Hanoi Open University Faculty Of Tourism Assignment 4B “Means of Transportation Available in Hanoi” Hanoi Dalat 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION 1 Rationale 1 2 Objectives of the study[.]
Hanoi Open University Faculty Of Tourism - - Assignment 4B: “Means of Transportation Available in Hanoi” Hanoi - Dalat TABLE OF CONTENTS: CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION: Students: Rationale: Objectives of the study: Phùng Thị Bích Nhạn Vũ Thị Ngân CHAPTER II: BODY: Transportation available in Hanoi: Trương Văn Quyền How to get to Dalat Hanoi, 2012 3 Transportation in Dalat: 4 Dalat: 5 History of Vietnamese railways: .5 Devlopment 7 Operation Analysis of strengths and weaknesses 10 a Strengths: 10 b Weaknesses: 11 10 Its importance in tourism industry 11 Advice for passengers 12 CHAPTER III: CONCLUSION AND RECOMMEDATION: I CONCLUSION: 14 II RECOMMENDATIONS: 15 REFERENCES: 16 CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION: Rationale: For the recent years, tourism is considered as a basic industry of each nation, it brings many benefits to every country Tourism is always known as “the chicken that lays golden eggs” It becomes more and more necessary for people around the world to go for a trip because it helps them improve health, enrich their knowledge, reduce stress, make up social relationship among people With tourism they can explore culture and custom of many parts all over the world Along with the develop of tourism, transportation is becoming extremely important to tourism, especially tourism in Hanoi Currently, we are very lucky to have chances to learn more about transportation in Hanoi through the course 4B In this course, we have an assignment about researching information about transportation in Hanoi, especially Hanoi – Dalat Through this assignment, we know more about the development of both transportation and tourism in Hanoi It also helps us a lot in improving our skills like collecting information, team working and so on Objectives of the study: After finishing this assignment, we can know more about some kinds of transportation that we can use both in Hanoi and from Hanoi to Dalat The information is really useful for our future jobs as tour guides Moreover, we can also learn more about the history of some kinds of transportation, some information about how it works, its development and we can also learn about its contribution to the tourism industry The most important thing that we can learn after completing this assignment is that we know what we should and should not while using these transportations It is really useful for both our study and our future jobs CHAPTER II: BODY: 11 Transportation available in Hanoi: Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam, and is a big center There are many famous places, attracted millions of tourist every year When tourists come to Hanoi, they need to choose for themselves a suitable transport to visit this city Here are some popular of transports in Hanoi nowadays: Bicycles: It seems to be the friendliest vehicle to the environment It was first introduced in the 19th century and it is the principal means of transportations in many regions Bicycles appeared very early in Hanoi, it is considered vehicles which friendly with eco-environment, and was used a lot in many countries, included Vietnam.This type of transport does not consume fuel, friendly to environment, improve health and fitness for people It is not just for travel but also for recreational activities, entertainment, sport… Motorbikes: This is the most popular transportation in Hanoi nowadays They were invented in 1885, and are now popular used throughout the country The first motorcycle in Hanoi was branded manufacturer Herstal in Belgium and was one of the first three units into Bac Ki in 1903 Overtime, the number of motorbikes has increased because they are very convenient They not consume gasoline and can go into narrow streets It is also very popular in student because of its convenience and friendliness Cyclo: Cyclo is for a peaceful and friendly Hanoi It first appeared in 1939, into Vietnam in about the 20th century Today, cyclo is used mainly in the Old Quarter, tourists can sit in the cyclo to go around Hoan Kiem lake It is very unique, special and interesting to travel in Hanoi by cyclo Cyclo is also a kind of non-polluted vehicle in Hanoi It is really friendly to the environment Bus: This kind of transport is very popular in Hanoi and tourists can easily see them when they come there It is the oldest kind of public transportation in Hanoi and it is used by many people every day The first known public bus line (known as a "Carriage" at that time) was launched by Blaise Pascal in 1662 Buses are used as public transport and play a major part in the tourism industry Tours by buses around the world allow tourists to view local attractions or scenery Car: It is a kind of private vehicle which is used widely among people People use car because it is convenient and polite Car was invented in Germany in 1885, and ịnnto Vietnam in the 90s of the 20th century Plane: plane is the most modern