Tourism Geography Part 1 - Hanoi College of Tourism

The cranes are up to 2m tall. Tram Chim National Park is an attractive eco-tourism center and is sponsored by many international nature conservation organizations to protect this rare bird sanctuary.

3. Sam Mountain

Sam Mountain is located in Chau Doc town, An Giang province. Sam Mountain has the Chinese name Vinh Te Son, named by King Minh Mang to honor Thoai Ngoc Hau in completing Vinh Te canal. This is an independent mountain, 228 m high, 5,200 m in circumference, rising in the middle of the plain like a giant sam clinging to the rice field, hence the name. Another explanation is that this place used to be an island rising above the sea, with many sams living there, so it was called Hoc Lanh Son, meaning sam mountain. Around the foot of the mountain is a complex of historical and cultural relics that have been ranked at the national level by the state such as Ba Chua Xu temple, Thoai Ngoc Hau tomb, Tay An pagoda, etc. These relics were all built in the 19th century.

4. Ong Ho Island

Ong Ho Islet is located in Long Xuyen City. On the islet, there is a memorial area and a temple to President Ton Duc Thang in a lush garden. With legends associated with reality about the land where Uncle Ton was born and raised, Ong Ho Islet has long attracted the attention of domestic and foreign tourists when coming to An Giang. That sentiment has been summarized in Southern folk songs.

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5. Can Tho City

Can Tho has many river and canal systems such as Hau River, Can Tho River, Thot Not Canal, O Mon Canal... Can Tho's climate is moderate and pleasant, with few storms. It is hot and humid all year round, with no cold season. The rainy season lasts from May to November, the dry season from December to April of the following year. The average temperature is 27ºC.

Can Tho City has 3 ports. Since ancient times, Can Tho has been considered the rice center of the Southwest region, and is now one of the main rice production and export places of the country. With fertile land, besides the strength of rice and fruit trees of all kinds, Can Tho also has a rich source of aquatic products, mainly freshwater shrimp and fish.

The name Can Tho originates from the name "cam thi giang" (poetry river, lute), showing that this is a river culture area. The river is closely associated with all economic and cultural activities of the residents. The unique natural and urban architecture of Can Tho is the network of canals. Canals are also "streets", they bring beauty to a large city once known as Tay Do. Can Tho has a simple beauty, so

The poetry of the river village, densely populated, prosperous villages hidden under the shade of coconut trees. Can Tho is famous for Ninh Kieu wharf, Bang Lang stork garden. For a long time, this place has been the economic - cultural center of the provinces of the Southwest.

Can Tho has many unique features of the Southern Delta culture, harmoniously combining traditional cultural nuances of the Vietnamese, Khmer, Chinese...

6. Ha Tien Town

Ha Tien is a border town in Kien Giang province, 90 km from Rach Gia city; it is a place where many scenic spots, wild nature, many caves, many rocky islands and beautiful beaches converge. The bustling and poetic Ha Tien town lies between Phao Dai mountain, Lang mountain, Ngu Ho mountain and Dong Ho. Many attractive tourist attractions such as Mac family tomb , Phu Dung pagoda, and strangely shaped rocks. Along the coast, 4 km from the town is Mui Nai, 100m high, on top of which is a lighthouse built in the 19th century. The most beautiful and famous is Phu Tu island, which has always been a symbol of the poetic and charming Ha Tien mountains and rivers.

In addition, Ha Tien has many other attractive landscapes and tourist attractions such as Bai No, Dong Ho lagoon, Tam Bao pagoda, Xa Xia pagoda, Ha Tien night market...

7. Cao Van Lau Memorial House

The relic belongs to Bac Lieu city, helping visitors have a fairly complete view of the life and career of artist Cao Van Lau with the art of Southern amateur music. The memorial area has items and works such as the stage for performing amateur music, the house displaying paintings, photos, and artifacts about musician Cao Van Lau and the development of the "king's song" (Da co hoai lang), the symbol of the zither; statue of artist Cao Van Lau, the garden of statues of traditional musical instruments...

5.8.5.2 National tourist area

1. Happyland entertainment area

Happyland is a large-scale entertainment and tourism complex in Vietnam. The Happyland project is located on the banks of the Vam Co Dong River, in Ben Luc district, Long An province, at the southern gateway of Ho Chi Minh City, about 33 km from the center of Ho Chi Minh City, with a convenient location for both waterway and road traffic, connecting Ho Chi Minh City and the Mekong Delta with National Highway 1A, Ho Chi Minh City - Can Tho Expressway, the future expressway connecting Ben Luc and Long Thanh airport, less than 30 km from the Cambodian border gate. The construction area of the first phase is 338 hectares and will be expanded in the future, approved by the Government.

