Nam Du archipelago (Photo: VNA) Ca Mau (VNA) - Authorities in the Mekong Deltaprovince of Ca Mau have been given the green light to open a sea route connectingit with Nam Du archipelago and Phu Quoc island district - two populartourist destinations belonging to nearby Kien Giang province.
The Phu Quoc Express Joint Stock Company’s high-speedboats will ply the route - the first of its kind in Ca Mau.
In order for the routes to open this year, Ca Mauplans to build a temporary port in Tran Van Thoi district’s Song Doc town. Inthe long term, a 500-metre port is to be built on the southern bank of Doc river.
Tran Hieu Hung, Director of the Ca Mau ProvincialDepartment of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said tourists will also be able to moreeasily reach destinations in Ca Mau such as Thi Tuong Lagoon, U Minh Ha NationalPark, and Hon Da Bac relic site.
Visitors will have more options to experience many of theMekong Delta’s tourism sites after the sea route opens, he added.
According to the department, Ca Mau welcomed over 1.6million tourists last year and earned 2.49 trillion VND (107 million USD), increasesof 16.2 percent and 13.4 percent, respectively, against 2018.
Located 46 km from the coast of Kien Giang, Phu Quoc Islandis famed for its pearl farming, fish sauce, pepper, and “ruou sim” - a winemade from sim fruit, or Rose Myrtle. A variety of tours are available, such asscuba diving, coral reef snorkelling, fishing, and trips to traditional fishsauce making establishments, pearl farms, Ham Ninh fishing village, Phu QuocNational Park, pristine beaches, and much more.
To the southeast of Phu Quoc island, Nam Du archipelago consists of 21 islands and islets and is often referred to as aminiature Ha Long Bay in Vietnam’s southern seas, but unlike itstourist-clogged northern counterpart remains relatively untouched./.
The Phu Quoc Express Joint Stock Company’s high-speedboats will ply the route - the first of its kind in Ca Mau.
In order for the routes to open this year, Ca Mauplans to build a temporary port in Tran Van Thoi district’s Song Doc town. Inthe long term, a 500-metre port is to be built on the southern bank of Doc river.
Tran Hieu Hung, Director of the Ca Mau ProvincialDepartment of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said tourists will also be able to moreeasily reach destinations in Ca Mau such as Thi Tuong Lagoon, U Minh Ha NationalPark, and Hon Da Bac relic site.
Visitors will have more options to experience many of theMekong Delta’s tourism sites after the sea route opens, he added.
According to the department, Ca Mau welcomed over 1.6million tourists last year and earned 2.49 trillion VND (107 million USD), increasesof 16.2 percent and 13.4 percent, respectively, against 2018.
Located 46 km from the coast of Kien Giang, Phu Quoc Islandis famed for its pearl farming, fish sauce, pepper, and “ruou sim” - a winemade from sim fruit, or Rose Myrtle. A variety of tours are available, such asscuba diving, coral reef snorkelling, fishing, and trips to traditional fishsauce making establishments, pearl farms, Ham Ninh fishing village, Phu QuocNational Park, pristine beaches, and much more.
To the southeast of Phu Quoc island, Nam Du archipelago consists of 21 islands and islets and is often referred to as aminiature Ha Long Bay in Vietnam’s southern seas, but unlike itstourist-clogged northern counterpart remains relatively untouched./.
VNA
