Ho Chi Minh City to exploit river tourism
According Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, plans are underway to realize the area’s river tourism potential with a focus on Cần Giờ Mangrove Forest.
According to Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, substantial progress is being made to harness the region's river tourism potential, with a particular emphasis on Cần Giờ Mangrove Forest.
Nguyen Viet Anh, head of the Travel Division within the Department, indicated that the primary investment focus is the planning and construction of three stopover stations in Cần Giờ. Travel companies are eager to seize this opportunity. The Cần Giờ District-based Phi Long Boat Joint-Stock Company is developing swift farming on over 50 hectares in Cần Giờ and plans to establish a center to showcase Vietnam’s swift nests. The company has also invested in two new passenger vessels, one with a capacity for 400 passengers and the other for 200, with plans to launch a river tour connecting Cần Giờ with Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province.
Phi Long is not the first tourism company to recognize Cần Giờ's potential as an ecotourism hotspot. Recently, Viet Excursion began offering two pilot tours in Cần Giờ Mangrove Forest near the Thị Vải River. One tour allows visitors to kayak through the forest, explore salt fields on foot, and hike up the 10-meter-high Giồng Chùa Mountain. The other tour provides an opportunity to travel by boat through the forest while a guide shares insights about the unique flora and fauna. Both tours have proven to be successful, attracting approximately 1,000 international tourists, predominantly from Germany and the United States, over the past year.
Cần Giờ District is home to the Can Gio Mangrove Forest, recognized as a UNESCO biosphere reserve. This area is an important sanctuary in Vietnam, characterized by a wetland ecosystem dominated by mangrove trees and a variety of rare species. Given its status as a protected forest, careful research is essential to ensure that the rivers and canals are utilized for tourism in a socially responsible and environmentally sustainable manner.
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