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.
Of thisfigure, the number of foreign visitors is estimated to increase by 20percent over last year, reaching 1.46 million.
AnGiang, Kien Giang, Ca Mau, and Can Tho City will top the list of mostvisited provinces in the delta, the association said.
The tourism sector in the region has attracted increasing numbers ofvisitors since many tourism companies have introduced different kinds oftours.
Travel companies in Can Tho, An Giang, KienGiang and Hau Giang, for instance, have strengthened the development ofwaterway tours and festival tourism, among other products.
Meanwhile, companies in Ca Mau, Bac Lieu and Soc Trang provinces havepromoted eco-tourism to mangrove forests, and tours that includefestivals and other cultural activities of the Khmer people.
In Tien Giang, Ben Tre, Vinh Long and Tra Vinh, waterway tourism,visiting orchards and traditional villages, historical vestiges andother community-based tourism have been strongly developed in the pasttime.
Provinces in the delta have also invested inupgrading infrastructure including airports, roads and bridges, makingit more comfortable for visitors.
To further promotetourism, the delta plans to set up a center for tourism promotion andbuild a tourism portal to provide updated and accurate tourisminformation.
Travel companies will strive to launch more tourism products and improve the quality of their services.
The region is famous for its diverse ecosystems.
Its major attractions include: orchards on the Thoi Son Island in TienGiang province; coconut gardens in Ben Tre province; the ecosystem inflooded cajeput forests of the Dong Thap Muoi area, Tra Su cajeputforests in An Giang Province; and coastal mangrove forests (birdsanctuaries, nature reserves, national parks, biosphere reserves) in CanTho, Dong Thap, Bac Lieu and Kien Giang provinces./.
Of thisfigure, the number of foreign visitors is estimated to increase by 20percent over last year, reaching 1.46 million.
AnGiang, Kien Giang, Ca Mau, and Can Tho City will top the list of mostvisited provinces in the delta, the association said.
The tourism sector in the region has attracted increasing numbers ofvisitors since many tourism companies have introduced different kinds oftours.
Travel companies in Can Tho, An Giang, KienGiang and Hau Giang, for instance, have strengthened the development ofwaterway tours and festival tourism, among other products.
Meanwhile, companies in Ca Mau, Bac Lieu and Soc Trang provinces havepromoted eco-tourism to mangrove forests, and tours that includefestivals and other cultural activities of the Khmer people.
In Tien Giang, Ben Tre, Vinh Long and Tra Vinh, waterway tourism,visiting orchards and traditional villages, historical vestiges andother community-based tourism have been strongly developed in the pasttime.
Provinces in the delta have also invested inupgrading infrastructure including airports, roads and bridges, makingit more comfortable for visitors.
To further promotetourism, the delta plans to set up a center for tourism promotion andbuild a tourism portal to provide updated and accurate tourisminformation.
Travel companies will strive to launch more tourism products and improve the quality of their services.
The region is famous for its diverse ecosystems.
Its major attractions include: orchards on the Thoi Son Island in TienGiang province; coconut gardens in Ben Tre province; the ecosystem inflooded cajeput forests of the Dong Thap Muoi area, Tra Su cajeputforests in An Giang Province; and coastal mangrove forests (birdsanctuaries, nature reserves, national parks, biosphere reserves) in CanTho, Dong Thap, Bac Lieu and Kien Giang provinces./.
