Some special things for foreigners during Tet | As usual before
The tour will start every day from February 14 to 19 and comprise a visit to a southern family to prepare a special meal for Tet, ostrich riding at Vinh Sang Farm in Vinh Long Province, games and shopping. The program on An Binh Islet will offer a chance for foreigners to mix with local people by making lunch, cakes and jams which are often used during Tet. Foreign visitors can bring these cakes back home to their relatives as special gifts. Lucky money, or li xi, is the second gift that local people will give to foreign guests during the tour. Giving small money to people who visit a Vietnamese family during Tet is giving best wishes for a whole year of happiness. Saigontourist Travel Service Co. is offering a half-day tour every day from February 14 to 17. The half-day trip takes in Tao Dan Flower Market and Thien Hau Temple in downtown HCMC and includes an hour ride in a chauffeur-pedaled tricycle, known as cyclo, around Saigontourist has tours to the For more information, contact Ben Thanh Tourist Travel Service Center, 86 Ly Tu Trong Street, District 1, HCMC, tel: 08 3 822 2506, email: inbound-e@benthanhtourist.com or Saigontourist Travel Service Co., 49 Le Thanh Ton Street, District 1, HCMC, tel: 08 3 829 8914. VietNamNet/SGT Other news for Wednesday 03 February, 2010
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