Dong Thap develops close to 100 community-based tourism sites

Dong Thap province has developed nearly 100 community-based tourism sites to date and become the third-most attractive locality in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta region.
Dong Thap develops close to 100 community-based tourism sites ảnh 1Tourists in Dong Thap (Photo: VNA)
Dong Thap (VNA) - Dong Thap province hasdeveloped nearly 100 community-based tourism sites to date and become the third-mostattractive locality in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta region.

Ngo Quang Tuyen, deputy director of the provincial Department ofCulture, Sports and Tourism, said local people have built effectivecommunity-based tourism models that have caught the attention of tour operatorsand helped diversify local tourism products.

Such models have also contributed to increasing the added value of farmproduce and creating jobs with stable incomes, he added.

Most of these 100 sites are located in the districts of Lai Vung, TamNong, and Thap Muoi, as well as in Cao Lanh and Sa Dec cities.

Deemed “The land of lotuses”, visitors to Dong Thap should not miss a visitto the lotus field eco-tourism site in Thap Muoi district. There were previouslyonly five families providing tourism services at the site, but their number nowcounts in the dozens and an average of 10,000 visitors come to admire the fieldsevery month. During peak tourism times, the number of visitors can exceed a thousanda day.

Meanwhile, Tam Nong district, which is famous for its Tram Chim NationalPark - a Ramsar wetlands site of international importance - is home to about 30lodging facilities and two eco-tourism sites and welcomes approximately 100,000holidaymakers annually.

The rich and diverse agriculture for which Dong Thap is known gives it advantagesin terms of community-based tourism.

Local agro-tourism sites cover between 5,000 and 10,000 sq m on averageand cater to up to 1,000 visitors a day. Total revenue in the 2016-2020 periodstood at more than 43 billion VND (1.86 million USD)./.
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