressed with the fruit garden in Lam Son, where the air is fresh and green. Especially the fruits are delicious and affordable. Among them, rambutan and mangosteen have a sweet taste that is different from many other places...", Ms. Hang said.

Taking the opportunity to record memorable images at the fruit garden, Ms. Lan Anh in Da Lat City ( Lam Dong ) said that experiencing fruit garden tourism in Ninh Thuan is very unique and impressive, so her whole family decided to visit this summer. When she arrived here, she was very impressed by the red ripe fruits hanging on the branches just like in the miniature West.

"The fruit garden is cool and fresh, so everyone in my family loves it. What I like most is picking ripe fruits myself and checking in with my family. In particular, the fruits here are all naturally ripened, so they are very safe...", Ms. Lan Anh said.

According to Dan Viet reporters, in addition to enjoying fruits right in the garden, visitors are served mountain specialties such as free-range chicken, wild vegetables... right under the fruit-laden trees.

Developing garden tourism in Ninh Thuan

According to Lam Son Commune People's Committee, fruit garden tourism is usually open to visitors from late June to the end of August every year.

Lam Son fruits have also been recognized and have geographical indications. Currently, the whole commune has nearly 500 hectares of fruit trees with main fruits such as: Rambutan, durian, avocado, grapefruit, jackfruit, mangosteen...

Currently, the whole commune has more than 30 households operating in the direction of experiential tourism to serve tourists and initially bring high economic efficiency to the people.

Mr. Thai Quang Man, Vice Chairman of Lam Son Commune People's Committee, said that in the past, fruit was often sold by garden owners to traders, but now many garden owners have focused on developing eco-tourism, so fruit is mainly served to tourists right in the garden.

"To develop fruit orchards, local authorities also regularly promote people to focus on improving garden soil, and at the same time seek new sources of seeds to diversify fruit trees, creating a clean and green landscape to develop local eco-tourism...", said Mr. Man.

Lam Son fruit garden is located at the foot of Ngoan Nguc pass, about 45km from Phan Rang-Thap Cham city and about 10km west of Ninh Son district center.

This is the intersection area between Lam Dong and Ninh Thuan provinces, so it has cool climate conditions, fertile soil, irrigation system with abundant water source all year round, so the fruit gardens here are full of fruit, the fruit flavor is sweet and fragrant, characteristic compared to fruit in other regions.

Source: https://danviet.vn/du-khach-sang-khoai-khi-buoc-vao-vuon-trai-cay-duochai-tan-tay-an-ngay-tai-cho-o-ninh-thuan-20240703091820939.htm