Vietnam Travel News

Ba Be Lake, which is called the green pearl amidst Tay Bac Forest and has been recognized as a national forest reserve area, is suggested as a must-visit destination for those who want to flee the heat, smoke and busy city life to relax in nature.

 There is one month left before the Tet holidays. There are many images which symbolize Tet such as yellow apricot in the South, peach blossom in the North and banh tet (glutinous rice cake filled with green bean paste and pork fat), especially lion dance.

Vietnam ’s first ever Buddhist pilgrimage tour will be launched on January 15 with stops planned for 10 pagodas located in the southwestern region, according to the tour organiser.

For years, Khanh Hoa - the land of frankincense, is becoming an increasingly attractive tourist destination in Vietnam as well as the world.

 Members of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) will participate in and guide the first religious tour in Vietnam this January.

The Lao Cai provincial Hydro Meteorological Forecast Center (HMFC) said it is likely to snow in Sa Pa on the nights of January 13 and 14.

Vietnam Airlines opened a non-stop air route, using Airbus A321, between Hanoi and Osaka, Japan, as of January 13th, with five flights a weeks on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.

Intrepid travelers across Vietnam are stepping out of their stuffy offices and fleeing the noisy, crowded city for a taste of life on the farm.

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) will promote images of Vietnam at the International Tourism Berlin (ITB) fair scheduled for March 10-14 in Germany.

An exhibition of photos, paintings and drawings on the theme “This is not an advertisement” by Australian artist Ian McIntosh will open in Hanoi on the evening of January 14.

Tourists will be able to travel around the Hoan Kiem lake and Hanoi Old Quarter on electric cars as from February 2010, an official told VietNamNet.

The Vietnam Administration of Tourism (VNAT) has invited bidders for events to promote the country’s tourism in foreign countries in the first three months of 2010, a tourism official said.

Ben Thanh Tourist introduces a tour to the Mekong Delta’s Sa Dec City, which is famous for its colorful flower villages and old houses and pagodas.