For seasoned hikers or those looking for a challenging outdoor adventure, a trek up the 1,600-meter peak of Yen Tu Mountain in the northern province of Quang Ninh offers a unique experience and spectacular scenery.
However, for those looking for a more gentle ascent, a gondola is also available and allows for a great birds-eye view of the mountain.
Encompassing 700,000 hectares of land and water, Dong Thap Muoi is a distinctive low-lying area covering parts of Long An, Tien Giang and Dong Thap provinces and renowned for its interlacing network of river channels and canals. The site is ideal for visitors to pass through forests where one can see the extreme beauty of nature and glimpse the daily life of the locals.
As Vietnam’s former imperial capital and home to the Royal Court, the Hue Citadel’s small streets and lanes are perfect for the slow cyclo ride. It’s not difficult to find a cyclo in Hue, as the town of 345,000 people is home to nearly 5,000 of the three-wheeled pedi-cabs. They can be found almost on any street and at any time of the day.
Ha Long Bay in the northern province of Quang Ninh has thousands of islands and many beautiful areas. For nearly a decade, the nominee for a Natural Wonder of the World title has attracted more tourists since the bridge linking Bai Chay (Chay Beach) and Hon Gai (Gai Islet) was built.
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.