Attractive traditional Tet programs for tourists

Lunar New Year is the most special and anticipated time for Vietnamese people. Not only Vietnamese people, international tourists visiting Ha Long, Quang Ninh also have many opportunities to learn and experience Vietnamese Tet through programs to celebrate Tet and experience Vietnamese families celebrating Tet.

According to travel agencies and hotels, this year, the 9-day Lunar New Year holiday and many special activities to celebrate Tet are factors that contribute to attracting visitors to Ha Long. Right after Christmas and New Year, international visitors tend to increase, many international visitors book tours to experience the special traditional Tet holiday of the Vietnamese people.

faf — The Citadines Hotel and many other large hotels are welcoming visitors to the Lunar New Year 2025 with a bright and colorful atmosphere.

For many years, the program of welcoming international guests to celebrate the traditional Vietnamese New Year has been something that hotels and travel agencies have paid attention to designing. Each year, the program has many changes, but the flavor of the traditional New Year and many new things have not faded. This is a highlight that really attracts tourists with unforgettable experiences.

On this occasion, travel agencies and hotels all organize activities to promote the traditional Tet culture; experience activities, and celebrate Tet for tourists. The first thing that impresses is the Tet space. Many hotels decorate the Tet space in the traditional Tet style with peach branches, parallel sentences, and bright red paper firecrackers. Some also recreate traditional folk game spaces, rural markets, food markets... to serve people and tourists throughout Tet, reserving Tet corners for guests to take photos and check-in...

However, the most attractive and appealing program is probably the organization for tourists to learn and experience making banh chung for Tet, which is something that many international visitors to Vietnam especially love. Large hotels such as Muong Thanh, Novotel, Citadines... also arrange cozy spaces, "hand-holding" to guide guests in wrapping and boiling banh chung right on the hotel premises. Tourists are also taught how to make cakes and jams; guided on how to play traditional games such as o an quan, tossing and turning, dung dang dung de or arranged private spaces to watch special Tet movies...

faf — International tourists listen to an introduction and experience making banh chung at Muong Thanh hotel system.

"Even this Tet, visitors can participate in wrapping and transporting cakes to give to poor households, ethnic minority areas or remote schools... to clearly feel the humane meaning of the Warmth and Prosperity on Tet holiday program of Muong Thanh hotel system" - Ms. Do Dieu Linh, Director of Muong Thanh Grand Ha Long Hotel shared.

In addition to the traditional atmosphere, the highlight is the New Year's Eve party organized by units and destinations from the evening of December 29th of the Lunar calendar with activities such as bamboo dancing, watching traditional dance performances, international music, Ao Dai performances... With European-style hotels such as Novotel, Wyndham, Citadines... there is a different, more unique style. That is the Countdown ceremony, with a Western New Year's Eve feel, buffet party, cocktails, music, games lasting from New Year's Eve to the new year 2025.

In particular, international visitors have many opportunities to interact and understand more about the traditional beauty of Vietnamese Tet in the coastal city of Ha Long, Quang Ninh through tours to visit local houses, experience making banh chung and banh tet, go shopping for Tet...

Typically, Halo Bay Homestay (Ha Long City) will organize to welcome guests on Tet holiday, bringing guests into the Tet atmosphere of Vietnamese families, wrapping Chung cakes, shopping for Tet, going to the flower market, decorating the house, eating New Year's rice... "International tourists love to experience Vietnamese Tet culture. Every year, we are ready to organize when guests have a need" - Ms. Do Thi Hien, homestay owner shared.

Bamboo dancing and many traditional entertainment activities will be held for visitors to enjoy spring and celebrate Tet.

In addition, during the pre-Tet and Lunar New Year, visitors can enjoy art programs and celebrate the traditional Tet holiday at crowded entertainment venues such as: October 30 Square, Sunworld Ha Long Park, experience traditional houses, decorate the Tet space at Quang Ninh Museum; spring flower markets in Hon Gai, Bai Chay and many other areas...

Notably, this year, tourists can also participate in many discount programs to stimulate demand and encourage tourists to travel during spring, such as: 5-10% discount on transportation services and sightseeing boats on Ha Long Bay, up to 30-40% discount on conference services and hotel rooms.

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