High hopes for Mekong Delta Tour (05-09-2009) HA NOI — Some 79 cyclists from 15 of the best teams in the country will be setting off from Ben Tre on the first 43.2km stage of the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta Cycling Tour today. The race, sponsored by Vinaphone, will have six stages totalling 595km that take in An Giang, Ben Tre, Tien Giang, Tra Vinh, Soc Trang, Can Tho, Kien Giang, Hau Giang and Vinh Long. Au Xuan Don, deputy director of An Giang Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said: "The standard of competition this year is very high, because the tour has attracted the best Vietnamese cyclists, such as Mai Cong Hieu, Do Anh Tuan, Nguyen Van Duc, Trinh Phat Dat and Mai Nguyen Hung." Hieu has dominated the men's national cycling time-trial event, winning an astonishing 11 titles over 11 years. He has also won two Southeast Asian Games gold medals in the men's time-trial, as well as medals in domestic and international races. This year's event has four road races, which … [Read more...] about High hopes for Mekong Delta Tour
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Thanh Nhan wins Mekong Delta tour
Thanh Nhan finished the eight-stage race in a total time of 21 hours, 20 minutes and 46 seconds, seven seconds faster than runners up Tang Chi Hung of ADC-Vinh Long Television and Nguyen Quoc Dinh from Ben Tre. Le Van Duan from Ho Chi Minh City Eximbank was awarded the overall 'green jersey' for the best finish with 106 points, taking just a two-point advantage over second placed Ivan Dominguez of the TRU Cycling - Tamouth Phu My team. Phan Hoang Thai from Domesco Dong Thap 2 was honoured with the 'white jersey' prize as the best young cyclist, while his team won the team crown with a total time of 64 hours, three minutes and 49 seconds, trailed by TRU Cycling - Tamouth Phu My and An Giang Plant Protection. The annual event transpired from August 12-20 with the participation of over 100 cyclists on 19 teams from across the country competing in a 900km race through 13 Mekong Delta cities and provinces for total prize money of VND260 million (US$12,220). … [Read more...] about Thanh Nhan wins Mekong Delta tour
Discovering The Mekong Delta Tours
Discovering The Mekong Delta Tours To mark the inauguration of the cable-stayed Can Tho Bridge that has the longest main span in Southeast Asia, Saigontourist Travel Service Company is launching new tours of the Mekong Delta The tours include a four-day Cai Be-Vinh Long-Can Tho-Bac Lieu-Ca Mau tour, priced at VND3,215,000-VND3,995,000, departing on Thursdays and Saturdays; and a two-day Cai Be-Vinh Long-Can Tho tour, priced at VND1,415,000-VND1,775,000, departing on Thursdays and Saturdays. Tourists will discover the local village life with visits to floating markets, islets, orchards and a chance to listen to amateur southern opera. From April 1, Saigontourist has increased the domestic insurance benefit it provides for tourists that take domestic package tours departing from all over the country with a maximum insurance benefit of VND60 million/tourist. With the new Can Tho Bridge across the Hau River opened to traffic on April 24, linking Can Tho and Vinh Long, the overland journeys … [Read more...] about Discovering The Mekong Delta Tours
Draining ditches for fish a highlight in Mekong Delta tours
Manually draining ditches to catch fish is a long-standing practice in several Mekong Delta provinces in Vietnam and if tourists are lucky enough, they might find themselves in such an intriguing sight during Tet (Lunar New Year) tours. Tours to such Mekong Delta places as Dong Thap, Can Tho, An Giang, Ben Tre, Bac Lieu, Ca Mau, and Kien Giang are offered throughout the year and is an attraction for foreign tourists. Those organized before, during, and after Tet also appeal to a large number of local and international holidaymakers. Tet begins on February 19 this year, with festive activities lingering on around one week after that. Apart from the crisscrossing rivers, fruit-laden orchards, architecturally unique pagodas, and stunning seas such as those off Kien Giang Province’s Phu Quoc and Ha Tien Districts, the delta provinces allure both natives and tourists with one of their rustic delights: manually bailing water out of ditches to catch fish and cooking them right … [Read more...] about Draining ditches for fish a highlight in Mekong Delta tours
Tourism stimulus program in Mekong Delta
(VEN) - The Mekong Delta Tourism Association in collaboration with Can Tho Investment-Trade-Tourism Promotion Center organized a seminar to introduce new tourism products and a stimulus program in the Mekong Delta 2013 on May 16 in Hanoi, with a view to attract tourists from Hanoi and northern provinces. Unexploited tourism potential The Mekong Delta has been bestowed with intricate river systems, a range of forests, wetlands, and historical and cultural sites, full of tourism development potential. However, actual tourism activities in most provinces in the region remain underdeveloped, and lack attractive tourism products. The most common tourism products are sightseeing tours, and tours to farms and orchards, rivers, and floating markets. Despite continual efforts in promoting regional tourism by relevant authorities, the results seemed incommensurate based on their potential. Last year, the regional tourism sector welcomed nearly 20 million visitors, including 1.6 million … [Read more...] about Tourism stimulus program in Mekong Delta