Adventure tours have become more popular among locals in Da Lat city. (Photo: dulich.tuoitre.vn)LamDong (VNS/VNA) - Adventure tourswith small numbers of people have been trending recently in Da Latcity in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong.
To prevent the spread of COVID-19, visitors to Da Lat are skippingcrowded, popular tourism spots.
This is the perfect time for local travel agencies to launch toursthat involve overnight camping in pine forests, kayaking, and zip-lineswinging, among other adventure activities.
Most of the sightseeing and camping tours often start at 3pm daily andend the next morning, with prices ranging from 400,000 VND (18 USD) to450,000 VND (20 USD) per person.
Tourists are offered a discount of 10 to 40 percent if they pursue moreactive activities. The discount aims to encourage groups offewer than 15 people for adventure tours, which formerlywere mostly embraced by foreigners.
According to the provincial People’s Committee, the number of visitors to Da Latas of mid-May was 160,000, down more than 70 percent year-on-year.
Of the total, the number of foreign visitors was 1,800, down 95.7 percentyear-on-year, while domestic visitors totalled 158,200, down morethan 68 percent compared to 2019.
Da Lat, however, has witnessed a growing number of visitors inrecent weekends. It is expected that by September, the number of touriststo Da Lat will reach 70 percent of the same period in 2019.
The Lam Dong Tourism Association plans to organise more night activitiesfor visitors in an effort to lower the density of visitors during theday. The new plan will ensure safety during COVID-19 andincrease tourism revenue for the province./.
VNA
