Orienting the explotation of specific products for rural tourism development in An Giang province

Abstract

An Giang is one of leading agricultural provinces An Giang is one of leading agricultural provinces of the Mekong Delta. With the extension of agricultural land over 79.95% of the entire province’s surface area and 69,25% of the population living in rural areas (Statistical Yearbook of An Giang Province, 2016), An Giang possesses all characteristics of rural settlements. Field observation shows that the development of rural tourism is, in many ways, proper to actual conditions of the province. Recently developed, rural tourism has brought positive change to provincial tourism industry, as well as to social, cultural and economic life of rural communities. Moreover, rural tourism has been contributing to the success of the governmental program of Building New Countryside. This paper analyzes the potential, actual situation and specific products of rural tourism in An Giang, in order to propose a suitable exploitation of rural specific tourism products for the province.