Thursday, 19/10/2017 21:29 (GMT+7)
During the APEC Week 2017 taking place in Quang Nam province, the Quang Nam Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and related authorities will organize special tours to serve delegates attending the APEC Summit.
A corner of Hoi An at night (Photo: hoianworldheritage.org.vn)
Accordingly, there will be four tours for APEC delegates. The first one is for Ministers and Heads of delegations, starting at about 13h30 of October 20th in Hoi An city and have about 90 members, including 30 official delegates and 60 entourage members and organizers.
The second tour is for Vice Ministers, Deputy Governors and delegates, starting at about 13h15 of October 20th in Hoi An city and have about 350 members, including 300 official delegates and 50 entourage members and organizers.
While the third one is for spouses of delegates. It will start at 08h00 of October 21st in Hoi An city and Duy Xuyen district and have about 15 members, including five official delegates and 10 entourage members.
The last one is for delegates attending the APEC Finance Ministers' Meeting and related meetings and activities, which is taking place from October 19th -21st in Hoi An city. It is expected to have about 450 members, including Finance Ministers from 21 APEC member economies, Heads of international financial organizations, APEC Secretariat and observer groups.
The highlight of the tours is the centre of Hoi An ancient town, and My Son Sanctuary, the holy land of the Kingdom of Champa. In addition, there are other destinations such as: Hoi An silk village, Thanh Ha pottery village, Kim Bong carpentry village; Thanh Ha Terracotta Park, as well as learning about the culture and life of ethnic minority groups living along the Truong Son mountain range and learning about the customs and traditional cultural activities of coastal residents./.
BTA