As the year is almost over and New Year is coming, Ben Thanh Tourist introduces a four day/three night tour allowing excursionists not only a chance . . .

Apart from relaxing on beaches and sand dunes, tourists can also enjoy other attractions such as Tien (Fairy) Spring and Posanu Cham Tower. In lunar January, locals celebrate the annual Rija Nuga and Poh Mbang Yang festivals at the foot of the tower to pray for rainfall and good things. If coming on those days, tourists will have a chance to learn more about Cham culture and customs. After that, travelers can take some sun-bathing on Hon Rom Beach and enjoy teambuilding games such as tug of war, jogging and clam digging. Moreover, the travel operator will also host a 3.6 kilometer walk competition on the sand dunes to improve the tourists’ strength.

After playing with sea waves of Mui Ne, tourists will leave for Dalat City, the city in mist and pine trees and famous for waterfalls, lakes, winding roads, ancient architecture and home to many kinds of flowers and its annual Flower Festival.

On the tour, travelers can visit Damb’ri Waterfall in Bao Loc Township, one of the most splendid and magnificent falls of the Central Highlands at a height of 60 meters.

The next stop will be Bao Dai Palace, the workplace of the last king of the Nguyen Dynasty. Then, a 2,300-meter-long cable from Robin Hill will give tourists a panoramic view of the city, a visit to Prenn Waterfall at the foot of Bao Loc Pass will let tourists explore nature by coach or elephant or experience an ostrich ride. Then next destinations include Truc Lam Monastery, Tuyen Lam Lake, Love Valley, the Great Wall replica, Da Thien Lake, Vong Canh Hill and the Dalat Institute of Biology where thousands of special species of the highlands are on display.

In the afternoon, tourists will be taken to admire splendid landscapes such as Ankroet, Vang (Golden) Spring and Bac (Silver) Spring and Dankia Lake, a complex of mountains and springs in the Langbiang Highlands.

After conquering Langbiang Mountain, tourists can enjoy a poetic and romantic view of Dalat in the mist. At night, a camp fire and ruou can (wine drunk out of a jar from bamboo pipes) will make unforgettable memories of the highlands.

For more information, contact Ben Thanh Tourist at 86 Ly Tu Trong, HCMC’s District 1, tel: 3520 2020 or 89A Ham Nghi, HCMC’s District 1, tel: 3821 8989.

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