Rural tourism in the new district of Da Huoai

Da Huoai district was just re-established on December 1, 2024 after 38 years, on the basis of merging 3 districts of Da Huoai, Da Teh and Cat Tien, with a natural area of ​​nearly 1,448.5 km² and a population of more than 146 thousand people from 24 ethnic groups, with many advantages in terms of terrain, ecosystem and characteristics of population, ethnicity, history, and heritage... to develop rural tourism .

Bau Sau in Cat Tien National Park

After re-establishment, Da Huoai district has become the third largest district-level administrative unit and the sixth largest population in Lam Dong province, but has the most commune-level administrative units - including 5 towns and 18 communes. Da Huoai district is a land with potential for forests with diverse ecosystems, many rivers, streams and natural vegetation; many types of industrial crops, fruit trees, food crops; especially, a lot of bamboo supplying the industry of "Vietnam's durian capital"...

Cat Tien Sanctuary

Besides its main strengths of agriculture - forestry - industry, Da Huoai has many ethnic minorities, including ethnic groups from the Central Highlands and ethnic groups from the northern provinces; and is located between Ho Chi Minh City and Da Lat, which is a favorable condition for developing tourism and resort services with established or experimental types such as: community tourism, eco-tourism, adventure sports tourism (sup rowing, boating, mountain climbing, parachuting, cave exploration...) combined with exploring the countryside and cultures...

Ethnic groups are consciously making efforts with the government to preserve and promote traditional cultural values ​​through cultural and artistic movements in villages and hamlets; collecting and organizing performances of gongs, folk songs, folk dances, etc.; recreating traditional rituals and festivals; passing on the methods of building long houses, making poles, weaving brocade, producing rice wine and culinary culture, etc. to the younger generation, creating a rustic, close, rustic, hospitable atmosphere, etc., which are also favorable conditions to attract tourism.

Xuan Dai Waterfall

Most notably, Cat Tien National Park is a forest containing valuable biodiversity resources not only of Vietnam, a special national monument, a World Biosphere Reserve and the Bau Sau Ramsar Wetland of international importance, spanning three provinces of Dong Nai, Lam Dong and Binh Phuoc with an area of ​​71,187.9 hectares, containing rich biodiversity gene sources, playing an important role in creating ecosystems, conserving biodiversity, and at the same time contributing a great role in creating livelihoods and strengthening the lives of people in the buffer zone... Cat Tien National Park is also an ideal destination for tourists to visit the forest, see precious woods, hundreds of years old trees, easily observe rare birds and animals, enjoy the beauty of the great forest and nourish their physical and mental health with the fresh air of the tropical rainforest...

Unique and diverse cultural traditions: The ethnic minority community in Da Huoai district, with its economy mainly based on agricultural production (rice cultivation, cashew, livestock, restructuring to fruit tree cultivation, etc.), is preserving rich and diverse traditional cultural values ​​in both tangible and intangible culture; always preserved and promoted through methods of transmission, supplementation and creativity in a positive direction, blending into the "flow" of the cultural community of Vietnamese ethnic groups in general and enriching the identity of the ethnic communities in the area, as well as in promoting local tourism...

Hmong ethnic nuances

Da Huoai has become more attractive to tourists when affirming the title of "Durian Capital": Since the 1920s, when the French chose Da Huoai land to establish experimental fruit gardens, up to now Da Huoai district has become the "capital" of durian with many farmers earning billions and durian trees are oriented to become the main crop from 2010 - 2012. Due to its suitability to the climate and soil, the quality of Da Huoai durian is recognized, the area of ​​durian trees converted by people from ineffective varieties increases every year along with productivity, quality, output... making Da Huoai the region with the largest durian growing area in the country, with concentrated durian production areas planned, applying high technology, promoting production development towards modernity, large-scale goods, and competitiveness...

Source: http://baolamdong.vn/du-lich/202412/du-lich-nong-thon-tren-huyen-moi-a-huoai-9623092/