New year 2019

The programme will feature a rural market recreating the distinctive space of an open-air market in the northern mountainous region, folk songs and dances, and puppetry performances by artists from the Vietnam Puppetry Theatre. Traditional crafts and cuisine of ethnic groups in the region will also be introduced to visitors at the village, including the forging craft of H’Mong people, weaving craft of the Lao, and the making of five-colour sticky rice of the Dao, among others. On the eve of New Year 2019, a programme entitled ‘New Year Pine Tree’ was staged at the Vietnam Central Circus by the Russian Centre of Science and Culture in Hanoi. Children at the event were entertained with circus acts and short plays which were adapted from popular fairy tales. They were also invited to decorate the pine tree and join puzzle competitions. In the ancient town of Hoi An, Quang Nam province, 3,000 colourful lanterns will be lit up on the evening of December 31 during a … [Read more...] about Culture-Tourism Village to host assorted activities to welcome New Year 2019

According to Ho An Phong, Director of Quang Binh provincial Department of Tourism, a tourism stimulus programme kicked off on December 20, providing international visitors with a 10% price discount on all tourist products and services in the locality for one month. Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park will host a street arts and cuisine festival from December 28 to 31, featuring water puppetry performances, a music show, and food courts showcasing delicious indigenous dishes of the province. A count-down programme will also be staged there on the evening of December 31. Meanwhile, a programme themed ‘Hoi An welcoming New Year 2019’ will be organised from December 24, 2018, to January 1, 2019, in Hoi An city. During the programme, Nguyen Phuc Chu street will be colourfully decorated and booths will be set up along the street to bring a taste of Hoi An to vacationers. There will also be arts performances, a dance contest, and a Taekwondo exchange between athletes from Hoi … [Read more...] about Central region to host diverse activities to celebrate New Year 2019

Travel agencies said to date they have sold about 85 to 90 percent of set tours. Of these, tourists mostly have selected tours such as the one or two-day tours discovering lifestyle in the Mekong Delta provinces such as My Tho (Tien Giang Province), Sa Dec (Dong Thap Province), Can Tho City… costing from VND 1.5 to 2 million. With these tours, tourists can take sightseeing and tasting fruits, flower villages in the Mekong Delta region. The two or three day tours to Phu Quoc Island District with a price of VND 3.6million also are luring domestic and international visitors. The four or five day tours starting from HCMC to the north western & north eastern provinces including Moc Chau-Son La-Dien Bien-Lai Chau-Sapa-Lao Cai-Phu Tho are being registered by many young people. These tours cost around VND 7.97million to VND 9.2 million. THI HONG –Translated by Thanh Van Tags: Travel agencies are launching year-end tours as Christmas and the New Year 2019 are coming. … [Read more...] about Travel agencies launch Christmas & New Year 2019 tours