The city government will organize many year-end events to attract tourists such as the Shopping and Tourism Program, Consumption Promotion Fair, Culinary Festival and so on. According to the HCMC Tourism Promotion Center, the city tourism department and the tourism association will hold the…

The Vietnam Book of Records (Vietkings) has announced the top 10 spiritual destinations that attract a large number of domestic and foreign tourists.   1. The Mot Cot Pagoda The Mot Cot Pagoda (one pillar pagoda), which was built on a 4m high pillar…

With around 57,000 travellers pouring into Phu Quoc in the first quarter of this year, Viet Nam’s largest island is fast becoming the gem in the country’s tourism crown. In the past six months alone, it has been connected to the national power grid,…

Vietnam’s air-conditioned trains are safe, comfortable & inexpensive, the ideal way for independent travellers to get around and see Vietnam at ground level.  The train journeys are a genuine Vietnamese experience in themselves, an integral part of your visit to Vietnam.  You might even…

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) and Quang Nam Provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism launched My Son Community-based Tourism Village in March, 2013. The home-stay service is expected to help improve local residents’ income and popularise the My Son Heritage Site to domestic…

Hanoians can be proud of their famous dish “Bun cha” (vermicelli with grilled pork), which is similar to the dish from Hue. “Bun cha” has two kinds of grilled chopped meat: tiny grilled pork patties (cha vien) and fatty pork slices (cha mieng). “Cha…

Local travel firm Rose Travel Services Co., Ltd organized last month a pilot program to lead 52 international students of the University of Oslo to An My Village, some three kilometers away from downtown Hoi An. The trip was also part of extra-curricular activities…

The People’s Committee of Thanh Mien district in northern Hai Duong province held a ceremony on November 16 to receive a certificate recognising its Dao Co (Stork Island) as a national relic site. Stork Island, comprising of two islets covering 67 hectares, is located…

The pristine Bai Dai Beach on Phu Quoc Island is worth an idyllic place of interest for many people wanting to take retreat from the noisy urban life. This beach is little affected by footprints of vacationers, so tourism services have yet to develop….

Mi Quang (Quang noodles) is a rice noodle soup native to the central province of Quang Nam that has gained nationwide popularity. It is recognizable for its thin, flat rice noodles which are glazed with a mixture of peanut oil fried with onion. Then,…