Thua Thien-Hue leads other provinces and cities in attracting tourists, said the Director of the Provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Phan Tien Dung. The figure will be announced in December by tourism experts and managers based on criteria set by the Institute of Tourism Development …
Ha Tay is famous for its traditional craft villages producing silk, fabrics, clothing, inlay work, lacqerware, carvings, bamboo and rattan weaving. The province has a proud cultural heritage with traditional …
Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, is a city of lakes, shaded boulevards and verdant public parks. Making a different thing to different people, it said to be slow paced, pleasant and even charming. ONE …
The largest of Vietnam’s nature preserves, Yok Don National Park (Vuon Quoc Gia Yok Don; 783 049; yokdon@dng.vnn.vn) has been gradually expanded and today encompasses 115, 545 hectares of mainly dry deciduous forest, with the beautiful Serepok River flowing through it. Yok Don is home to 67 mammal species, 38 of which are …
Vung Tau drones with bass-thumping action on the weekends as visitors from HCMC motor into town; weekdays, however, are blissfully dead. Vung Tau’s beaches are easily reached from HCMC, making them a favourite of that city’s residents since French colonists first began coming here around 1890. Known under the French as Cap …
A bit more chaotic than other Mekong towns of its size, Vinh Long has noisy, motorbike-filled streets, though its riverfront (and its several restaurants) make for a pleasant escape from the mayhem. Despite the lack of in-town attractions, Vinh Long is the gateway to river islands and some worthwhile sites, including …
Hurriedly rebuilt after its wartime devastation, Vinh is only now lifting off the mantle of concrete ugliness that has been its reputation over the last 30 years. Trees have been planted along its wide boulevards, new parks opened and the lakesides landscaped – injecting a much needed splash of green among …
Van Don is the largest, most populated and most developed island in the archipelago. However, there remains only very limited tourism development here to date. Cai Rong (pronounced Cai Zong) is the main town on the island, which is about 30km in length and 15km across at the widest point. Bai Dai (Long …
Pronounced Twee Hwa, the capital of Phu Yen province is a friendly little place with a nice wide beach with coarse golden sand – a great overnight stop to break up a longer journey. The few sights the town has are all on hilltops visible from Hwy 1A. There’s a huge Seated Buddha which …
Boasting more than 140 Khmer temples scattered about the province, Tra Vinh is a quiet place for exploring the Mekong’s little-touted Khmer connection. The town itself is fairly quiet and sees little tourist traffic, owing to its somewhat isolated location on a peninsula. Getting there is a straight up and back …
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