On the morning of June 3, the People's Committee of Cu Chi district held a launching ceremony for the tourism program "Fragrant flowers, sweet fruits of the Steel Land" in 2023 in Trung An commune.
Mr. Nguyen Thanh Long - owner of Tu Long fruit garden - picks fruit for tourists to enjoy.
Go to the country market, eat fruit in the garden
This is the second year the program has been implemented to introduce the history, cultural beauty, traditions, natural landscapes and typical products of Cu Chi district.
The program takes place from June 3 to June 10 in Trung An commune, with activities recreating the countryside market scene, selling products and dishes made from fruits, folk games, shopping tours in fruit gardens...
Coming to Cu Chi today means coming to fruit orchards full of fruit, livestock farms, lush vegetable gardens, roads full of colorful flowers, along with historical works and relics that have reached national and world levels.
This is the time when fruits are ripe with Cu Chi specialties including mangosteen, rambutan, green strawberries... attracting the attention of many visitors.
Cu Chi considers tourists as honored guests.
"This year's fruit season, Trung An commune has 35 gardens currently open to welcome visitors, with fresh, cool climate and fertile soil creating fruit gardens full of sweet, fragrant fruits with different flavors that are extremely attractive and ideal for all visitors.
I hope that garden owners will consider visitors as honored guests and themselves as hospitable hosts.
"Let's make tourists satisfied with the products and services we serve with the closeness and friendliness of the rural people of Cu Chi" - Ms. Nguyen Thi Hang, Vice Chairwoman of Cu Chi District People's Committee, shared.
The program aims to promote the image, people, and cuisine of Cu Chi to tourists and introduce typical agricultural products and fruits of Cu Chi district, aiming to build Cu Chi district as a green tourism destination, connecting farmers, businesses and tourists to contribute to the effective implementation of the tourism development program in the district.
Cycling to experience "slow living" in the ecological garden
In addition to visiting and enjoying specialty fruits, the fruit gardens also have folk games for children to participate in.
Rau mop - a specialty of Trung An commune is sold at the rural market.
Fresh fruit from the garden, visitors are fascinated
Mr. Nguyen Canh Toan's family (District 1, Ho Chi Minh City) took advantage of the weekend to visit the fruit garden together and enjoy the fresh air.
People are excited at the stalls selling cassava, mangosteen, and rambutan - specialties of Cu Chi.
Many children are excited to play hoops and catch ducks - childhood games of many generations.
Mangosteen is one of the main fruits of farmers in Trung An commune.
According to Tuoi Tre