City mulls expanding river tour to Mekong Delta, Cambodia By Dao Loan - The Saigon Times Daily HCMC - The government of HCMC has assigned its tourism department to survey a river tour linking the city with the Mekong Delta and the neighboring country of Cambodia. Tour operators, while applauding the plan, say the more urgent task should be to develop a wharf in the city for tourist boats first. The department is responsible for planning river routes for tourists, and discussing details as such with relevant departments and tour operators before submitting the plan to the city's government. The city's tourism department said it would launch surveys next month to find suitable routes for tourists and consider services needed for the city's river tourism. Earlier, the department ascertained huge potential in river tourism after making surveys on two short routes, with one starting from Bach Dang Wharf to the confluence of Nha Be, and from the wharf to Tau Hu Canal. Asked to comment on … [Read more...] about City mulls expanding river tour to Mekong Delta, Cambodia
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Mekong Delta tourism mired in lack of services
By Dao Loan - The Saigon Times Daily HCMC – The number of tourists coming to the 13 provinces and cities in the Mekong Delta recorded a slow growth and even tends to drop lately but tour operators have yet to come up with any effective solution to create attractive products and services for visitors. This was the view shared by many enterprises, administrators and specialists at a meeting on tourism potentialities of the Mekong Delta held by Sai Gon Tiep Thi newspaper on Tuesday. The reason why tourists are not interested in this rich land, which have been discussed over and over, is the lack of orientation and cooperation among locales there. Therefore, their tourism products overlap with each other, leading tourists to visit only one locality and ignore others. Tourism in the Mekong Delta is short of services and labor force, and the tour programs have been repetitive for years without changes and upgrade. Several historical relics and fruit gardens that used to attract many … [Read more...] about Mekong Delta tourism mired in lack of services
Dengue fever plagues HCMC and Mekong Delta
Ho Chi Minh City and the Mekong Delta are in the grip of a dengue fever outbreak, with many hospitals overloaded with cases. A dengue fever-infected child under treatment at Children's Hospital No 2 in Ho Chi Minh City. … [Read more...] about Dengue fever plagues HCMC and Mekong Delta
Crown Prince lauds Japanese work in HCMC, Mekong Delta
Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito said he hopes work done by Japanese citizens, organizations and enterprises will contribute to further development of HCMC, as well as bilateral ties between the countries. Visiting Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito (R) and Chairman of the HCMC People's Committee, Le Hoang Quan … [Read more...] about Crown Prince lauds Japanese work in HCMC, Mekong Delta
Weekend cruising in the Mekong Delta
Weekend cruising in the Mekong Delta By Thuy Nguyen in HCMC Not so far from Saigon, the provinces in the Mekong Delta are often the chosen destinations for a weekend escape. Being a waterway area with fertile paddy fields and orchards enriched by the Mekong River, the Delta can be enjoyed most by boat and a cruise on the Mekong River can be a relaxing way to enjoy the weekend, away from the busy city. Vietnam-based travel company Terraverde (Italian for Green Earth) is offering a weekend cruise departing every Saturday from Saigon to the Mekong Delta with the first cruise on June 13. The two-day cruise costs only US$ 89 per person and includes one night in a twin-share cabin, four on-board meals, sunset cocktails on the sundeck, sightseeing and biking excursions with an English-speaking guide, air-con bus transfer from My Tho to Saigon and a complimentary cruise for children under 12 who share a family cabin with parents. Conveniently embarking at Saigon's Bach Dang Pier and cruising … [Read more...] about Weekend cruising in the Mekong Delta