Sa Dec Ornamental Flower Festival attracts record number of tourists

Dong Thap Sa Dec Flower and Ornamental Plant Festival attracted more than 245,000 visitors during its 7 days of operation, a record number compared to festivals held in the West.

The event, organized by the People's Committee of Dong Thap province at the 950-hectare Sa Dec flower village, will last from December 30, 2023 to January 5.

Mr. Huynh Minh Tuan, Vice Chairman of Dong Thap Provincial People's Committee, said the event has spread the potential and strengths of the century-old flower village, developed agricultural tourism, and contributed to promoting the local image.

Tourists take souvenir photos at the Sa Dec Ornamental Flower Festival. Photo: Ngoc Tai

During the festival, farmers sold about 300,000 flower baskets with total revenue from tourism reaching nearly 100 billion VND. The festival cost more than 18 billion VND, 2/3 of which was funded by social sources.

Sa Dec flower village is located along the Tien River with 4,000 households producing ornamental flowers, with an income of about 3,000 billion VND in 2022. Originating from growing roses, the largest flower village in the West now has more than 2,000 varieties of ornamental flowers.

In the past two years, Dong Thap has organized many festivals such as lotus, tra fish, mango, pink grapefruit. The provinces in the region also organize Ao Ba Ba, rice, and Ca Mau shrimp festivals. These festivals attract 20,000 - 200,000 visitors.

Ngoc Tai

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