Over the January-July period, the number of tourists to the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai topped 800,000, up a whopping 25 percent thanks to the locality’s tourism stimulus drive for 2014, reported the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Lao Cai’s transport system, including roads and railroads, is offering better convenience to visitors. In particular, Noi Bai – Lao Cai expressway that opened to traffic recently has halved the time to travel from capital Hanoi to Lao Cai. Throughout the rest of this year, Lao Cai will offer more discounts of at least 30 percent on tourist services, waive or reduce entrance fees at several tourist spots. It will launch a Red River spiritual tour starting from Phu Tho through Yen Bai to Lao Cai, a night festival of coloured lanterns and a street show slated for September in Sa Pa, an international marathon tournament on September 20-21, and eight new tours from September 8. The province now registers … [Read more...] about Bản in : Tourist arrivals to Lao Cai up 25 percent in seven months
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Vietnam’s longest expressway opens, cutting Hanoi-Lao Cai travel time in half
Vietnamese transport authorities on Sunday opened a 245 km expressway, the longest of its kind in Vietnam, to traffic on Sunday, halving the travel time between Hanoi and Lao Cai province. Bao Thang District, Lao Cai, in the presence of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, who cut a ribbon to inaugurate the new road. … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s longest expressway opens, cutting Hanoi-Lao Cai travel time in half
Five die, 8 missing in flash flood in Lao Cai
At least 5 people were reported to die and 8 others are missing after a flash flood caused by torrential rains swept through two hamlets in the northern province of Lao Cai yesterday morning, local authorities said. The disaster, which occurred at 3 am Friday, also swept away tens of houses, destroyed more than 10 hectares of rice, and damaged many traffic and irrigation systems in Nam Cham and Nam Nhu hamlets in Nam Luc Commune, Bac Ha District, said Co Van Dat, chairman of the commune People's Committee. Most of the victims are ethnic minority people in Nam Nhu, and rescue forces had found five dead bodies by yesterday afternoon, and are searching for those still missing, said Dang Van Khoa, an official of the district People's Committee. Heavy downpours also caused landslides, with some 40 cubic meters of land and soil poured onto the railway route in the province's Bao Thang District, blocking two trains running from Hanoi to Lao Cai. About 40 workers were mobilized to clear … [Read more...] about Five die, 8 missing in flash flood in Lao Cai
Watch out for scam bus services from Hanoi to Sa Pa
If you are invited to book a seat on a bus traveling from Hanoi to the famous tourist town of Sa Pa, do not hesitate to say no, as there is no such service. Local transportation firms are running attractive ads for bus routes bringing tourists from the Vietnamese capital to the town, located in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai. But Tran Dang Hai, head of the inspectorate of the Hanoi Department of Transport, asserted that the capital has yet to launch any bus service to Lao Cai. "It’s not easy to open a new route, as you have to consider a number of issues such as the travel path and time and parking places," he told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper. Most of the buses in Hanoi are operating on short routes and within the city, according to the official. "We will verify and strictly sanction those companies that disguise themselves as bus operators to cheat passengers," he promised. Transport firms have taken advantage of a new expressway linking Hanoi and Lao … [Read more...] about Watch out for scam bus services from Hanoi to Sa Pa
Noi Bai – Lao Cai highway ‘awakes’ Northwest region
NDO - The operation of the Noi Bai - Lao Cai highway, the longest of its kind in Vietnam, has 'awoken' the potential of the mountainous Northwest region. Office Manager of the Vietnam Expressways Corporation (VEC) Do Chi Trung said that the opening of the Noi Bai–Lao Cai highway was a breakthrough for the transport sector, helping shorten the travel time from Hanoi to Lao Cai province from current seven hours to 3.5 hours and opening opportunities for socio-economic development of localities in the northwest region. The highway is also a lever to boost GDP growth, create links between industrial zones, and promote tourism, halving the travel time from Hanoi to Tuyen Quang and Ha Giang provinces as well as reduce traffic accidents and traffic pressure on national highways 2, 2B, 32C, 4E and 70, Trung noted. Thanks to the new highway, the number of tourists going to Sapa in Lao Cai province has surged sharply, up 40% compared to the previous year. Currently, Sapa receives … [Read more...] about Noi Bai – Lao Cai highway ‘awakes’ Northwest region