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Located on the edge of Hoi An Ancient Town and on the banks of the scenic Thu Bon River, the Heritage Resort Hoi An is a short stroll from the colorful and bustling ancient town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Though featured by old-time Asian design, the influences of French, Dutch, Chinese and Japanese cultures [...]
“Mekong Delta can be seen as one of the most attractive tourist destinations in Asia with beautiful natural landscapes, but it may soon lose this advantage due to rapid infrastructure development. And it take years to reinstate those precious values,” said Prof. Ernst Sagemueller, general director of the Europe-Indochina Institute for Tourism, at a recent [...]
As a city it doesn’t get much by the way of positive press but after spending a week hanging out with the locals Caitlin Worsham hearts Danang. The city of Danang gets a bad rap. It gets a bad rap in tour books, from visitors and from travel agents. It’s called ugly. It’s called dull. [...]
The railway line to Dalat was one of the finest feats of colonial engineering in Vietnam. Plans to build the Dalat Railway Station were laid tabled at the turn of 20th century but construction did not commence until 1932. There was no point building a railway station without a railway line to get there and [...]
The railway line to Dalat was one of the finest feats of colonial engineering in Vietnam. Plans to build the Dalat Railway Station were laid tabled at the turn of 20th century but construction did not commence until 1932. There was no point building a railway station without a railway line to get there and [...]
A new coastal road has opened in Khanh Hoa Province, running along the world-recognized Nha Trang Bay and other scenic sites of the central coastal province. The beautiful road does not yet have a name, but visitors will never forget their journey on it as they drive past a world of interesting daily life activities [...]
For those who have no understanding about the underworld a visit to Suoi Tien Theme Park in HCMC will disclose the twelve levels of the underworld, where people are punished for bad behavior or for committing crimes when they were alive. Tu Van Pagoda in Cam Ranh of central province of Khanh Hoa is an [...]
The national relic of Dong Loc, an intersection of Tro Voi, Mui Mac and Moi mountains in Can Loc District, Ha Tinh Province, is not a popular destination for tourists. Most of the visitors are locals and veterans who go there to burn incense and remember ten young heroines, Vo Thi Tan, Ho Thi Cuc, [...]
HCMC-based Ben Thanh Tourist has collaborated with Saigon Passenger Transportation Company (Sapaco Tourist) to launch a road travel tour from HCMC to Cambodia and Thailand. Cao Ngoc Minh, public relations executive, said that the first trip of the new tour would be on Saturday next week. From then, the tour will run every Thursday. “We [...]
With a fascinating blend of natural beauty, wildlife and history the mangrove forest of Can Gio makes for a great day trip out of Ho Chi Minh City, writes Duc Hanh. My friends from Ho Chi Minh City advised against it, but I decide to take a motorbike to the mangrove forest of Can Gio. [...]