Can Tho - An Giang welcomes more than 1.1 million tourists in the first days of the year of the Snake

In the first days of the new year of At Ty 2025, tourist areas and spots in Can Tho city and An Giang province welcomed more than 1.1 million visitors and pilgrims, an increase of 10% compared to the Lunar New Year 2024.

On February 2, Mr. Nguyen Minh Tuan, Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Can Tho City, said that the number of visitors to tourist areas, attractions, cultural and sports events in the city during the Lunar New Year 2025 reached 345,000, an increase of 10% compared to 2024.

According to the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of An Giang province, on the occasion of the Lunar New Year 2025, many tourist areas and destinations will invest in new attractive tourism products, attracting a large number of tourists.

Of which, the number of tourists staying during Tet holiday reached 111,000, an increase of 5% compared to the previous year. Total tourism revenue during Tet holiday reached 465 billion VND, an increase of 10% compared to 2024.

Mr. Tuan also said that the average occupancy rate of accommodation rooms is about 80% in the central area of ​​Can Tho city. In particular, 4-5 star accommodation establishments organize many culinary programs, art, buffet parties... to serve tourists.

Sam Mountain Cable Car Tourist Area at Sam Mountain National Tourist Area is an attractive destination in the first days of the New Year of the Snake.

On the same day, Ms. Huynh Thi Nhu Lam, Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of An Giang province, said that through quick statistics of tourist areas and spots in the province, more than 771,000 visitors were welcomed. The number of tourists staying at the resort was about 7,239, an increase of 11.3% compared to 2024.

Accordingly, on the occasion of the Lunar New Year 2025, tourist areas and spots in the province have invested in many new and attractive tourism products from landscape to cuisine to serve tourists.

Tourists visit and check-in at Sam Mountain Cable Car Tourist Area, Chau Doc City, An Giang Province.

Tourist destinations that attract a large number of visitors and pilgrims include: Sam Mountain National Tourist Area with Sam Mountain Lady Temple, Sam Mountain Cable Car Tourist Area in Chau Doc City; Cam Mountain Tourist Area including: Lam Vien Cam Mountain, Cam Mountain cable car, cluster of destinations on the top of Cam Mountain in Tinh Bien town...

Cluster of destinations on the top of Cam Mountain with Van Linh Pagoda, Big Buddha Temple Zen Monastery and the largest sitting Maitreya Buddha statue in Southeast Asia.

In addition, new eco-tourism areas also attract a large number of tourists from all provinces and cities in the Mekong Delta to visit and experience such as: Tra Su Melaleuca Forest Eco-tourism Area in Van Giao Commune, Tinh Bien Town; Con En Tourist Area in Tan My Commune, Cho Moi District, An Giang Province...

Among them, Con En Eco-tourism Area in Tan My Commune, Cho Moi District, An Giang Province is an attractive new destination chosen by tourists in the first days of the new year.

In particular, the 7-hectare Con En eco-tourism area is located on the banks of the Tien River, with a structure mostly made of driftwood from a hundred years old, with many attractive activities such as: Swimming in the river with white sand and many attractive water sports.

This place also owns "giant" wooden panels with lengths of up to tens of meters, carved by sculptors with images of Southern villages for tourists to enjoy.

This place also displays a fleet of cars with unique four-digit license plates and lobby.

This tourist area also displays a fleet of motorbikes with unique four-digit license plates and a unique lobby, attracting the attention of tourists from within and outside the province.

Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/can-tho-an-giang-don-hon-11-trieu-luot-khach-du-lich-trong-nhung-ngay-dau-nam-at-ty-192250201154037091.htm