Van Long Nature Reserve

Van Long Nature Reserve is situated in Gia Vien district along the Northeastern border of Ninh Binh Province. Van Long straddles seven communes (local Government administrative units) and is in the heartland of the populated centre of north-eastern Vietnam, 85km south of the capitol, Hanoi. In Van Long, there are many scarce animals and plants and contains many cultural resources and intangible objects. This was the hometown of King Dinh Tien Hoang, God Nguyen, and four Pink princesses.With the tremendous value of the nature, environment, history and culture, Van Long is considered as the top eco-tourism destinations in the northern Vietnam,...

Citadel of the Ho Dynasty (World Cultural Heritage)

Citadel of the Ho Dynasty is located in the communes of Vinh Tien, Vinh Long, Vinh Quang , Vinh Yen, Vinh Phuc, Vinh Ninh, Vinh Khang and Vinh Thanh and Vinh Loc Town (Vinh Loc district), Thanh Hoa province. It is the ancient capital of the Vietnam from 1398 to 1407.Citadel of the Ho Dynasty was built by Ho Quy Ly in 1397 who at that time was a prime minister under the Tran dynasty. When being completed, Ho Quy Ly forced the king Tran Thuan Tong to move from Thang Long capital (Hanoi) to Thanh Hoa. In February 1400 (Moon calendar), Ho Quy Ly took Tran’s throne and renamed the country DaiSouth Gate: view from inside (SouthWest axis)Ngu (1400-1407)...

The relics of My Son Cham tower (World Cultural Heritage)

My Son is located near the village of Duy Phu, in the administrative district of Duy Xuyen in Quang Nam province in the Central Vietnam, 69 km southwest of Da Nang, and approximately 10 km from the historic town of Tra Kieu and 40km away from the ancient town of Hoi An. The temples are in a valley roughly two kilometers wide that is surrounded by two mountain ranges.My Son temple is situated in a valley about 2 km in diameter, surrounded by mountains range with the height from 100m to 400m and from the East Truong Son mountain through My Son to the ancient capital – Tra Kieu.My Son is the Hindu sanctuary of the Champa kingdom. Every...

Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park (Natural World Heritage)

Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park is in Quang Binh – Central of Vietnam. With an area of ​​about 200,000 hectares, Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park is located in the district of Quang Ninh, Bo Trach, Tuyen Hoa and Minh Hoa and is 50km away from Dong Hoi City.Besides the historical value of geology, topography, geomorphology, Phong Nha – Ke Bang is also endowed with the mysterious and majestic landscapes.  Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park still hides the mysteries of nature, the caves look like the splendid castle in the heart of the limestone created from millions years ago. Phong Nha – Ke Bang is considered as a hugely valued geological...

Dak Lak in response to tourism stimulus program in 2013

Responding to the tourism stimulus program associated with the promotion of the development of the service sector in 2013 were launched by the Department of Tourism. Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Dak Lak has developed and implemented activities attracting the participation of tour operators, hotels, restaurants, transport units, tourism resorts, tourist attractions, shopping and the entertainment areas.The target of the tourism stimulus program 2013 of Dak Lak  is the tourism development associated with the development of service trade in 2013, to enable the domestic products consumption, especially local product and recover...

More 6 dishes of Hanoi added on top speciality food in Vietnam

Three typical dishes of Hanoi are Pho (Rice noodle), bun thang (vermicelli and chicken soup) and bun cha (grilled chopped meat and vermicelli) were recognized by the Asian Records organization as one of the top 12 dishes of Vietnam at the Asian standard value.This information was represented by the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism in Hanoi in the press conference on the morning of 3rd October in 2012.Rice noodleReportedly, in 2012, the Vietnam Records Organization presented the Asian Record to recognize 12 cuisines reaching the record of Asia, including three dishes of Hanoi like Pho (Rice noodle), bun thang (vermicelli and chickens...

Great organization of our a-month-trip in Vietnam.

Thanks to Manh and to the entire team of Travel Vietnam for the great organization of our a-month-trip in Vietnam.A three-week-journey in the north, through the beaten paths (we crossed very few tourists) to discover smiling, welcoming and generous people. We admired the courage of women working in terraced paddy fields.Our 10-km-hike around Sapa was a magical moment. Walk on both side of the river through ethnic villages and terraced rice fields.  Those are difficult roads and tracks, but beautiful weather made everything easier! Lunch was accompanied by local dances in a great space on the banks of the rivers. A day in an authentic place...

Palm leaf conical hat villages in Hue

Speaking of special products of traditional handicraft villages in Hue, conical hats are probably more widely known. Not only are conical hats used for protecting from the sun, rain and attached to the daily life of people in Hue, but more than that , it has become a cultural specialty – “poem hats ” associated with the image of the Hue girls.A beautiful girl with the palm-leaf conical hatHue’s conical hats, especially “poem” hats are favored by many visitors due to the light and gentleness. Those are not only as simple hats but are a real work of art. To get a beautiful hat satisfying buyers, the Hue’s artisans have to meticulously go through...