NewOpenWorld (NOW) announced on July 21st the 28 official qualifiers to the final stage of the New Seven Natural Wonders contest, among which Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay ranks 12th.
It is no accident that the French chose Ba Na as the place to build a sanatorium in 1901. Marin Debay, an infantry captain, loved the atmosphere and called Ba Na the holiday kingdom of central Vietnam.
Dr. Tran Huu Son - Director of Lao Cai Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism on July 20 said the Department was preparing documents submitting to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on recognising Sapa terrace fields to be national cultural heritage.
With pristine white-sand beaches surrounded by azure water, Quang Nam Province’s Cham Island is renowned for both its legendary beauty and vast biodiversity. Situated 25 nautical miles off the coast of central Quang Nam Province’s Hoi An Town, Cham Island (commonly known in Vietnamese as Cu Lao Cham) actually consists of seven islets named according to their shapes and characteristics.
With a camera in hand you can wander everywhere in Bach Ma (White Horse) National Park and capture unique photos of nature. The park is 40km from the central city of Hue, located in the two districts of Phu Loc and Nam Dong, Thua Thien – Hue province.
Nui Coc Lake, the man-made reservoir, located in Dai Tu district, Thai Nguyen province is well-known for its spectacular and legendary beauty. Nui Coc Lake also surprises tourists by a mysterious legend of a romantic but tragic love story between a girl named Cong and a man named Coc. As the legend has it, the Cong River and Coc Mountain are named after the names of the ill-fated couple.
Being endowed with 3,260km of coastline, standing 27th among 156 nations possessing seas in the world, with nearly 1 million km square of sea water and some 3,000 islands..., Vietnam has a great potential to develop various kinds of sea tourism as ecotours, scientific studying, diving, leisures and entertainments, medical treatment, sports...
Summer is here, and from the southern island of Con Dao, you can cruise to the neighboring islets, enjoy bathing and fishing, or walk through splintered sunlight in a tropical jungle. There are few tourist services but many people like it this way because there is less hassle.
In the hot summer, the island of swallows, offshore Nha Trang city, the central province of Khanh Hoa, is an ideal destination.
On an area of nearly six hectares, lotus pond located near West Lake Water Park is a place providing lotus for scenting tea, one of specialities of Hanoi. This is also a favourite place for many young Hanoians at weekend.