Vung Tau City is well known for its beaches such as Front Beach and Back Beach. Vung Tau is also known for its old pagodas where tourists can admire beautiful architecture and enjoy tranquility.
These days, with Saigon in the grip of a crippling heat wave that has sent temperatures as high as 38ºC, hiding in the shade of trees and getting lost in nature should be an awesome experience to flee the scorching heat. O Ta Soc, a deserted mountainous area in the Mekong Delta’s An Giang Province is an ideal option.
Lac Lake is one of the largest natural lakes in Viet Nam and is considered by many to also be the most beautiful. Covering more than 500ha at an elevation of 500m, it is one of the most famous landscapes in Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands).
To satisfy a craving for rustic countryside and fresh air and a curiosity for typical southern culture, Gao Giong Eco-Tourism Park is ideal. Once touring the park, tourists will be attracted by the simplicity and uniqueness and impressed in totally different ways from the luxury and modern aspects of urban life.
With a drill, a saw, a clip and skilful hands of an artisan, simple bamboo trees were given a soul and transformed into works of art.
Been there, done that. This is what people generally say after they've visited a tourist spot and enjoyed all the comforts and entertainment the place has to offer. Then they go to the next beautiful spot on their agenda.
When mentioning Tay Bac, people think about magnificent mountains, windy hills, immense terraced fields and ladies with tawny complexions in colorful brocade dresses with bamboo papooses on their backs.
Langbian Mountain has become an attractive destination for tourists thanks to its biodiversity and attractions such as mountain climbing, camping and the traditional cultures of its ethnic minority groups.
About 3.5 kilometers from Tan An Township in the Mekong Delta Province of Long An, Nguyen Huynh Duc Mausoleum is one of most ancient temples and has remained unchanged through the ups and downs of time. This is an architectural complex comprising a gate, tomb and the temple of Nguyen Huynh Duc, a mandarin of the Nguyen Dynasty.
Tan Thanh Beach in Go Cong Township in the Mekong Delta Province of Tien Giang is not as famous as Vung Tau, Mui Ne, Nha Trang or Phu Quoc beaches but it boasts its own beauty with primitiveness and purity.
Dinh Mountain, also known as Bong Lai (Heaven) Mountain, located just over 30 kilometers from the famous beach town of Vung Tau and about 90 kilometers from HCMC, is suggested as an ideal venue for those who love stillness, peace and nature. Many people call it Buddhist Mountain as there are a lot of pagodas.
In the minds of the Vietnamese people, New Year is an occasion to express their wishes. The calligraphy market, where old scholars write calligraphic scripts with a Chinese brush and ink, has become a typical cultural feature of Vietnamese people during Tet.