HCM City welcomes seaborne German tourists

HCM City (VNA) - The five-star 'Delphin Voyager' cruise liner dropped anchor at
Saigon Port on February 4, bringing 500 German tourists and crew to Vietnam to
sample the delights of Ho Chi Minh City .

This visit marks the first time the ship had used Ho Chi Minh City as a
embarkation/disembarkation point on its routes, said Vo Anh Tai, Director of the
Saigontourist Travel Company.

During their week-long stay in Vietnam , the German tourists are scheduled to join
tours exploring Ho Chi Minh City and the Mekong Delta before visiting Ha Long Bay,
a UNESCO-accredited world natural heritage site, as well as the nation's capital,
Hanoi .

Between February 1-19, Saigontourist expects to welcome around 2,500 Chinese
tourists, who are due to arrive on board the 'Costa Allegra'.

During January 2009, the company received 6,000 foreign tourists by sea,
representing a year-on-year increase of 30 percent.-Enditem