kind of transport in Hanoi It first appeared in the early 20th century, and it makes people move more easily The aircraft is the first choice because it's fast and convenient when they have trip away 12 How to get to Dalat There are many ways to go to Dalat People can visit Dalat by motorbike, plane, car and train Driving a motorbike from Hanoi to Dalat is possible, but it is a long trip The total distance between Hanoi and Dalat is 1505km Therefore, travelling to Datlat by a motorbike is really interesting You can have time to enjoy the scene during the trip You can stop whenever you want to enjoy it and you not have to depend on the timetable as travelling in train or plane However, it may be very tired if you not have a good health Travel by plane is the fastest way to visit Dalat from Hanoi There are two options for tourists: fly straight from Hanoi to Dalat, daily from 2.30 pm to 6.40 pm: and fly from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City, then go to Dalat by car This is the fastest way, but the most expensive Price of Vietnam airline ticket is about 1700000vnd However, when traveling by air, you cannot enjoy the scenery and you will lose the fun of the trip Another way to get Dalat is that you can travel by car It is very convenient because you not have to depend on other elements Promptitude and convenience are considered the special characteristics of car It is convenient for tourists to go to Dalat by car because car can stop anywhere for you to enjoy fresh air, take photographs and relax If you want to travel by train, you will save some money, but there is no railway from Hanoi to Dalat, you have to go to Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, Thap Cham before you reach Dalat, then go to Da lat by car or bus However, tourists can have more time to see and improve knowledge in this trip Price of the ticket is much cheaper than travelling by air about 700000vnd to 1100000vnd, and then, you just pay 180000vnd to go to Dalat by car 13 Transportation in Dalat: Almost people know that in the past Da Lat used to have a station which used to be one of the most beautiful one in the Indochina It had a unique structure and was built as an Art-Deco style – a style that was very popular in Western at that time But hardly anyone knows that Dalat’s railway is a cog railroad, which was very unique and rare in both Vietnam and international When you come to Dalat, you will be very surprised when you see this railroad yourself In 1903, French began to build the railway from Da Lat to Phan Rang to help French people to have chances to live in Dalat In the first day, this railway was only 84 km long The train has been travelling back and forth on seven- kilometre- railway of the primitive plateau for more than fifteen years However, while this heaven is changing vigorously, the domestic and foreign tourists simultaneously find visiting Da Lat as well as taking a train journey for sightseeing deeply great relaxation Interestingly, it takes eight thousand dong to travel by bus within km compared to eighty thousand dong by train Thus, the bus system which is run by PT firm makes not only the locals but also tourists travel easily in Da lat city Surprisingly, the numbers of passengers enormously flock to catch the trains As the train glides, tourists are engrossed in country houses landscape left behind Those are known as unique lands with diverse gardens in which people grow broccolis, cabbages or distinguishing vegetable such as carrots, mollies, and especially flower The train keeps on chugging steadily along the slopes, the terraced paddy fields, the sleep hills, and wooden houses that lighten up in the valleys It looks as if a live show on the window Tourists are fascinated and take camera whatever they see Travelling by a train equipped with an ancient steam engine creates a glorious feeling in passengers’ hearts After 20 minutes, the train stops at Trai Mat station, where possesses two beautiful destinations: Trai Mat market and Linh Phuoc pagoda The former sells seasonal plants and the notable thing is that there will be fully ripe cherries and raspberries sold in cold season Also, people will have a chance of tasting fresh guava Meanwhile, the latter will give tourists an opportunity to contemplate architecture which was built from debris of glass, pottery bowls and porcelain between 1949 and 1952 in a remote residential area of Da Lat city During the journey, the tourguider enthusiastically explains to visitors about the history of Hoa Xa road in Dalat 14 Dalat: Dalat is the capital of Lamdong province in Viet Nam The city is located 1500m above sea level and is a popular tourist destination Dalat is famous for pine wood with twisting roads and tree marigold blossom in the winter Dalat is as for a little Paris – dreamlike and poetic because of the cold atmosphere in night, fog in the morning and pine forests surrounded The weather is very cool; the average temperature is 20C, and sunny all over the time here Thanks to this weather, Dalat is the big garden with so many flowers Tourists are attracted by hundreds of beautiful flowers in