Coming to the Mekong Delta, after cruising along canals, shopping on the floating market and cycling around orchards, tourists should enjoy many rustic specialties, of which cong cake is suggested as a must-try dish. Cong is made of rice planted in the delta. The...
Stretching along the central coast of Viet Nam, the province of Phu Yen is blessed with the Ghenh Da Dia (The Cliff of Stone Plates), a masterpiece of stone gifted by nature, recognised as a national heritage. Ghenh Da Dia, boasts a collection of interlocking basalt...
The Trang An Tourism Complex in the northern province of Ninh Binh was officially included in the world heritage list on June 23 by the UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee, said the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. With the acknowledgement, the Trang An complex...
Quang Binh provincial People’s Committee and the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) have agreed to broadcast live a programme on Son Doong and En caves on Good Morning America in May. Accordingly, Oxalis Adventure Tours which provides tours of Son Doong Cave and ABC...
Ancient Hoi An is probably the most popular destination in the central coastal region, but getting a view of it from the Hoai River at sunset shows how little it has changed in a thousand years. A new tour capitalises on the river that winds through a town once one...
From the main road of Hai Ba Trung, we saw a sign instructing travelers to Tra Que Vegetable Village. Following a small path that was large enough for a motorbike or a bicycle only, was the only way to reach the village. This path led us past some paddy fields as well...
Sunset brings with it trade The nighttime is the busiest time for the market, and has become a place where people not only come to buy and sell, but also simply observe the activity and take in the atmosphere. Around 200 stalls offer all kinds of products, ranging...
La Stampa, Italy’s third most popular newspaper, called the ancient town of Hoi An in central coastal Quang Nam province an ideal Asian destination in 2015 in an article titled “Hoi An, a multinational Viet Nam”. La Stampa introduced readers to the town’s history...
The way of making and drinking Lotus or Jasmine tea is the treasured custom of Vietnamese people. Every cup of natural flower-scented tea captures a fraction of Vietnam’s rich and vibrant culture. The Vietnamese habit of taking tea, betel, or a cigarette as a...
The Southern region of Vietnam has a system of criss-crossing rivers and canals and primitive forests that provide the land with a plentiful resource of food to make delicious dishes, including Goi cuon (salad rolls) that is one of the 12 Vietnamese dishes in the food...
Coming to the ancient capital city, visitors can admire the beauty of the system of royal tombs of the Nguyen Dynasty, and also enjoy the unique culinary and cultural history of this land. According to researchers, Viet Nam has about 3,000 different kinds of dishes,...
The ancient city of Hoi An in the central province of Quang Nam was placed in the top city category in the Wanderlust Travel Awards 2015, the city’s information and sport centre revealed on February 4. The tourism hub in the central region of Viet Nam ranked...
