Travel

The national tourism year 2013 will be held in Haiphong City aiming to introduce destinations and foster tourism linkage among localities across the country.

In Mu Cang Chai, the harvest season is the most important event of the year and is celebrated as such.

For a long time, the Mong people in Dong Van Karst Plateau have preserved a technique of casting a special kind of plough that is suitable for rocky soils.

Located not far from the coast of Quang Tri province, the small island of Con Co has its own long and interesting history.

Tourists or locals keen to admire landscapes and Vietnam of the past, are most likely to head to Hoi An.

The cruise boat carrying 25 passengers started at Bach Dang Quay in District 1 and went along Ben Nghe and Tau Hu canals, parallel to Vo Van Kiet Avenue, for four hours.

Vietnam’s Independence Day on September 2 annually holds a boat race on Tam Giang Lagoon in Thua Thien-Hue Province.

People from the Thai, Dao, Tay and Kinh ethnic groups are gathering on the Moc Chau Plateau in the northern province of Son La to commemorate Vietnam’s National Day (Sept. 2).

A silk village in Hoi An, somewhat overlooked for a while, has seen a revival of tourism of late, attracting tourists.

In the rocky mountain areas of Hoang Su Phi District in Ha Giang Province, the ethnic people begin transplanting paddy seedlings after rain covers the drought-effected terraced fields.

On the way to Sapa Town in the northwest province of Lao Cai, Ta Phin Village located about four kilometers off the center of town is awaiting your presence.

If you are fortunate enough to take in the splendor that is Hoi An ancient town should not miss a new tour to Lang Lua (silk village).

Located close to the mainland, the small island of Con Co off Quang Tri Province has a long and interesting history of its own.

Vietnam has welcomed almost 4.4 million visitors in the first eight months of 2012, a year-on-year increase of 9.4 percent, according to the General Statistics Office.

The number of foreign tourists who visited Vietnam reached 4.38 million in the first eight months of this year, up 9.4% against the same period last year.

Nguom Ngao, an astonishing cave with numerous formations, is the most famous limestone grotto in the northern mountain province of Cao Bang due to its distinctiveness and scale.

The remains of a unique Cham tower have been found in Phong Le Village, Cam Le District in the central city of Da Nang, an area not known for Cham relics.

Located 16 kilometers from Bao Loc city, through a wide tea farming area is the Dambri Waterfall, the most famous ecotourism site in Bao Loc.

The coastal city of Nha Trang is flanked by nearly 10km of white-sand coastline, where the clear waters are warm all year round.