Dalat Since 2005, Dalat has held “flowers festival” yearly, which introduce local flowers for tourists from many parts of the country and the world Dalat city is the over 100 years old, and it is the one of the most attractive destinations for tourist The landscape of the city, scattered in the central area and suburbs, such as Xuan Huong Lake, Cu hill, valley of love, Than Tho Lake has long been famous History has left Dalat many buildings are worth, like offices, schools, churches, temples, public buildings with thousands of beautiful villas presence throughout the city You can go to Xuan Huong Lake – a place in among of city center and Cu Hill – on beside Xuan Huong Lake People consider that Dalat will be less beautiful without Cu Hill and Xuan Huong Lake Another famous place that you cannot skip is Love Valley Love Valley is one of the most famous attractions in Dalat It is beautiful because of deep valley and pine hill Passengers can go along paths or climbing hundreds of stairs, through colorful flower gate to Vongcanh Hill From here, Love Valley appears in vision beautifully like a lively picture Cool climate, natural resources and abundant human help each year the city attracts millions of tourists to visit and vacation 15 History of Vietnamese railways: It is 181 years since the first rail way was built in Vietnam In 1881, the first railway from Saigon to Mytho was built years later, the first train departed from Saigon to Mytho on 20 July 1885 In the state between 1882 and 1936, a lot of main railway was built due to the French design During the war time, Vietnamese railways were heavily damaged After the unify of the North and the South in 1975, Vietnamese railways seemed to recover very fast And after the Open policy in 1986, Vietnamese railway was recovered and modernized especially the North – South railway as they saw that railway had played an important role in the development of the domestic economy At that time, there were 15 main railway lines in Vietnam: Hà Nộii – Sài Gòn: 1726,2 km Gia Lâm – Hải Phòng: 95,7 kmi Phòng: 95,7 km Hà Nộii – Đồng Đăng: 163,3 kmng Đăng: 163,3 km Yên Viên – Lào Cai: 285 km Đông Anh – Thái Nguyên: 54,7 km Kép – Lưu Xá: 56,7 kmu Xá: 56,7 km Kép – Hạ Long: 105 km Long: 105 km Chí Linh – Phải Phịng: 95,7 km Lạ Long: 105 kmi: 14,9 km Bác Hồng Đăng: 163,3 kmng – Văn Điển: 49,2 kmn: 49,2 km 10 Mai Pha – Nam Dưu Xá: 56,7 kmơng: 29,6 kmng: 29,6 km 11 Cầu Giátu Giát – Nghĩa Đàn: 30 km 12 Diêu Trì – Quy Nhơng: 29,6 kmn: 10,8 km 13 Đà Lạ Long: 105 kmt – Trạ Long: 105 kmi Mát: 7,68 km 14 Phủ Lý Lý – Kiện Khê: 6,9 kmn Khê: 6,9 km 15 Mưu Xá: 56,7 kmờng Mánng Mán – Phan Thiết: 12 kmt: 12 km 1954 -1964 In 10 years, from 1954 to 1964, the railway systems in the North was rebuilt and recovered with some main lines such as: Hanoi – Laocai, Hanoi – Haiphong, Hanoi – Langson… these lines played an important role in serving the people’s demand of travelling at that time as well as contributed a lot in recovering the North economy At that time, another railway line was also built with 164km – Hanoi – Thainguyen 1964 -1975: At that time, the Northern railways were the main ways that helped the North for the liberation of the South to fight against the US force The two features of sector in this period are for the course of consolidation and economic development of northern, support for the war against US force in Southern battlefields During this period, the railways have received a significant investment of the government and the assistance of international friends, especially the help of the Soviet Union and China The outstanding event at this state was to maintain air transport carrying troops and aid routes from north to Vinh in the calling up of Ho Chi Minh president “All for beloved South” Under the leadership of the Labor Party of Vietnam and Ho Chi Minh, Northern railways have formed the glorious miracle, contributing significantly to the nation’s victory in the war against US force The railways ensured continuously communication throughout the war It had 3915 meters temporary bridges, 82 km of roads and 274.5 km of wire and shipping information They could transport 4.16 million tons of goods Officers, employees and residents have shot dozens of US air crafts at many sizes, detected and broke thousands bombs in the southern battleground The head of the Northern railways at this state was General Director, Ha Dang An, who made the railways become very famous with a lot of victories and these victories then became the tradition of Vietnamese railways 1975 – 1985: In this state, Vietnamese railway became to develop faster No matter how long the war destroyed, it seemed to recover and develop very fast At this time, the official organization of Vietnamese railway was founded and there were many companies under their control It was also the time when the North – South Reunification Railway was inaugurated and on 13 December 1976, the first train from Saigon to Hanoi departed It showed the bright future of Vietnam after long wars 1985 – Now: Nowadays, Vietnamese railways have changed a lot There are more modern trains with high qualified and