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ATV adventures in Mui Ne[Code: 3377]

Tourists enjoy a ride along the beach of Mui Ne on an all-terrain vehicle. VietNamNet Bridge - Considered one of the most beautiful places to visit in the central coastal province of Binh Thuan, the Mui Ne Ward of Phan Thiet Town is most famous for its vast sand dunes. Situated just 10 kilometers from the heart of Phan Thiet, one of the largest sand dunes of Mui Ne stretches over an area of 10-hectares with breathtaking views of the seascapes. One of the best ways to get around...

Traditional pottery-making in Vinh Long[Code: 3376]

A woman creates a piece of pottery in a workshop in the Mekong Delta’s Long Ho District, Vinh Long Province. VietNamNet Bridge - Renowned as one of the biggest producers of traditional Vietnamese ceramics in the Mekong Delta, Vinh Long Province boasts more than 1,330 family-run pottery businesses. Around 130 small businesses in Vinh Long specialize in producing artistic ceramics for export with most establishments concentrated in the province’s Mang Thit and Long Ho...

Ancient village finds new home on Silkworm island[Code: 3375]

VietNamNet Bridge – Hoang Hoa hamlet is a living museum. Houses more than a 100 years old, a communal well, banana plants and areca palms – the Hoang Hoa hamlet has them all and more, in more or less pristine condition. Enter the hamlet and you have stepped into a village typical to the southern part of central Viet Nam in the last century. And to take this step back in time, all you have to do is visit the Tam (Silkworm) island, just 5km off Nha Trang. The story of how...

Place your heart in “Green Field”[Code: 3374]

VietNamNet Bridge – “Once there were green fields, kissed by the sun. Once there were valleys, where rivers used to run. Once there were blue skies, with white clouds high above. Once they were part of an everlasting love...” The ballad Green Fields sounds in my brain as I head to Mien Dong Thao (Green Field) Coffee Shop on the advice of a friend to escape the hustle and bustle of the city. Located in HCMC’s Phu Nhuan district, the moderate-scale coffee shop is...

Saigontourist opens Con Dao Island’s first three-star hotel[Code: 3373]

VietNamNet Bridge – Con Dao Island offshore Ba Ria-Vung Tau province on Wednesday welcomed the first three-star hotel built by Saigontourist Holding Company as a major component of the Saigon-Con Dao resort. The beach-view hotel at 18 Ton Duc Thang street on Con Dao island has 82 rooms and other amenities such as a 300-guest restaurant, meeting rooms, a swimming pool, and a health club. The hotel, developed at a cost of around VND100 billion, also offers travel services for...

TRAVEL IN BRIEF 12/6[Code: 3372]

Flying boats fill the sky in Nha Trang Mai Linh Corp, the investor of the flying boat team, has employed Italian and French pilots for the service. Travellers can also pilot the boats due to safe engines and easy-to-use steering systems after a training course of 21 flying hours. They will be equipped with helmets and wireless headphones to receive directions from ground control. Three-star hotel opens on Con Dao Island Con Dao Island, also known by Western sailors as Poulo...

Emperor Citadel[Code: 3371]

VietNamNet Bridge – The citadel was built in 1776 on the grounds of Do Ban capital, Champa Kingdom. It is around 30km to the north of Quy Nhon city, in Nhon Hau commune, An Nhon district, Binh Dinh province. The Emperor Citadel has three circles like other ancient citadels, with a perimeter of 25 miles. The Forbidden City has a perimeter of 600m. Some sections of the Forbidden City still remain, average 1.8m height, made of laterite. Archaeologists have discovered many relics of...

Snakes and apples tempt tourists in Mekong Delta[Code: 3370]

VietNamNet Bridge – The Mekong Delta has become well-known for its floating markets, orchards, ancient pagodas, splendid islands and endless mangrove forests. Touring Tien Giang province, the gateway to the western region of southern Vietnam, tourists are advised visit Chau Thanh district to see the wild life of snakes at the Dong Tam Snake Farm, Vietnamese history in Rach Gam Xoai Mut historical relics and the ancient architecture of Sac Tu Linh Thuu pagoda. Dong Tam...

