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AGRICULTURE TOURISM
Rural Vietnam includes 92% of the peacefulness and profound
the country’s area and 70% of its culture observed in the daily life of
population. The variety of scenery the locals. In addition, homestays
and farming lifestyles, geography offer a great experience to become
and terrain Vietnam has many immersed within a village farmer’s
distinct villages. Villages in the life. You can performs daily tasks such
Red River Delta have rich cultural as cultivation, fishing, and planting
traditions, historic architecture and vegetables.
artifacts, lush rice paddy fields and You can experience the life and
natural scenic beauty. Villages in work of a northern farmer in the
the Mekong Delta boast exuberant tour “Travelling the countryside”
tropical gardens, interlacing canals in Gia Van commune, Ninh Binh.
and busy floating markets all year Other choices include discovering
long. Many rural areas in Vietnam farm life in Dong Que farm (Ba
have long-established craft villages Vi, Ha Noi), learning of central life
that produce indigenous handicrafts through growing and watering
such as ceramics, porcelain, silk, vegetables in the village Tra Que,
lacquers, rattan and pearls. living in a “Vietnamese villages”
Many locations across the country which is a miniature model of 21
have seized opportunities develop traditional craft villages in Quang
venues for these tours. In Lao Nam or experiencing the daily life
Cai, Thua Thien – Hue and An of farmers in the charming Mekong
Giang, rural community tours Delta. An Giang province alone has
have positively contributed to built up rural community tourist
the preservation of environment units in three communes My Hoa
and local culture. Since the 90s Hung (Long Xuyen City), Tan Trung
southwestern provinces have (Phu Tan) and Van Giao (Tinh Bien).
spawned a new form of rural eco- Each commune features 10 to 15
tourism linked with their signature households to host tourists.
tropical gardens and canals. The Many other rural community tourist
model has since been spread sites are warmly greeting tourists
to other tourist sites to attract from all nationalities. In a family
domestic and international visitors. of rustic, honest and hospitable
Reaching villages in Vietnam, tourists Vietnamese farmers, you will
will immediately be impressed by immediately feel at home.
Discovering the countryside Life on river
