Khanh Hoa tourism continues to boom thanks to convenient highway infrastructure

Khanh Hoa is becoming a top favorite resort destination in the South after the last expressway connecting Ho Chi Minh City - Khanh Hoa opened to traffic from the end of April 2024, shortening the travel time by road from Ho Chi Minh City to this locality to just over 4 hours.

Finished 3 months ahead of schedule, ranked first in the entire South - Central region

With impressive results, Khanh Hoa tourism reached the target 3 months ahead of schedule in 2024, becoming the leading destination in the South Central Coast and Central Highlands regions. In the first 9 months of the year, Khanh Hoa welcomed 9 million overnight guests, an increase of 57.9% over the same period in 2023; including 3.6 million international visitors, bringing total tourism revenue to over VND 44,138 billion. This achievement helped Khanh Hoa surpass famous tourist destinations such as Da Nang (8.7 million), Binh Dinh (over 8 million), and Binh Thuan (7.4 million), maintaining its leading position in attracting tourists.

Experts say this remarkable development comes from many of Khanh Hoa's existing advantages: diverse nature, temperate climate, 300 days of sunshine, beautiful coastline, professional tourism services, combined with the "quad" of infrastructure: aviation, waterway, railway, road, etc. In particular, after the Ho Chi Minh City - Khanh Hoa expressway is put into operation, the travel time from Ho Chi Minh City to Khanh Hoa will be just over 4 hours. Along with that, the Buon Ma Thuot - Khanh Hoa expressway is expected to be put into operation in 2026, shortening the travel time to 1.5 hours, and the Lam Dong - Khanh Hoa expressway will be deployed in the 2024 - 2028 period to reduce the travel time to less than 2 hours. These highways will open up opportunities to attract tourists from Ho Chi Minh City and the southern and Central Highlands provinces to the coastal city of Khanh Hoa, strongly promoting the development of family tourism, creating a trend of proactive tourism and short-term trips.

The opening of the entire Ho Chi Minh City - Khanh Hoa Expressway is a strong lever to help Khanh Hoa tourism explode in the South.

Typically, during the April 30 - May 1 holiday, Khanh Hoa tourism market became much more vibrant and bustling than the same period last year. The total number of visitors to visit and relax is estimated to be over 969,000, the average room occupancy rate of accommodation facilities is nearly 90%. Similarly, during the September 2 holiday, Bai Dai - Cam Ranh tourist areas and closed resorts on the island all recorded room occupancy rates of 70% or more, and many resorts reached over 90%.

A new tourist capital of the South - Vietnam is gradually "awakening" in Khanh Hoa

While Nha Trang has left a deep impression with its heritage and beauty that has been loved for generations, Cam Ranh is now emerging as a new land with unique and different experiences. Visitors to Khanh Hoa will not only enjoy the beaches and traditional beauty of Nha Trang but also discover the modernity, dynamism and charm of Cam Ranh, promising to bring new journeys of discovery.

Bai Dai, Cam Ranh with smooth white sand and sea with 3 extremely rare water colors in Vietnam (Photo: Alex Pham)

Cam Ranh fascinates tourists with its natural beauty with diverse terrain from mountains, forests, sand dunes to clear blue beaches such as Bai Ngang, Bai Chuong, Bai Nom and especially Bai Dai. With a coastline of more than 16 km, fine white sand, and especially the phenomenon of three-colored sea water - a rare sight in Vietnam - Bai Dai has been honored many times by National Geographic Magazine (USA) as one of the 10 most beautiful beaches in the world. For this reason, many leading hotel and resort management and operation brands in the world have chosen Cam Ranh as their destination, contributing to developing this place into an international resort center. According to actual records, Cam Ranh currently has 16 4 - 5 star resorts in operation, becoming a favorite destination for international tourists.

In addition to its natural scenery, Cam Ranh also captivates visitors with the rich flavors of its specialties such as banh can, banh xeo, Cam Ranh chicken, Binh Ba lobster, flying shrimp, mango rice paper, banh canh, and many other typical dishes. According to experts, Cam Ranh has all the "necessary conditions" to become a favorite tourist capital, but to break through and make an independent mark on the Vietnamese tourism map, Cam Ranh still needs a super large and vibrant entertainment - recreation - resort center.

The 800ha CaraWorld coastal super urban area, which will be launched in the near future, will become the heart of entertainment - recreation - resort, meeting diverse needs and customer segments in Cam Ranh (Illustration image)

Seizing this potential, with the vision of "bringing the world to Vietnam and bringing Vietnam to the world", investor KN Holdings is about to launch the heart urban area CaraWorld with a scale of 800 hectares right in Cam Ranh.

CaraWorld fully inherits the growth potential of Cam Ranh in particular and Khanh Hoa in general when located in a strategic location - "neighboring" with Cam Ranh International Airport - which welcomes tens of millions of international and domestic visitors each year. Currently, this airport has cooperated with 22 airlines, connecting 50 routes and is upgrading and expanding to reach a capacity of 25 million visitors/year by 2030.

This coastal megacity owns 1/3 of the coastline of the beautiful Bai Dai beach, and also owns 38 large-scale and methodical invested facilities. CaraWorld not only brings a new vibrant lifestyle but also marks the transformation of Cam Ranh, turning this place into an attractive, vibrant and potential destination on the international tourism map.

Source: https://www.congluan.vn/khanh-hoa-lien-tuc-bung-no-du-lich-nho-ha-tang-cao-toc-thuan-tien-post319652.html