A new tour programme entitled ‘Bicycle Tour - A Journey to Discover the Beauty of the Son Tra Peninsula Nature Reserve’ took place on Sunday.

A corner of the peninsula (Source: VNA)

The event was jointly organised by the municipal Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, the World Wide Fund for Nature in Viet Nam, the municipal People’s Committee and the city’s Department of Tourism.

Around 100 volunteers from local departments and associations, universities and organisations, plus domestic and foreign visitors to the city participated in this tour..

The 35km-tour started in the East Sea Park and riders went through Vo Nguyen Giap Street, the Linh Ung Pagoda, the InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort, and Ho Sau, Tien Sa, Yet Kieu and Le Duc Tho streets, and finally, the event finished in the Son Tra Peninsula.

Riders were provided with regulations on environmental protection and information related to the reserve’s biodiversity.

The tour is part of the city’s Earth Hour City Challenge (EHCC) programme for the 2017 - 2018 period which aims to call on cities worldwide to take actions towards an environmentally friendly planet in the future, and design and perform plans to respond  to climate change.

In Viet Nam, the EHCC programme focuses on sustainable and green transport development, and climate change adaptation. Da Nang has registered to join the programme for 2017 - 2018 period.

The tour is hoped to raise public awareness of green and sustainable transport, environment and biodiversity protection, thus promoting the establishment of ‘riding tours’ as a new form of tourism in the city.

(Source: VNA/ Da Nang Today)