Currently, the Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Da Nang City requested relevant departments, branches and units to urgently deploy, complete procedures, and work with Phu Quoc High-Speed Boat Joint Stock Company to put into operation the inland waterway tourism route Da Nang - Ly Son (Quang Ngai).
According to the Department of Tourism of Da Nang City, the city currently has 10 businesses operating waterway tourism with a total of 28 ships in operation, with a capacity of more than 2,000 seats, ensuring prescribed standards and being granted a standard sign to serve tourists.
However, water tourism in Da Nang currently mainly takes the Han River port route to Tran Thi Ly bridge and the Han River port route to Hon Chao (located between the sea of Thua Thien Hue and Da Nang). Long-distance water tourism routes are still open.
Currently, ship owners and many businesses in Da Nang have a great demand for waterway exploitation. Photo: T.Truc
According to Mr. Cao Tri Dung - Chairman of the Da Nang Tourism Association, in the years before the Covid-19 pandemic, Da Nang attracted a large number of tourists thanks to the continuous introduction of new tourism products. To restore tourism, Mr. Dung said that the city needs to clear the remaining river tourism products because this is the most basic tourism product that is still weak in the Da Nang tourism product ecosystem.
Previously, in March 2021, Chairman of Quang Ngai Provincial People's Committee Dang Van Minh sent a document in response to the Ministry of Transport about agreeing to open a waterway route to take tourists from Da Nang to Ly Son island district. Mr. Minh affirmed that opening this sea transport route is a great opportunity to "stimulate sea and island tourism" in the Central region, bringing income to the people.
