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US magazine: Vietnam listed among best destinations for winter trips
Ha Phuong 12:26, 2017/12/22
The US National Geographic Traveller magazine has revealed the list of the best destinations for winter trips, including Vietnam.
While Canadian rivers are freezing into winter skating tracks, Southeast Asia’s longest river, the Mekong, flows merrily along past arching palms and sunny floating houses, it said.
The Mekong connects six countries from China to Vietnam, is second only to the Amazon in fish biodiversity and is home to rare Irrawaddy dolphins and giant freshwater stingrays.
Don’t miss Cambodia’s Wat Hanchey, a rosy hilltop pagoda framed in ancient Sanskrit, and Vietnam’s Cai Be floating market, where villagers sell fresh fruit by the boastful, the magazine said. Other destinations include Japan, Patagonia, Tanzania, Vienna, Caribbean, Belize, Antarctica, and Baja California.
The number of tourists to the Mekong Delta has increased significantly as many tourism programmes have been successful over the last year. Many attractions in the Mekong Delta have maintained their high traffic since the beginning of the year.
The Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism of Dong Thap province reported that the province welcomed 110,000 arrivals in October, up 25 percent year-on-year. This brought the number of arrivals to 2.5 million in the first 10 months, up 24 percent year-on-year.
Tram Chim National Park, Nguyen Sinh Sac, and Xeo Quyt relic sites were among the popular attractions. To boost tourism, the province has also promoted ecotourism and created tours to local fruit gardens.
National Geographic Traveler is a magazine published by the National Geographic Society in the United States. It was launched in 1984. Local-language editions of National Geographic Traveler are published in Armenia, Belgium/the Netherlands, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Indonesia, Latin America, Israel, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovenia and Spain. A UK edition launched in December 2010.
Keith Bellows was the editor-in-chief until October 2014. Executive editor Norie Quintos was named acting editor-in-chief before Maggie Zackowitz was appointed editor-in-chief in May 2015. Longtime contributor George Stone was named editor-in-chief on January 27, 2016. Other contributors include Christopher Elliott, Deena Guzder, Carl Hoffman, Boyd Matson, and Andrew McCarthy.
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