Tourism Administration tells travel agents to avoid A/H1N1-infected countries[Code: 3369]

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) has asked local tourism firms to reduce the number of tours to or temporarily stop sending tourists to countries where the super flu is spreading under the warning of the Vietnamese Health Ministry and the World Health Organization (WHO). VNAT’s vice head Nguyen Manh Cuong asked local departments of culture, sports and tourism, travel firms and hotels to quickly inform their foreign partners about the...

Travel firms trying to stimulate demand with lower tour fees[Code: 3368]

VietNamNet Bridge – Domestic overland tours have seen fees decrease by 15-20 percent, while airway tours have seen fees down by 30 percent. Sea tours remain the first choice of travellers Anticipating sharp falls in the numbers of travellers in groups and delegations this year as businesses, facing financial difficulties, try to cut expenses, travel firms have shifted to focus on individual and family clients. In order to lure more clients, travel firms have...

Exotic adventure in Mekong Delta[Code: 3367]

VietNamNet Bridge – Taking National Highway 1A through the Mekong Delta, about 210 kilometers from HCMC and 30 kilometers from Can Tho city, tourists can get to Phung Hiep district in Hau Giang province. Attractive Hau Giang province is a relative newcomer to tourism and is situated at the confluence of the Xeo Mon, Xeo Dong, Bun Tau, Lai Thieu, Cai Con, Mang Ca and Kenh Xang rivers. Nga Bay Floating Market, Tay Do Ecotourism Park and Lung Ngoc Hoang Nature Reserve in Hau...

Mekong Delta provinces seek capital for 13 tourism projects[Code: 3366]

VietNamNet Bridge – The Mekong Delta’s Tien Giang and An Giang provinces are seeking funds for 13 tourism projects. They include Chau Doc Town Entertainment Area, Ky Lan Son Culture and History, Oc Eo History Relic and Tourism, Bung Binh Thien, My Khanh, My Hoa Hung-Con Pho Que Ecological Area, Cam Mountain Ecological Area, Tra Su Ecological Area, and infrastructure for Tourist Area No. 2 and the area of Cam Mountain. Tien Giang province’s 77 hectare Thoi Son Islet and...

Nha Trang city boasts flying boats[Code: 3365]

VietNamNet Bridge – Visitors to the Nha Trang Sea Festival 2009 will be able to see the panorama of tourist destinations in Khanh Hoa province on flying inflatable boats, the newest kind of entertainment and air travel service in the country. Mai Linh Corporation in the southern central and Highlands of Vietnam, investor of the flying boat team, has employed Italian and French pilots for the service. Travelers can also pilot the boats due to safe engines and easy-to-use...

Si Ma Cai Heaven Gate[Code: 3364]

VietNamNet Bridge – Mountain adventurers like to compare Si Ma Cai in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai to a shy lass with discrete charms sleeping in the mountain as the beauty of the little-known village lies in the quiet and simple daily lives of different peoples. Si Ma Cai is not as frequented as Bac Ha or Sa Pa, also located in the mountainous province, since it is nestled at the far end of a road near the border with China. Travelling there requires...

Admiring Dray Nur Waterfall and discovering the Central Highlands[Code: 3363]

VietNamNet Bridge – Buon Ma Thuot, located deep in the Central Highlands and about 360 km from HCMC, is worth the trip as it offers travelers clean natural beauty, a temperate climate, waterfalls, rivers, lakes and national parks. Serepok River, one of the biggest rivers in the Central Highlands at a length of 300 kilometers, creates many waterfalls such as Dray Sap, Krong K’mar and, especially, Dray Nur, a masterpiece of nature which is luring travelers. Dray Nur...


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