Bustling year-end festive season

These days, the Christmas atmosphere has filled the coastal city of Nha Trang with images of pine trees and Santa Claus everywhere. Hotels, resorts, and entertainment venues have planned activities to help guests welcome a warm and joyful holiday season.

Shopping malls, restaurants, hotels, shops... in the coastal city have organized activities to welcome the Christmas season. On the evening of December 6, Novotel Nha Trang Hotel held a Christmas tree lighting ceremony to open the year-end festive season. During the program, the hotel also sold items made by disabled children, Christmas decorations, dishes... to raise charity funds to support disadvantaged children. Previously, Sheraton Hotel also welcomed the Christmas season by setting up a Christmas tree, making a "giant" gingerbread house for visitors to check-in, and organizing a very exciting Christmas opening ceremony. InterContinental Nha Trang Hotel welcomed the Christmas season with the launch of a Christmas tree made from 17,000 pairs of Macarons.

Children sing Christmas songs next to the Macaron Christmas tree at the InterContinental Hotel.

Many hotels have also planned culinary programs and entertainment activities to serve tourists and locals to celebrate Christmas and welcome the New Year 2025. On the evening of December 7, Vinpearl Nha Trang (Hon Tre Island) kicked off the festive season with a Christmas tree lighting ceremony, Santa Claus parade at VinWonders and many other locations. During the Christmas season, Vinpearl Nha Trang is also immersed in the festive atmosphere with a culinary festival, carnival parade, fireworks display at Tata Show... Vinpearl resorts and hotels on Hon Tre Island also organize Christmas parties and New Year's Eve parties (Countdown Party).

In Bai Dai area (Cam Lam district), resorts have also started the winter festival series with many attractive cultural and culinary activities. In particular, Alma Resort has built a giant gingerbread house made from 232kg of flour and sold desserts such as traditional Christmas cakes, pastries, cookies, gingerbread. Mr. Ingo Stöneberg - Deputy General Director of Alma Resort said, since the beginning of October, Alma's team has started kneading dough, shaping cakes, then taking 2 days to build a gingerbread house. During the Christmas season, Alma also organizes many other interesting activities such as organizing a Christmas market to sell handicrafts and local products; afternoon tea, Christmas party and New Year's Eve party... With these interesting activities, recently, Lonely Planet travel magazine chose Alma Resort as one of the 12 best hotels and resorts to celebrate Christmas around the world. Also in Bai Dai area, The Anam Cam Ranh Resort will organize a Christmas tree lighting ceremony along with many culinary and entertainment activities such as BBQ party at Lang Viet restaurant with fire dancing show and Filipino band performing on Christmas night, afternoon tea party... Movenpick Cam Ranh and Radisson Blu Cam Ranh resorts also organize many similar activities.

Santa Claus gives presents early.

According to Nguyen Thi Le Thanh - Director of the Department of Tourism, the number of international tourists to Nha Trang - Khanh Hoa is increasing, so tourism businesses are very proactive in planning to organize cultural, tourism and culinary activities to attract tourists on the occasion of Christmas and welcome the new year 2025. In December, there will be many activities for tourists and residents. In particular, for the first time, Khanh Hoa will make a Christmas tree at April 2 Square in Nha Trang City for tourists to check-in and mark their trip to the coastal city. In particular, the Heineken Festival at April 2 Square on the evening of December 31 promises to be a "grand feast" for tourists to close the old year and welcome the joyful new year 2025. With a series of unique events and careful preparation, Nha Trang - Khanh Hoa continues to affirm its position as one of the most attractive sea and island destinations in Vietnam, and visitors will enjoy the full festival season when coming to Nha Trang.

THANH NGUYEN

Translated by T.T