Besides preserving the beautiful natural scenery, Co To island district also develops attractive tourism products and services, meeting green tourism criteria.
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| Co To is developing unique, diverse and attractive eco-tourism products, such as sports tourism with forest walking, mountain climbing... |
As a northeastern island district of the country, Co To district (Quang Ninh) possesses magical natural scenery, sacred terrain, and vast sea and mountains. Promoting its existing advantages, this locality is focusing on attracting and developing new tourism products and services to ensure professionalism and sustainability; striving to become a high-quality eco-tourism island district, a national tourism center.
To meet the needs of tourists, this year Co To district continues to encourage businesses and business units to focus on investing in upgrading, repairing and building new hotels, motels and homestays. Since the beginning of the year, the district has built 9 new accommodation facilities and upgraded 50 facilities. The district currently has 290 accommodation facilities with 3,000 rooms to meet the needs of tourists.
Mr. Nguyen Dang Luong (Zone 1, Co To Town) said: In addition to the system of stilt houses that have been in operation for many years, the family has just completed the construction of a villa-style house with 8 rooms, private bathrooms, and spacious common living space... to serve guests. In addition, the family has also renovated the entire yard, garden, and pond to meet the needs of tourists for dining, entertainment, and recreation.
Currently, Co To district is completing the upgrading and expansion of Thanh Lan port and Bac Van port; striving to soon implement the investment project to upgrade Co To port; urging investors to speed up the implementation of renewable energy projects in the district.
Co To has also proposed to invest in upgrading infrastructure, telecommunications service quality, underground telecommunications cables; soon deploy mobile coverage throughout the district to serve tourism development; study the planning of Tinh Yeu beach as a public beach. At the same time, call for investment to complete the infrastructure of transportation, electricity, and water to meet the needs of tourists, especially during peak tourist seasons.
Unlike every year, in preparation for the peak tourist season, the district has started with many exciting activities from the beginning of 2024, such as: Sea kayak racing, Thanh Lan commune sea opening festival, boat racing connecting island districts and many cultural and sports activities on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of Co To island district such as the 30km record-setting swimming race on Co To sea, beautiful photo exhibition about Co To...
Along with that, the district is developing unique, diverse and attractive eco-tourism products, such as: Sports tourism with forest trekking, mountain climbing, beach volleyball, marathon, yoga, meditation; sea tourism including boating, swimming, snorkeling, scuba diving to see coral and marine life, whale watching tours, sea turtle watching, fishing experiences; linking to organize national sports competitions.
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| Sunset on Co To Island. |
In addition, the locality is developing tourism products and services that meet green criteria such as accommodation facilities, plastic waste-free labeling services, plastic waste-free tourism, tourism programs combined with trash collection; applying 360-degree virtual reality technology at the special national relic of President Ho Chi Minh Memorial Site; cycling tours to experience a tour of Co To at night; a complex of sports and entertainment on the sea combined with watching the sunset at Love Beach; overnight camping at Thanh Lan... In particular, the district is proposing a pilot program to bring visitors to the 7-star island.
This year, the district plans to organize 44 cultural, sports and tourism events. It is worth noting that these activities are organized throughout all months of the year on the basis of maximizing advantages, promoting potentials, and building a four-season destination.
These include: National flag raising ceremony to affirm sovereignty over seas and islands; street music program; marine environment cleaning week, saying no to plastic bags and plastic waste; announcing green tourism criteria, attaching green tourism logo and announcing the list of qualified tourist accommodation establishments; organizing a cross-sea swimming competition...
During the recent April 30 and May 1 holidays, Co To welcomed 19,400 visitors, an increase of 132% over the same period in 2023. With attractive landscapes, synchronous infrastructure, and diverse products, Co To continues to affirm itself as an attractive destination for domestic and foreign tourists, contributing to realizing the goal of reaching over 300,000 visitors with revenue of 900 billion VND this year.
(according to Quang Ninh Newspaper)
Source: https://baoquocte.vn/quang-ninh-suc-hut-du-lich-bien-dao-co-to-271089.html
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