On May 21, Suoi Tien Cultural Tourism Area and the Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organizations held a meeting to provide information about the 20th Southern Fruit Festival - Suoi Tien Farm Festival 2024 with the theme "Happy Farming Journey".
Ms. Bui Thi To Trinh, Deputy General Director of Suoi Tien Cultural Tourism Joint Stock Company, said that this year's Southern Fruit Festival has been upgraded to become an iconic event on the regional tourism map, with the expectation of creating a unique and distinct tourism product, spreading the image of Vietnamese tourism, meeting the entertainment needs of domestic and foreign tourists, especially during the peak summer tourist season.
The Southern Fruit Festival is an annual event of the Ho Chi Minh City tourism industry, attracting domestic and foreign visitors. Photo: Binh An
"The event will open on June 1st with the special participation of the Vietnam Friendship Association with the countries: Vietnam - ASEAN, Vietnam - India, Vietnam - Indonesia, Vietnam - Cambodia... through special art programs expressing the friendly exchange between the countries" - Ms. To Trinh expected.
Marking the 20th anniversary of the event, this year the festival has a number of special activities such as the Specialty Fruit Market, gathering hundreds of fresh, ripe tropical fruits at preferential prices. From Sapa peaches, Hanoi plums, Dak Lak avocados, Hoa Loc mangoes, Lai Thieu mangosteens, Tra Vinh longans...
The specialty fruit market features OCOP products from many localities across the country, along with new fruit species successfully grown at Suoi Tien Farm that are in harvest season such as American figs, Tam Hoa plums, Taiwanese Rubi guavas, etc.
This year's Southern Fruit Festival is expected to welcome international visitors from Japan, India, Korea, Malaysia... with an expected 40% increase in international visitors compared to last year. Photo: Binh An
Leading the trend of developing green tourism, tourism that is responsible for the environment and society, Suoi Tien Farm is a model of experiencing fruit picking and eating right in the garden, where green lessons and making clay figurines regularly take place...
More than 30 varieties of plants originate from countries around the world such as: American figs, Indian pomegranates, Brazilian cherries, Indonesian chocolate persimmons, Taiwanese Golden Star Apples, Japanese Pink grapes, French Black Candy grapes, etc.
Last year, the Southern Fruit Festival welcomed about 1.5 million visitors during the summer and organizers expect this year's number of visitors to increase by about 20% compared to last year, of which the number of foreign tourists is expected to increase sharply by about 40%.
The Southern Fruit Festival takes place from June 1 to August 31 with many special offers such as 100% free entrance tickets for children (1m - 1.4m tall) accompanying their parents on June 1. During the festival, Suoi Tien will reduce 50% of train entrance tickets for excellent students with certificates of merit in the 2023 - 2024 school year; give a 10% discount coupon when dining at Pho Lau restaurant...
Source: https://nld.com.vn/le-hoi-trai-cay-nam-bo-2024-o-tp-hcm-co-gi-dac-sac-196240521114916054.htm
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