The Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh is calling for investment in six eco-tourism and culture tourism projects with a total capital of 2.78 trillion VND (nearly 119.5 million USD).
Long Tri eco-tourism area in Tra Vinh (Source: VNA)
TraVinh (VMA) – The Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh is calling forinvestment in six eco-tourism and culture tourism projects with a total capitalof 2.78 trillion VND (nearly 119.5 million USD).
Directorof the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Duong Hoang Sumsaid the Long Tri islet, which specialises in fruit trees, cypress and nipaforests, are suitable for developing eco-tourism.
Alongwith stunning landscapes of mangrove forests and islets on Tien and Hau Rivers,Tra Vinh boasts many popular attractions like Ba Dong sea, Ba Om pond, a widerange of national intangible cultural heritages, ancient houses, lush orchardgardens, and 142 Khmer pagodas built with classical architecture.
Overridingpriority is to build Ba Om pond tourism complex into a national tourism site,he said, adding the province is calling for investments to mangrove eco-tourismarea, Duyen Hai hot mineral spring, and Ba Dong beach eco-tourism site.
Furthermore,Cau Ke district, Tra Cu district and Duyen Hai town will be built into hubs fororchard tourism, sea tourism as well as festival and spiritual tourism.
Awareof huge potential of community-based tourism business, the province has givenfinancial support to local households to develop homestay services.
Earlierthis month, the province launched the Con Chim community-based tourism site inChau Thanh district. A large dune on Co Chien river, Con Chim has its naturaland farming areas spanning 60 and 34 hectares, respectively. Since May thisyear, 20 tours to Con Chim have been sold on a trial basis, and they havereceived praise for service quality from travel agencies and tourists.
Inorder to attract investment in this field, a part from implementing policies ofthe Government, the local authorities devised preferential policies to supporttourism investment in the area in 2018-2020.
Thanksto local efforts, Tra Vinh attracted more than 765,400 visitors during thefirst three quarters of 2019, including 27,300 foreign tourists, up 66.46percent from the same time last year.
Thelocality raked in nearly 280 billion VND in tourism revenue so far this year,107.24 billion VND higher than that of last year.
TraVinh aims to develop tourism into a spearhead economic sector by 2025,contributing to promoting the locality’s socio-economic development./.
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Long Tri eco-tourism area in Tra Vinh (Source: VNA) 
