Tourism potential of Con Co awoken

Thứ Năm, 20/04/2017, 20:32
PSNews - Con Co has 113 species of hard coral, 56 types of seaweeds and 46 species of zooplankton.

Con Co island homestay tours is attracting an increasing number of domestic and foreign visitors to the island.

According to studies of national and international biologists, although Con Co island has a area of only 229.75 hectares, it still has a diverse botanic and marine system as a natural museum, with pristine small beaches.

Particularly, Con Co has 113 species of hard coral, 56 types of seaweeds and 46 species of zooplankton.

Secretary of the Con Co Island District Party Committee Le Minh Tuan said that with the newly-operated service of high-speed boats between the mainland and Con Co, more domestic and foreign tourists will choose to come to the island for excursions and health retrieval services.

In addition, visitors to Con Co can choose to stay in the guest house of the island district, the guest house of the district military headquarter, homestay or camping.

It is expected that Con Co island will welcome more than 130,000 arrivals/year. 

By Linh Bui