New summer tours from Saigontourist
Update: Jul 26, 2010
Saigontourist Travel Service Company has introduced a series of new summer tours with many attractive options for tourists; to take advantage of new flights launched by Vietnam Airlines and many big festivals around the country.

In addition to existing services from HCMC via Hanoi to Haiphong City, Ha Long Bay and Sapa Town, Saigontourist will make use of the new direct HCMC-Haiphong service from July 17. The new options include a three-day tour to Ha Long Bay-Cat Ba Island-Haiphong City priced at VND5.5 million per person, departing on Thursdays; and a three-day to Cat Ba Island-Ha Long Bay at around VND5.4 million per person, departing on Fridays. Take a two-day tour to Haiphong-Ha Long Bay at around VND3.9 million per person, departing on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays or a three-day tour to Haiphong-Ha Long Bay for VND5.9 million, departing on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.

Other offers include a five-day tour to Haiphong-Ha Long Bay-Sapa priced at VND5.8 million per person, departing on Thursday and Saturday and a four-day tour to Ha Long Bay-Cat Ba Island-Hanoi priced at VND5.5 million a person, departing on Thursdays, exclusive of air or train tickets.

Tours explore famous scenic spots in Haiphong such as Cat Ba National Park, Kim Giao Forest, Trung Trang Grotto, and Cat Co Beach. Ha Long Bay is famous for its natural magnificence and thousands of limestone islets.

Saigontourist also offers other tours from HCMC such as a four-day tour to Hanoi-Ninh Binh Province-Ha Long Bay priced at VND5.1 million per person, a seven-day tour to Hanoi-Ninh Binh Province-Sapa-Ha Long Bay priced at VND7.5 million, a five-day tour to Danang City-Hoi An ancient town-Hue City-Phong Nha National Park priced around VND4.4 million per person.

Tours to Nha Trang and the route Nha Trang-Dalat have increased up to three trips a week.

For Miss World Vietnam 2010 at Vinpearl Land in Nha Trang from August 10-21, the company offers tours around Nha Trang that join the pageant.

A four-day tour departing HCMC on August 19 to Nha Trang-Lao Island-Wonderpark Tourist Area is priced at VND2 million. Tour participants will visit the final round of the pageant at 8 p.m. on August 21 with tickets priced at VND2 million for level 1, VND1.2 million for level 2, VND900,000 for level 3 and VND700,000 for level 4 and VND450,000 for level 5.

The tour booking hotlines are 0903 908 854 or 0918 551 234.

To take advantage of Vietnam Airlines’ new flight route from Dalat to Danang launched last month, Saigontourist has opened many tours to famous sites in the highlands and central area. These include a five-day tour to Ba Na Mountain-Dalat priced around VND4 million to VND4.4 million per person, exclusive of air tickets, departing from HCMC on Saturday or a seven-day tour to Phan Thiet-Dalat-Danang at VND8 million to VND11.7 million per person, exclusive of air ticket, departing on Thursdays.

Saigontourist is now offering special prices, according to the discounts being offered by Vietnam Airlines.

Tours come with domestic travel insurance up to VND60 million and a chance for tourists to win trips to five continents. The contest runs till August 1.

Saigontourist Travel Service Company is located a 45 Le Thanh Ton Street, HCMC’s District 1, tel: (08) 3827 9279, email: info@saigontourist.net.
SGT