Mekong delta tour how many days

After losing their watermelons to the drought, the couple only had around 7,000 m2 of cucumber so sustain them. Normally, the plants would fruit around a month after being sown and continue to do so for the next 25 days. But the fruits appeared only for 12 days before that crop too shriveled up due to lack of water. … [Read more...] about Mekong Delta parched in aftermath of 2019 El Nino

According to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Dong Thap Province, since the beginning of the dry season, the Mekong Delta province has planned for forest fire prevention and suppression, especially focused on dredging canal systems for water storage, preparing for adequate equipment and allocating forces to protect the forest during the dry season.  Some forest areas have been widthered due to dry weather, so forest rangers have regularly inspected fire prevention and forest protection works.  The Director General of VNFOREST highlighted the province's initiative in forest fire prevention and suppression through many effective solutions. Besides that, he suggested the provincial functional agencies to continue strengthening forest fire prevention works from now until March, April. On the same day, the Branch of Forest Management of An Giang Province reported that many forest crops have been widthered and are forecast to face high risk of … [Read more...] about Tens of thousands of forest hectares in Mekong Delta face elevated risk of fire

For instance, Saigontourist offers tours to distinct local destinations with attractive price packages, like the three day, two-night Danang-Hoi An tour at VND3.6 million ($160) with departure from Ho Chi Minh City, or the three day, three-night Dalat tour that comes at VND2.99 million ($130) with departure from Can Tho. … [Read more...] about Special tour promotions on offer during COVID-19 time

Nguyen Phi Cuong from Quang Ninh Inland Waterway Port Authority at Tuan Chau said that the number of visitors to Ha Long Bay had dropped by 80% since the outbreak started. "Normally, Tuan Chau Port received 7,000 to 8,000 passengers with 400-500 boats a day. But these numbers dropped to 2,000 passengers with 150 boats. Some boats haven't had any guests for a whole week," Cuong said. Vu Manh Long, head of Quang Ninh Inland Waterway Port Authority said two-thirds of the boats had failed to find customers but they still had to pay wages and maintenance fees or else it would be very difficult to recruit new employees once the outbreak ends. Nguyen Hong Minh, a boat owner, said, "We still pay wages for everyone. But because of the lack of customers, the crew members are assigned shifts to stay at the boat. Other people can visit their families. Staying at the boat for a long is tiring too." According to the crewmembers, their monthly wages are VND3m (USD130) to VND4m which can't support … [Read more...] about Hundreds of tour boats in Ha Long Bay left idle

We woke up at 7am to get ourselves ready for the big trip. At 12.30pm, we were the first passengers to arrive at the check-in point. The smiling receptionist looked as enthusiastic as we were. On her table, we could see our boarding passes, our room keys and the printed itinerary for the day. … [Read more...] about Peace for tourist who missed tour on Diamond Princess