Agricultural tourism, need to be opened up

In recent times, tours, routes, eco- tourism spots, river - lake - rapids - waterfall discovery tours such as: Da Mi lake discovery tour, 9-storey waterfall discovery tour, combined with visiting fruit gardens in Da Tro village, Da Mi commune, Ham Thuan Bac district have contributed to diversifying products and types of services for tourists when coming to Binh Thuan.

When the dry wind of the “north” blows heavily in the lowlands, we travel back and forth to Da Mi on the last day of the year, welcoming the first rays of dawn, touching the breath of rivers, lakes, rapids and waterfalls. Ham Thuan Bac has many eco-tourism spots and river and lake locations suitable for camping…

Master Pham Cong Danh, Ton Duc Thang University (HCMC), who has many years of experience in teaching and working in community tourism, shared: “The most important factor in exploiting ecotourism associated with agricultural production is the human factor. Personnel at tourist facilities, garden houses, etc. must have a good understanding of the local culture, climate, ecological environment, local products, crops, cuisine, in addition to knowledge, expertise, and ability to operate accommodation facilities.”

According to Mr. Pham Cong Danh, to do well with this new tourism model, advertising and communication also play an important role. Units must identify target customers and need to have a long-term strategy according to the seasons of the year, according to themes, and local characteristics to arouse tourists' curiosity. In addition, units must locate their destinations on the map so that tourists can easily find them.

Tourists enjoy exploring the 9-storey waterfall - Da Mi

Tourists can explore rivers - lakes - rapids - waterfalls such as conquering the 9-storey waterfall, San May waterfall and then together enjoy the products of the orchard in Da Tro village, Da Mi commune, tour to explore Ham Thuan - Da Mi lake at sunset or enjoy the magical beauty in the morning dawn, with a cup of morning coffee. That poetic beauty is forming a different destination for Da Mi. Not only is it a type of agricultural tourism, but with that poetic beauty, Da Mi can also bring another value - "healing tourism". "I love a peaceful morning by Ham Thuan lake. I hope that Da Mi people doing community tourism and tourists know how to appreciate, love, and preserve the purity and integrity of the environment and nature here. Looking forward to the day of returning to Da Mi" - Le Tung, MuiNe Express Travel Company, shared his feelings when coming to Da Mi.

Da Mi has a green, immense and majestic beauty thanks to nature, suggesting visitors experiences to heal and find peace. Da Mi is located at an altitude of 650m above sea level, with a natural area of 13,867.37 hectares, more than 60km from the center of Ham Thuan Bac district, connecting to the district center and Phan Thiet city via provincial road DT714, connecting to La Gi town of our province and Bao Loc city, Lam Dong province via national highway 55. Da Mi also possesses the beauty of Ham Thuan lake and the mysterious and charming Da Mi lake, likened to a miniature Ha Long Bay. Visitors can take risks and challenge themselves to explore the Nine-storey waterfall and the Mist waterfall. By the light of the forest fire, visitors immerse themselves in the coolness of the fresh air and enjoy the available delicacies: Catfish, carp, anchovies... raised naturally in Ham Thuan lake, sturgeon in Da Mi lake; chickens on trees, pigs in the garden… there are also 2 functional foods: betel leaves (vegetables) and dandelion (wild lettuce) which are processed into dozens of different dishes.

Explore every corner of the 9-storey waterfall

Mr. Bui The Nhan - Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the province, shared: “Binh Thuan is a locality with strengths in marine tourism, especially resort tourism, health care, sea sports... Besides, Binh Thuan also has a lot of room to develop agricultural tourism, community ecotourism with the strength of a large land fund combined with the advantages of rivers, canals, forests and mountains. In particular, in Ham Thuan Bac district, there is a Da Mi with immense green nature, outstanding potential to develop ecotourism, resorts with many famous landscapes such as: Ham Thuan lake, mysterious and charming Da Mi lake; Nine-storey waterfall, Suong Mu waterfall...

With the potential and strength of ecotourism and agricultural community tourism that have not been exploited properly and effectively, in the near future Ham Thuan Bac has the right to believe in developing this type. Especially models of ecotourism, agricultural tourism, nature exploration, adventure sports, trekking (long-distance hiking), homestay (staying with local people), gardenstay (garden tourism) ... as in some localities with famous community tourism such as: Thai Hai village (Thai Nguyen); Sin Suoi Ho village (Lai Chau) ... and the nearest is Da Lat - where always opening new tourism models, attracting tourists.

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