To meet this demand, Ben Thanh Tourist is offering relaxing moments and unforgettable festive days for tourists and their family’s members with Christmas and New Year tours.

The four-day-and-three-night tour of the central romantic highland city of Dalat, promises fresh and delightfully cool mountain weather, pine forests looming in the mist and colorful flower blossoms. Tourists can enjoy the magnificence of Damb’ri Waterfall, tranquil and historical relics of Tuyen Lam Lake, Bao Dai Palace, the office and house of the last King of the Nguyen Dynasty and the romance of the Valley of Love.

The tour also includes time to wander on the little “Great Wall” and discover hundreds of creatures on display at the Dalat Institute of Biology. And, for some adventure, Langbian Mountain with a peak over 2,000 meters high will provide a challenge, rewarded with a panoramic view of the city in the mist and golden and silver rivers sparking in the rays of the sun.

Also for consideration is the four-day-three-night-tour to Nha Trang, recognized as one of 29 most beautiful bays in the world. Endowed by nature with deep, quiet and warm waters all the year round, surrounded by archipelagoes, islands, mountains and white sand beaches, Nha Trang is expected to be one of the busiest destinations at the end of the year. The tour will take tourists to Ca Na Beach, one of the wildest and most beautiful beaches of Binh Thuan Province also known as the “Sleeping Princess” Lo River site, Nha Trang Port, the Institute of Oceanography and the Ponagar Tower, built about 1,000 years ago by the Cham People.

On the way to Nha Trang is Thap Ba Mineral Spring Center, where one may soak in hot mineral water or bathe in mineral mud and enjoy seafood.

The five-day-and-four-night tour in the central provinces includes Hoi An ancient town with streets bathed in the sparkling light of hanging lanterns in multiple colors and shapes, Ong Pagoda, Linh Ung Pagoda, Tang Chon Cave, Ngu Hanh Son “five basic elements” mountain and Non Nuoc Beach, with a stop at the peak of Hai Van Pass and Lang Co fishing village. On arrival in Hue tourists will visit Thien Mu Pagoda, Nguyen Dynasty’s Royal Citadel and Thai Hoa Palace, to enjoy the royal music which is recognized as the world’s intangible cultural heritage.

For tourists with limited time, the answer is a two-day-one-night tour to the central city of Phan Thiet to visit Duc Thanh School, Ho Chi Minh Museum, which provides visitors images of the time when Ho Chi Minh worked as a teacher in Phan Thiet in 1911, Cham Tower and the sand dunes.

Also available are a three days and two nights tour to celebrate Christmas in Dao Ngoc - Phu Quoc Island, four days and three nights Southern Noel tour, five days and four nights New Year 2009 Nha Trang - Dalat tour, and additional tours to Hue, TransViet tours and other attractive programs.

For further information, contact Ben Thanh Tourist at 86 Ly Tu Trong Street, District 1, HCMC, tel: (08) 3520 2020 - 3821 8989, email: domestic@benthanhtourist.com.