Off the coast of Son Tra Peninsula at the foot of
the Hai Van Mountain Range, the Ngoc (Pearl) Islet boasts pristine,
untouched water perfect for adventurers exploring the area around Da
Nang.
The Management of Son Tra Peninsula and Tourism
Beaches in Da Nang and the Son Tra Forest Protection Division are
carrying out a survey to start tours of the peninsula to shoot pictures
of gray-shanked douc langurs starting early next month.
More than 150 amateur cyclists will race in a bicycle race on the Son
Tra Peninsula in the central city as a prelude for events marking
Re-unification Day (April 30).
Pilots from clubs across the country will compete in a paragliding race
on Son Tra Peninsula this week as part of the city''s International
Fireworks Competition.
Tourists, and locals, now have helicopters as a
means of transport from Da Nang to world heritage sites in the central
region via Viet Nam TravelMart Agency''s chartered tours, though the trip
isn''t cheap.
Da Nang will continue its tourism promotion
programme next year to attract more domestic and foreign tourists to the
central city, according to the municipal People''s Committee.
Da Nang''s Son Tra Peninsula and Beaches Managing
Board will build a tourist reception centre in March at the second
Regional Maritime Search and Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Son Tra
District.
On the coast of Da Nang''s Son Tra Peninsula, Nguyen
Kim Thu, 32, and a 20-member yoga team like to explore the sea on kayak,
an increasingly popular tourist activity.
Son Tra Peninsula Strategic Vision Plan, which was designed by the US''s
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM), has been awarded the
excellence prize from the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the
city''s construction department announced yesterday.