equipped with modern technology Railways are now becoming the top transport of our transportation systems 16 Development of train: From Hanoi to Dalat, if you want to travel by train, there are four main trains for you to choose: SE1, SE5, SE7 and TN1 SE1: Fast train from Hanoi to Saigon SE5: Slow train from Hanoi to Saigon SE7: Fast train from Hanoi to Saigon TN1: The slowest train from Hanoi to Saigon In each train, there are a lot of different kinds of services like eating, cooling, moving, etc… Each service depends on tourists’ payment and demand Different level of payment has different kinds of services There are many choices for tourists who want to visit Dalat by train and the fastest way is from Hanoi to Thap Cham(Ninh Thuan) and then take an open bus to Dalat Here are the table of price and choices for tourists: SE1 without eating fees 10 Rail transport remains relatively underused as a mode of transport in Vietnam As a recent statistic of railway for far, 65% of the total movement is transported by train, 4% of goods transport and 5% of human transport is transported by train These numbers show us a big change in purpose of using train and railway We can also see that the role of train in the human’s life is very important The following table gives an overview of rail transport volume and traffic over the period from 1998–2008: Transport type 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 Freight volume (kt) 4977 6258 7051 8873 9153 8481 Freight traffic (Mt- 1369 1955 2391 2745 3446 4170 km) 0 Passenger (Mpeople) volume 9.7 9.8 10.8 12.9 11.6 11.3 Passenger traffic 2542 3199 3697 4376 4333 4560 (Mpeople-km) It can be said that train systems in Vietnam have big changes in quantity as well as in quality Now there are enough different trains to serve the travelling demand of people The current services are also very different from the past In the past, if tourists want to travel by trains, there are only two choices for them: fast or slow But nowadays the choices for tourists are very various, from services to speed In the past, if people wanted to travel by trains, it meant that they were very rich But today, from these 11 tables above we can draw that everyone can travel by train, from the rich to the poor, from the young to the old… 17 Operation of train: Railway transportation is a big and important branch of Vietnam, therefore, it needs a lot of own-stated departments and offices to control and manage Here are some important departments and offices: Vietnam Railway Party Vietnam Railway Unions Hanoi Passenger Transport Companny Saigon Passenger Transport Companny Vietnam Railway office Safety Railway traffic committee Protection Board – Security – National Defense Office Engine and Railroad car Office Planning and Statistic Department Transportation Business Department Investment and Construction Development Department Coalition of railway Tractions 12 18 Analysis of strengths and weaknesses c Strengths: Travel by train has many advantages Firstly, travel by train is very cheap and convenient If you compare with other transports such as plane, you will see how cheaper is it Especially, the longer distance is, the cheaper price is It also has a lot of preference: Discount for children, students, soldiers and collective tickets Otherwise, travel by train will help you save a lot of time because train always has a timetable and you will know the time it leaves and arrives, so you need not to worry about time Secondly, train tickets always have stable price That stability lasts from day to day, no matter day or night, weekday or weekend It is only one price However, sometimes, tickets have higher price like in “Tet holidays” and other special holidays, but it is not too much higher and it will return the original price immediately Thirdly, you can carry a lot of luggage when you travel by train It is simple, also because your luggage will not be checked Moreover, you only have to go to train station 15 to 30 minutes before starting It helps you save time if you compare with other transport such as plane, you have to go to airport before taking off hours and your luggage will be checked, also Train is very useful for a long trip You not have to worry about how to carry your luggage as it is the train’s job It also means that you can also buy more souvenirs to give your relatives and friends Moreover, travel by train is very safe because of running on railways It is so special; it is separate line and made of iron Train only stops at train station So it is very safe to travel by train Otherwise, travel by train is one of the good ways to protect environment Carbon dioxide was released by train not too much It is less than other transport, it does not affect directly to the atmosphere Therefore, it is less toxic It is convenient and comfortable because the train has more space, you can stretch your legs freely Moreover, train runs very smoothly So, it is good for train sick 13 d Weaknesses: Besides advantages, travel by train has many disadvantages, also Travel by train is sometimes time-consuming while you can use this time to many other things Besides