This afternoon (August 28), Mr. Ajay - an Indian, head chef of Red Coral restaurant, specializing in serving Indian dishes in Ha Long - was accompanied by other Indian chefs and some Vietnamese staff. Busily preparing to prepare dishes to serve the Indian tourist group .
According to plan, tomorrow morning (August 29), the first 1,378 tourists of the Indian delegation of about 4,500 people will arrive in Ha Long and board the boat to visit Ha Long Bay at 11 am.
Chef Ajay, who has lived and worked in Ha Long for more than 2 years, said that this restaurant regularly serves Indian customers, but this is the first time welcoming such a large number of guests at the same time.
"The preparation has been done for many days and from today we will start processing so that at 6-7am tomorrow we can bring the food to the cruise ship" - Mr. Ajay said - "The menu includes a lot of dishes, mainly traditional Indian dishes.
The dishes will be divided and brought onto 33 cruise ships at Ha Long International Cruise Port, Bai Chay ward; At the same time, there will be a number of chefs and restaurant staff accompanying.
According to Ms. Man Thi Lan - owner of Cong Nghia cruise ship, the unit that organizes the Indian tourist group to visit Ha Long Bay from August 29 - September 6 - August 29 will be the most stressful day because of the large number, but all all is ready.
In the following days, the specific number of guests was as follows: on August 30, there were 290 guests, using 7 cruise ships; August 31 had 687 guests, using 17 cruise ships; On September 1, there were 738 guests, using 18 cruise ships; On September 2, there were 796 guests, using 19 cruise ships; On September 6, there were 588 guests, using 15 cruise ships.
According to the schedule, the ships will depart at about 11:00 a.m. and return to shore at about 3:00 p.m. the same day.
It is known that about 4,500 guests are all employees of a large Indian pharmaceutical company with factories and branches in India and some other countries. The owner of this company is one of India's billionaires.
Ha Long was chosen as one of the group's three stops, including Hanoi and Ninh Binh.
However, the group will not stay overnight in Ha Long, but return to Hanoi. Reason: the group was too large and from many countries flying to Hanoi, so it was arranged in Hanoi to facilitate transportation from the airport to the hotel and vice versa. At the same time, due to the large number, if you stay in the same place every day, it will take a lot of time to check-in and check-out of the hotel.
Recently, Ha Long Bay has become a favorite destination for Indian tourists. In particular, there were 2 weddings of rich Indians held in Ha Long, with each wedding having 300 - 400 guests attending.
