Eo Gio tourist destination in Nhon Ly commune is about 20km from Quy Nhon city center and is located near Ky Co tourist area - an impressive destination for tourists when visiting Binh Dinh. During the holidays of April 30 and May 1, Eo Gio tourist destination has about 3,000 visitors every day. This is a place with a beautiful walking path along the mountainside and the sea. Despite the hot weather, tourists still choose this place to check in.

Ms. Lu Thi Lien (29 years old), residing in Tan Thanh ward, Tam Ky city, Quang Nam province, and her family chose Quy Nhon as their destination for this vacation. Ms. Lu Thi Lien confided that beach tourism helps her family have more cool space and ideal relaxation: “This is the second time I have come to Quy Nhon city for tourism and relaxation. Last time, when I came here, Quy Nhon city was not as developed as it is now. On the current social network system, images of tourist destinations such as Ky Co, Eo Gio are very beautiful, my family wants to come once to have beautiful memories. After visiting Ky Co, we will go on a tour to places like Hon Kho. The cuisine here is very suitable for the taste. Compared to the present, it is cooler here than many other places”.

During the holidays, thousands of people from provinces and cities across the country flock to coastal tourist destinations in Quy Nhon city for tourism and relaxation. Many tourists enjoy coastal tours to Hon Kho, Ky Co, and Cu Lao Xanh island. The demand for water transport among tourists to tourist destinations increases. During the holidays of April 30 and May 1, dozens of canoes carrying tourists from Nhon Ly fishing wharf, Nhon Ly commune, Quy Nhon city, Binh Dinh province to Ky Co tourist area run continuously.

Mr. Nguyen Huu Dao, owner of Khanh An tourist canoe, Nhon Ly commune, Quy Nhon city, Binh Dinh province said: “Nhon Ly currently has a fleet of about 30 passenger canoes. With the current number of 3,000 to 4,000 passengers, the canoes turn around continuously. In particular, the current weather is very windy, so it is also difficult to transport passengers. The number of passengers this year is weaker than last year. Most of the passengers are from nearby cities such as Da Lat, Gia Lai, Kon Tum, while the number of passengers from communes such as Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi has decreased this year compared to last year.”

During the April 30 - May 1 holiday, tourist accommodation establishments and tourist areas and attractions in Binh Dinh province have proactively arranged enough staff to serve guests, prepared facilities and necessary conditions to ensure convenience and safety for guests in terms of security, order, and food hygiene and safety. Tourist service establishments strictly comply with regulations on publicly posting prices and selling at the correct listed prices.

At tourist destinations with beaches, rivers, lakes, and waterfalls, the management and exploitation unit prepares vehicles and rescue forces, and coordinates with medical agencies to promptly handle incidents when necessary. On this occasion, tourist areas, attractions, 4-star and 5-star accommodations in Binh Dinh open additional services, gift programs, and local cuisine programs to serve tourists. Room occupancy at tourist accommodations in Binh Dinh from April 28 to May 1 is estimated at 70 - 75%. Particularly, large tourist accommodations along the coast from 3 to 5 stars have achieved room occupancy of 95%.

Mr. Le Manh Phi, Deputy Chief Inspector of Binh Dinh Province Department of Tourism said: “The Binh Dinh Province Interdisciplinary Inspection Team conducts inspections of tourist transport vehicles, especially inland waterway passenger transport vehicles. We also actively coordinate with border guards, other functional forces such as police, traffic inspectors to remind and discipline vehicle owners to provide enough life jackets for passengers and carry the correct number of people as prescribed, not to jostle each other on board during the season, when the sea is rough and windy at sea.”

During the April 30 and May 1 holidays, the number of tourists to Binh Dinh province is estimated at 277,000, an increase of 11% over the same period last year; total revenue is estimated at 305 billion VND, an increase of 18.5% over the same period in 2023.