Plum picking in Moc Chau

Moc Chau plum gardens are in season, attracting tourists to check in, pick plums to eat on the spot or buy to take away, with prices starting from 30,000 VND per person.

In June, plum gardens in Moc Chau began their main season. This year, the plums ripened about a month later than usual, due to the effects of the frost after Tet. In early May, some gardens opened for plum picking, but the plums were off-season, so the fruit was green and not as big as in the main season.

Plum valleys that are attracting tourists include Na Ka, Cho Long, Mu Nau, Tan Lap, and Ban On. These are all famous tourist destinations in Moc Chau. In the season of white plum blossoms after Tet, these are also the most popular tourist destinations.

Plums vary in size depending on the garden and tree. Each tree usually has only a few large fruits, so if you want this fruit, you have to visit many trees, even many gardens.

Quang Kien, a tourism worker in Moc Chau, said plums usually ripen in about two months, so it is expected that tourists will still be able to come to Moc Chau to pick plums until the end of July.

Young Hainan tourists enjoy going into the garden to pick plums and eat them right there.

Visitors should go plum picking early in the morning when the gardens still have a lot of fruit. If it is afternoon, they have to go deeper into the gardens to find more ripe fruit.

"You should go to the plum garden from 7 to 10am, and if you want to take beautiful photos, you should go in the afternoon from 3 to 6pm, when the sunlight is nice and not harsh," Kien added.

Plum gardens charge between 30,000 and 40,000 VND per person, which includes picking and eating as many plums as you like on the spot. If you buy plums to take home, the price ranges from 20,000 to 60,000 VND per kilogram, depending on the size.

Mr. Nguyen Xuan Van (center), owner of a plum garden in Moc Chau, said that this season the weather in Moc Chau is beautiful and cool. In addition to picking plums, visitors can also camp in the garden. Plum garden owners provide full service packages for visitors.

Moc Chau tea hills, Dai Yem waterfall, Chieng Khoa, and grasslands in Moc Chau are in beautiful season, suitable for tourists to explore and sightsee.

HA (according to VnE)

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