Helicopter tours to be launched in Da Nang

Helicopter EC 130 T2 can take six tourists on a single trip. (tuoitre.vn)

The service, announced by the Vietnam Helicopter Corporation on February 10, will include tours over Da Nang city and a voyage over Cu Lao Cham, My Son, Ly Son and Dong Hoi.

The company plans to use the French modern helicopter EC 130 T2, which can take six tourists on a single trip.

A 15-minute round will cost passengers VND2.5 million (US$118) while VND3.5 million (US$165) per passenger will be charged for a 25-minue trip.

One of Vietnam’s most popular tourist destinations, Da Nang saw a jump in the number of tourist arrivals in January.

Around 263,000 travellers visited the coastal city last month, up 13.3% against January in 2014.

Of them, 112,000 were foreigners, a slight increase of 3.5% and 151,000 were local holiday-makers, jumping 21.9% from the same period last year.

The city recently joined with central Thua Thien-Hue and Quang Nam provinces to unveil a campaign to promote tourism in the central region, home to numerous renowned beaches and world heritage sites.

The programme will focus on introducing new tourism options from all three localities in 2015, including a number of fascinating events, festive activities and tourism packages.

The city will introduce new river tours, the Helio entertainment complex, a French village, the Asia Park, a night market on Han river, Vincom commercial centre, and more.

NDO/VNA