Engaging tours, activities available during five-day holiday

A long holiday is approaching and across the nation, cities and provinces have lots to offer tourists who want to travel or spend days doing activities with friends and families.

This year's Reunification Day (April 30) and Labour Day (May 1) holiday will give people five days of rest, which is the perfect time for families to take a long trip out, or to enjoy several short tours. There is much to enjoy.

In Hanoi, an exhibition themed "Song of Peace" is ongoing at the Hoa Lo Prison Relic. It features documents, images and artefacts from the anti-American War in Vietnam, showcasing various aspects of the efforts to liberate the South.

People also can visit a photo exhibition entitled "Memories and Legends" which displays portraits of Vietnamese Heroic Mothers and shows the part women played in the two resistance wars.

There are a total of 50 photographs showing 50 lives and fates of Vietnamese women, who shared the same desire for victory, peace and independence for the nation. It is open until May 25 at the Hoan Kiem Cultural Information Center, 2 Le Thai To street.

At the National Museum of History there is a special exhibition titled "Non Sông Liền Một Dải" (Unified Country) which is being held until August.

With nearly 150 documents and artefacts, the exhibition helps the public, especially the younger generation, better understand the desire for peace, the will to unify the nation, the inseparable solidarity between the North and the South throughout history, today and forever.

The Thang Long Imperial Citadel also has an interesting exhibition titled "The Road to Reunification" and free water puppetry performances for visitors from April 29.

The exhibition displays more than 200 valuable documents and images, introducing to the public three main themes across the milestones of the developments and depth of the decisions of the Vietnamese leadership, made at Bunker D67, which witnessed the historic moments that determined the fate of the nation.

In HCMC, tourists have many options to take some stimulating inner-city tours, the highlight being the "Legends of Heroes" tour by Vietluxtour.

In the four-day and three-night journey, they can explore many historical sites, from those in HCMC to the Saac Forest War Relic Site, the Cuu Chi guerrilla warfare tunnels and a look at the Independence Palace.

Other interesting cultural and historical tours are also available, including "From Ancient Sài Gòn to Present-day Ho Chi Minh City", "Memories of Sài Gòn-Chợ Lớn", "Củ Chi: Steel Land" and "Sài Gòn Special Forces".

Meanwhile, the BestPrice Travel Company has introduced two tour packages taking tourists to visit historical sites associated with the victory day and the development of HCMC today.

Local authorities have also organized a series of attractive and unique cultural and tourism events, a music and dance program, and a light show with 2,000 drones, along with several artistic fireworks displays.

Nghe An province also hopes to attract visitors with a number of activities. The highlight of any tour is a visit to President Ho Chi Minh's former home in Sen Village.

With a tour duration of half a day to one day, visitors can enjoy local specialties and listen to unique folk songs, visit and experience the countryside market, immerse themselves in the fresh and quiet natural scenery of Dong Tranh mountain and forest and the rustic cultural space of the Lam River.

"Nam Dan district is not only a place that marks President Ho's childhood, but also a sacred destination in the journey to find the roots of history and national culture," said Le Thị Thanh Thuy of the Nghe An Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

"The newly built and completed destinations in our tours are unique experiences, which show visitors the depth of culture, where folk songs, people and landscapes make up our strong identity."

In Tuyen Quang, the authority has opened an exhibition showcasing 80 years of the province's development through valuable documentary photos recreating the nation's resilient journey to glorious victory in the resistance war against France.

The historical images from what is referred to as "the capital city of the war of resistance" are displayed alongside other beautiful photos of local landscapes.

The La La Town Cultural-Heritage Festival will be held from April 30 to May 3, where people will can watch modern street art performances, visit a highland market imbued with traditional cultural identity and be dazzled by a lantern festival along the Phoo Day River.

Many new tourism products have also been launched including the "Old War Zone-New Experience" tour taking place at the Tan Trao tourist area. This is an in-depth tour, combining visiting revolutionary historical sites, with experiencing ethnic culture and unique nature.