More than 6.2 million people across the country travel to Tet holiday, in which, Tay Ninh, An Giang, Vung Tau … lead in the number of visitors with hundreds of thousands of people.

According to statistics of the General Department of Tourism, during the 9 days of Tet, 35 localities are the top tourist destinations in the country, welcoming about 6.2 million visitors. The picture above is a line of people in the water house area of ​​Tam Chuc pagoda (Ha Nam) on February 5 (the 5th of the Lunar New Year). Photo: Pham Chieu

In which, Tay Ninh ranked first in the country with 595,000 visitors in 5 days from February 1 to 5 (January 1 to 5 of Tet). Ba Den mountain cable car welcomes nearly 350,000 visitors, in addition, about 100,000 tourists come here to climb. On the photo is a scene of a line filled with the aisle of the cable car station area. Photo: Phuong Thao

Spiritual tourist destinations recorded the largest number of visitors in the first days of the year. An Giang is one of the places to welcome many tourists, in 5 days from January 30 to February 3 (28 to 3 of Tet), with 316,000 visitors, an increase of 58% over the same period last year.

Pictured is the “sea of ​​people” at Ba Chua Xu Temple on Sam mountain (Chau Doc city) on the morning of February 4. Quang Thien, a tourist, shared that it took him about 3 hours from Long Xuyen City to Mieu Ba, twice the usual time because of traffic jams. When he arrived, he was overwhelmed by the dense, crowded crowd and took a long time to go inside for pilgrimage. Photo: Quang Thien

The total number of visitors to Dalat (Lam Dong) from January 31 to February 5 (29 to 5 of Tet) was estimated at 112,000, an increase of 166.7% compared to the Tet holiday in 2021.

There was a large traffic jam in Da Lat, from the 3rd day of the Lunar New Year, Prenn Pass was stuck in traffic for a long time, cars and motorbikes followed each other for a kilometer. Many families diverted to Tuyen Lam lake road but also encountered traffic jams. The same situation happened on major roads in the center, Da Lat night market at night was packed with people during Tet holidays. On the photo is the roundabout area of ​​Da Lat market on the evening of the 4th of Tet.

Before the situation of tourists coming to the city crowded, on social networks appeared pictures of tourists who could not find a room to stay in the Xuan Huong Lake area for camping and tarps. The Da Lat Culture and Information Department has contacted support, giving the hotline number for visitors to book a room. “During the Tet holiday, we supported over 40 phone numbers that could not find rooms and introduced them to accommodation establishments in the city,” said Mr. Le Anh Kiet, Head of Da Lat Culture and Information Department. Photo: Dinh Dinh

The warm sunny seas are the first choice of tourists. During the 9 days of the Tet holiday, Vung Tau city (Ba Ria – Vung Tau) is estimated to welcome 204,500 visitors. On the afternoon of February 3-4, the Bai Dai area was crowded with people.

According to the statistics of Ba Ria – Vung Tau Department of Tourism, Xuyen Moc district is expected to receive 100,948 visitors, Dat Do district 32,357 visitors, Long Dien district 38,230 visitors, Con Dao more than 9,800 arrivals. The number of tourists in the province increased by 81% over the same period in 2021. Photo: Truong Ha

Phu Quoc (Kien Giang) has nice weather, it’s sunny and warm. From January 29 to February 6 (the 27th to the 6th of Tet), the city welcomes 79,000 visitors. In which the islands in the South Island, the night market, the entertainment area Sun World Hon Thom, Grand World recorded a large number of tourists. In the photo, tourists have fun and rest on May Rut island on the morning of February 5. Photo: Phan Phuong

In the Central region, tourist attractions also “warm-up” during Tet. According to statistics of the Department of Tourism, in 9 days of Tet, Khanh Hoa welcomed 98,610 visitors, the room capacity reached 72.8%. Particularly in Nha Trang, the largest number of visitors is on February 3-6 (February 3-6). Resorts in Bai Dai, on the island, in Nha Trang City reach over 80% capacity. Photo: Cong Hoan

The North is experiencing a cold spell, but still attracts tourists. From January 29 to February 5 (the 27th to the 5th of Tet), Sa Pa welcomed nearly 74,400 visitors, of which Fansipan cable car opened from February 2, welcoming 27,331 visitors. On February 3-5, the hotel room capacity in the town center reached 100%. Because of the large number of visitors, many private vehicles, local traffic jams.

Mr. Tran Son Binh, Deputy Director of Lao Cai Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said that the crowds of tourists had been predicted and prepared well, and tourists had done well in wearing masks to fight the epidemic. There is no phenomenon of price increase or pressure on the town table…

Ha Giang province is estimated to welcome 86,000 visitors during the holiday. Tourists choose attractions such as the Palace of the Vuong Dynasty, Dong Van old town (Dong Van district), Ma Pi Leng, boat ride on Nho Que river, Lung Cu flagpole… Photo: Hoang Trung Hieu