A week before Lunar New Year, the capital city – Hanoi’s Old Quarter emanates Tet ambience, its streets bustling with shoppers and markets teeming with flowers and red decor. A Tet market, open only once a year for Lunar New Year, or Tet, the country’s biggest and most important holiday, runs from Hang Luoc, Hang Khoai, Hang Ruoi,...
In world-famous Halong Bay in northern Vietnam, hundreds of families live in fishing villages where boats serve as houses. In Ha Long Town, Quang Ninh Province, one can see a contrasting picture of rustic fishing villages situated next to modern buildings and busy streets. The former float on the sea. They have no electricity or...
Adventurous travelers explore inside Son Doong Cave, the world’s largest cave, in Quang Binh Province, central Vietnam. Photo by Shutterstock/Anh Ho British magazine Conde Nast Traveler has named Son Doong, the world’s largest cave in central Vietnam, one of seven must-explore wonders of 2020. Son Doong, a fast-emerging tourist destination in Quang Binh Province, joined...
Binh Lieu in Quang Ninh Province, northern Vietnam, offers a mountain camping experience to remember Named as ‘Sa Pa of the Northeast‘, mountainous district Binh Lieu in Quang Ninh Province is characterized by its cool weather and mesmerizing views. Sa Pa, a mountainous town in Lao Cai Province, is a very popular tourism destination of...
Come December the Mekong Delta’s rice fields of Ta Pa in An Giang Province put on a show of colors. Mekong Delta’s rice fields at the foot of the Ta Pa hill in Tri Ton District are a tourist attraction in An Giang Province that borders Cambodia. The place attracts visitors all year round, especially during the rice...
Ba Be Lake in Bac Kan province, Northern Vietnam. Photo by Shutterstock/hoangnam Bac Kan and Tuyen Quang provinces are creating a tour that will take visitors to several lakes as part of efforts to boost tourism. The main destinations will be Ba Be Lake in Bac Kan, the country’s largest natural lake, and the Na...
Halong city tour will take guests along coastal roads to explore the magnificent views of Ha Long Bay Photo by VnExpress/Binh Minh Ha Long Town, home to a world-famous bay, is set to get open-top double-decker buses with a trial run starting on June 18. The government of Quang Ninh Province, home to Ha Long,...
Its sandy beaches and turquoise waters make less crowded Quy Nhon a top travel choice this summer. Perched between the tourist hotspots of Nha Trang and Hoi An, Quy Nhon town in Binh Dinh Province is less crowded but has quickly become one of the most searched beach holiday destinations in recent years. It is...
Foreign tourists ride their bicycles in the ancient town of Hoi An. Photo by Shutterstock/Huy Thoai The ancient town Hoi An is one of world’s six best places to explore for cyclists, says global online accommodation reservations provider Agoda. On the occasion of World Bicycle Day (June 3), Agoda has released a list of six...
The Tam Coc area glistens in silver and gold as rice fields ripen along both sides of Ngo Dong River in northern Vietnam. Hundreds of photographers and thousands of tourists are making their ways to Tam Coc, about 100 km south of Hanoi, to capture the stunning seasonal landscape in the area dubbed ‘Ha Long...
