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$4 Da Lat night train tour offers unique tourist experience
The Da Lat - Trai Mat railway night services, launched late last week, promise a new experience for passengers to gain a better sense of Da Lat at night.
This tourism product is attracting numerous tourists after three days of free tickets from April 11 to 13.
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The Da Lat - Trai Mat railway night services. |
On the nearly 7 km route, tourists have a chance to enjoy not only the night-time scenery of Da Lat but also novel services such as buffet and live music on the two carriages with both classical and modern design.
This is the remaining part of the 84 km Thap Cham - Da Lat railway route built by French rulers and became operational in 1932 to connect the south-central province of Ninh Thuan with Lam Dong, home to Da Lat.
Before boarding, tourists can explore and take check-in photos at Da Lat Station, a unique architectural structure inspired by Langbiang Mountain and the traditional "Rong" house - a variation of stilt houses unique to the Central Highlands in Vietnam.
Dao Anh Tuan, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saigon Railway Transport JSC, said that in 2023, the Vietnam Railway Corporation embellished and upgraded Da Lat Station - a national historical relic site, train carriages, and the Da Lat - Trai Mat railway line.
The introduction of live music, free wifi, and wedding service on this route has also added to its attractiveness to visitors, he noted.
Trains are scheduled to depart Da Lat Station at 6:15 p.m. and 8:20 p.m. and leave Trai Mat Station at 7:15 p.m. and 9:20 p.m.
Fares range from VND72,000 to 100,000 (US$2.86-4) for each way, according to the VNR.
Da Lat, the capital of Lam Dong, is surrounded by hills, pine forests, lakes, and waterfalls.
Known as the "city of eternal spring" for its distinctive temperate climate, it was developed as a resort town by the French in the early 1900s. Many reminders of the colonial heritage remain, creating a unique feature of the destination.
More than 10,000 tours and tourism products at promotional prices were offered to visitors at the Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM) 2024 which wrapped up in Hanoi on April 14.
Hanoi, home to a large number of cultural and historical sites and craft villages, is taking measures to develop experiential tourism to attract more visitors to the over-1,000-year-old capital.
The labor ministry wants the government to declare a five-day Reunification Day-Labor Day holiday with people taking April 29 off and working instead on May 4, Saturday.
Online travel platform Agoda has ranked the former imperial city of Hue third in a list of Asia's eight cheapest destinations with average room rates of US$43 a night.
The Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM) 2024 themed “Vietnam Tourism – Green Transition for Sustainable Development” kicked off in Hanoi on April 11, attracting 700 enterprises across the country and 16 foreign countries and territories.
Source: VnExpress
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