A one-day boat tour between Ho Chi Minh City and the southern beach town of Vung Tau was launched Saturday from the passenger wharf in District 4. The service was inaugurated with a four-hour trip on the Duong Dong Express, made by Hai Au Express Boat JSC based in the Mekong Delta’s Kien Giang Province. [...]
Pho Rang, in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai, has become adorned by a great deal of summer lotuses. The flowers create a rainbow of colours, and also attract tourists to the ares. Residents in Bao Yen Township’s Pho Rang have grown lotus for years. Fresh lotus seed cups are often sold in Bao [...]
In this cool atmosphere of these showery days in Saigon, it would be very great to enjoy the hot baked corn and green onion cooked with fat. In any kinds of weather, when dusk has fallen, we normally see trolleys that sell baked corn on streets. The sellers do not need to advertise for their [...]
The romantic name attracts a lot of visitors to Tien Sa (The Fairy Descends) Lake, located about 60km from Ha Noi at the base of Tan Vien Mountain in Ba Vi District. It’s an ideal destination for a relaxing day or weekend in the fresh air in a quiet atmosphere that’s hard to find in [...]
Hoang Lien Son is the most towering mountain range with its Fanxipang peak being 3,143m high above the sea level. Fanxipang peak Lai Cai province is divided into low-lying and high-lying areas. The imposing mountains are mainly in the northern districts of Sa Pa, Bat Xat, Muong Khuong, Bac ha and Si Ma Cai [...]
Tourists heading for Lam Dong Province in central highlands Vietnam should not miss the Pongour Waterfall which has seven majestic levels and some of the spectacular views have to be seen to be believed. From a height of 30 metres the mass of water speeds and booms down seven floors into a big pool, creating [...]
The organizing committee of the National Tourism Year 2012 has chosen the theme Heritage Tourism for the year-long program, and the host province Thua Thien – Hue is preparing itself for the year, an official said. Phan Tien Dung, director of the province’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, told the Daily that the opening [...]
The song and dance festival for the south-central and central highland region has closed in Tuy Hoa city, Phu Yen province, leaving deep impressions on visitors.The closing ceremony with special performances by local artists took place at April 1 Square in Tuy Hoa city on July 10. As part of the “National Tourism Year South [...]
The Mekong Delta has attracted more than 10 million visitors since the beginning of the year, up 720,000 compared to last year’s period and earning a record high of VND1,700 billion, said the Mekong Delta Tourism Association. Can Tho City drew the most tourists in the region, followed by An Giang, Kien Giang, and Ca [...]
A scientific seminar was held in Da Nang city on July 9 to discuss the planning and management of construction and improvements to socio-economic conditions in the central coastal provinces. The event was attended by representatives from relevant agencies in the central highlands provinces and international consultants. The coastal central province have great potential for [...]
