Yen stream crowded with tourists in March
Thursday, 04/04/2013 14:33 (GMT+7)
The Yen stream leads to the well-known Huong (Perfume) Pagoda in the southwest of Hanoi city. During the Huong pagoda festival in spring, Yen stream is lined with boats carrying tourists from across the country.
Yen stream flows between two mountains for 3 km. Sitting on the boat, enjoying the leisurely ride through the surrounding landscape, the tourists may feel that the stream is endless.
Huong pagoda festival began on the 6th day of the first month on the lunar calendar, but Yen stream is packed with boats full of tourists through March.During the festive season, the stream is lined with boats carrying pilgrims who have come to enjoy the landscape of Huong pagoda.
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Early in the morning, thousands of boats at Yen Wharf wait for tourists.
Yen wharf behind the Duc wharf is the starting-point to go down Yen stream |
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Although it is in March, Huong Pagoda is still very crowded with tourists |
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All visitors, from adults to children, are eager to go by boats |
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Not only Vietnamese tourists, but also many foreign tourists are very interested in
sitting on the boats on the Yen stream |
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Each visitor must pay VND85,000 for a round trip ticket for the boats |
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From large boats carrying dozens of people... |
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…to the ones only carrying a few |
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At lunch, Yen stream is most crowded |
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Crowds of boats pass by each other |
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After an hour on the boat, visitors arrive at Duc wharf and from here, they will
go to the main worship areas of Huong pagoda such as Thien Tru and Huong Tich |
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Going boating in Yen Stream, visitors get a stunning view of the landscape
sụch as Voi Phuc (Prostrating Elephant) Mountains |
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Tourists return to Yen wharf at the close of the day |
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The boats start to thin out |
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... until there are only a few stragglers left to return |