Ho chi minh mekong delta tour

Victoria Mekong, the newest ship built to cruise the Mekong Delta, was ceremonially launched on August 31. Ceremonial launch of Victoria Mekong This major milestone saw the sleek 35-cabin ship being transferred from land to water. Interior construction will continue for three more months before her journey to Can Tho Harbour, while the inaugural sailing is confirmed for December 11 as planned. The brand new 4-star ship will be one of the first to cruise out of Can Tho, offering a new luxury travel experience in the area. As planned, the Victoria Mekong will offer 3-night and 4-night cruising itineraries between Vietnam’s Mekong Delta and Cambodia’s capital Phnom Penh. Built into 4 new group tours and 2 new private tours, it will range from an introductory tour of the wonders of southern Vietnam and Cambodia to an in-depth journey through Indochina. Each itinerary offers the perfect showcase for the treasures of this delightful region. Well-known as the Mekong … [Read more...] about Ceremonial launch of Victoria Mekong

Tourists visit an orchard in the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City and 13 provinces and city in the Mekong Delta region are stepping up efforts to boost cooperation and diversify inter-regional travel packages to attract tourists. The tourism authorities plan to discuss ways to enhance tourism linkages and resolve the problems facing tourism management at the first HCM City-Mekong Delta Tourism Connection Forum to be held in the city from September 4-5, said Bui Ta Hoang Vu, Director of the HCM City Department of Tourism. Travel firms would get access to newly developed tourism models and products in the Mekong Delta to develop attractive itineraries and offer diverse experiences to visitors, Vu told a press conference to introduce the forum this week. The Mekong Delta has for long attracted tourist inflows through HCM City, the international gateway to the region. Also, the city hopes to get … [Read more...] about HCM City, Mekong Delta boost tourism cooperation

Specifically, Kien Giang is seen as a heaven of tourism with favorable weather and terrain. During Tet holiday ( the Lunar New Year), influx of travelers flocked to its best tourist attractions include Rach Gia reclamation urban area, Ha Tien landscape and paradise island Phu Quoc. From the twenty-eighth day of the Year of Dog to the fifth day of the Year of Pig, the island received more than 65,250 tourists including 21,700 international holiday-makers, increasing 210 percent year on year. In addition to spending time bathing and fishing squids, holiday-makers visited Vinpearl Land, Safari zoo, suspension cable in Tho islet, Suoi Tran tourist park, Phu Quoc prison, according to Phu Quoc Island District People’s Committee. To facilitate travel to the island, Phu Quoc airport worked relentlessly to welcome 300 flights with 46,114 passengers, a year-on-year rise of 186 percent. Express ferry company serviced through the holiday. Around 200,000 visitors filled tourist sites … [Read more...] about Mekong Delta’s tourism accelerates early 2019

A promising direction Several years ago, Facebook blew up with an image of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan riding a water buffalo in a village in Sapa of the northern province of Lao Cai. Riding on the back of a buffalo, swaying in a wagon on the village roads between rice fields, or trying their hands at plowing became the new sensation among tourists in famous countryside destinations. When driving along the Red River from Hanoi to Bac Ninh province, one can meet groups of foreign tourist happily cycling around small villages and learning about local farming methods. In Danang, the agri-tourism model has been developed in Hoa Bac commune, Hoa Vang district with various activities, such as village and culinary tours, river treks, and especially tours about organic agricultural production. Quang Nam, one of the first localities to successfully implement the eco-tourism model, welcomed nearly six million visitors in 2017, showing an increase of 85.1% on-year and … [Read more...] about Agri-tourism: a new dish in Vietnam’s tourism feast