BEN TRE TOURISM IMPROVES TRADITIONAL TET 2024

19/02/2024 1898 1
In recent years, the trend of groups of families and friends wanting to take advantage of the Tet holiday to travel together is creating favorable conditions for the Tet tourism market of travel service businesses and destinations. tourism, becomes more vibrant than ever. Tet holidays are trips of families or groups of young people to renew the traditional Tet atmosphere, that is, celebrate Tet in a new land with a newer Tet atmosphere. Therefore, the traditional Tet is an opportunity for tourism businesses to refurbish their "houses" and organize interesting activities to attract tourists to celebrate Tet.

In Ben Tre, many tourist attractions in the province have an increase of 3-4 times the number of visitors compared to normal days. According to the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, from February 8 to February 14, 2024 (December 29 to the 5th of Lunar New Year), the total number of tourists is estimated to reach more than 90,000, an increase of 25,000, an increase nearly 40% over the same period. Of which, international visitors are estimated to reach about 10,000, an increase of 20% over the same period in 2023. Total revenue from tourists reached over 95 billion VND, an increase of 23% over the same period. The average room capacity of accommodation establishments ranges from 50 - 70%. Particularly on April 2, 3, and 4, the rate reached 85 - 100%. Some homestays reach 100% during Tet. Room prices are stable, correct listed price.

The difference of traditional Tet tourism in Ben Tre is that tourism businesses recreate the old Tet scene, organize folk games, and "homegrown" dishes with bold flavors. home.

Children posing in the old Tet scene at Lan Vuong tourism (photo: Lan Vuong)

Let's look back at some typical tourist destinations with outstanding activities during the past traditional Tet holiday!

Exciting " Vietnamese Tet 2024 " at Ben Tre Museum

Coming to Ben Tre Museum (Ben Tre city) in the early days of spring is an opportunity for visitors to enjoy the Vietnamese Tet space imbued with national identity with a variety of miniature landscapes decorated differently based on traditional materials. system. At the same time, in a series of activities to celebrate Giap Thin 2024 spring, Ben Tre Museum opened to serve people and tourists with many activities such as: image exhibitions with the theme "Dragon motifs on ceramics" and "Ben Tre - Historical and cultural relics", community art performance and exchange program, folk culture performances Water Puppet Show, Phu Le Sac Bua Singing, Van Tien Poetry Speaking, exhibition of paintings, statues, and art photos art, recreating the space of "Countryside Tet Market"... In particular, the thematic exhibition "Aspiration and Overcoming" by artist and record holder Doan Viet Tien serves visitors throughout the Lunar New Year. Dragon 2024.

Ben Tre Museum attracts people and tourists to take photos in traditional ao dai (photo: Truc Giang)

Spring celebration activities held at the Museum (photo: Truc Giang)

Diverse activities to celebrate Tet and spring travel at Con Phung tourism

Every Tet and Spring season, Con Phung tourism (Chau Thanh district) is bustling with lotto show activities, professional fire dance performances, singing exchange stages, and enjoying various types of fragrant tea and cakes. taste of home and experience traditional Tet games... In addition, this year, coming to Con Phung tourism, visitors cannot miss taking photos (checking in) with old Tet miniatures and ancient houses. traditional, coconut bridge... with green space covered by cork and water hyacinth groves along the Tien River.

Tourists take souvenir photos at Con Phung tourism during Tet 2024 (photo: Truc Giang)

Walking around the Coconut Land Spring Festival at Riverside Garden (Ben Tre Riverside Resort)

Riverside Garden is located in Thanh Tan commune, Mo Cay Bac district, with tens of thousands of yellow sunflowers and red phoenix flowers blooming to welcome spring, is one of the brilliant places to take photos (check in). for the 2024 Giap Thin Tet season. In addition, the Coconut Land Spring Festival takes place from the 3rd to the 5th of the Lunar New Year with exciting activities: visiting flower gardens, enjoying local cuisine, workshops, picnics, and experiencing games. Folk games such as lotto, hopscotch, mandarin box... have attracted a large number of tourists inside and outside the province.

