Hau Giang (VNA) – The Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang is developing new eco-tourism products based on the local advantages of rivers and orchards, according to Director of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports anꦛd Tourism Do Chieu Qui.
Among those, a project to promote the well-known Nga Bay float market is well under way towards making it one of the local key waterway tourism packages.
The project has a total investment of 35 billion VND (1.56 million USD), of which over 11 billion VND (490,000 USD) has been disbursed.
Another tourist complex, the Vietnam – Australia Ecotourism Project in Vi Thuy district, is expected to be completed and run by the end of 2018, offering 13 hectares of orchard garden and a 5ha bird sanctuary.
Additionally, a model of agricultural tourism is going to be applied soon along the route from Vi Thanh district to Can Tho City to lure more tourists to the locality.
Efforts have also been put on preservation and promotion of the historical and cultural relic sites, such as the Temple of Uncle Ho and the war relic sites of Chuong Thien and Vam Cai Sinh.
Community-based tourism sites have been developed in Cau Duc hamlet, Long Tri street, and Vi Thanh commune, with the assistance of 400 million VND (17,857 USD) sourced from the General Department of Tourism.
A 130-hectare eco-tourism site has been zoned off in the Mua Xuan (Spring) Agriculture Centre, while a plan has been made to open entertainment and exploration activities at the Lung Ngoc Hoang Reserve Area.
Hau Giang aims to lure half a million tourists by 2020 for total revenue of 200 billion VND (8.93 million USD).-VNA
The Mekong River Delta expects to receive 19 million visitors this year, 200,000 more than last year, according to the regional tourism agency, the Mekong Delta Tourism Association.
The tourism sector of the Mekong Delta may need 208,000 workers by 2020, including 75,000 direct ones, according to the Institute for Tourism Development Research’s latest forecast.
The Mekong Delta region will try to lure more visitors from now until 2020 by introducing memorable cruises, luxury resort tours, exciting festivals and ecologically-friendly promotions.
A workshop to seek ways to develop tourism in the Mekong Delta region was held in Hau Giang province on July 11, as part of the Mekong Delta Economic Cooperation Forum.
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Illustrative photo (Source: VNA)
