Tens of thousands of tourists flock to An Giang, Dong Thap, Ba Ria Vung Tau in the first 3 days of the Year of the Tiger.
In the early days of the year, provincial road 948 connecting Tinh Bien – Tri Ton district leading to famous tourist attractions in An Giang had a traffic jam lasting 2-3 km. Mr. Duong Nhut Long, born in 1994, living in the Tri Ton district said that every year during the Lunar New Year, the route is jammed, and this year is no exception. However, the number of vehicles there is less than in previous years.
“The road goes through many famous tourist attractions such as Tra Su Melaleuca forest, Lam Vien area, Cam Mountain, An Hao solar power area… When Tet comes, everyone has time to rest, so take advantage of going to places to have fun. There was a traffic jam. There were even sections where many people even led their cars to the fields to run faster, to avoid crowding,” Mr. Long shared.
At the cable car station area to Cam mountain, people queued up since noon on the 2nd, waited for an hour to take the cable car to the roof of the South, visit Thuy Liem lake, Big Buddha temple, Maitreya Buddha statue, Van pagoda Linh… Nearly 30 km away, the area of O Thum Lake, Tri Ton, famous for its famous burning chicken dish, also has traffic jams.
On the morning of the 2nd day of the New Year (February 2), tens of thousands of people from all over the world go to Ba Chua Xu, Chau Doc City, the most famous spiritual tourist destination in An Giang. Mr. Tran Quoc Tuan, Vice Chairman of Chau Doc City People’s Committee, said that during the day, there were 67,000 visitors coming to her, but only about 60% compared to the years without Covid-19. In the coming days, the number of visitors will continue to increase.
In Dong Thap, the area of Sa Dec flower village, every day thousands of people come to have fun at eco-tourism sites. Compared to the same period in the years without the epidemic, the number of visitors on the occasion of the 2022 Lunar New Year decreased by about 50%. Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Hung, the representative of Happy Land Hung Thy Sa Dec tourist area, said that the number of tourists coming to play is mainly in the southwestern provinces and cities, riding motorbikes, cars, small scale with friends and family. .
Groups of tourists from North and Central Vietnam often go on a tour, much less. To attract tourists back after the epidemic, the amusement park arranged cyclos to visit Sa Dec city and received a positive signal. In the near future, the unit will increase the number to 20 units to serve visitors.
From noon on the 2nd of Tet, the flow of cars increased from Mai Chi Tho Street (Thu Duc City) to the Ho Chi Minh City – Long Thanh – Dau Giay Expressway towards Vung Tau City, leading to traffic jams. Mr. Nguyen Khac To, Director of Vung Tau City Center for Tourist Management and Support, said that in 3 days from January 31 to February 2 (December 29 to February 2 of Tet), the city welcomed more than 13,500 tourists. guest.
Particularly in the afternoon of the 2nd day of Tet, more than 10,000 turns, Bai Sau area became crowded. The functional forces set up barricades at 13 gates up and down the beach and organized the channeling to limit the concentration of people. In addition, the Coast Guard operates almost all of its troops to remind them of safety when playing and swimming.
Mr. To also said that compared to the same period last year, the number of visitors in the first days of the year increased more because of the long vacation. Visitors mostly come from Binh Duong, Dong Nai, Tay Ninh, Long An, and Ho Chi Minh City. It is expected that in the next few days, the number of visitors will continue to increase.
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