Recently, Dong Nai Tourism Promotion Center has organized cooperatives, cooperative groups and households who are doing or have potential to develop garden tourism in Dong Nai to survey and exchange development experiences. garden ecotourism in Vinh Long and Tien Giang provinces.  

In Vinh Long province, the delegation surveyed and learned the model of eco-tourism development of gardens and homestay in An Binh isle, Long Ho district. An Binh isle is a famous ecotourism destination of Vinh Long province, attracting hundreds of thousands of tourists each year. Here, the delegation was surveyed, learned about a number of homestay models, visited fruit gardens and traditional local specialty production establishments. In addition, the delegation also surveyed Tien Chau pagoda (one of the oldest pagodas in Vinh Long province) and Mang Thit terracotta village, which is a traditional craft village of making pottery and brick burning long ago and one of The locality has the largest brick kiln, handicraft pottery in the Mekong Delta.

The delegation also had a meeting, exchange, sharing experiences in garden tourism, homestay with Mr. Le Hong Phu - Director of Vinh Long Tourist Trading Co., Ltd. (VINH LONG Tourist) and owner of Homestay Phuong Thao. Mr. Phu shared issues related to capital mobilization experience; ways to develop tourism products and services for garden and homestay tourism; How to link with other travel businesses, homestay destinations around the region in receiving and distributing large groups of guests.
In Tien Giang province, the delegation experienced a boat trip to visit the Tien River waters, and heard introduction about customs, customs, living features and culture of local residents; visiting Cai Be floating market; study the model of garden ecotourism development in Thoi Son islet (Lan islet). The delegation also enjoyed fruits, listening to music and amateurs; enjoy local cuisine and specialties; participate in folk games (swing, carousel ...), slap a ditch to catch fish, farm, garden ...
Through the survey and practical study of the garden tourism models in Vinh Long and Tien Giang provinces, members of the Dong Nai delegation gained more understanding and experience in developing garden tourism and homestay. Most of the members of the Dong Nai delegation said that Dong Nai's tourist sites are not inferior to those of the western provinces, but they have a good way to do, organize professional tours; they know how to link with travel companies and travel agents to have frequent sources of visitors; They have good guides and know how to take advantage and promote what they have, so their eco-tourism garden, homestay is quite developed and attracts domestic and foreign tourists. Meanwhile, Dong Nai's fruit gardens outperform some Western provinces with the advantage of delicious, diverse, diverse, wide and concentrated gardens, clean and beautiful landscape, growing flowers ... and especially close to Ho Chi Minh City, which is a large tourist market and a hub for transferring large numbers of international tourists to Vietnam. However, most of Dong Nai's tourist attractions are lacking or facilities and facilities have not met the requirements, requiring tourists such as: lack of toilets or unsecured toilets. Bao; lack of motels, cafeterias for guests according to tourism standards); tour tour organization is not reasonable and professional; lack of explanations, good guides ... so the development of garden ecotourism in Dong Nai has many limitations. Service facilities do not meet the requirements, requiring tourists such as: lack of toilets or unsecured toilets; lack of motels, cafeterias for guests according to tourism standards); tour tour organization is not reasonable and professional; lack of explanations, good guides ... so the development of garden ecotourism in Dong Nai has many limitations. Service facilities do not meet the requirements, requiring tourists such as: lack of toilets or unsecured toilets; lack of motels, cafeterias for guests according to tourism standards); tour tour organization is not reasonable and professional; lack of explanations, good guides ... so the development of garden ecotourism in Dong Nai has many limitations.

In order to develop the garden ecotourism in the coming time, the members of the delegation propose that the authorities at all levels from commune to province should pay attention, consider and support cooperatives, cooperative groups, and gardeners in the province. in concessional loans; have more open mechanisms and policies in the construction of homestays, guesthouses for guests in garden houses; pay attention to the training and retraining of tourism human resources in the locality, especially the team of local guides and commentators; support propaganda, promotion, connecting gardeners with travel companies inside and outside the province ... 

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