The Carnival Halong 2014 will take place on April 30 in Halong City, Quang Ninh Province with many outstanding festivities and splendid fireworks displays. Saigontourist Travel Service Company is ready to offer tours for travelers to explore famous destinations in the north and join the carnival.

Both tours depart from HCMC on April 30 and help tourists save VND2

million to VND3 million each compared to tour prices on ordinary days.

The tour to Halong, Sapa and Hanoi lasts five days and costs nearly VND8.9 million while the tour to Hanoi, Yen Tu, Halong, Ninh Binh and Sapa takes six days and is priced at around VND9.6 million.

During their vacation, tourists will stay at three-star hotels on Hoang Quoc Viet Street, where the main activities of the carnival will take place. Tourists will just need to walk five to ten minutes from their hotels to parades, watch firework displays and enjoy arts programs.

Aside from Carnival Halong as part of a tour, vacationers will take a boat ride in Halong Bay, visit Hanoi’s 36 old streets, and see the ancient stone statue of Buddha at Phat Tich Pagoda in Bac Ninh Province. Moreover, travelers can also have a chance to admire the magnificent beauty of Hoang Lien Son Mountain Range, visit Cat Cat Hamlet of Mong ethnic group, and explore local culture in Sapa Market, Coc Leu Market, Hoa Yen Pagoda and the ancient town of Hoa Lu. Temples of kings and Trang An National Park are also in

the itinerary.

Saigontourist also has tours by air, which save tourists up to VND4 million and depart from HCMC

everyday from April 30 to May 3.

The four-day tour to Hanoi-Ninh Binh-Halong costs VND7.4 million and departs on April 30 and May 1 and another five-day tour to Bac Kan-Ba Be Lake-Cao Bang-Nguom Ngao Cave-Ban Gioc Waterfall costs about VND8.6 million and departs on April 30.

The price of the four-day Hue-Da-nang-Hoi An-Ba Na tour is VND6.7 million with departures on April 30

and May 1. The three-day tour to Phu Quoc Island costs VND5.1 million and departs everyday from April 30

to May 3.

The four-star Saigon-Halong Hotel of Saigontourist Holding Company is one of the biggest in Halong and a key participant of the Carnival Halong. Put into operation since October 2002, the hotel boasts 222 rooms and other facilities such as a business center, spa, massage parlor, karaoke, swimming pool, tennis courts and fitness center.

The hotel is suggested as an ideal venue for tourists to stay and hold parties.

Saigontourist Travel Service Company is located at 45 Le Thanh Ton Street in HCMC’s District 1, tel: 08 3827 9279, email:info@saigontourist. net, website: www.saigontourist.net. The Saigon-Halong Hotel is locat-ed on Halong Street in Ha Long City, Quang Ninh Province, tel: 033 3845 845, email: [email protected].

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