These days, Can Tho City is urgently preparing for the 12th Southern Traditional Bread Festival in 2025 - the largest cake festival in the West (from April 4 to 8); along with many cultural, sports and tourism activities on the occasion of the Hung Kings' Commemoration Ceremony (May 7) and the grand ceremony April 30 - May 1. This is considered the "golden season" to attract the maximum number of visitors to the "river city".
According to records, many travel agencies, hotels, resorts and attractions in the city have taken the initiative and invested carefully in preparing for this peak tourist season. Many hotels have upgraded facilities, renovated snail rooms and trained to improve the quality of staff.
A series of promotional programs have also been launched by tourism, travel and accommodation businesses to stimulate demand. For example, Mekong Smile Travel discounted 20% on "death anniversary on the islet" tours (from April 4 to4); Can Tho Eco Resort discounted from 15 to 30% on spa services when checking-in (from April 1 to 26); West Can Tho Hotel reduced 25% on bedrooms, reduced from 5 to 10% on meals (from April 1 to May 31.); Tan Dai Phong and SM Green Electric Vehicles reduced 15% on trips to and from the Southern Traditional Bread Festival (from April 4 to April 8).
In addition, Tuan Cuong Eco Area offers free admission; Song Hau Farm Eco Area reduces combos for students; Hoang Son Hotel reduces 20% of bedrooms; Ido Travel Can Tho travel reduces 10 - 15% of tours...
Sharing with Lao Dong, Mr. Vo Nguyen Minh Thai - Business and Communications Director of Can Tho Eco Resort (Phong Dien District) - said that right after the Lunar New Year, the unit has planned to refresh the space, miniatures and develop multi-experience tourism products, especially focusing on the Hung Kings' Commemoration Day and the April 30 - May 30 holiday.
We always stick to the big holiday schedule to optimize available services, while providing product strategies to increase the experience of accommodation, dining, and resorts, maintaining along with attractive promotional programs and combos to attract customers, Mr. Thai informed.
According to Vice Chairwoman of Can Tho City People's Committee Nguyen Thi Ngoc Diep (Head of the Organizing Committee of the 2025 Southern Traditional Bread Festival), a new point of this year's festival is a 25% reduction in booth rental costs compared to 2024. This is to create more favorable conditions for artisans to participate, introduce and create unique folk cakes.
This year's festival is expected to have about 231 booths, gathering artisans and units from 18 provinces and cities in the Mekong Delta region, as well as the Northern, Central and Central Highlands provinces. In particular, the highlight of the festival is the activities of promoting the giant super-large lobster crab chariot, promoting and displaying the largest banh chung in the Mekong Delta (MD) weighing over 300kg...
Previously, the 11th Southern Traditional Bread Festival and activities in Can Tho City on the occasion of Hung Vuong's Commemoration Day in 2024 attracted about 870,000 visitors. With careful preparation and attractive promotional programs, the Can Tho City tourism industry is expecting to welcome a large number of tourists during the peak tourism season in April this year.
