This year will mark the 16th anniversary of the festival and will kick off the summer tourism season in Ha Long city and other areas of the province with cultural, art, sports, and tourism activities, as announced by the Ha Long municipal People’s Committee.
The event is scheduled to take place during the upcoming holidays of National Reunification Day on April 30 and May Day on May 1. It will feature the participation of thousands of local and international singers, dance troupes, beauty queens, professional artists, and folk artisans.
The organizing committee aims to promote the beauty of Ha Long Bay, which has been recognized as a World Natural Heritage site by UNESCO for 30 years, and to establish the brand of Ha Long Carnival.
The provincial authorities also announced that nearly 50 cultural, sports, and tourism events will be held in the second quarter of this year.
The local government aims to attract at least 17 million tourists, including three million international visitors, this year, with a total tourism revenue of over VND39.1 trillion.
Ha Long Carnival opens in Quang Ninh
The Ha Long Carnival, a highlight of the Ha Long – Quang Ninh tourism week 2019, opened in Bai Chay and Hon Gai tourism area in the northern province of Quang Ninh on April 28.
The majestic beauty of sacred Yen Tu Mountain
Yen Tu Mountain is located in the northeast of Vietnam, in Uong Bi city, Quang Ninh province, about 50km from Ha Long Bay and about 110km from Hanoi capital.
Quang Ninh ready for National Tourism Year 2018
NDO – Quang Ninh province has organised a series of spring festivals, which aims to attract a large number of domestic and foreign tourists, as a part of the activities to start the National Tourism Year 2018.
National Tourism Year 2018 to open on April 28 in Ha Long
NDO – The opening ceremony of the National Tourism Year 2018 is scheduled to be held at Sun Carnival Square in Ha Long city, the northern province of Quang Ninh on April 28.
Ha Long – a new city rises next to a world heritage
Rising next to Ha Long Bay, which has twice been included in UNESCO’s World Heritage list, Ha Long is a standout tourism city in northern Vietnam with modern infrastructure, stunning natural scenery, and steady socio-economic development.
