Wake up early to take children experience
Recorded on August 30th - the 2nd day of the September 2nd holiday, the entrance to Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens on Nguyen Binh Khiem street (Saigon ward, Ho Chi Minh City) was bustling with vehicles and people flocking in. The weather in Ho Chi Minh City on the weekend was quite cool, creating favorable conditions for outdoor activities.
Not only attracting people living in communes and wards of Ho Chi Minh City, Saigon Zoo and Botanical Garden also welcomes a large number of tourists from suburban areas and neighboring provinces to come and have fun.
Mr. Tran Le Minh Huy (Can Gio commune, Ho Chi Minh City) said that his family woke up at about 5 am, drove by car and crossed the ferry for nearly 3 hours to be present at the Zoo and Botanical Gardens in the early morning.
Waking up early in the morning, the baby is excited immediately, not sleeping soundly because this is the first time the baby has gone to the zoo. Throughout the ferry journey up here, the baby is very impatient. Arriving at the place, seeing the crowd and seeing the animals with his own eyes, the baby's mood is very excited" - Mr. Huy happily shared with Lao Dong Newspaper.
Sharing the same choice of green destination in the heart of the city, Ms. Huyen Trinh (Long Binh ward, Ho Chi Minh City) said that her family prioritizes choosing Thao Cam Vien so that young children can both explore nature and avoid fatigue when traveling long distances.
The family has young children, so traveling far during the holidays is very uncomfortable and tiring for the baby. Here, the space is spacious, airy and many animals are available for the baby to interact with. Although the number of visitors today is quite large, the ticket buying and gate check-in stages take place very quickly, and the baby can also receive gifts when entering, so they are very excited" - Ms. Trinh said.
Meanwhile, many families from neighboring provinces also combine holidays to both visit relatives and take their children out to play.
Ms. Pham Thi Hang (Dong Nai City) shared: "The family prepared from 8 am, arriving at Thao Cam Vien at nearly 10 am. This holiday, the family chose Ho Chi Minh City because it is close, and also convenient to visit relatives and then take the children to play".
Expected to welcome 80,000 - 100,000 visitors
To serve the increasing demand for sightseeing during the long holiday, Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens has implemented a series of diverse experience programs for all ages.
Talking to a reporter of Lao Dong Newspaper, Mr. Nguyen Thanh Nhut - Deputy Director of Saigon Zoo and Botanical Garden said that on August 30, the unit organized a "hard-core fan" meeting, awarded prizes for the contest and launched the book "Thao Cam Vien - Full of Love". Tourists who own the "hard-core fan" badge on the Facebook fanpage of Saigon Zoo and Botanical Garden will be applied a preferential ticket price of 40,000 VND.
In addition, throughout the holiday, the art stage maintains 2-3 performances per day to celebrate National Day September 2nd, combined with animal performances and storytelling corners of zoo staff.
With careful preparation in terms of landscape, traffic diversion and environmental sanitation, we expect to welcome about 80,000 - 100,000 visitors during this holiday, bringing people a peaceful, joyful and complete entertainment space" - Mr. Nhut informed.
