Travel
Cheap tours make Europe a reality
Very few Vietnamese people dream of going to Europe because they know that tours are very expensive. However, travel firms have begun introducing tours to Europe at “soft” prices. Budapest at night“Many people say Budapest is too old and obsolete. However, in my eyes, the city is beautiful, peaceful and ancient,” wrote a tourism faithful... Read more
Antique abode
The well-preserved interior of the Tan Ky antique house in the central town of Hoi An Located in the peaceful, ancient town of Hoi An in central Quang Nam Province, the Tan Ky antique house has become one of the most popular tourist destinations in the central region. The house at Nguyen Thai Hoc Street is renowned... Read more
Pristine Phu Quy Island beckons city-weary adventurers
LookAtVietnam – Phu Quy island, in the Phan Thiet sea, lies between the mainland and Truong Sa Archipelago, 120 kilometers from Phan Thiet city. It is one of the most-visited destinations in the area as the island’s stunning beaches, A stunning beach of Phu Quy island of the central coastal province of Binh Thuan.Phu Quy is surrounded by nine islets.... Read more
Spectacular limestone caves rediscovered in Quang Binh
The entrance of Hung Ton Cave â“ one of the three caves rediscovered last Saturday in Quang Binh Province Dinh Hong Nham only remembers it was sometime in the eighties that he stumbled on a cave while he and his son were trapping wild animals. But all they did was admire the stalactites near the entrance.... Read more
Drumming up a millennium
A Doi Tam drum maker focuses on the task at hand.VietNamNet Bridge - A legendary northern craft village has been building traditional drums for more than a thousand years. Emperor Le Dai Hanh, the first king of the early Le Dynasty (980-1009), honored the small village of Doi Tam with a visit in 986AD. The local peasants were thrilled to be given... Read more
Where the poet sleeps
Tourists wander around the mausoleum of Nguyen Dinh Chieu, a famous poet and patriot, in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre Once outside the town of Ben Tre, Road 26 winds its way through coconut gardens, orchards and rice fields. Some 34 kilometers from the Mekong Delta provinceâs capital is the mausoleum... Read more
Summer fun on Con Dao Island
LookAtVietnam – Summer is here, and from the southern island of Con Dao, you can cruise to the neighboring islets, enjoy bathing and fishing, or walk through splintered sunlight in a tropical jungle. Children go fishing at Wharf 914 on Con Dao island.Con Dao is 180 kilometers off the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau and comprises 16 islets and is known... Read more
Top ten hotels, travel firms in Vietnam announced
The list of Vietnam Tourism Award 2008 winners has been released, with many familiar names like Saigontourist, Fiditourist, Ben Thanh – Rex Hotel and De Nhat – First Hotel. Foreign visitors to Vietnam so far this year reduce by 18% year on year. This is an annual award for tourism firms in Vietnam. Its previous name was the Top Ten Hotels and... Read more
Binh Dinh province an exciting discovery for tourists
LookAtVietnam – The central province of Binh Dinh entices nature lovers with its diversity of coastline, mountains, rivers, swamps, lakes, islands, fields, countryside villages and traditional festivals. A view of Banh It Towers.Thi Nai Lagoon is the largest lagoon in Binh Dinh at more than10 kilometers long and 4 kilometers wide and is a source of... Read more
Aviation industry still not ready for ‘golden air route’
The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) has officially refused to open a Hanoi-HCM City air route along the 106th meridian, saying that it is not the right time to open the route. In the Dispatch No 1704 sent by CAAV to Mai Trong Tuan, the author of the project, Bui Van Vo, Senior Official of CAAV, wrote that the opening of a direct air route from... Read more