The program to visit the river route Bach Dang to Can Gio is a pilot tour in the plan to restore tourism in Ho Chi Minh City in the safe adaptation of Covid-19, which has just been restarted. Along with that, Ho Chi Minh City has linked to restore tourism activities between Ho Chi Minh City and central provinces including Khanh Hoa, Phu Yen and Binh Dinh, under similar conditions.

REbooting the RIVER TOUR

Departing from Bach Dang wharf - City center, from a speedboat, visitors enjoy the scenery on both sides of the river along District 1, District 4, District 7 towards Can Gio district to experience the beautiful scenery in Thanh An. , Thieng Lieng, Vam Sat and unique culinary products of the mangrove ecosystem.

In the Plan 3404/KH-UBND on restoring the tourism industry in the safe adaptation of Covid-19 to 2022, the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City has defined the principle of “Where it is safe, the door will open there. And it's safe to open the door." Accordingly, the domestic market plays a key role in the recovery of the tourism industry. The city focuses on building safe human resources, safe destinations and safe tourism services in the city. Actively connect with provinces/cities to develop inter-regional safe recruitment and destinations.

In which, phase 1 starts from now until the end of October 31, 2021, the city will reopen local tourism activities according to the epidemic control process of localities and only open in the "green zone" area. ". Local tourism sites and products are mainly in Cu Chi and Can Gio districts, some points in inner city districts such as District 5, District 7...

With regional tourism, the city identifies river tourism as a strength, as well as a potential to develop the city's own unique tourism products.

Ms. Phan Thi Thang, Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee emphasized: In the context that all social activities will gradually adjust in the direction of adapting to be safe with Covid-19, river tourism is a one of the safe and highly attractive tourism products when visitors are immersed in nature, not only at the destination but also on the journey with the fresh air of the river and sea weather.

“In the coming time, when the city returns to the normal bustling socio-economic life, river tourism will have special meaning when it helps to reduce the load on the city's road traffic while still ensuring the safety of the city. entertainment and entertainment needs of the people and tourists", said Ms. Thang.

Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism will continue to coordinate with districts and businesses to exploit and build tours by river to Can Gio 02 days and 01 night, sightseeing programs in the direction of Bach Dang - Cu Chi connects with Binh Duong province, route Bach Dang - District 7 - Can Gio... in order to diversify products to serve tourists according to conditions of safe adaptation to Covid-19, and according to the route to restore operations. planned tourism 3404/KH-UBND.

CONNECTING FOREIGN TOURS WITH CENTRAL PROVINCE

Recently, in order to continue to support businesses to restart tourism activities, the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City had a business trip and worked with the People's Committees of the central provinces of Khanh Hoa, Phu Yen, Binh Dinh on the link to restore tourism activities between Ho Chi Minh City and the above three localities in the condition of safe adaptation to the Covid-19 epidemic.

At these meetings, Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Phan Thi Thang emphasized: In the new context of the tourism industry, in terms of safe adaptation to the Covid-19 epidemic, the People's Committee Ho Chi Minh City people suggested that localities continue to promote the contents of the link; which focuses on coordinating and organizing tourism promotion and advertising activities in order to introduce visitors to unique and safe tourism products of the localities, especially when the city's tourism industry has just announced 366 travel resources and operated a modern upgraded version of the tourism website in Ho Chi Minh City.

Ms. Thang also said that the work of coordinating and organizing training and retraining of tourism human resources suitable and adapting to new operating conditions should also be focused on promoting to ensure the restoration and development of tourism. develop sustainable and safe tourism activities.

Leaders of central provinces also affirmed that linking with Ho Chi Minh City is very important, especially this is a large domestic tourist market, and also the largest international tourist market in the country before and in the future. , when the epidemic is completely controlled and opened to the world. On that basis, the leaders of Ho Chi Minh City and the three provinces of Khanh Hoa, Phu Yen and Binh Dinh have agreed to officially reopen the connecting tourism program between Ho Chi Minh City and each locality from November 1, 2021.

The parties will study, build and organize tourism programs connecting from Ho Chi Minh City and 3 provinces of Khanh Hoa, Phu Yen and Binh Dinh and will continue to discuss with other localities in the region to connect multi creating truly diverse and attractive inter-regional products for tourists.

The leaders of the four localities mentioned above have agreed on the framework of the cooperation program in the coming time. Specifically: Focusing on promoting cooperation and exchange of experiences in the state management of tourism; building and developing tourism products and services suitable for markets (international visitors and domestic tourists); promote strengths and conveniently connect air and railway vehicles for tourism to localities; strengthen the promotion of tourist destinations by localities to attract tourists; promote the role of local tourism associations and tourism business ecosystems of localities to link effectively, quality…