Agricultural tourism unique products on the plateau

Tea hill tourism on Moc Chau plateau.

Located among the green oolong tea hills, the Ecotourism Area of Moc Suong Tea Company Limited, in Tan Yen Commune, is a destination chosen by many tourists when experiencing agricultural tours in Moc Chau. Mr. Nguyen Ky Suong, Director of Moc Suong Tea Company Limited, said: The tourist area has a scale of nearly 100 resort rooms located on the tea hills, helping visitors to have a panoramic view from above, with the immense green of the tea hills and fruit gardens. Along with that, visitors can participate in agricultural experience activities to become real farmers, from harvesting to processing oolong tea, contributing to promoting Moc Chau tea products to visitors near and far.

Enthusiastically capturing beautiful images on the tea hills, participating in tea picking activities with local people and learning about the tea processing process, Ms. Tran Thi Thanh Binh, a tourist from Quang Ninh province, shared: The tea hills here are very beautiful, the air is fresh and cool, the people are friendly and hospitable. This is an interesting experience that helps us better understand the value of tea trees and the diligence and meticulousness of tea growers. In particular, enjoying a cup of hot Moc Chau tea in the vast space of the tea hills is an interesting experience, giving us a feeling of relaxation and refreshment.

Starting from a simple orange growing point, Mr. Ha Van Chien, Van Son ward, has built a 1-hectare orange garden into an agricultural tourism experience, building spots for tourists to "check in". Along with that, the orange trees are carefully cared for, following an organic direction, ensuring health safety standards. In mid-October every year, when the orange season begins, Mr. Chien's orange garden is full of fruit, standing out among the green of the intercropped tea hills, attracting a large number of tourists to visit and experience. Mr. Chien excitedly said: Combining agriculture with tourism helps products to be consumed more conveniently and at a higher price. Many tourists, after experiencing and enjoying oranges in the garden, have ordered dozens of kilos as gifts, and even some tourists from other provinces have ordered hundreds of kilograms of oranges from us after returning home.

Tourists experience plum picking at Na Ka Plum Valley, Thao Nguyen ward.

Agricultural tourism in Moc Chau plateau is increasingly diverse and attractive, with dairy farms, where visitors can cut grass, feed cows and even milk the cool milk from dairy cows raised on the farm. Or typical fruit gardens, such as: plums, apricots, oranges, peaches, crispy persimmons, avocados, strawberries; greenhouses, greenhouses growing flowers, vegetables of all kinds... are where visitors can experience activities with farmers, understand and love more about the land and people here.

Currently, in Moc Chau national tourist area, there are many locations and agricultural tourism activities that have been attracting visitors, such as picking strawberries and enjoying strawberry products according to VietGAP standards in gardens in Moc Chau, Moc Son, Thao Nguyen and Van Son wards; experiencing plum and apricot gardens in flower season and harvesting fruit at Na Ka plum valley, Thao Nguyen ward; Mu Nau plum valley; interesting experience of taking care of dairy cows at Dairy Farm; experience of picking tea and producing tea at the heart-shaped tea hill, Mocha hill, Moc Chau tea village... This type is also associated with events to experience agricultural products, such as: Fruit picking festival; Highland tea festival; peach blossom festival; "Miss" dairy cow contest...

Mr. Nguyen Xuan Van, Director of Moc Chau Clean Agricultural Products Cooperative, Thao Nguyen Ward, said: The Cooperative currently has over 30 hectares of plum, longan, crispy persimmon, and orange trees. During the fruiting season, members of the Cooperative open their gardens to welcome visitors to visit and experience; both helping the Cooperative sell its products and promote agricultural products to a wide range of consumers.

Tourists take photos with the rose garden in Thao Nguyen ward.

The agricultural tourism model helps farmers convert from traditional agriculture to agriculture combined with experiential tourism, bringing high efficiency. Ms. Nguyen Thi Hoa, Chairman of Moc Chau Ward People's Committee, shared: Agricultural experiential tourism is a unique tourism product and a strength of Moc Chau National Tourist Area in general and Moc Chau Ward in particular. This is also the driving force to promote the process of restructuring agricultural production towards sustainability, thereby helping people have double revenue from developing high-tech agriculture and tourism.

Van Son Ward has many advantages to develop agricultural tourism, with nearly 300 hectares of fruit trees; 840 hectares of tea; more than 230 hectares of vegetables, tubers, fruits and 11 points of exploiting agricultural tourism activities, helping farmers to convert from traditional agriculture to agriculture combined with experiential tourism. Mr. Tran Quang Hoang, Vice Chairman of the Ward People's Committee, said: Developing agricultural tourism not only helps farmers increase their income, but is also a good solution to promote the image of agricultural products to a large number of people across the country. The model is increasingly proving effective, the ward continues to encourage and support farming households to build and create more new and attractive tourism products to attract tourists.

Continuing to effectively develop tourism associated with sustainable agriculture, localities in Moc Chau National Tourist Area focus on directing the development of high-tech agriculture, organic agriculture, clean and safe products for consumers. Building brands for agricultural products on the green plateau, both increasing the value of agricultural products, bringing high economic value to farmers, and increasing the attraction of tourism.

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