Ho Chi Minh City has many advantages to develop agricultural and ecological tourism thanks to a system of rivers, gardens, and craft villages interspersed in a dynamic urban space. This is a direction that is in line with the trend, both exploiting indigenous values and contributing to improving the quality of life for the community.
The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism has just issued a Plan for developing agricultural and eco-tourism products in 2025, to exploit agricultural potential, cultural values and river landscapes in localities. From there, build typical tourism products associated with traditional production models and high-tech agriculture.
According to Ms. Bui Thi Ngoc Hieu - Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism, the plan aims to contribute to economic restructuring associated with the New Rural Development Program; raise public awareness of tourism; encourage people to participate in tourism.
At the same time, expand infrastructure investment, create favorable conditions to welcome visitors, increase jobs and income for people. At the same time, the labor force in garden houses and craft villages will also be trained in their professional skills and improve their service capacity.
In 2025, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism will preside over a survey team to assess the potential to build products and projects to encourage the development of agricultural tourism in Ho Chi Minh City until 2030, expected to be announced in the fourth quarter of 2025.
The unit will also design and issue a Vietnamese - English bilingual publication "agricultural Tourism" introducing destinations, sightseeing maps, OCOP products and information connecting tours and routes.
The plan also focuses on linking establishments with certified OCOP products with tourism businesses, arranging space for displaying and selling products at destinations. Thereby, contributing to brand promotion, enhancing the value of OCOP products and promoting the consumption of goods.
