Nha Trang City has received a surge in both domestic and international tourists for islands tours during the summer holiday.

Tourists flock to Nha Trang 

According to the Nha Trang Bay management board, they have received 4,000 to 5,000 tourists to Cau Da Port daily and the number of visitor each day over the weekend reached over 6,000. Such high numbers of tourists has only been seen during festivals. However, the hot weather and the fact that it's the peak of summer holiday have seen people flocking to beaches and islands.

The port is overloaded because of the influx of visitors from 8.30am to 10am.

Huynh Binh Thai, head of Nha Trang Bay management board, said the city had welcomed a large number of Russian and Chinese tourists, who accounted for 60-70% of the total tourists in Nha Trang.

Inspections will be tightened to ensure tourists' safety 

The local authorities have tightened inspections of tourism boats and safety measures to prevent accidents and had punished several unlicensed boats.

The Maritime Administration of Nha Trang will record the violations and transfer the cases to the Department of Transport.