Hoi An City has welcomed thousands of tourists during the past days as people came to celebrate the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper reporters saw a crowded Hoi An on Friday, with entrances to the UNESCO-recognized Hoi An Ancient Town in Minh An Ward sometimes partly congested and parking lots being fully booked almost all the time.

Tourist attractions around Vietnam have been crowded over the nine-day break of this year’s Tet, which began on January 29 and will finish at the end of Sunday. 

“There is no lot available so I have to park on Tran Hung Dao Street and walk for a distance here,” said Nguyen Van Ngoc, who visited the town in central Quang Nam Province with his family.

The man from Hai Chau District in nearby Da Nang City said he did not expect to see such a crowded Hoi An.

Ngoc’s family then decided to take some photos along the local Hoai River before moving out of the ancient town and looked for a less crowded café to rest.

Restaurants and coffee shops, as well as boats riding along the Hoai River in the old town area, were always fully occupied.

According to the Center for Culture, Sports, Radio, and Television of Hoi An City, the city has since Friday offered a wide range of activities including sightseeing tours around the ancient town and craft villages, lantern dances, fashion performances, folk music, and calligraphy.

Like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter to get the latest news about Vietnam!