Accordingly, as part of the tourism development plan between Vietnam and Korea, Korean travel agencies, Pacific Airlines and Vietnamese travel companies cooperate to organize a visa-free tour program to Jeollanam-do province for people in Khanh Hoa, the South Central and Central Highlands provinces in particular and Vietnamese tourists in general.
This is the first visa-free tour since the COVID-19 pandemic ended, to meet the needs of Vietnamese tourists traveling to Korea.
The parties committed to promoting the operation of one flight per week, expected to reach 43 charter flights (nearly 10,000 passengers) from April to October 2023. Specifically, the flight departs at 0:10 every Saturday by Pacific Airlines and returns at 0:30 the following Wednesday, starting from April 14, 2023.
It is expected that from April to October, about 10,000 Vietnamese people will buy tours to Jeollanam-do province under the visa exemption policy.
The parties signed a cooperation agreement to maintain tourists. Photo: Minh Chien
Mr. Kim Yung Rok - Governor of Jeollanam-do Province - said that in addition to the 15-day visa exemption, Vietnamese tourists coming to Jeollanam-do Province will receive many incentives and support from the government regarding transportation and accommodation costs.
The Korean side also informed about attractive destinations in Jeollanam-do such as Boseong district's tea hills, Seonamsa ancient temple, visiting Naganeupseong ancient fortress village, visiting Suncheon Bay National Park, Suncheon K-drama studio... along with tourism products such as horse riding on Shinan beach, rafting over Gokseong waterfall...
Naganeupseong ancient village in the early morning sun. Photo: Synthesis
According to Khanh Hoa Department of Tourism, in addition to promoting Vietnamese tourists to Korea, Korea is the largest international tourist market of Khanh Hoa tourism. It is estimated that since the beginning of the year, the whole Khanh Hoa province has welcomed more than 90,000 visitors from Korea.
In recent years, Korean tourists have been very fond of traveling to Khanh Hoa because of the convenient flight routes. Flight time from Seoul, Busan, Daegu (Korea) to Khanh Hoa is just over 4 hours. Currently, there are about 10 flights from Korea to Cam Ranh International Airport every day, so it is very convenient for tourists to travel.
According to representatives of some travel companies specializing in receiving Korean guests, in addition to Jeollanam-do province, Jeju Island and Gangwon province also exempt visas for Vietnamese guests.
