Vietnam Travel News: Sapa Tourism launches app to support tourists

Vietnam Travel News: Sapa Tourism launches app to support tourists Vietnam Travel News: Sapa Tourism launches app to support tourists ! The tourism authority of the mountainous district of Sapa in the northern upland province of Lao Cai has launched a mobile app called Sapa Tourism for smartphones running on Android or IOS operating systems in two languages English and Vietnamese, with an aim to […]

Useful Tips for your experiences in Hoi An Lantern Festival

Useful Tips for your experiences in Hoi An Lantern Festival Hoi An Lantern Festival is one of Southeast Asia’s most popular events. For centuries, the Vietnamese have considered the full moon a time to pay their respects to their ancestors, hold candlelit ceremonies at temples and generally make merry. In recent years, the quaint port town of Hoi An has taken this to the next […]

Vietnam’s 7 most spectacular festivals

Vietnam's 7 most spectacular festivals From impressive processions and luminous light displays, to vibrant street-art performances and blessing the souls of the dead – these are the festivals you must attend when enjoying a holiday in Vietnam: “Vietnam’s 7 most spectacular festivals”. 1. Hoi An Lantern Festival Boasting magnificent architecture and riverside settings, Hoi An’s ancient town is a UNESCO […]

Where should you visit on first trip to Vietnam: Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City ?

Where should you visit on first trip to Vietnam: Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City ? Where should you visit on first trip to Vietnam: Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City ? Situated at the northern and southern extremes of this long, thin country, Vietnam’s two main cities lie more than one thousand kilometres apart. Hanoi is the country’s capital and is located in the north and Ho Chi Minh City […]

World Travel News: Vietnam tops Asian region in travel growth

World Travel News: Vietnam tops Asian region in travel growth Travel News: Vietnam tops the Asian region, and ranks sixth out of ten countries around the world, with the strongest travel growth since the beginning of 2017, according to the latest report released by the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO). Palestine takes first place in the list of the top five countries and territories worldwide, with […]

Visit Sapa through the lens of Thai photographer

Enchanting Sapa through the lens of Thai photographer During his recent visit to Vietnam, Thai photographer Anan Charoenkal had a chance to visit Sapa and shot stunning photos of this land in the ripe rice season. If you have not had a chance to visit Sapa. This is your chance to admire the beauty of this land and think about a plan to […]

Hanoi Autumn with Young Sticky Rice (Cốm)

Hanoi Autumn with Young Sticky Rice (Cốm) Young sticky rice (Cốm) is specialty of Vong village, Hanoi and often enjoyed when autumn comes. There is legend about how Young sticky rice (Cốm) was born in Vong village. In an autumn of thousands of years ago, local people there suffered a huge storm which destroyed all paddy fields where rice was about to […]

Tips: Basic things should not be done at the Temple in Southeast Asia

Tips: Basic things should not be done at the Temple in Southeast Asia When visiting sacred sites, pagodas, monasteries and temples in Southeast Asia, it is sometimes easy for travellers to forget that these are not just tourist attractions, but also sites of spiritual, cultural and national importance for the local population. However, when visiting temples or pagodas in Southeast Asia or in Vietnam. You should note the […]

Lean about: Weather in Halong Bay in year

Lean about: Weather in Halong Bay in year Ha Long Bay is located on the north east coast of Vietnam and can take anywhere about 2,5 hours to go from Hanoi to Halong Bay. Overall, in recent years, Halong Bay is a year-round tourist attraction. It depends on your preference to decide the best month to make a Halong Bay Tour. However, each […]