Experience the rivers and gardens in Vinh Long

The Hung Kings Commemoration Day and April 30 - May 1 holidays are approaching. Currently, many tourist destinations in Vinh Long province are actively preparing facilities, human resources, and building attractive experiential services, ready to welcome visitors to visit and relax. In particular, during this year's holiday, the locality has many new tourist destinations put into operation to serve visitors.

Promoting the advantages of river and garden areas

Photo caption — Visitors visit Bi Bo fruit garden, Long Ho district, Vinh Long province.

Vinh Long Tourism Industry has gradually exploited the characteristics of the river and garden areas effectively, diversifying products to attract tourists. During this year's holiday, tourist areas and spots in the area continue to promote this advantage to create an interesting experience space for visitors when coming to Vinh Long. As one of the familiar homestays, chosen by domestic and foreign tourists every time they come to Vinh Long, Ut Trinh Homestay (Hoa Ninh commune, Long Ho district) has prepared and renovated the campus early to welcome guests during the holiday. Coming to Ut Trinh Homestay, visitors can feel the peaceful countryside space; participate in attractive experience programs such as: Catching fish in the pond, bathing in the river, making traditional cakes, lighting oil lamps to listen to traditional music, visiting the river and garden areas and exploring the kingdom of Mang Thit bricks and ceramics... Ms. Pham Thi Ngoc Trinh, owner of Ut Trinh Homestay, said that currently, the facility has a certain number of international and domestic visitors booking tours and resorts. Most visitors here are very interested in experiencing the rivers of Vinh Long such as taking a boat trip, visiting fruit gardens to enjoy the cool feeling in the hot weather like today. In addition, many visitors enjoy experiencing the "Red Kingdom" - a traditional brick and ceramic production village in Mang Thit district, participating in the "Dem den ke" amateur music program... to better understand the land, culture and people of the South. Favored by nature, the 4 island communes of Long Ho district (Hoa Ninh, Dong Phu, An Binh and Binh Hoa Phuoc) have the advantage of "sweet trees and good fruits". Taking advantage of this, in recent times, many gardeners here have developed garden visiting and fruit tasting services. These days, the fruit gardens are starting to ripen with many typical products such as plums, guavas, strawberries, rambutans... attracting many visitors to visit and enjoy. At Bi Bo fruit garden (An Binh commune, Long Ho district), many groups of visitors have come and experienced the garden tour and dining services here. Mr. Nguyen Xuan Phong, owner of Bi Bo fruit garden, said that the facility soon completed the cleaning, creating convenient paths for visitors to visit, take photos and enjoy fruits on this occasion. With an area of over 7,000 m2, the facility invested in planting many types of fruit trees such as plum, strawberry, guava, rambutan... to diversify products to serve the needs of customers. This year's April 30 holiday coincides with the time when the plum garden is in full bloom. For only 40,000 VND, visitors can enter the garden and freely take photos with the plum trees full of fruit, enjoy the juicy plums, contributing to cooling down in the sweltering heat.

Many new destinations attract tourists This holiday, Vinh Long province has many new tourist attractions put into operation to serve tourists. New tourism products are associated with the experience of the river and the garden and the characteristics of Vinh Long homeland and the life of the people of the South. With an area of more than 3 hectares located on the banks of the Tra On River, Tra On Floating Market Tourist Area (Tra On district) is being gradually completed, expected to be put into operation, serving tourists during the upcoming holiday. With the desire to recreate the bustling atmosphere of Tra On floating market on the river, the owner has collected all kinds of boats and built many miniatures to attract tourists. Coming to this new tourist area, visitors can return to the space of the floating market on the river and enjoy fruits grown in the garden and many other services such as visiting the maze, the beach, the playground for children, walking on the suspension bridge...

Mr. Tran Minh Ven, owner of Tra On Floating Market Tourist Area, shared: "Tra On floating market has now faded away, there are no more boats and ships trading and circulating like before. I want to rebuild it to evoke the memories of those who used to know and live on the floating market, remembering the beauty of the river trade of Vinh Long province as well as the people of the South in the past". A new tourist destination put into operation in 2023 with a strong Western lifestyle is Miss Hai Homestay (Loan My commune, Tam Binh district). With a rustic architecture, in harmony with nature, the homestay was built with the desire to target customers who are families who love rural life and want to find a sense of peace after a busy day of work. Coming to Miss Hai Homestay, visitors can return to the peaceful space of the countryside, pick vegetables, cook, wrap Tet cakes, and make traditional tube cakes...

Visitors to Vinh Long can also explore the space of the Mekong Delta and have interesting experiences when making handicrafts such as pottery, weaving mats and learning to cook traditional Southern dishes at Somo Farm Cuu Long (Mang Thit district). Visitors can visit and explore the modern features of the boat house (Mang Thit district); learn about the rustic features and enjoy coconut specialties at Cocohome Coconut House Tourist Area (Long Ho district); participate in entertainment and team building activities at Vinh Sang Tourist Area (Long Ho district), Sala Tourist Area (Tam Binh district)... According to the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Vinh Long province, the whole province currently has 27 homestays, 8 tourist areas and spots and 20 fruit gardens. Since the beginning of 2023, tourism activities in the area have improved, attracting over 500,000 visitors, an increase of more than 260% over the same period last year. To prepare for serving tourists during the Hung Kings' Commemoration Day, April 30 and May 1, the Department has issued a written reminder, and at the same time visited and guided tourism service businesses to prepare and welcome guests. The Department requires units to publicly list product and service prices to limit "overcharging", pay attention to environmental hygiene and food safety issues. In particular, tourism establishments focus on COVID-19 prevention and control to ensure the safety of tourists during their visits and vacations in Vinh Long. Mr. Nguyen Trong Tin, Head of the Tourism Management Department, said that through the survey, it was shown that tourism service businesses in the province have carefully prepared, invested, renovated their premises, created new points in tourism products and offered attractive stimulus packages and promotions. During this holiday, Vinh Long has many new tourist attractions operating with many attractive experiences for tourists. With careful preparation and the launch of many new tourist attractions, Vinh Long tourism industry expects to welcome a large number of tourists to visit and stay, thereby contributing to building the image of Vinh Long tourism as safe, friendly, attractive, and capable of "holding" tourists.