The Vietnam Tourism Hanoi JSC debuted its double-decker bus tour on November 30, offering free-of-charge services for passengers until December 2.
The new
double-decker bus run by the Vietnam Tourism Hanoi (Photo: VNA)
The buses, named Vietnam Sightseeing, will
operate from 9am to 5:30pm daily at 30-minute intervals. Along the 14.8km route
starting from Dien Hong Park on Ngo Quyen street, there will be 10 stops at
which tourists are able to hop-on or hop-off. Its passing destinations consist
of the Vietnam Military History Museum, Thang Long imperial citadel, Quan Thanh
Temple, Tran Quoc Pagoda, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, the Temple of Literature, Hoa
Lo Prison, St. Joseph's Cathedral, the Vietnamese Women’s Museum, and the Hanoi
Opera House.
This is the second route of its kind opened in the capital, with 40 percent of
its destinations differing from that of the first route provided by the Hanoi
Transport & Services Corporation. Tickets cost 219,000 VND (9.39 USD) for 4
hours, 329,000 VND (14.11 USD) for 24 hours, and 479,000 VND (20.54 USD) for 48
hours. By comparison, the respective prices of the first service are 300,000
VND (12.86 USD), 450,000 VND (19.3 USD), and 650,000 VND (27.88 USD).
On May 30, the first double-decker city tour opened, with hop-on and hop-off
services at 13 stops, running through 25 streets and taking tourists to 30
destinations around the city.
The buses run every 30 minutes from 9am to 5pm, and are equipped with an
automatic multi-lingual system in Vietnamese, English, Chinese, Japanese, and
Korean.
According to the municipal Department of Tourism, the capital city welcomed
nearly 20 million visitors in the first nine months of 2018, an annual increase
of 9.2 percent. Of the total, foreign visitors are estimated at 4.3 million, up
20 percent year-on-year, and accounting for nearly 40 percent of the total
number of foreign tourists to Vietnam.
This year, Hanoi aims to welcome more than 25.4 million tourists, including 5.5
million foreigners.
Source: VNA
Hoa Binh province’s rich natural and cultural resources position it as a prime location for developing community-based tourism (CBT). In recent years, support from central and provincial policies, as well as assistance from non-governmental organisations, have encouraged local ethnic minority and mountainous communities to actively engage in the sector.
Van Son Commune, Tan Lạc district, Hoa Binh province also known as "Cloud Valley," boasts a cool climate, stunning natural landscapes, and majestic scenery. Visitors who have been to this place should make a stop at Chien Hamlet to experience a lot of fascinating things and feel the friendly, warmth of the Muong ethnic people.
Thanks to the effective exploitation of natural landscape and the cultural diversity of ethnic minorities, Hoa Binh province has become an attractive destination for tourists seeking experiences and exploration.
The Department of Cultural Heritage has just coordinated with the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Hoa Binh province to organize a training on implementing the model of the cultural heritage connected in the cultural tourism journey in Cao Phong and Lac Son districts.
The Sung village in Cao Son commune, Da Bac district, is endowed with pristine natural landscape, and Dao Tien ethnic minority community in the village preserves rich cultural heritage, including traditional housing, clothing, language, scripts, customs, and daily life practices. Since the community-based tourism model was introduced in the locality, these traditional cultural values have been further preserved and promoted.