April 30th Holiday: Crowded places, deserted places

Right in Quang Binh, the number of tourists coming to Suoi Mooc is very large but Nhat Le beach is quiet and deserted.

On the afternoon of April 30, a large number of tourists from everywhere flocked toSapacausing some roads in the town center to be congested even though the district has prepared additional parking lots and stops during the holiday. In contrast to the crowded scene at Bac waterfall and Ham Rong mountain, the tourist villages far from the center still maintain their peacefulness with not too many visitors.

The number of vehicles and adults, some of whom drive in the wrong lane, is one of the causes of traffic jams in Sa Pa. Photo: Viet Phan.

InHa Long, also from the afternoon of April 30, the number of visitors began to increase noticeably, leading to a situation of "sold out" rooms and skyrocketing prices. A tour guide here said that rooms that normally cost 400,000 VND/night have now been pushed up to 1.5 million VND, but supply still cannot meet demand, while many people subjectively did not book in advance. At 8:00 p.m., thousands of people and tourists flocked to October 30 Square in Hong Hai Ward to watch the art show and fireworks display. However, many people did not have tickets and sat outside watching on the big screen.

Phu YenYesterday also recorded a sudden increase in the number of visitors. Just counting the two areas with fee collection, Ganh Da Dia and Bai Mon - Mui Dien, the total number of visitors on the first day of the holiday was 5,000, half the number of visitors during the Hung Kings' death anniversary holiday. Seafood shops along the coast were always crowded with cars bringing visitors to enjoy. Some places also had traffic jams at times, but they did not last long.

The entrance fee to Ganh Da Dia is 10,000 VND/adult, 5,000 VND/child. Photo: Thien Ly

Nearly 14,000 visitors to Mong Mo Hill, 10,000 visitors to the city flower gardenDalatApril 30. Many lines of cars also continued to enter the Valley of Love, Da Lat Historical Site. This is also one of the hottest spots in the country in terms of room shortages as there is always a shortage of accommodation during the holidays.

InHo Chi Minh City,Many tourist attractions in the central area such as Notre Dame Cathedral, Ben Thanh Market, and Independence Palace were crowded with visitors. Among them, Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky's office opened for the first time, attracting a large number of visitors to the Independence Palace, many of whom were foreigners. In addition, the road to Can Gio was also jammed for kilometers from early morning. The ticket inspector of Binh Khanh ferry said that the unit had to add 8 more ferries to run continuously on April 30 and May 1.

However, besides the crowdedness at many tourist destinations in the country, the beaches in the North Central Coast such as Thien Cam and Nhat Le are deserted. At Thien Cam (Ha Tinh), the 700-meter long white sand beach is deserted in many places during the peak holiday season. Many tourists do not go to the beach but gather at the rocky cliffs. Recreational and sports activities also take place on the shore.

Affected by the mass fish deaths, many tourists have canceled their destination of Nhat Le in their Quang Binh tour.

A similar situation also occurred in Nhat Le (Quang Binh). According to the provincial tourism representative, many tourists changed their schedules, visited the tomb of General Vo Nguyen Giap and then went straight to Phong Nha, skipping Nhat Le beach. However, there was also a contrast in the number of visitors at the tourist attractions in Quang Binh. Mr. Le Thanh Tinh - Director of Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park said that more than 9,550 visitors came here on the first day of the holiday, an increase of 26% compared to the same day last year. Of which, Mooc stream recorded the most impressive growth in the number of visitors.

The number of visitors to tourist attractions is expected to continue to increase on May 1.

According to VNE