some train that can travel very fast, there are still many trains travel so slowly It will waste a lot of time of customers Moreover, travel for a long time will make passengers very tired Many trains not supply passengers with sleeping space, they only have seats, therefore, they will feel much more tired Eating is the most important problem However, it is not sure that you will have good meals with fresh food on train because it is very difficult to store foods While you travel by plane, you eating fees are included in the ticket prices, so you not have to worry about it; travel by train is a bit different, beside your ticket, you will have to pay for your own eating fees Another serious problem of train is that it always travels due to the timetable and it has its own railroad, therefore, if there are any troubles happened, the train driver can not solve it properly If there are any people or vehicles in the railroad, hardly can the driver stop the train even they see this long distance away It is really dangerous for the residents 19 Its importance in tourism industry Everyone knows that tourism means travel from one place to other places and they know that transportation is really really important in tourism Without transportation, is it tourism anymore? Nowadays, when tourism is developing faster than ever before, transportation seems to be very important for people to travel and trains have played a key role in this development For tourism, train is becoming one kind of vehicle that is used by many people while they travel for a long journey Train is one kind of transportation that helps people travel easily When you want to travel to a far place, it is suitable for you to choose train as it is very convenient You can get a ticket very easy by going to the station, or make a phone call to book a ticket, or even you can buy it online People not have to worry about how they get Dalat because it is extremely easy to decide to choose train 14 Train encourages people to travel You can save a lot of time and money when travelling by train Train is always punctual and the price is available and you can easily get it Moreover, the services on train are suitable for everyone, every class It has a variety of services with many different kinds and prices Eco-tourism can not develop without train For the recent years, eco-tourism is highly considered We want to develop eco-tourism means that we have to develop and encourage people travel by train because train can carry a lot of passengers and luggage Train does not pump out as much toxic fuel as other vehicles Moreover, train and railway help the government save a lot of money because it does not cost too much to build a railroad In short, train is very important to tourism, we should have suitable plans to develop this kind of transportation Nowadays, tourism is developing very fast, as a result, many other aspects of industry will develop along with it Transportation is a very important one, especially transportation in Hanoi and from Hanoi to other destination, they are really important to tourism development 20 Advice for passengers (price, places to buy tickets, way to buy tickets, etc) If you want to travel by train, here are some useful advices for you: You should buy train ticket early, about two weeks before the trip If you travel on holidays, you should book ticket about one month or more before the trip It will help you save a little money; moreover, you can avoid bad situations such as you can not buy ticket because they were sold out There are many ways to buy train tickets You can buy directly by going to train station It is common way because it is simple and easy to find However, this way is difficult to buy ticket with many people; especially people never travel by train They will have difficulty when they buy tickets So, they can buy train tickets at ticket agents Both of them are good ways because they help you save a little money and have tickets quickly Another way, you can buy tickets indirectly You can buy it at home by calling hotline or book tickets online Ticket sellers will deliver to you It is convenience and helps you 15 save time However, you have to pay more money because of shipping charge but it is not too much, 15 to 20 percent, only This way is very useful with people work in big companies About seat, there are many kinds of seat such as hard seat, soft seat, Airconditioned soft seat, and air-conditioned hard seat and so on Each kind has one price, it is so expensive to have good one Hard one is cheaper than soft one, however, you should not buy hard one because this cabin is crowded Moreover, people will be tired and felt uncomfortable Another important thing that you should notice when travelling by train is that when you decide to buy a ticket, you had better see if the food is included in your price because many train tickets not have eating fees If you decide to travel to Dalat by train, it is also very important and necessary for you to find a suitable place for transition because there is no direct train to Dalat You should take the Thapcham exit as it is the fastest way to