| Abstract: | The development of the tourism by waterway traffic based on the advantage of terrain and hydrographic is a significant and necessary solution to contribute promotion and diversifying forms of the province. Tourist activities in Hue City and across the province are indispensable of waterways tourist activities. Because characteristic of local people life is indispensable scenery in the landscape of Thua Thien Hue Province tourism. From the advantage of natural and historical conditions, the research subject is the comprehensive assessment for strategies and potential of tourism network in the province. Tourism potential will exploit based on hydrological systems. Tourism routes network with system of rivers, lakes, lagoons, and coastline will connect with other travel network (including domestic sea and international sea, as well as the system of roads). They create a closed network and dual routes for all tourism systems of the province. The development planning of the system of travel wharf is based on the planning of residential areas, tourist sites along the system of rivers-lakes, lagoons and coastline. In fact, the rivers, lakes, lagoons, coastline system intersects with the major roads system and water system intersects by itself (for instance the system of rivers to rivers; the systems of rivers to lagoons; the system of lagoon coastline). Moreover, many tourist sites will be an advantage condition to organize travel wharf with tourist activities, such as listening to Hue folk music singing (Ca Hue) or enjoying local foods. Tourism activities by boats are the typical tourist feature. It is indispensable of Hue City in particular and the Thua Thien Hue Province in general. Because traveling by boat always associate with canals, lakes, rivers, mountains, lagoons, and coastline. They are the natural elements are indispensable in tourist space of the province. |
