Ha Long Bay welcomes large numbers of foreign tourists

Ha Long Bay welcomed 48,000 tourists, 94 per cent of whom were foreigners in the first months of the year.

This is the largest number of foreign tourists visiting Ha Long for January-February period so far.

On March 1, 400 visitors aboard the Seabourn Sojourne cruise liner of the US arrived in Ha Long.

The same day, two cruise ships, Amazara Quest and Costa Classica carried 2,000 foreign tourists to the UNESCO recognised heritage site.

Earlier, the British Arcadia ship anchored at Hon Gai port of Ha Long city with 2,000 visitors aboard. – VIR

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