Flower arrangements by
Eikou Sumara, one of Japan’s top artisans, will be on display alongside
works of 10 local artists at the second Ikebana Festival that will open at Ha Noi’s Van Mieu Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature) tomorrow, December 5.
The ikebana shows will be supplemented with traditional Japanese music. Artists from Japan will also teach visitors how to make simple ikebana.
Vibrant flower collections, traditional Japanese kimonos and traditional Vietnamese ao dai will also be presented as part of the event which is expected to attract more than 3,000 visitors.
Costa Classica brings 2,000 cruise tourists
Saigontourist Travel
Service Co has welcomed in HCM City some 2,000 tourists onboard the
Costa Classica cruise liner, its third trip to Viet Nam.
The tourists, mainly from
the UK, Spain and Germany, made sightseeing tours of HCM City, Cu Chi
Tunnels and My Tho City in Tien Giang Province before leaving for the
central region, including Da Nang, Hoi An, My Son and Hue.
Saigontourist organised tours in Viet Nam for more than 64,000 cruise tourists in the past 11 months.
Southern provinces put on Cambodian road show
Tourism authorities and
companies in southern provinces will organise a road show in Cambodia
next week in an aim to develop tourist properties.
The road show, which runs
from December 7-9 in Sihanoukville and Phnom Penh, will offer a chance
for local investors to have meetings with local officials from
Cambodia’s Tourism Ministry and provincial authorities.
HCM City will join forces
with other southern localities, including An Giang and Kien Giang
provinces, to organise events in the neighbouring country.
Mekong travellers get discounted Thai tours
Saigontourist has launched a promotion campaign for travellers in the Mekong Delta who buy five-day tours to Thailand.
Under the programme, a
joint campaign with Vietnam Airlines and Thai partners, travellers will
be offered a discounted price of US$279 per person compared to the
regular price of $349.
The discounted tour will begin on January 13, 14 and 18 next year.
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