Golden time to attract tourists

Street carnival with tens of thousands of decorative roses will take place this summer.

Fansipan is always an attractive destination for tourists. The peak of summer tourism from April 25 to May 4, at Sun World Fansipan Legend Tourist Area, the Fansipan Rose Festival 2025 "Brilliant among the clouds" will take place, with exciting activities such as: street Carnival parade with tens of thousands of roses decorated on trams, horse-drawn carriages and 300 ethnic artisans on all the streets of Sa Pa town center; check-in with a space with thousands of flower colors; leisurely at "Sweet Market" - where you can enjoy unique products inspired by roses such as ice cream, tea, cakes; sublimate with "sweet", emotional voices at "Dream Garden" with famous singers.

Sun World Fansipan Legend tourist area will host the Fansipan Rose Festival 2025.

At the same time, from April 27 to May 1, at the top of Fansipan, there will be a flag-raising ceremony to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and the reunification of the country. Along with that, there will be a series of activities such as organizing the "Horse Hoof in the Clouds" competition from June 29 to July 7; Vesak Festival (Buddha's Birthday) from June 5 to August 29 (ie May 10 to July 7 of the lunar calendar); experiencing the season of single rice flowers, rhododendron flowers...

Mr. Quyen Anh Tuan, Head of Communications Department of Sun World Fansipan Legend Tourist Area said: Right from the beginning of the year, the unit has had a specific and detailed plan for tourism activities and tourism programs taking place in each season. Every year, every season, the tourist area renews itself to attract tourists. With the peak of summer tourism and many attractive and diverse activities organized, the tourist area hopes to welcome a large number of domestic and foreign tourists to experience and explore.

As the leading locality in the number of tourists to Lao Cai, Sa Pa town is urgently completing the final stages for the colorful Summer Festival, scheduled to open on April 29. The highlight of the series of events is the vibrant Street Festival. In particular, Sa Pa also welcomed an art troupe from its sister unit in China to exchange and perform, contributing to enriching the festival activities.

Along with cultural activities, Sa Pa focuses on upgrading and renewing tourist attractions to bring wonderful experiences to visitors. Not only in the central area, but also in communes and wards in the area, cultural and artistic programs imbued with the identity, customs and practices of ethnic minorities are also being prepared, promising to bring interesting discoveries to visitors.

Mr. Do Van Tan, Vice Chairman of Sa Pa Town People's Committee.

To ensure order, traffic safety and bring convenience to tourists, Sa Pa town also proactively coordinates closely with the Traffic Police Department, Lao Cai Provincial Police and police forces of communes and wards to develop plans for traffic flow, organize vehicle parking, and minimize possible traffic jams.

Traffic forces will be deployed to ensure traffic flow.

In Bac Ha district, from early May to June, the 18th Bac Ha White Plateau Traditional Horse Racing Tournament will take place with the theme "Intoxicated by the horses' hooves on the plateau". The traditional horse racing tournament is one of the activities of the "Bac Ha White Plateau" Festival in the summer of 2025. Accordingly, from May 2, a preliminary round will be held at the district's central stadium with the participation of horse riders from Bac Ha district; horse riders from other districts and provinces who register to compete do not have to participate in the preliminary round. On May 3, a parade of horse teams will be held along with a lucky ritual for the participating teams and a horse dance parade on the plateau. On June 7, the 18th Bac Ha White Plateau Traditional Horse Racing Tournament - 2025 will officially open at the district's central stadium.

The exciting and dramatic horse race will take place in Bac Ha.

In addition, at the community tourism site of Nghia Do commune (Bao Yen district), during the April 30 - May 1 holiday, the locality will organize the 3rd "Golden Color by the Nam Luong River" Folk Culture Festival. The festival will feature many attractive sports, entertainment and cultural experiences, promising to bring visitors unforgettable impressions.

Nghia Do (Bao Yen) is also preparing activities to welcome tourists.

The province currently has more than 1,500 accommodation establishments and nearly 2,500 service establishments. At this time, accommodation establishments are focusing on improving service quality and preparing traditional cultural exchange activities so that tourists can have more experiences with local people.

By the end of March 2025, Lao Cai had welcomed more than 3 million visitors, reaching 30% of the annual plan. Identifying summer tourism as the "golden time" to attract visitors to tourist areas and destinations, aiming to achieve the goal of welcoming 10 million visitors in 2025, the tourism industry has drastically implemented many solutions to connect and promote Lao Cai tourism to a large number of domestic and international visitors; directing tourist areas and destinations and localities to strengthen the organization of activities, events and tourism products. At the same time, focusing on promotion, advertising and connection activities to attract investment, develop tourism as well as attract tourists.

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