Severely affected by the Covid-19 epidemic, Ho Chi Minh City tourism has created new tours that take advantage of local resources to attract tourists.
Tourism is one of the fields that have been reopened from the very beginning when the Covid-19 epidemic situation in Ho Chi Minh City is under control. On the morning of September 19, Can Gio district opened a "closed bubble" tour to welcome 119 doctors and nurses to support Covid-19 prevention.
"Can Gio - Beautiful Nature" is the first tour to pilot a closed model. Tourists only go to certain areas, mainly visit outdoor spots, move along predetermined routes, with guides... During the journey, guests go to routes such as Monkey Island Forest Park, go to the park. boat into the Rung Sac revolutionary base area, learn about the plant life of mangroves at Dan Xay tourist area; visit and experience unspoiled ecotourism at Dam Doi, enjoy the panoramic view of the mangrove forest at an altitude of 26 m at Vam Sat tourist area.
In addition to Can Gio, a self-contained tour is also implemented in Cu Chi with a program called "Green journey to the steel land", visiting Gia Dinh temple, Ben Duoc temple, revolutionary base and the re-enactment area of Cu liberated area. Chi, join the field market...
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The program to visit Bach Dang - Can Gio river route is done with the first tour. October 24th. On the day tour, visitors depart from Bach Dang wharf by new generation Greenlines speedboat, enjoy the scenery on both sides of the river along District 1, District 4, District 7 towards Can Gio - Thieng Lieng hamlet (commune). Thanh An island) - Vam Sat tourist area.
Down the Saigon River, the ship passed many landmarks associated with the development history of Saigon - Ho Chi Minh City, such as Thu Ngu flagpole, Nha Rong wharf, Ben Nghe port, Phu My bridge, Den Do cape, and the warehouse. petroleum, Binh Khanh ferry.
After more than an hour of traveling, the group arrived at Thieng Lieng hamlet, went ashore to ride a bicycle around the small island, learn about the lives of local people with salt making; Rest, relax with a foot bath with local herbal salts, enjoy the "homegrown" don ca tai tu tune, drink tea, eat fruit... Then the group goes to Vam tourist area Close to lunch with typical delicacies. After resting, the group rode a rowing boat to visit the turmeric bat reserve, experience "crab fishing", and explore the bird sanctuary.
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This is one of 7 tourist routes deployed by the Ho Chi Minh City tourism industry from the end of November to encourage people to travel. inner city calendar. The program has a variety of experiences for guests such as moving to attractions by river bus from Bach Dang wharf to Linh Dong wharf. Along the way, visitors will see typical famous architectural works, associated with the development of the city such as Landmark 81, Saigon bridge, Thu Thiem bridge...
Continue with the journey to Cong Cong. National Cultural History member, visited the Hung Kings memorial temple, the largest Hung Kings memorial temple in the South; visit the Ao Dai Museum, which preserves, preserves and honors the national costume of Vietnam. Here, visitors, enjoy the cool space like the old garden houses, have lunch and rest.
In the afternoon, visitors change into Ao Dai to take photos and learn about the areas in the museum. The final destination is Buu Long Pagoda, which was by Magazine National Geographic voted as one of the 20 most beautifully designed Buddhist buildings in the world.
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Referring to Binh Chanh, many people consider this a transit place on the road from Ho Chi Minh City to the West. Since the beginning of December, Binh Chanh discovery tour has been launched, taking advantage of the local cultural, spiritual, historical and ecological destinations. This is also a new product of Ho Chi Minh City tourism in the last month of this year, taking advantage of available resources.
Arriving in Binh Chanh, tourists will visit Lang Le - Bau Co historical relic site, the traditional area of the revolutionary revolution of the Tet Offensive and Uprising in the spring of 1968, the lonely Buddha temple, the incense making village for nearly 100 years in Binh Chanh. Le Minh Xuan commune, Lang Le Cultural Park... In the program, visitors also experience cycling activities in the forest of Le Minh Xuan, picking pods, rowing canoes and taking care of herbal foot baths. Health care...
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Hoc Mon is one of the destinations where the tourism industry in Ho Chi Minh City strives to exploit its potential, create cultural values, and attract tourists.
In December, the tour "Hoc Mon - On the wharf under the boat" was launched, visitors participating in the program went to historical works such as national historical monuments Nga Ba Giong, Binh Nhan communal house; return to the heroic years of the nation through the story of "18 villages with betel nut gardens"; take a boat, see the Saigon River with the airy atmosphere "on the dock under the boat".
Also in this program, visitors have the opportunity to admire the flower field (Nhi Binh commune) filled with colors, hear how to care and cherish each type of flower. Down the Saigon River, the next stop is Nha Gom garden (Lai Thieu, Binh Duong). Here, visitors are guided, directly experience the traditional way of making pottery of the South, from how to knead the soil to how to shape it on the turntable.
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