If you’re a nature lover and favour adventure trips, the U Minh National Park (UMNP) in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta should be at the top of your destination list, especially if you live in southern Việt Nam.
Nothing conjures up a perfect spring afternoon more than a beautiful field of canola flowers shining as bright as the sunshine above. Spring in Mộc Châu is just about as good as it gets.
When travelling to the south-central coastal province of Bình Thuận, tourists often head for the well-known resorts, beaches and sand dunes in the Mũi Né area of Phan Thiết City.
Lâm Đồng Province’s most famous tourism destination by far is Đà Lạt City, known the world over since its days as a French colonial summer resort. But located 110km to the south of Đà Lạt is the town of Bảo Lộc, quieter and fresher than Đà Lạt with its own charm.
We headed up to Bảo Đài Mountain, also known as Vảy Rồng Mountain, to visit the Ngọa Vân Am (Ngọa Vân Pagoda) historical site. The site, located in the Yên Tử historical complex in the northern province of Quảng Ninh, is where King Trần Nhân Tông (1258-1308) practised Buddhist Zen during the final years of his life.
At first, I thought it would take only one day to sample the best of Trà Vinh, a coastal province in the Mekong Delta, but I was quickly proven wrong.
People know Hải Phòng as a city of flamboyant trees, an important industrial centre and the biggest port in the north. The city has also long been a tourism hub with beaches embracing it. Hải Phòng is also known for its long history and cultural traditions. But few realise it is close to three battles that free Việt Nam from Chinese and Mongol invaders.
Pá Kứ San Mountain in Lào Cai Province has primitive forests covered in moss, forests full of maple trees and their colourful leaves, cliffs that startle with their steepness and, at times, all this is covered in a sea of white cloud.
Lộc Yên, an ancient village in Tiên Phước district in central Quảng Nam Province, is dubbed "paradise land" for its heavenly landscape. The village lies in an at the foot of a mountain foot and looks out over rice fields.
Fusion Resort Phú Quốc, the island’s newest spa resort, offers three Wellness Voyages packages.
Located 1,000m above sea level, Hồ Thầu Commune in the northern mountains has cool weather all year round and breathtaking landscapes.
Thanh Thủy Village in the central province of Quảng Ngãi ís proud of its unspoiled nature,which is eflected in a recent art project.
The early morning sun shines all around. Clouds hang on mountains near and far. Villages dot the paddy fields, mingling with the sea of green rice fields.
The Centre for Rural Economic Development (CRED) recently held a 100km bike tour linking Quảng Uyên and Trùng Khánh districts in Cao Bằng. A total of 21 cyclists took part, 18 of them foreign professionals — and the rest Vietnamese.
A boat trip on the Giăng River inside Pù Mát National Park, one of the richest and most diversified ecosystems in Việt Nam, can really provide an adventure.
Yangzhou city on the southern bank of China’s Yangtze river, the longest river in Asia, is home to many historical sites. The city, once a political, economic and cultural hub during the Ming and Qing dynasties, is one of the largest and best-preserved ancient cities in eastern China.
In the central province of Phú Yên, tourists rarely ignore Xuân Đài Bay with its unique islet – Nhất Tự Sơn – which is shaped like the old calligraphy style word for one - một.
A church and ancient basalt stepping stones are the major symbols of the central coastal province of Phú Yên.
The central coastal province of Phú Yên attracted more visitors after the launch of Victor Vũ’s movie Yellow Flowers on Green Grass in 2015.
Huế City has long allured travelers with its poetic Hương River, juicy street food, proud imperial city and untouched Lăng Cô beach. Yet without Lập An Lagoon, a trip there is incomplete.
