Enjoying free coffee in Buon Ma Thuot, attending the bread festival in Ho Chi Minh City, climbing mountains to admire rhododendron flowers, and throwing colored powder at the Holi festival in India are some of the experiences to have in March.
VnExpress selects monthly activities and festivals both domestically and internationally that are well-known, popular with Vietnamese travelers, offer many experiences, and are conveniently located for travel.
Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival
Time: March 9th to March 13th
Location: Buon Ma Thuot city and some other locations in Dak Lak province.
Locals and tourists visiting Buon Ma Thuot during the 9th Coffee Week will be able to enjoy free coffee at various cafes throughout the province. Some suggested cafes include those on Ton Duc Thang Street, Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Book Street, Phan Chu Trinh Street, Phan Dinh Giot Street, and 10/3 Square.
Visitors can also participate in dozens of tour programs offered by 11 travel agencies, such as themed coffee tours, taking photos in coffee flower gardens, experiencing coffee culture, experiencing the coffee planting and production process, visiting cocoa plantations, coffee and cocoa processing factories, and learning about various types of coffee roasting and grinding machines from rudimentary to modern.
Ho Chi Minh City Ao Dai Festival
Time: March 1st to 9th
Locations: President Ho Chi Minh Monument Park and Nguyen Hue Street, Lam Son Park in front of the City Theater, Export Showroom No. 9-96 Nguyen Hue, and at historical and cultural sites and tourist attractions.
The 11th Ho Chi Minh City Ao Dai Festival, themed "Vietnamese Ao Dai - Soaring Vietnam," serves as a bridge to help Vietnam reach greater heights and integrate into the world, affirming its crucial role in preserving and promoting the traditional cultural values of the Vietnamese Ao Dai. The festival is supported by over 30 guests and celebrities from various fields such as politics, economics, beauty queens, singers, and actors, as well as the participation of 53 Ao Dai designers from across the country.
Activities within the framework of the festival include: mass performance of folk dances in ao dai (traditional Vietnamese dress), an ao dai beauty contest, painting on ao dai, an online ao dai photo contest, and an exhibition and interactive session with ao dai.
Ho Chi Minh City Bread Festival
Time: March 21-24
Location: Le Van Tam Park, District 1
With the theme "Crispy bread - rich coffee flavor," the festival emphasizes the combination of two iconic Vietnamese culinary delights. Locals and tourists can visit 150-180 stalls free of charge.
The festival also features a program to set a record for "100 seafood-based sandwiches," displayed on a model boat, symbolizing the journey of Vietnamese bread to the world. In addition, there is a space for cultural exchange, meeting artisans and chefs, and experiencing bread-making. The "Bread Then and Now" exhibition showcases the history of Vietnamese bread. A highlight of the festival is a grand bread and coffee buffet, serving hundreds of types of bread from various countries and Vietnamese dishes, paired with coffee.
Conquer the high mountain peaks of Northern Vietnam.
March is the ideal time for hiking in the northern mountains to admire flowers, especially rhododendrons. Rhododendrons have thick, straight petals, long pistils, and are shrubs or trees with thick leaves, both single and double, in vibrant colors such as red, pink, white, and yellow. The top mountain peaks in the North with abundant rhododendrons include Putaleng, Bach Moc Luong Tu, Fansipan, Ta Xua, and Samu. Among them, Putaleng in Lai Chau is known as the "Rhododendron Paradise".
To see the beautiful rhododendron blossoms, visitors can choose two-day-one-night or three-day-two-night (depending on the peak) hiking trails to both conquer the mountain and admire the flowers while still having time to rest and recover. Visitors should find a local guide or purchase a package tour to ensure safety. In March, there are still many opportunities to see clouds on the peaks.
Taking photos during the kapok flower season.
In late March, kapok flowers (also known as cottonwood flowers) bloom in many northern provinces and cities such as Ha Giang, Cao Bang, Bac Giang, Ha Nam, Thai Binh, Ninh Binh, and Hanoi.
The kapok flower is a vibrant red, with large blossoms featuring five thick, wide-spreading petals. Kapok trees are typically not planted close together, yet they bloom profusely at the same time. The kapok flower also signals a new beginning, as the cold spells subside and warm, sunny days arrive.
La Bình International Rapeseed Flower Festival
Time: February to April, peak in March.
Location: Laping County, Yunnan Province, China
The 2025 La Bình International Rapeseed Flower Festival kicks off in February, but the peak is in March. Over 170 square kilometers of rapeseed fields will be covered in vibrant yellow, creating vast stretches of land that extend across valleys and mountain slopes. The rapeseed flowers in La Bình are considered a "spectacular sight" and have been recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's largest natural garden.
The festival features many activities such as traditional dance performances, concerts, and art exhibitions. Visitors can also participate in local customs such as making sticky rice cakes, weaving brocade, hot air balloon rides, hiking, and cycling. The festival is also an opportunity to sample local cuisine. Nightlife in La Bình includes light shows and fireworks displays.
Enjoy the early cherry blossoms in Japan.
According to meteorological forecasts, Japanese cherry blossoms in 2025 will bloom from the last week of March, expected around March 22nd, gradually moving northward from the south. The earliest blooming location this year will be Fukuoka, followed by Hiroshima, Osaka, Kyoto, Tokyo, and finally Sapporo in early May.
The Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) in Vietnam advises that visitors to Japan during cherry blossom season should not miss "Hanami," a popular form of cherry blossom viewing picnic. Many famous destinations in Japan have thousands of cherry trees blooming simultaneously, creating scenes often described as "paradise." Visitors can consider Ueno Park, Shinjuku Gyoen Park (Tokyo), Philosopher's Path (Kyoto), Asahiyama Park, and Goryokaku Ruins (Sapporo).
Holi festival in India
Celebrated on the full moon day of the month of Phalgun according to the Hindu calendar, Holi is also known as the "Festival of Colors." It is one of the most important festivals in India, as well as in many Hindu countries. The Holi festival marks the end of winter and the beginning of spring, with hopes for a bountiful harvest, and represents the victory of good over evil.
In 2025, the Holi festival will take place over two days, March 13th and 14th. Participants will carry bags of colored powder and throw them at those around them, regardless of age.
March is also wedding season in India and a beautiful time to visit famous tourist attractions such as the Taj Mahal, one of the 7 wonders of the world, the Arc de Triomphe, the Jal Mahal water palace, Malabar Hill, and the Elephanta Caves.
According to vnexpress.net
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