Buu Long Tourist Area welcomes over 3,000 visitors on 1st day of Hung Kings’ Commemoration Day holiday

On April 26, the first day of the Hung Kings’ Commemoration Day holiday (the 10th day of the third lunar month), Buu Long Tourist Area (Tran Bien ward, Dong Nai province) welcomed more than 3,000 visitors for sightseeing and entertainment.

This occasion was the first break in the Hung Kings’ Commemoration Day holiday series (period 1), running from April 25 to 27. A second holiday period will run from April 30 to May 3, celebrating the Liberation of the South and National Reunification Day (April 30) and International Workers’ Day (May 1).

A chef prepares a giant banh giay (round sticky rice cake) to offer visitors for free.

During the Hung Kings’ Commemoration Day holiday, Buu Long Tourist Area collaborated with the Dong Nai Chefs Association to stage a culinary performance featuring a giant banh giay (round sticky rice cake), which was then offered to visitors free of charge. Cultural performances and a countryside culinary market program will continue serving tourists on April 27.

Chefs prepare banh giay for visitors at no charge. Photo courtesy of the organisers.

In the second holiday period, chefs will continue the culinary performance program with a dish of a giant cashew-and-corn roll, prepared by members of the Dong Nai Chefs Association, before serving it free of charge to visitors.

To create a recreational space for residents and tourists during holidays and the Lunar New Year, Buu Long Tourist Area has committed to adding more games and expanding entertainment spaces without raising ticket prices. Accordingly, entrance fees at Buu Long Tourist Area will remain at 150,000 VND for an adult ticket for visitors 1.4 meters tall and above, and 60,000 VND for a child ticket for visitors from 1 meter to under 1.4 meters. Meanwhile, children under 1 meter are admitted free of charge.

The leadership of Buu Long Tourist Area and the Dong Nai Chefs Association stand beside the giant banh giay. Photo courtesy of the organisers.

The entrance fee includes an all-inclusive package covering 40 attractions, entertainment zones, and artistic performances, including Dinosaur Park, Cycle of Reincarnation, Love Bay, the zoo, Love Bridge, Pinwheel Hill, Son Nu Area, Long Son Peninsula, the Prehistoric Zone, the Great Wall Zone, Secret of the Magic Crossbow, etc. It also covers access to rides such as the roller coaster, swing ride, carousel, flying plane, bumper cars, Queen train, Samba tower ride, tumbling octopus, and children’s swimming pool, among others.

However, four attractions, including Snow Paradise, Swan pedal boats, canoeing, and fish massage, are not included in the all-inclusive package, with separate ticket prices ranging from 40,000 VND to 60,000 VND per service.

Located in the heart of Tran Bien ward in Dong Nai province, Buu Long Tourist Area, with its lush natural landscape and a wide range of scenic photo spots, is an ideal place for visitors to freely take photos and check in at attractions such as reed grass fields, “summer snow” cherry blossom gardens, and rainbow flower displays.

By Thuy Moc – Translated by Minh Hong, Minho