There, in addition to sunbathing on the beach, the neighborhood offers tourists the beautiful landscape of the Hồng Lĩnh mountain, President Ho Chi Minh’s home village of Kim Liên, Ngư, Lan Châu and Mắt islands, Cửa Hội ecological site, Bua Cave, and the Kim Sơn hot spring.

Trần Văn Bình is a visitor. He said, “Cửa Lò is a tourist destination in the central region. There you can relax on the beautiful beach to enjoy the fresh air. You can also visit the home village of President Ho Chi Minh, an historical relic site.”

Taking a boat to unspoiled islands, mountain climbing, diving, and visiting historical relic sites are some of the things you can do while in Cửa Lò. A temple dedicated to Mandarin Nguyễn Sư Hồi, Đảo Ngư pagoda, and Quân Tùng mountain are popular destinations.

Hiring local fishermen’s boats to go to the sea in the early morning is an interesting experience that you should not miss.

Nguyễn Thị Tâm, a tourist from Hanoi, said, “This is my first time in Cửa Lò and Vinh. The beach is crowded, even during the early days of summer vacation. The sea is clean and local people are hospitable.”

The Cửa Lò Township was set up in 1994 and recognized as a marine tourism urban area by the Prime Minister in 2014. The locality has upgraded its infrastructure, recreation centers, and hotels.

The local administration is implementing 4 major projects to build a tourism, trade, and sports complex, an ethnic cultural village, a park, and a night market to draw more visitors.

Cửa Lò’s more than 280 hotels with more than 7,500 rooms can accommodate more than 2.5 million tourists a year.

Nguyễn Mạnh Dũng, a tourist official in Nghệ An said, “Cửa Lò intends to modernize its tourism infrastructure and create a civilized tourism environment with friendly and hospitable people.”

The locality is promoting tourist links with neighboring provinces including Hà Tĩnh, Thanh Hóa and Quảng Bình to diversify its tourist products. Cửa Lò has set up a center to introduce local products and provide tourist information service.