Tourists 'froze' with the river somersaults performed for the first time in Da Nang

For three consecutive weekends, domestic and international tourists were amazed by unprecedented shows held in Da Nang this summer.

Exploding a series of high-class programs for tourists "Detonating" the entire festival and cultural and entertainment activities in Da Nang throughout the summer is the Da Nang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF 2024). With a "huge" investment of up to hundreds of billions of VND, DIFF lasts for two months, with the participation of 8 competing teams around the world. DIFF 2024 makes its mark with a "huge" amount of fireworks up to 46,561 fired. Every weekend night, people and tourists can admire the most eye-catching light shows on the banks of the Han River.

The Da Nang International Fireworks Festival lasts for two summer months, with the participation of 8 competing teams from around the world, bringing an exciting experience to visitors to the coastal city.

Han River is full of colors from the international fireworks festival.

Not only fireworks, from June 28, Da Nang tourism industry has introduced a series of art shows to serve tourists in the summer such as the show "Awaken River - The awakening river" with extreme sports performances of Jetski and Flyboard; multi-experience art show combined with fireworks display "Symphony of River - Symphony by the river"; Vietnamese puppetry - the quintessence of Vietnamese art... The programs are expected to become new highlights for Da Nang night tourism, when creating experiences for the first time in the city of Han River - to maintain the title of 'Asia's leading event and festival destination'. In particular, at Da Nang Downtown, the multi-experience art show combined with fireworks display "Symphony of River - Symphony by the river" has just launched, gathering nearly 100 international artists and actors.

The multi-experience art show combined with fireworks display "Symphony of River" on the Han River was launched to serve tourists.

The program is expected to become a new highlight for Da Nang night tourism, creating experiences for the first time in the Han River city.

Symphony of River is performed on a stage on the water, bringing together nearly 100 international artists and actors.

The program is expected to become a new highlight for Da Nang night tourism, creating experiences for the first time in the Han River city.

Symphony of River is performed on a stage on the water, bringing together nearly 100 international artists and actors.

The fireworks that light up the sky of the program "capture the hearts" of tourists visiting Da Nang.

According to VietNamNet, Symphony of River takes place every day of the week, treating visitors to a unique multi-experience concert on an outdoor stage. After 3 days of serving visitors, the stage with a capacity of nearly 3,000 seats by the Han River is always full. The highlight that makes an impression is the performance on the water surface of more than 20 Jetski (water motorbike) and Flyboards (water-powered flying device) champions. Visitors can also admire the Flyboard swirls that draw a picture of water and light in the air, the Jetskis "tear" the night with flares and adventurous accelerations. The last 5 minutes of the program are bursts of emotions with fireworks shining high above.

Professional athletes perform Jetski jumping from the water. Tourists are stunned by the river somersaults performed for the first time in Da Nang.

Visitors to Da Nang can also explore the flow of Vietnamese culture at the dance theater. Photo: Team Kim Lien.

The artists combine folk tales with contemporary elements, depicting the beauty of Vietnam and its people through puppetry. Photo: Team Kim Lien.

Meanwhile, Awaken River appeared for the first time in Da Nang, an extreme sport art form with the white foam "drift" of a powerful Jetski fleet or the leaps from the water surface, rotating 360 degrees at a height of 15m. In addition to new art forms, visitors to Da Nang can also explore the flow of Vietnamese culture at the largest puppet theater in Central Vietnam - Au O Theater. The program is performed by artisans of the Vietnam Puppetry Theater, combining dry and water puppetry that is over 1,000 years old, integrating folk tales with contemporary elements, depicting the beauty of the country and people of Vietnam. Tourism growth is impressive. The Da Nang City Statistics Office has just announced socio-economic data for the first 6 months of 2024 in the city, showing that the number of international visitors to Da Nang has achieved an impressive increase of over 40% and exceeded the same period in 2019 (before the Covid-19 pandemic). Specifically, revenue from food and accommodation services reached nearly 13,000 billion VND, up 22.2%; revenue from retail sales of goods reached more than 37,000 billion VND, up 14.6%...

Da Nang tourism industry has created many new products to attract visitors. The total number of visitors served by accommodation establishments in the first 6 months of the year in Da Nang is estimated at 5.1 million.

In particular, the total number of visitors served by accommodation establishments in the first 6 months of the year is estimated at 5.1 million, up 25.6% over the same period last year. Of which, international visitors reached 2 million, up 40.3%; domestic visitors reached 3.1 million, up 17.7%. A representative of the Da Nang Department of Tourism said that the city aims to welcome more than 8.4 million visitors this year, of which 2.5 million are international visitors. In the first half of the year, the total number of visitors has reached 60%, of which international visitors have reached 80% of the set target. "Currently, the tourism industry has launched many incentive programs with cheap prices, new product chains, activities and events to serve visitors. The city has also calculated to change the method of attracting tourists, which is to exploit the "Connecting Central Heritage" cruise ship connecting Hue - Da Nang. In the near future, the Da Nang - Nha Trang route will be promoted," this person informed.

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