Khanh Hoa has been the most favorite destination for Russian tourists for many years.

With the advantages of beautiful beaches, warm sunshine, cultural diversity, complete tourism services and dozens of direct flights, Khanh Hoa has been chosen as the most favorite destination by Russian tourists for many years.

Ideal destination for Russian tourists

Khanh Hoa is a coastal province in the South Central region with nearly 500km of coastline and more than 200 large and small islands; notably a chain of the most beautiful bays in the world including Nha Trang, Van Phong, Cam Ranh, Vinh Hy.

Here, Nha Trang Bay and Vinh Hy Bay are recognized as national scenic spots), Nui Chua National Park is listed by UNESCO as a World Biosphere Reserve, Hon Ba Conservation Area preserves a rare ecosystem at an altitude of nearly 1,600 m...

In addition, Khanh Hoa is also a land of diverse cultural heritage thanks to traditional festivals, ancient Cham towers, craft villages and intangible cultural values of the Raglai and Cham people.

The locality also has a diverse accommodation system with reasonable prices for Russian tourists. Most importantly, the return of direct flights from the land of birch trees to Khanh Hoa after COVID-19 is a plus point for this traditional tourism market to grow again. Currently, every week, Cam Ranh International Airport (Khanh Hoa) welcomes more than 30 direct flights from Russian localities to Khanh Hoa.

Recently, Nordwind Airlines has reopened direct flights from 8 Russian cities including: Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Ekaterinburg, Vladivostok, Khabarovsk, Kazan, Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk to Khanh Hoa after 5 years of interruption. It is expected that each month, this airline will have 18-22 flights with about 6,800 passengers.

Ms. Anastasia Kuznhesova (one of 397 Russian tourists who came to Khanh Hoa province on the first flight of Nordwind Airlines on September 29) said that she had traveled here for the first time in 2016 and had very good impressions of Khanh Hoa tourism. After that trip, she really wanted to return to the locality but due to the impact of COVID-19, she had to postpone. This year, Nordwind Airlines reopened the route, she and her son booked a flight to travel to Khanh Hoa.

“This time back, I think my son and I will have an interesting and wonderful vacation. Because we will have new discoveries in this land," Anastasia Kuznhesova shared.

Delighted with the welcome from Khanh Hoa provincial authorities on her second return, Ms. Anastasiya Orlova (a Russian tourist on the same flight) affirmed that she will continue to experience many new destinations of Khanh Hoa. She hopes that this time she will have more opportunities to explore many famous cultures and landscapes of this place as recommended by her friends.

Russian tourists shop in the night market area of Nha Trang ward, Khanh Hoa province. (Photo: Phan Sau/VNA)

At the event welcoming Russian tourists to Khanh Hoa, Mr. Tymur Sadykov, Consul General of Russia in Ho Chi Minh City, expressed that Khanh Hoa has invested and developed tourism infrastructure. This is a plus point in the hearts of Russian tourists, because each time they return, they are greeted with interesting, new and attractive things. Having many direct flights from Russia to Khanh Hoa is a positive signal in the tourism sector.

Proactively welcome traditional customer market

Before the COVID-19 outbreak, Khanh Hoa was a locality that attracted many Russian tourists. In 2019, the province welcomed 493,000 Russian visitors. This is a very large number of international tourists for the province. After 5 years, the Russian tourism market has recovered and developed again. In just 8 months of 2025, the locality welcomed 279,000 Russian visitors.

It is expected that from now until the end of the year, the number of Russian tourists will reach, or even exceed, the 2019 mark. This trend is forecast by tourism experts to continue and grow in the late 2025 period and until next year. On the other hand, the Russian tourist market has a high spending level and this is a major source of revenue for the province in the tourism and trade sectors.

Mr. Cung Quynh Anh, Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Khanh Hoa province, said that Russia is a traditional international tourist market of the province. Russian tourists often have long vacations, even 1 month at large hotels and resorts with sightseeing and relaxation activities related to the sea, islands and famous local cuisine.

In recent years, Khanh Hoa tourism industry has focused on restoring promotional activities to this market and received positive feedback from partners thanks to the careful preparation of facilities, service quality and diversity of local tourism products.

Faced with the resurgence of international visitors from Russia, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Khanh Hoa province has proactively taken measures such as welcoming direct flights from Russia to Khanh Hoa; requesting units at Cam Ranh International Airport to improve service quality, shorten entry procedures, increase the application of technology and add staff during peak hours; continue to promote new tourism products; and conduct human resource training...

Russian tourists take souvenir photos at Ponagar Tower (Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa). (Photo: Phan Sau/VNA)

“For Khanh Hoa tourism, Russian tourists are always a traditional market. They like sea and island tourism products. At this time, the province has a large and diverse space, which will be an opportunity to open up many new tourism products. Hopefully, this will be the push to create an impression, attract more tourists to Khanh Hoa, contribute to diversifying the province's international tourist market; thereby helping the tourism industry contribute more to the overall economic growth of Khanh Hoa province," said Mr. Cung Quynh Anh.

In the first 9 months of 2025, Khanh Hoa tourism industry welcomed more than 14.1 million tourists, of which international visitors are estimated at more than 4.3 million; total tourism revenue is estimated at over 56,540 billion VND. In September 2025 alone, the total number of tourists reached more than 1.2 million, of which international visitors made a strong breakthrough with 506,000./.

(TTXVN/Vietnam+)

Source: https://www.vietnamplus.vn/khanh-hoa-la-diem-den-yeu-thich-nhat-trong-nhieu-nam-qua-cua-du-khach-nga-post1065958.vnp