A corner of Xu Dua Spring Festival (photo: Ben Tre Riverside Resort)

Hai Van Farm - Vam Ho Bird Sanctuary (Ba Tri district) is bustling with visitors during Tet

With activities bearing the inherent imprint of this place: discovering the beauty of birds, enjoying authentic Coconut Land cuisine, enjoying the beautiful scenery on the Ba Lai River and the wonder of fireflies at night. In particular, unique folk experiences: the art of Calligraphy, weaving, making broomsticks, making My Long rice paper, tying coconut leaves, lottery shows... leave unforgettable memories for visitors.

Vam Ho calligraphy space (photo: Hai Van Farm - Vam Ho Bird Sanctuary)

“Return to Ben Tre to celebrate Tet” in Mango Home Riverside style

Mango Home Riverside (Giong Trom district) Every year, during Tet, there are always special tour programs "Come to Ben Tre to celebrate Tet" with many rustic activities imbued with local cultural identity. This year, with the theme "Tet together, spring love", visitors will have wonderful moments when participating in the program "Eating Tet in the countryside" combined with an experience tour of making and baking My Long rice paper, wrapping and Enjoy traditional banh tet, have lunch with local people in the airy space of a simple wooden house...

International visitors take souvenir photos with Vietnamese Tet miniatures (photo: Mango Home)

Unique way of doing traditional Tet tours of C2T Ben Tre

Since its establishment, C2T Ben Tre Co., Ltd. has made an impression on tourists with specifically designed tours. Lunar New Year 2024 is no exception. Mr. Vo Van Phong, Director of C2T Ben Tre Co., Ltd. shared about this year's Tet tour program: "C2T Company has created highlights such as: celebrating Tet with indigenous people, enjoying the experience of the spring atmosphere." . At the same time, design nostalgic tours, arousing memories for overseas Vietnamese in Ben Tre who have not been back to Vietnam for many years, so that they can look back and enjoy the dishes, cuisine and stories. of them decades ago."

Tourists experience C2T Tourism service (photo: C2T)

Visit Van Phuoc Pagoda to admire the Dragon mascot made of flowers

Van Phuoc Pagoda (Binh Dai district) is a famous spiritual place from near and far because it is known as the largest pagoda in Ben Tre province with a beautiful campus like a fairyland. To celebrate the Year of the Dragon in 2024, the monks at the pagoda created a majestic and brilliant Dragon mascot with the theme "The Dragon God comes into the world, full of blessings". The Dragon mascot is 6m high and 99m long with a total cost of about 3 billion VND, made up of 12,000 pots of marigolds and chrysanthemums grown by the monks at the pagoda, attracting a large number of Buddhists and tourists to worship.

Dragon mascot made of flowers at Van Phuoc Pagoda (photo: Truc Giang)

Enjoy the Cho Lach cultural and tourist village to celebrate the new spring

As an interesting and attractive destination during the Tet season, entering the space of Cho Lach cultural tourism village, visitors will be fascinated by the fresh, colorful world of flowers. From pots of raspberry chrysanthemums, bright yellow marigolds, bright red, multi-colored bougainvillea trees or charming, charming yellow apricot trees.

Cho Lach Cultural Tourism Village Tour is not only a place to visit and shop for Tet flowers, visitors can also experience a cozy space, enjoy local specialties, and participate in tourist activities. Exciting spring at Rooster Mekong tourism.

Cho Lach ornamental flower village in Spring (photo: Cho Lach Bougainvillea Club)

In general, during the past traditional Tet holiday, local tourism businesses and units proactively deployed activities to attract domestic and foreign tourists, ensuring quality. service quantity. Tourist areas and destinations all pay attention to beautifying the landscape, repairing and upgrading facilities, decorating flower gardens... and at the same time have new tourism products to serve visitors, have fun, experience, and take photos. Tet photos... Thanks to that, the situation of tourism activities in the province during the Lunar New Year of Giap Thin in 2024 achieved many positive results, the number of visitors increased significantly over the same period, the number of staying guests also increased with impressive numbers. More foreign visitors come to Ben Tre to learn about the local culture and customs of Vietnamese people, and celebrate Vietnamese Tet.

Hopefully in the coming time, when the spring atmosphere is still there, Ben Tre tourism will continue to maintain its form, creating a premise for the Year of the Dragon 2024 to achieve many prosperity, aiming for 2030 to make Ben Tre tourism become a key economic sector and sustainable development with the goal of building a safe, friendly destination with unique and representative products.

Truc Giang

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