Tay Ninh Tourism: The intersection of two lands

Tourists explore and experience at Endless Fields Tourist Area

Diversified tourism products

Tay Ninh has a very rich overall tourism picture, from Ba Den Mountain, Dau Tieng Lake, Lo Go - Xa Mat National Park - ASEAN Heritage Garden to Vam Co River routes, along with a system of unique historical - cultural relics such as Tay Ninh Cao Dai Holy See, the Special National Historical Relic Site of the Southern Central Bureau Base, along with spiritual culture and vegetarian culinary culture that have become a brand.

After the merger, Tay Ninh became an attractive "green" destination on the tourist map due to the presence of a diverse river ecosystem and natural landscape with the strengths of Dong Thap Muoi region such as: Tan Lap Floating Village Eco-tourism Area; Endless Fields Tourist Area; My Quynh Safari,...

The art of preparing vegetarian dishes in Tay Ninh province - Intangible cultural heritage always attracts tourists

As a land rich in revolutionary tradition, the province has many potentials and strengths in developing tourism associated with revolutionary tradition education. The whole province has 223 ranked relics, including: 1 special national relic, 49 national relics, 173 provincial relics.

In recent times, many relic sites have been restored and embellished, becoming highlights on the province's tourism map, notably: the National Special Historical Relic Site of the Southern Central Bureau Base, the Provincial Revolutionary Historical Relic Site, the Southern Resistance Administrative Committee and Regional Party Committee Base Relic Site, Lawyer Nguyen Huu Tho Memorial Site, Vam Nhut Tao Historical Relic Site, etc. The birth of the digital model at the relic sites is a concrete demonstration of the determination to bring tourism associated with traditional education closer to visitors.

In addition, craft village tourism and exploration of intangible cultural heritage are considered to be lands of great potential. Tay Ninh currently has 16 national intangible cultural heritages and 1 representative intangible cultural heritage of humanity, Southern amateur music. Forms such as folk festivals, performing arts, traditional crafts, and cuisine imbued with cultural identity are special attractions for domestic and foreign tourists.

When coming to this type of tourism, visitors not only learn and feel the culture of the nation through each story that makes up the heritage, but also directly experience and immerse themselves in the cultural space typical of each craft village, each region. This is the "bridge" between the past and the present, contributing to raising awareness of heritage conservation and sustainable tourism development.

Tourists experience the village making rice paper

Ms. Nguyen Thi Khanh Hoa (living in Ho Chi Minh City) shared: “After visiting the Trang Bang rice paper making village, I could feel the hardships of the workers, especially those who work by hand. The cakes look simple but go through many stages such as soaking the flour, grinding the flour, spreading the rice paper, baking the rice paper, drying it in the dew, etc. All of them require meticulousness, patience and many years of experience to make the specialty. This is not just simple labor but also a process of cultural creation.”

Orientation to break through

Students experience Chhay-dam drum dance

According to Ms. Tran Thi Huy Hoang - Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, with the province's rich cultural heritage resources, the Department continues to preserve, exploit and promote cultural values associated with sustainable tourism development.

In addition to prioritizing investment in developing the Ba Den Mountain National Tourist Area into a unique, high-class tourist area of the country and the world, the Department also aims to attract and retain tourists based on existing tourist routes. From there, it will plan and build more destinations with rich and diverse activities, interconnected and closed tourist corridors to develop accommodation, culinary and commercial services such as: High-tech agricultural tourism - tourism - border gate economy; Ecotourism in Dong Thap Muoi region,... aiming at types of ecotourism such as Tan Lap Floating Village, Dong Thap Muoi Medicinal Research, Conservation and Development Center - Endless Field Tourist Area, Lang Sen Wetland Conservation Area,...

With the advantage of having the Dong Vam Co and Tay Vam Co rivers, the provincial tourism industry is gradually investing in infrastructure and linking the development of tourism products, tours, and routes associated with river resources and the daily lives of local people. To bring this type of tourism closer to tourists, in addition to focusing on building unique tourism programs, the province also calls for participation and support from the community to help tourism develop sustainably, creating income and job opportunities for local people.

“The tourism development program aims at two main goals: promoting the brand, increasing recognition and creating many unique and special tourism products that can extend the time tourists stay in the locality. One of the new tourist routes being exploited is cruising on the Vam Co Dong River from the source to the confluence with the Vam Co Tay River, the highlight is watching the sunset on the Vam Co River” - Ms. Tran Thi Huy Hoang said.

Dragon dance - Tay Ninh's own "brand"

With the desire to turn the "smokeless industry" into an important economic sector of the locality, the province has a strategy to build and call on businesses and travel agencies to survey, select, and invest in tourism development.

Ms. Le Thi Nhu Oanh - Deputy Director of Huong Sen Viet Tourism Service Trading Company Limited (Tan Ninh Ward), said: "Recently, the unit has launched a Tay Ninh tour to experience Tay Ninh with experiences such as learning about rice paper making, enjoying Trang Bang specialty rice noodles, immersing in nature at Safari My Quynh, Chavi Garden,... We hope that through each organized tour, we will help Tay Ninh people understand and be more proud of a rich and beautiful Tay Ninh".

Mr. Ngo Tran Ngoc Quoc - Chairman of the Provincial Tourism Association, commented that Tay Ninh can absolutely become a tourism center of the Southeast region and a gateway connecting with Cambodia and ASEAN countries. This is an opportunity for us to develop inter-regional tourism products, extend the length of stay and increase tourism spending of tourists.

To realize the spirit of being “the province’s extended arm in tourism development”, the Provincial Tourism Association will link destinations in the province, connect with Ho Chi Minh City and neighboring provinces, forming a “one journey - many experiences” route. The products will combine conquering Ba Den Mountain, exploring the river space of the West, enjoying vegetarian cuisine, visiting craft villages and immersing in traditional festivals. Enterprises are encouraged to innovate products in a green, sustainable direction, exploiting indigenous cultural values.

Along with that, the Provincial Tourism Association also continues to improve service quality and human resources with the goal of building a professional, friendly tourism team capable of telling the story of the homeland in an attractive way.

Possessing a special geographical location - the intersection between the dynamic Southeast and the rich Southwest, Tay Ninh province is increasingly affirming its potential to become an attractive tourist destination in the region and the whole country. By making the most of its available advantages and potential, Tay Ninh is not only a destination, but also contributes to promoting regional connectivity, raising the position of local tourism on the national tourism map./.

Ngoc Dieu - Thanh Dung - Tourism Promotion Center

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