Entry to Ha Long Bay in the northern province of Quang Ninh willbe free to all visitors from Apr. 28 to May 1, as a way of saying thankyou to visitors for voting the Bay as one of the Seven New Wonders ofthe World.
The free visits to the UNESCO-organisedWorld Heritage site are being offered during Ha Long Tourism Week andthe national holiday on the anniversary of the liberation of the south(April 30) and May Day, which always see a huge number of tourists.
Visitors to Ha Long Bay this year will also have the chance to enjoy anumber of new changes at the site and improved services.
In the first three months of 2012, the newly-recognised Seven Wondersof the World site attracted almost 420,000 visitors, of which 70percent were overseas tourists, up by 19 percent over the same periodlast year.
During the peak of the 2011 Ha Long Tourism Week, Bai Chay Port handled 16,000 visitors to the Bay on May 1 alone.-VNA
The free visits to the UNESCO-organisedWorld Heritage site are being offered during Ha Long Tourism Week andthe national holiday on the anniversary of the liberation of the south(April 30) and May Day, which always see a huge number of tourists.
Visitors to Ha Long Bay this year will also have the chance to enjoy anumber of new changes at the site and improved services.
In the first three months of 2012, the newly-recognised Seven Wondersof the World site attracted almost 420,000 visitors, of which 70percent were overseas tourists, up by 19 percent over the same periodlast year.
During the peak of the 2011 Ha Long Tourism Week, Bai Chay Port handled 16,000 visitors to the Bay on May 1 alone.-VNA
