The three most colorful flower villages in the West on the day approaching Tet

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Sa Dec flower village, Cai Mon or Tan My Chanh are the addresses that bring visitors to the space of hundreds of flowers blooming.

The provinces of the Southwest region are ideal destinations for tourists who want to experience the peaceful countryside and garden space of Tet. If you have a fun day in Tien Giang, you can visit Tan My Chanh Flower Village in My Tho City The Tet flower growing profession here has been maintained and developed for more than 30 years. Every December, tourists return to Tien Giang to see the spring atmosphere with the brilliant scents of a chicken crest, marigold, raspberry chrysanthemum, evening primrose, periwinkle, auspicious… On average, every Tet holiday, the village flowers produce hundreds of thousands of flower baskets to supply the Tet flower market in Ho Chi Minh City and neighboring provinces.

Tourists take pictures in the middle of the marigold flower garden at Tan My Chanh flower village.  Photo: TStourist
Visitors take pictures in the middle of the marigold flower garden at Tan My Chanh flower village. Photo: TStourist

The flower village is about 80 km from Ho Chi Minh City, taking nearly 2 hours to travel. Visitors can come here by bus from Ho Chi Minh City to My Tho, personal car or motorbike with convenient access. Visitors can visit, take photos, buy flowers for Tet display in the house at an affordable price.

In addition, the flower village is also located near famous tourist attractions in Tien Giang such as “four spirit dunes – Long, Lan, Quy, Phung” located in the middle of the Tien River; Thoi Son tourist area on Lan island has a system of rich fruit gardens all year round; Vinh Trang pagoda is the largest in Tien Giang province, with unique architectural features of East-West cultural interference; Dien Lan Thon Trang where there is a large orchid garden in the southern area…

Cai Mon flower village is located more than 100 km from Ho Chi Minh City in Cho Lach district, Ben Tre province, which is an attractive destination in the West with flower gardens of all kinds that are in full bloom. This is one of the two largest flower capitals in the South. The most notable check-in point in the flower village today is the old K26 brick mound by the Ham Luong stream in Lan Tay hamlet, Phu Son commune. Many people also named this place “Chi Pheo brick kiln” because it refers to the old brick kiln in the story of writer Nam Cao.

Guests pose by the old brick kiln in Cai Mon flower village.  Photo: Liem To To
Guests pose by the old brick kiln in Cai Mon flower village. Photo: Liem To To

The flower gardens in Phu Son commune currently do not charge entrance fees, visitors take pictures to avoid entering the flower beds because it is easy to break the buds. You should go early or in the cool afternoon to reduce the heat and the photos have a nice light, you can wear ao dai or Ba Ba shirt, or a conical hat if you want to have a traditional Tet photo album.

Currently, the Cai Mon flower village area has a tram service to transport tourists to visit flower gardeners. Cho Lach district, Ben Tre is also famous for many fruit-laden orchards, on the Tet holiday, you can also combine visiting gardeners to enjoy ripe and sweet fruits.

Sa Dec flower village , the flower capital of the West on the banks of the Tien River, in Tan Quy Dong commune, Sa Dec city, Dong Thap province is entering the most beautiful season of the year, the atmosphere of buying, selling and harvesting of people is bustling. The destination is about 150 km from Ho Chi Minh City, famous for thousands of flowers, in which raspberry chrysanthemums are planted on a trellis about 0.5 m above the water surface with the number of hundreds of thousands of pots, which is a highlight and mark with tourists when referring to Sa Dec flower village.

In spring, tourists choose to come to Sa Dec to enjoy flowers and admire the scenery.  Photo: Ngoc Tai
In the spring, tourists choose to come to Sa Dec to enjoy flowers and admire the scenery. Photo: Ngoc Tai

To the flower village, visitors can take a tour by tram or travel by motorbike, visit flower gardeners to see the process of taking care of ornamental flowers. Sa Dec Flower Village currently has many amusement parks in the garden, flower displays and miniature decorations, check-in points, and rustic cuisine for visitors to enjoy. About 15 km from the flower village, visitors can go to Lai Vung district to discover the persimmon gardens in season. The luxuriant fruit trees, lush flowers and leaves will bring a sense of peace and tranquility during the spring trip near the New Year for you and your family.

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