Taking National Highway 1A through the Mekong Delta, about 210 kilometers from HCMC and 30 kilometers from Can Tho city, tourists can get to Phung Hiep district in Hau Giang province. Attractive Hau Giang province is a relative newcomer to tourism and is situated at the confluence of the Xeo Mon, Xeo Dong, Bun Tau, Lai Thieu, Cai Con, Mang Ca and Kenh Xang rivers.
Mekong Delta Province of Kien Giang’s measures to protect 200 hectares of bang grass (Lepironia articulata), which provide both a habitat for red-crowned cranes and material for the traditional occupation of making grass products, in Kien Luong District are showing results, a report said.
Mountain adventurers like to compare Si Ma Cai in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai to a shy lass with discrete charms sleeping in the mountain as the beauty of the little-known village lies in the quiet and simple daily lives of different peoples.
Buon Ma Thuot, located deep in the Central Highlands and about 360 km from HCMC, is worth the trip as it offers travelers clean natural beauty, a temperate climate, waterfalls, rivers, lakes and national parks.
About 50 kilometers from HCMC, the Can Gio Mangrove Forest, a world-class biological reserve recognized by UNESCO in 2000, is proving to be a top tourist destination with its system of canals, its spectacular ocean scenery and its tranquility. The tourism enviroinment in Can Gio Tourist Area is always pure. It is located in Long Hoa Commune, Can Gio District, Ho Chi Minh City.
Binh Thuy, a newly-established district of Can Tho City, is enticing tourists with its primitive landscapes, canals, orchards and ancient pagodas and houses.
The Novetel Phan Thiet resort in central Binh Thuan province has been recognised by the Green Globe International to achieve the world’s highest environmental standards, becoming the first in Vietnam to receive the Green Globe certificate.
The German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BUM) will provide 1.6 million euros for a project on sustainable management of forest ecosystems for coastal protection in southern Bac Lieu province. An agreement to this effect was signed between Vice Chairman of the Bac Lieu provincial People’s Committee Pham Hoang Be and German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) Country Director for Vietnam Gunter Riethmacher in Hanoi on April 20.
Topography and hydrologyChu Yang Sin National Park (58,947 ha) is located in Lak and Krong Bong districts, Dak Lak province, 60 km to the south-east of Buon Ma Thuot town. The national park encompasses a range of high mountains in the northern part of the Southern Annamite mountains.
A scheme for building Van Don in the northern province of Quang Ninh into a key economic zone by 2020 and a high-class tourism centre has recently been approved by the Government.