Houses on stilts rested under the shadow of big trees, surrounded by paddy fields. Our curious eyes seemed not to bother the chickens who walked freely on simple bamboo fences. A small cement path led us to houses where we could see how Muong people garden, raise poultry, weave and cook.
The northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh welcomed 650,000 visitors in the first quarter of the year including 48,000 foreign arrivals, up 37.4% from last year’s same quarter, said provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Director Bui Ngoc Lam.
Mai Chau valley in the northern upland province of Hoa Binh is a must-see place for visitors to the province. From Hanoi, tourists are advised to take Highway 6 to Xuan Mai Town and then Hoa Binh City. They should pass the 12-km Cun slope to get to Cao Phong and Tan Lac districts before arriving in Mai Chau Valley.
Muong ethnic people living in Tu Ne, a rural commune of Tan Lac district in the northwestern mountainous province of Hoa Binh, have launched an impassioned project to turn their picturesque land into a tourist hotspot.
The Dau Rong (Dragon Head) cave system in Cao Phong district of the northern province of Hoa Binh was awarded a certificate recognising it as a national relic site on November 17.
The cultural identity of the northwestern region has come into sharp focus at the 12th Culture, Sports and Tourism Festival for ethnic groups in the region.
Tram Chim National Park in Tam Nong district, the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap, is piloting experimental tourism in the flooding season, which involves tourists in fishing activities, harvesting wild rice, visiting breeding grounds of birds and sailing to enjoy natural landscapes.
(TITC) - HG Travel Co.,Ltd has just coordinated with the Center for Environment and Communities Asset Development (CECAD) to hold a program on promoting community-based ecotourism in Thanh Hoi and Tu Ne communes (Tan Lac District, Hoa Binh).
The Hue Relics Conservation Centre will launch a tourism promotion month from September 2-30 to lure more tourists to the Complex of Hue Monuments, a world cultural heritage in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.
(TITC) - Da Nang is considered as one of attractive destinations for tourists. To strengthen to lure tourists to Da Nang and increase tourist expenditures and lengths of stay in low season, especially in rainy season, Da Nang has deployed Tourism Stimulus Program 2013, including two contents: organizing the tourism stimulus program in the low season from 1st September to 30th November 2013 and the…
The northeastern coast province of Quang Ninh is more known for its beautiful landscapes than its gastronomy. A recent visit to the area helped me discover a local specialty that is not to be missed, cha muc or fried pasted squid.
Canadian Ambassador to Vietnam Deborah Chatsis has congratulated Don's Tay Ho in Hanoi for being listed among Asia's 50 Best Restaurants in 2013 as well as for winning last March's San Pellegrino Award in Singapore for Vietnam's Best Restaurant.