Ha Long is crowded on the first day of the holiday

Right from the early morning, on the road more than 2 km from National Highway 18A to Ha Long International Passenger Port, many tourist cars and personal cars followed each other. Around 8:00 a.m. the parking lot at the port was already crowded. Many tourists are happy after a long time to travel due to the influence of the Covid-19 epidemic.

Near noon, tourists flock to the port more and more crowded. Dozens of ships to Ha Long Bay operate. Cruise ships are always ready to welcome guests. In addition to visiting Ha Long Bay, many people choose King Kong Park at Tuan Chau Tourist Area, Quang Ninh Museum, Sun World Park…

An employee at Ha Long passenger port said: “For a long time, the most crowded people were only a few dozen to a few hundred people a day, but today there were thousands of people visiting.”

According to the Department of Tourism, Ha Long Bay today welcomes about 5,000 visitors, Quang Ninh museum welcomes about 1,100 visitors, Yen Tu welcomes more than 3,000 visitors, and Cua Ong temple 2,000. Sunworld Ha Long amusement park welcomes 8,000 guests… Over 7,400 guests stay. In addition, thousands of people have come to Co To and Van Don.

Quang Ninh Department of Tourism expects that, during the upcoming holidays of April 30 and May 1, the province will welcome a much larger number of visitors. Mr. Pham Ngoc Thuy, Director of the Department, said: “There will be a sudden increase of 30/4 guests. Up to now, most of the rooms are fully booked. Quang Ninh has experience, so it will focus on quality assurance. Although crowded”.

In 2022, Quang Ninh is expected to welcome from 9.5 to 10 million arrivals, of which international tourists are 1.5 million, total tourism revenue is about 19,000 billion VND, nearly 2.5 times higher than 2021. Tickets to visit the bay. Ha Long 50% off until the end of June.

Minh Cuong