Thoi Son islet: a paradise for eco-tourists in the Mekong delta

Thoi Son Islet, also known as Con Lan, is a famous garden eco-tourism destination in Dong Thap province that is increasingly attracting a large number of visitors. Vietnam excursion.



Currently, Thoi Son Islet welcomes approximately 1,000 tourists every day for sightseeing and vacation. Here, visitors can visit fruit gardens, experience boating on the river, ride horse-drawn carriages on country roads, enjoy Mekong delta specialties, and learn about the culture and life of local people. Thoi Son Islet is on the roadmap to implement a community tourism project in the form of a value chain associated with local typical products and the OCOP program.

According to the development plan, each community tourism cluster will exploit the existing advantages of the locality to build tourism products with experiences and the identity of the river region. Specifically, in Thoi Thanh hamlet, 9 households will provide products such as: visiting grapefruit gardens, rowing boats, camping, staying, organizing outdoor parties, enjoying local specialties (snail hotpot with fermented rice, mussel pancakes, Banh Khot...), along with folk experiences such as making toys from coconut leaves, archery, lucky draw, processing honey and folk wine.

In addition, 11 households in Thoi Binh hamlet will develop tourism products with typical Western characteristics such as: visiting and experiencing grapefruit gardens, coconut gardens, producing grapefruit jam, grapefruit tea, sticky rice wine, weaving mats, weaving water hyacinth baskets, listening to traditional music, and resort and accommodation services that are about to open.

The development of tourism clusters in Thoi Son ward is oriented to closely link with the development of OCOP products , creating a sustainable connection between local products and tourism services. At the same time, through the form of organization according to value chain clusters, each household does not only provide a single service but will link and support each other to form a closed tour route, increasing the attraction for domestic and foreign tourists. Currently, Thoi Son islet has 2 national bridges, Rach Mieu 1 and Rach Mieu 2 bridges. This is a favorable condition for the development of the tourism industry.

Director of Long Son Hotel which is investing in a community tourism site in Thoi Binh Hamlet, Thoi Son Islet, said: "Thoi Binh Hamlet is a new chain of community tourism sites with many participating households. There are households doing business in weaving mats, growing mushrooms, visiting grapefruit gardens, fruit gardens, leaf paste, and coconut products. Households here make use of what is available in their gardens, for example, if they have jackfruit, they make ingredients from jackfruit, durian pancakes, grapefruit, they make grapefruit tree cakes, longan bird's nest tea, grapefruit tea, mainly making use of the fruits that the garden has."

Thoi Son Islet is one of the four sacred-animal islands: Dragon, Unicorn ( Dong Thap Province ) and Turtle, Phoenix (Vinh Long Province). Among the four islands known as the "four sacred animals", Lan Islet (Thoi Son) has the largest area. Over the past 300 years, from a pristine Thoi Son village, Thoi Son Islet has continuously developed, achieved many encouraging achievements, and made important contributions to the economic and social development of the locality. With a total area of about 1,200 hectares and a dense system of canals, Thoi Son Islet is blessed by nature with beautiful landscapes and many fruit gardens, making it an ideal destination for tourists.

Source: https://vietnamexcursions.com/vietnam-travel-news/discover-thoi-son-islet-a-hidden-gem-in-dong-thap-province/