More than 2,000
foreign tourists on three international cruise ships arrived in Nha Trang City
on February 9.

It was the first time Nha Trang has received
three cruise ships at the same time. They included the Minerva with 200 crew and
400 tourists from the US, the Princess Daphne with 200 crew and 300 passengers
from Australia and the Europe, and the Nautica with 360 crew and 700 tourists
from the US. The visitors visited famous tourist sites in Nha Trang, including
Thap Ba, Hon Chong, and enjoyed tours of countryside as well as local cuisines.

Earlier on February 5, nearly 1,800 foreign tourists from the Artermis Cruise
Ship visited Nha Trang City.

Nha Trang received four international cruise
ships with nearly 4,000 foreign tourists on the first days of Lunar New Year.

The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism in
Khanh Hoa province welcomed 96,000 visitors from February 3-7, 15 percent more
than the same period last year.

* Nearly 4,000 domestic and foreign
tourists visited the Dong Van Stone Plateau on the fist days of Lunar New Year.
It was a good signal for Ha Giang Province.

Photo: Vietnam+

Tourists had a good chance to enjoy the beautiful
landscape and traditional festivals of ethnic minority groups in the region.

The Dong Van Stone Plateau was recorgnised as a
member of the Global Network of National Geoparks after nearly three years of
preparation, creating a foundation for the province to develop tourism.

Many other tourist sites attracted a lot of
visitors, such as Lung Cu Flag tower, Dong Van ancient streets, Co Tien mountain
and Ma Li Leng.

The province aimed to receive more than 350,000
tourists, and avenue of nearly VND300 billion in 2011.

VNN/VOV/VNA