Gieng Vooc cave in Quang Binh. Photo by Phong Nha Discovery Starting next month, the Vom and Gieng Vooc caves in Quang Binh Province will welcome visitors to their stunning interiors. A standard tour to the caves will be a two day-one night affair. Visitors can hike, camp, on simply go sightseeing in this area....
British newspaper The Independent recommends a three-day trip to Hanoi and Ha Long Bay as a great, affordable travel option. A night scene at the Temple of Literature, a popular destination in Hanoi. Photo by VnExpress/Vu Quang Ngo The trip is included in a list of favorable travel options priced from £100 to £800 ($128-1,026)....
A recently renovated path along the mountains in Quang Ninh Province offers vistas to remember in all seasons The path, named “The Dinosaur’s Spinal” which leads to landmark 1305 in the rural district of Binh Lieu, the highest point of Quang Ninh’s border, is famous for the dangerous terrain it traverses and known as one...
Wooden and stone structures in Duong Lam village on the outskirts of Hanoi have weathered everything the elements have thrown at them for centuries. Duong Lam ancient village, in the capital city’s rural town of Son Tay, is one of the oldest cultural sites in Vietnam. It has 956 ancient houses including those built in...
A train ride lasting just seven minutes and costing just two dollars gives million-dollar views of Vietnam’s northern highlands The “journey” starts from a railway station in Sapa with a European classical look and runs to the cable car station on the Fansipan Mountain, crossing the Muong Hoa Valley in Lao Cai Province. Sa Pa...
Foreign tourists take a boat ride on Ngo Dong River in Tam Coc-Bich Dong, a popular tourist destination in northern Ninh Binh Province. Photo by VnExpress/Meo Gia A policy extension will allow citizens of 46 countries to enter Vietnam for 30 days with e-visa until 2021. The Vietnamese government has approved a two-year extension of...
It is harvest season, and the terraced rice fields are at their most beautiful The terraced fields are ripening, creating amazing scenery throughout the highlands of Vietnam. If you are a person who enjoys lovely landscapes, you should check out these places for a green and gold treat. 1. Sapa Sapa, situated 300 kilometers away...
The US’ Business Insider names the Mekong Delta in Vietnam as a “one-of-a-kind” destination for year-end travel. The site’s editors selected 13 best destinations for year-end travel, based on flight cost trends, climate information and international cultural calendars. Among three Asian destinations in the list is the Mekong Delta in Vietnam. A boat tour in the...
October is here and many of Vietnam’s travel destinations are shining brightly. Here are five reasons why the country is worth having on your itinerary. 1. Buckwheat flower season in Ha Giang Situated around 300 kilometers (186 miles) from Hanoi, the mountainous province of Ha Giang, a neighbor of the famous Sa Pa town, has...
Given its 3,000-km coastline, the country is the ultimate place to relax on beautiful beaches with smooth sands and turquoise waters. Despite the recent tourism boom that has turned its popular tourist destinations somewhat boisterous, there is no denying that Vietnam has many glamorous beach paradises spanning from the southern delta to the central coast....