The government approved the investment policy in 2009 and included it in the Mekong Delta tourism development plan in May 2010. The total investment capital for the project is nearly 2 billion USD with the participation of many foreign partners. This entertainment area is designed to welcome 14 million visitors annually. The items include the Hot Air Balloon Area, the Ancient House Area, the Ancient Octagonal House, and the Hoang Sa-Truong Sa Lake. (Construction stopped due to lack of capital from the investor)

2. Thoi Son Island

Located in the lower reaches of the Tien River, Thoi Son Islet is one of the most famous garden eco-tourism destinations in Tien Giang Province. Thoi Son Islet is located in Chau Thanh District, Tien Giang Province. The entire islet has a total area of

1,200 hectares, with many canals and ditches. For generations, people here have lived mainly by farming, so the house-garden style is spacious and airy, with three-room, two-roof houses and yin-yang roofs.

The Tien River is not only a source of abundant shrimp and fish but also provides fertile alluvium to nourish the fruit gardens that are green all year round. The fruit trees here are very diverse, the most popular are oranges, tangerines, grapefruits, durians, and others such as longans, bananas, jackfruit, mangoes, star apples, and rambutans are also grown quite a lot. Visitors coming here at any time of the year can enjoy the fruit.

People in Con Thoi Son also develop beekeeping, candy making, rice paper making, or handicraft production... Therefore, this is an opportunity for tourists to visit traditional craft villages, learn about the process of making handmade coconut candy by local people, how to knit wool, and visit unique handicraft exhibition areas made from the main ingredient of coconut.

In particular, visitors here also have the opportunity to travel on boats, with village girls wearing Ao Ba Ba and conical hats, rowing skillfully along the canals, with rows of green trees on both sides. Or visit around the village by horse-drawn carriage.

Here, the gardeners also serve unique dishes of the Southwest region such as: deep-fried elephant ear fish, boneless snakehead fish stuffed with meat and rolled in rice paper, lemongrass chicken stewed with Malabar spinach, duck porridge with water spinach, snakehead fish hotpot with water hyacinth flowers...

3. Phu Quoc Island

Phu Quoc Island is the largest island in Vietnam located in the Gulf of Thailand, 45 km from Ha Tien. Phu Quoc island district consists of 22 large and small islands, Phu Quoc island

The largest with 573 km 2 , 50 km long, 25 km widest place, population 45,000 people. The terrain gradually decreases from south to north with 99 mountains, hills and plains. The forest has an area of 37,000 hectares with many species of flora and fauna. Phu Quoc's aquatic resources are very rich with shrimp, crab, fish, famous for Phu Quoc fish sauce.

Phu Quoc is known as the pearl island, because of its rich nature and tourism potential. Around the island there are many beautiful beaches such as Truong beach, Kem beach,... tourists can swim in the sea, bathe in streams, climb mountains, go into caves, go into forests,... Phu Quoc is being planned and built into a large and attractive tourist area.

3. Nam Can National Tourist Area

Nam Can mangrove forest belongs to Cha La hamlet, Tam Giang commune, Nam Can district.1 hour by speedboat from Ca Mau floating market , Ca Mau mangrove forest has an area of 63,017 hectares, ranking third in the world, most concentrated in Ngoc Hien and Nam Can districts. The remaining area is distributed in Dam Doi, Phu Tan, Tran Van Thoi and U Minh districts. Therefore, it is also called Nam Can mangrove forest or Ca Mau mangrove forest. According to statistics in 2006 of the Ca Mau Mangrove Research Center, there is a rich flora and fauna system with 22 tree species, 13 mammal species (belonging to 9 families), 74 bird species (belonging to 23 families), 17 reptile species (belonging to 9 families), 5 amphibian species (belonging to 3 families), 14 shrimp species, 175 fish species (116 genera and 77 families), 133 plankton species. This is also the habitat and breeding ground for aquatic species - an endless source of natural seeds for the aquaculture industry of Ca Mau province. This is a valuable biological resource for developing ecotourism and scientific research tourism.

Review and discussion questions

1. Please evaluate the tourism resources of the Northern Midlands and Mountains tourist region. Introduce some typical natural tourist areas of the region.

2. You present the national tourist areas of the Northern Midlands and Mountains region.

3. You evaluate the tourism resources of the Red River Delta and Northeast coastal tourist areas. Introduce some typical cultural tourist attractions of the region.

4. Analyze tourism products in the Red River Delta and Northeast coastal regions. Use examples of national tourist attractions and national tourist areas to illustrate.

5. You evaluate the tourism resources of the North Central tourist region. Introduce the cultural heritages in the region.

6. You evaluate the natural tourism resources of the South Central Coast tourist region. Introduce some typical natural tourist areas.

7. You evaluate the tourism products of the Central Highlands tourist region. Identify the dominant resources of the region.

8. You evaluate the tourism resources of the Southeast tourist region. Introduce the tourist attractions, tourist areas and tourist cities of the region.

9. How would you evaluate the natural tourism resources of the Mekong Delta tourist area? Use examples from the region's tourist areas to illustrate.

10. Discussion: Study the value and exploitation situation for tourism services at a world heritage site in Vietnam.