Khanh Son: Promoting tourism development associated with agriculture and rural areas

In recent years, Khanh Son district has implemented many solutions to promote tourism development associated with agriculture and rural areas. Initially, some households and individuals in the district are gradually developing eco-tourism and community tourism associated with the advantages of agricultural development.

Lots of potential

Having the opportunity to visit Khanh Son during the recent fruit harvest season, many tourists from inside and outside the province expressed their delight at being able to freely explore the beauty of the fruit orchards that were laden with fruit; looking to buy and enjoy the famous delicious fruit specialties of Khanh Son such as durian, mangosteen, rambutan, green-skinned grapefruit, purple sugarcane... "Khanh Son's nature is still wild, fresh, and the fruits are delicious. This is also a land with many cultural features and traditional festivals of the Raglai people that attract tourists. During the recent fruit season, we had the opportunity to visit Khanh Son and stay overnight in a homestay right in the durian garden. Waking up in the morning in the beautiful sea of clouds, enjoying the fragrant durian segments right in the garden... All members of our group really enjoyed this trip", shared Nguyen Huu Nguyen - a tourist from Binh Duong.

Ecotourism associated with agriculture and rural areas is identified by the province as one of the five main tourism product lines being focused on. Accordingly, the province focuses on promoting the development of infrastructure, promoting the potential and advantages of rural areas, craft villages, culture and typical ecological environment of localities, in order to improve the quality of material and spiritual life of rural people, contributing to the economic restructuring towards multi-value integration, inclusiveness and sustainable development. With the advantage of 3,308 hectares of fruit trees with high economic value, including: 2,600 hectares of durian (1,700 hectares for harvest), 349 hectares of green-skin pomelo, 38 hectares of tangerine, 51 hectares of rambutan and many other fruit tree areas, Khanh Son has begun to exploit this potential and strength to gradually promote the development of ecotourism associated with agriculture and rural areas. Initially, in the area, some fruit gardeners have invested in homestays to exploit and serve tourism, with a total of 60 rooms currently.

Tourists at Khanh Son Fruit Festival 2024

Impulsing development

According to Dinh Van Dung - Chairman of Khanh Son District People's Committee, the locality is currently accelerating the speed of tourism development with the orientation of bringing tourism development on par with the agricultural sector. To develop sustainable tourism, the locality determines to develop in a green direction, associated with organic agriculture, promoting natural advantages and traditional cultural values. From there, exploiting the maximum potential and advantages of tourism development of the district, including agricultural advantages to bring many new values, bringing Khanh Son tourism to sustainable development, promoting agricultural and rural development.

To promote tourism development associated with agriculture and rural areas, Khanh Son District People's Committee has invited enterprises, cooperatives, cooperative groups, and production households to invest in developing community tourism models. These entities have been trained in rural tourism development associated with new rural construction, thereby acquiring more knowledge and skills in developing community tourism models associated with agriculture and rural areas... In addition, Khanh Son District People's Committee has had orientations for rural tourism development such as: Building a community tourism development model in Hon Dung village (Son Hiep commune); maintaining and promoting traditional occupations and handicrafts such as: weaving, making baskets, crossbows, making musical instruments to serve shopping needs and souvenirs for visitors; preserving and promoting cultural values and typical traditions of the Raglai people associated with tourism development; building an agricultural eco-tourism site in Son Binh commune; linking gardeners to create conditions for tourists to visit fruit gardens. At the same time, organizing the sale and introduction of typical local products, including OCOP standard products such as: fresh durian, frozen durian, durian ice cream, dried banana, dried bamboo shoots, Raglai smoked chicken... Thereby, contributing to increasing economic value, arousing the potential of land, products, and regional culinary and cultural values of Khanh Son.

In addition, the locality also focuses on promoting, disseminating and implementing community tourism support policies that are being implemented by the province such as: Supporting tourism product development; installing a system of signs and signs to community tourism areas; organizing training courses to improve knowledge and skills in serving tourists for individuals, households and people in the community participating in providing tourism services; promoting community tourism products... to attract organizations, gardeners and individuals to participate in developing community tourism. In addition, Khanh Son has specifically identified tourism development planning points to attract investors to invest in local tourism development.

HAI LANG

Translated by T.T