Sa Dec city in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap on January 14 kicked off its 2025 Spring Flower Festival, hoped to become a magnet for visitors from far and wide as the Lunar New Year (Tet) is coming.

Sa Dec city in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap has planted over 100 ha of various flowers to serve demand of customers during Lunar New Year Festival (Tet) 2025.

Dong Thap province has developed nearly 100 community-based tourism sites to date and become the third-most attractive locality in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta region.

The Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap is not only well-known for its beautiful landscapes but also special foods that have won the hearts of many visitors at home and abroad.

Farmers in the Mekong Delta are growing more new flower varieties for the Tet (Lunar New Year) festival, which falls on January 25.

Hundreds of flower markets have opened across Ho Chi Minh City, showcasing and selling flowers for Tet holiday which comes in less than a week.

People travelling to the Mekong Delta during Tet should visit Sa Dec flower village in Dong Thap province to admire flowers blooming in vivid colours and the bustling atmosphere.

Mekong Delta provinces are on the right track to lure more holidaymakers and turn tourism into a spearhead industry after PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc approved a master plan to develop tourism in the region.

The Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap and the Dutch city of Emmen signed memoranda of understanding on cooperation during a visit by the Emmen delegation to the locality on November 19.