Nearly 20 years ago, a magnificent road through mountains and forests was built and put into operation, connecting the beautiful coastal city of Nha Trang with the romantic flower city of Da Lat in Lam Dong Province. This is an important road to serve the socio-economic development of the two provinces in particular and the Southern Central Region and Highlands in general.
The culture of ethnic communities is what attracts domestic and foreign tourists to Lai Chau province. Preserving it is a big part of the province’s tourism development strategy.
Although it was launched later than many other tours and tourist destinations in Dong Van Karst Plateau Global Geopark, the journey to discover Nho Que River by boat has quickly attracted great interest from visitors to the northern province of Ha Giang.
Dutch-based online travel agency Booking.com has listed the resort town of Mui Ne in the southern province of Binh Thuan as one of the six most ideal destinations in the world for a hot air balloon ride.
Staying at Yen Tu, those in pursuit of inner calm would derive from great satisfaction from enjoying the extraordinary beauty of the natural forest and serene landscape, especially at sunrise and sunset, and listening to the sound of nature such as leaves rustling in the wind or water flowing down a stream.
Hanoi will soon launch a tour about cultural values and relics related to Empress-regent Y Lan and some neighboring destinations, such as Bat Trang Pottery Village and Phu Dong Temple in the coming time.
Canada-based magazine The Travel has revealed the nation’s 10 most scenic towns, besides the capital Hanoi.
Tourists to Y Ty commune, Bat Xat district, in northern Lao Cai province should not miss a visit to Choan Then village, which is dubbed as “a village in the cloud”, as it is submerged in a sea of floating clouds all year round.
The house and office of Alexandre Yersin, a Swiss-French physician and bacteriologist, in Khanh Hoa province have been included on the list of National Historical Relic Site. His house is located in Hon Ba Mountain, which is about 60km from Nha Trang city.
Hanoi has set the target that by 2025, the cultural industry will contribute 5% of the city's GRDP. With the advantage of relics, heritage and craft villages, Hanoi will focus on exploiting heritage values to develop cultural industries.
The Vietnam National Museum of History in Hanoi has launched a night tour around its premises during the blooming season of red cotton flowers (bombax ceiba).
Vlogger Brandon Hurley of the United States, who has been living in Ho Chi Minh City for more than eight years, has recommended six delicious local dishes that foreign visitors should not miss out on when travelling to Vietnam.