visit Dalat 16 CHAPTER III: CONCLUSION AND RECOMMEDATION: III CONCLUSION: The 4B assignment is very interesting and informative “Transportation in Hanoi” is an interesting topic for students studying tourism like us, it helps us know more about the current facts of traffic in Hanoi as well as in some famous destinations of Vietnam The information in this assignment is really useful for our future jobs Although there are still a lot of difficulties and problems while doing this assignment, all members of our group have tried our best to complete it the most effectively Doing this assignment, we can improve many basic skills like getting information, processing them We have chances to know more about transportation in Hanoi It is really complicated but it is also very interesting and attractive Hanoi transportations are various with variety of kinds and types, numerous in number, rich in quality and quantity Many of these transportation are very useful, however there are still some that cause problems and troubles to the capital traffic We also know more about the long interesting way of train from Hanoi to Dalat, an interesting kind of transportation We know more about its history and origin, more about the development as well as operation of train and the most important thing that we learn from the assignment is the importance of this transportation to tourism Trains and railways in general play an important role in people daily life, they make life become much easier to travel from one place to the others Privately, the train from Hanoi to Dalat is also very essential and necessary With this train, passengers from Hanoi can get Dalat much faster and easier It can be said that the train from Hanoi to Dalat is very important to both tourism development and domestic economy Individually, we think that if we want to develop transportation, there should be connection between the government and the local people, therefore, transportation can develop well and it will make tourism and other economic branches raise along with it 17 Finishing this assignment, we can earn a lot of experience, enlarge our knowledge and love our country more, we learn more about in order to work effectively in a team, each member has to try their best and all members have helps each other if we want to have a good result Anyways, there are still many mistakes and troubles in our assignment, we hope to see all of your contribution to make the assignment more and more successful IV RECOMMENDATIONS: The 4B assignment is really useful and informative for us, through the assignment, we earn many useful and basic skills for our future jobs Hanoi – Dalat is an interesting journey Researching information about it, we have chances to know about many famous and beautiful places from the North to the South We also find that if we want to make tourists care about transportation to Dalat, we ourselves must know concretely about it Being a tour operator-to-be, we have the responsibilities to make transportation from Hanoi to Dalat as well as other transportations become famous all over the world so that we can attract more and more tourists come to Vietnam We also need to find out a suitable way to save and preserve this route for eco-tourism development so that our later generations can still use it While we were doing this assignment, there were a lot of difficulties Firstly, there was not enough information in the Internet for us to search, therefore, we had to find out the information from many different sources like asking our grandparents, asking the older students in our faculty Hardly could we find any information about the history, the exact number as well as some other important information about the transportation from Hanoi to Dalat As a result, our group need to try a lot so that we could finish the assignment on time Secondly, we are now second-year-students, so we have a lot of homework to do, therefore, we did 18 not have enough time to spend on the assignment But all members always tried our best and finally we could hand it in on time After finishing this assignment, we found that train is much more interesting and useful than most of us have thought before But if you want to know clearly about the route from Hanoi to Dalat, you should be well-prepared because the information is very complicated In order to find out meaningful information, besides getting information from the Internet, you also need to get the fact from some offices and departments of Vietnamese railways to make the assignment more and more completed Finally, you need work hard at university because it is a base for us to know how to an assignment We always hope that our contribution in this assignment will be useful for all of you 19 REFERENCES: http://dulich.chudu24.com/tin-du-lich/phuong-tien/vai-loi-khuyenkhi-di-tau-hoa.html http://www.eva.vn/di-dau-xem-gi/10-ly-do-nen-di-du-lich-bangtau-hoa-c40a35720.html http://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%90%C6%B0%E1%BB%9Dng_s %E1%BA%AFt_Vi%E1%BB%87t_Nam http://vetau24h.com/vetau24h/dichvuvetau/vetau24h/ 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