Helicopter tours central Vietnam

Tourists, and locals, now have helicopters as a means of transport from Danang to world heritage sites in the central region via Vietnam TravelMart Agencys chartered tours, though the trip is not cheap.

 

Tourists get on board for a chopper tour from Danang to Hoi An, My Son and Lang Co in Hue City. — Photo courtesy Vietnam TravelMart

The price is a whapping VND70 million (US$3,250) for an hour trip from Nuoc Man Airbase to Hoi An and My Son Sanctuary. For a shorter 12-minute flight over the sea and mountains of Danang - Ngu Hanh Son Mountain, Ba Na Hills, Son Tra peninsula and My Khe beach – the price is VND3 million ($142) each passenger.

Last week, six Russian tourists were the first to hire the helicopter; they flew roundtrip from Laguna Resort in the town of Lang Co, Thua Thien-Hue to Hoi An and My Son.

The six-seat French-made EC132T2 helicopter will explore expanding air travel to the Cham Islands, Ly Son Island and En Cave in Quang Binh Province.

TravelMart, however, is not the first to offer helicopter tours. In 2011, the Vietnam joint-stock tourism company, Vitours, operated chartered flights from Danang to the Cham Islands in a 24-seat Russian-made MI-17, but the tour shut down due to unknown reason.

Source : dtinews[dot]vn

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