Where to go in Dong Thap during the 2024 New Year holiday?

Immerse yourself in the poetic atmosphere of the century-old flower village.

The first Flower and Ornamental Plant Festival organized by Dong Thap province, with the theme "Love for the Land - Love for the Flowers," will take place over 7 days (from December 30, 2023 to January 5, 2024). This is the largest-scale event ever held in Dong Thap, the capital of the "Land of Lotus Flowers."

The event was organized to honor the flower and ornamental plant cultivation profession in the Sa Dec City Square area (Dong Thap province). At the same time, the event aimed to promote the economic value of flower and ornamental plant products, a key sector of Dong Thap province's agriculture.

This, in turn, contributes to promoting trade, tourism , and investment, as well as publicizing and promoting the image of the "Land of Pink Lotus" to tourists near and far.

During the festival, many impressive cultural and tourism activities were organized with nine main programs, such as: the competition for decorating flower gates, flower streets, and office flower gardens; flower and ornamental plant spaces; honoring Sa Dec flower and ornamental plant growers; the Flower Fashion Contest with the theme: "Flower Colors by the Sa Giang River"; and the opening and closing ceremonies of the Sa Dec Flower and Ornamental Plant Festival.

The vibrant colors offer a delightful experience for visitors exploring the Sa Dec flower village (Dong Thap province).

Taking a stroll around to feel the lively and bustling atmosphere before the Sa Dec Flower and Ornamental Plant Festival, Ms. Ngo Ngoc Van (30 years old, residing in Sa Dec city, Dong Thap province) shared: "Many beautiful decorative displays are being prepared for the festival, so I stopped by and took pictures to post on social media for my relatives to see."

I called and invited friends to Sa Dec to enjoy the flowers during the first-ever Sa Dec Flower and Ornamental Plant Festival, held in the largest flower and ornamental plant capital of the Western region."

By this time, throughout the streets of Sa Dec city, flower arches, flower-lined roads, flower gardens, etc., have been decorated beautifully and impressively.

Visitors can easily spot and capture many beautiful moments with the vibrant flower pots and elaborate flower arches displayed by 112 units, including households, businesses, and communes, participating in the first-ever Sa Dec Flower and Ornamental Plant Festival organized by Dong Thap province.

The opening ceremony will take place at 8:30 PM on December 30th at Sa Dec City Square.

Watch the sunrise and sunset at Ramsar

According to Mr. Le Hoang Long, Director of Tram Chim Tourist Area in Tam Nong district (Dong Thap province), tourism activities at Tram Chim are constantly evolving.

The goal is to ensure visitor satisfaction when visiting Vietnam's 4th Ramsar site and the world's 2,000th Ramsar site, with two exciting tours: watching the sunrise and sunset at Tram Chim National Park.

Specifically, the Tram Chim Sunrise Tour program involves sitting on a "Western Vietnam Cruise" to watch the sunrise and explore the wild nature with characteristic plants and animals of the Dong Thap Muoi region, such as lotus, water lilies, and water birds foraging for food in the early morning.

The peaceful and picturesque landscape of Tram Chim National Park, Vietnam's 4th Ramsar site and the 2,000th Ramsar site in the world.

At stop C4, check in at Tram Chim National Park, past and present, from a height of 15 meters on the observation deck. Visit the wild rice fields (also known as "heavenly rice"), the bird egg and freshwater fish exhibition house, and more.

Next, visitors can experience the Tram Chim sunset tour with many similar activities such as watching the sunrise, learning more about tea culture and enjoying lotus tea, lotus seeds, and grilled bananas. They can also visit a place that makes paintings from melaleuca bark and shop for local specialties sold in this tourist area.

"We are making these changes to better serve visitors. We want visitors to come again in even larger numbers after their first visit. We hope that Tram Chim will truly be a top choice for tourists whenever they visit Dong Thap province," Mr. Long said.

Experience the local market in the island region.

Meanwhile, in the heart of Cao Lanh city (Dong Thap province), many people are surprised to find a rural market in Tan Thuan Dong islet, offering only country-style dishes, giving many a feeling of returning to their childhood memories.

Here, it's easy to find childhood memories with many rustic dishes typical of the Mekong Delta region, such as banh xeo (Vietnamese savory pancake), banh khot (miniature savory pancakes), banh bo (steamed rice cake), banh duc (rice cake), banh la mi (rice cake wrapped in jackfruit leaves), grilled bananas, grilled sweet potatoes, grilled corn, and especially shaved ice syrup...

Ms. Huynh Thi Loi (59 years old), a small trader at Tan Thuan Dong rural market, said that her family has a tradition of making traditional folk cakes, dried bananas, and dried sweet potatoes.

Since this market opened, the family has had the opportunity to sell more items, which has helped stabilize their income compared to before.

The unassuming rural market on Tan Thuan Dong islet, Cao La Vinh city (Dong Thap province), is always a popular choice for tourists from near and far.

Sitting nearby, Ms. Nguyen Thi Thu Ba (50 years old) also sells many things she finds around her house, such as wild water spinach, wild water lilies, wild sunflowers, papayas, various types of snails, clams, and various kinds of natural shrimp and fish.

Mrs. Ba said: "This place specializes in selling all kinds of copper goods; people bring whatever they have to sell. Since this market was established, this island has become more lively than before."

"The prices are very reasonable. Fast food like pastries costs from 10,000 to 20,000 dong. As for the copper items I sell here, they cost a few thousand dong per kilogram, depending on the type."

Given the interesting things mentioned above, a visit to Tan Thuan Dong rural market in Cao Laanh city (Dong Thap province) during the New Year holiday will surely leave many beautiful memories in the hearts of tourists.

Along with focusing on exploiting and developing the strengths of local resources and promoting cultural, community, craft village, and agricultural tourism, in 2023, Dong Thap province welcomed and served approximately four million tourists, with total revenue estimated at 1,900 billion VND. The province continues to strive to attract 4.2 million tourists and achieve a total tourism revenue of 2,000 billion VND in 2024.

Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/ve-dong-thap-di-dau-lam-gi-dip-tet-duong-lich-2024-19223122912173658.htm