On March 27-28, four firework groups from the USA, Japan, France and Portugal will perform firework shows in the central city of Danang. The organizers hope to welcome 100, 000 visitors with ocal travel firms having designed tours to the city.

Danang’s vice chairman Vo Duy Khuong said that this year the city will build a grand stand with 25, 000 seats to serve

visitors. Around 15, 000 seats will be reserved for local people and tourists, priced 200, 000 dong per ticket.

Many side-line festivals will be organized to celebrate the city’s 35th anniversary, including a procession of flower boats and flower-decorated vehicles, the release of 25, 000 flower garlands and lanterns to the Han River, the festival for craft villages, an exhibition of ornamental trees and animals and Non Nuoc stone-made artworks, an exhibition of firework photos, a kite flying contest and a competition for water sports.

The organizing board reported that it will start selling tickets on March 1 but up to 70 percent of the tickets were booked by travel firms. It is anticipated that the festival will attract large numbers or tourists because it will take place in the weekend.

Some travel firms have sold tours to Danang this time. The Hanoi Redtour introduces a three-day tour to the firework festival plus visits to the Son Tra peninsula, the old radar station of the US, the Ban Co mountain and Ba Na. The price is 1.8 million dong/person, not including air ticket.

Vietravel Hanoi offers a three-day tour to the firework festival and visits to Danang’s tourist sites like the Han River swing-bridge, Son Tra peninsula, But, My Khe and Con beaches and Hoi An ancient town.

Saigontourist will organize tours from Ho Chi Minh city to Danang for three days, priced from 2-2.7 million dong/person, not including air tickets. Visitors can join the tour from Hanoi to Danang, Hoi An and Ba Na, also for three days, at a cost of 2.3 million dong per person.

Most of hotels in Danang have been booked by tourism companies. However, visitors can stay in Hue or Hoi An, only 20-40km from Danang.