(baosonla.vn) - Moc Chau town boasts thousands of hectares of fruit trees and vegetables grown using high-tech methods, as well as a vast area of snow tea plantations. Visitors to this area can enjoy not only the cool, fresh air but also tour and experience the production process of clean agricultural products, contributing to the promotion and consumption of local agricultural products.
Mocha Hill tea plantation tourist area, Moc Chau town.
In the early days of the new year, the Gia Han strawberry garden of Ms. Nguyen Thi My's family in Bo Bun residential area, Binh Minh ward, is always bustling with visitors. The strawberries, in their peak ripening season, are large, juicy, and bright red, attracting many tourists to experience picking and enjoying them. To ensure delicious, clean, and safe strawberries, the entire strawberry crop of Ms. My's family is grown according to VietGAP standards in greenhouses and net houses, using drip irrigation and automated fertilization methods.
Ms. Nguyen Thi My said: "Our family grows 1.5 hectares of strawberries. In the last two years, recognizing the demand, we've opened our farm to tourists so they can experience picking strawberries in the garden. Visitors don't have to buy tickets; they can pick as many as they want, and the price is calculated based on market value. In addition, visitors can enjoy processed products made from strawberries. The busiest days are weekends, with over 800 visitors on some days, helping our family sell about 80% of our strawberry produce to tourists who come to experience the farm."
Tourists enjoy the experience at Gia Han strawberry garden, Binh Minh ward, Moc Chau town.
Along with her family, Ms. Bui Thi Huong from Hanoi shared: "Being able to pick and taste the fresh, delicious strawberries we just harvested is a very enjoyable experience. We chose to pick the most beautiful and freshest strawberries to take home as gifts for friends and to introduce to everyone."
The lush green tea hills are also a popular destination for many tourists. Moc Chau has planned and preserved its grasslands and tea hills for tourism purposes, developing many eco-tourism and experiential products related to tea, such as: Vinatea Moc Chau's tea village; the heart-shaped tea hill; the fingerprint-shaped tea hill; the high-quality raw material area of Moc Suong Tea Company Limited; Mocha Hill tea hill; and several tea hills developed by local households for tourism.
Tourists experience fruit picking at Gia Han strawberry garden, Binh Minh ward, Moc Chau town.
Mr. Ngo Huy Viet, Director of Mocha Hill Tourist Area, said: "We combine agriculture and tourism, creating a unique experience that helps visitors immerse themselves in the nature and tea culture of Moc Chau. From mid-2024, Mocha Hill will further develop the Mocha Tea organic tea production model, where visitors can experience picking tea leaves themselves, learn about the production process, and enjoy delicious tea amidst the fresh natural environment… contributing to promoting Moc Chau tea products to tourists."
Tourists take photos in a plum orchard in Tan Yen commune, Moc Chau town.
The total area of annual crop cultivation in Moc Chau town is over 20,500 hectares; over 11,400 hectares of fruit trees; more than 2,100 hectares of tea; 486 establishments applying water-saving irrigation for over 610 hectares; 141 establishments investing in greenhouses and net houses, with a total area of over 100 hectares; and more than 1,100 hectares of fruit trees and vegetables certified to VietGAP and GlobalGAP standards. Along with promoting the application of science and technology in production, the town has encouraged and supported farmers in building models to serve tourism development, such as: visiting farms for cultivation and livestock; experiential tourism involving planting, caring for, and harvesting fruit trees and vegetables...
Tourists take photos in a plum orchard in Moc Chau town.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Hoa, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Moc Chau town, said: When visiting Moc Chau, tourists can tour and experience the process of producing clean products; learn about the culture, lifestyle, and production of ethnic minorities. The "agriculture combined with tourism" model is increasingly proving its effectiveness, and Moc Chau town continues to encourage and support farmers to develop and create more new, attractive tourism products to attract tourists.
Moc Chau is not only a national tourist area but also a world-leading natural destination with favorable natural conditions, geographical advantages, and harmonious human factors. It boasts a mild climate and breathtakingly beautiful scenery. Moc Chau is always welcoming, extending its arms to domestic and international tourists to this green plateau, to the Northwest region, the jewel of our beloved homeland.
Source: Son La Newspaper