The Cuu Long (Mekong) River Delta province of An Giang has launched a new tourism campaign to attract domestic visitors.
For generations, Ban (Bauhinia) flowers have been associated culturally and spiritually with Thai and Tay ethnic minority groups living in Vietnam’s northwestern mountains.
The Bay Nui Ox Racing Festival in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang is expected to become an international event under a project recently approved by the provincial People’s Committee.
Ba Be Lake, Bac Kan province, 230 kilometers north of Ha Noi, was formed 200 million years ago. Now part of Ba Be National Park, the Lake has become a popular tourist attraction.
The Mekong Delta province of An Giang has set to welcome 9.2 million foreign and domestic tourists in 2019, according Vice Director of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Pham The Trieu.
Kon Tum Province will organise a culture and tourism week from December 14 to 17 with the participation of over 700 artists from Central Highlands localities, along with central Quang Nam and Quang Ngai and southern An Giang provinces.
Vietjet Air, the national low-cost carrier, has plans in the works to open air routes to and from Van Don International Airport in the northern province of Quang Ninh starting from mid-January 2019.
“Floating season” in Mekong Delta, when the water level is on the rise and the rivers and canals expand, takes place from the seventh to the ninth lunar month. The annual floodwaters carry nutrient-rich alluvium to farmland and provide a bounty of fish, shrimp and other aquatic species. It also marks the start of a unique tourist season in the region.
The 10th Culture, Sports and Tourism Festival for ethnic minority groups will take place in the northern province of Vinh Phuc from November 2-4.
(TITC) – On October 1, 2018, in An Giang Province, Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) organized a conference on enhancing the efficiency of agricultural tourism in Mekong Delta region.
A delegation of 11 Japanese travel agencies made a familiarisation (FAM) trip to the city of Hue, in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, on September 23-25 to experience the local tourist attractions and culture.
The second culture and sports week for ethnic groups, a platform for connecting different ethnic communities in the region, will take place from October 4-7 Tien Yen district, the northeastern province of Quang Ninh.