"Pouring" nearly 10,000 billion VND into Da Nang waterway tourism

The People's Committee of Da Nang City has just approved the investment policy for the project to build and operate an inland waterway tourism business , with a total investment of nearly 10,000 billion VND. In the photo: Co Co River.

The project has a 50-year operating period, focusing on development along major rivers including the Han, Co Co, Vinh Dien and Cam Le rivers. According to the plan, the city will invest in building new, renovating and expanding 20 inland waterway wharves and ancillary works, on a total land area of more than 15 hectares.
Notably, behind the 11 wharves, a riverside landscape park will be built, with an area of over 25 hectares, to create a green space highlight, promote sustainable tourism development and increase the attractiveness of riverside areas.

Not only serving the purpose of tourism development, the port system also plays an important role in public transport by water. These will be the pick-up and drop-off points, connecting transportation between the city center and neighboring areas, contributing to reducing pressure on the increasingly overloaded road traffic system.

The project encourages the use of boats that run on clean fuel or green energy, which are environmentally friendly. The boats will have a capacity of 100-300 passengers and large ones from 300-500 passengers, meeting a variety of tourism and travel needs.
This project is divided into 2 phases, with specific implementation progress as follows: Phase 1 (2025 - 2030) builds 7 inland waterway wharves along the Han River, from Thuan Phuoc Bridge to Tien Son Bridge, along with a system of landscape parks, purchasing tourist boats and organizing performing arts programs on the river - a unique cultural tourism product.

Phase 2 (2028 - 2031) with 2 component projects including construction of 9 wharves along Co Co River and Vinh Dien River and completion of the remaining 4 wharves along Cam Le River.
Investors will have to complete procedures on planning, land, environment and investment guarantee deposit within 3 years from the date of land allocation at each stage.

The long-term goal of the project is to develop new waterway tourism products, from river sightseeing tours, high-end culinary and entertainment cruises to transporting passengers through tourist attractions in and outside the center.

The Da Nang Department of Tourism said that with the potential of more than 90km of inner-city rivers, the city has all the conditions to develop waterway transportation and tourism. This project will promote the existing natural advantages, create more “river frontage” for the city, attract investors and enhance the tourist experience.

It is expected that when completed, the inland waterway infrastructure system will not only be a landscape highlight but also a driving force to promote the green, sustainable river urban model of Da Nang in the future.

Source: https://baodanang.vn/rot-gan-10-000-ty-dong-cho-du-lich-duong-thuy-da-nang-3296893.html