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Tien Giang Province, a beautiful and rich area[Code: 3167]

Visitors enjoying Southern specialities and folk songs. VietNamNet Bridge - Since the 17 th century, the fertile land in the North of the Tien River has been reclaimed and developed by generations of inhabitants into an area with rich rice fields, fruit gardens, and busy trade along the river banks. Gradually, the brisk market towns of My Tho and Go Cong emerged in the fertile Cuu Long (Mekong) River Delta. This area is Tien Giang Province. Taking a ride for 75km from...

Offshore paradise[Code: 3166]

VietNamNet Bridge - Spending a couple of days floating on the waters of Halong Bay is always an unforgettable experience for Duc Hanh Personally after a four-hour-stint on the road, I’m dying to get out the water and feel the sea breeze running through my air. I presume as normal with Halong tours we’ll be left “sitting on the dock of the bay” for the best part of an hour, but almost instantly a speed-boat arrives with a flourish and as soon...

More holidaymakers turn to Zen tourism to release stress[Code: 3165]

VietNamNet Bridge – Environmental project re-searcher Trinh Ngoc Hien looks healthier and has a lively gait after returning home from a weekend of relaxation and meditation (known as Zenrelax). He is among a growing throng to join Buddhist monks at zen retreats throughout the country to learn how to breathe and release the stresses of daily life, often in natural surroundings. "When I joined Zenrelax I found it unique," says Hien, 45, "and the fact it was located in HCM...

Enjoying sweet palmyra fruit in Bay Nui[Code: 3164]

VietNamNet Bridge – Bay Nui, also known as That Son (Seven Mountains) in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang is an ideal destination for nature lovers. It is also home to countless palmyra trees. On the way to Bui Nui, especially from Tinh Bien to Tri Ton districts, the sight of thousands of palmyra trees reaching straight up to the sky is a dazzling sight. It takes from 30 to 40 years for palmyra palms to grow to their full height of 20 meters. The fruit is sweet and...

TRAVEL IN BRIEF 17/4[Code: 3163]

Binh Thuan plans summer attractions for visitors The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism in Binh Thuan Province has announced several cultural festivals to attract tourists during summer and winter holidays. Festivals in summer focus on water sports and competitions, highlighting cultural and artistic programmes including a fish praying festival and Phan Thiet cultural week. Winter events include a kite festival at Poshanu Temple in late December The department says Phan Thiet...

English vital for tour-bus drivers[Code: 3162]

VietNamNet Bridge – The tourist industry has asked the Ministry of Transport to modify some the suggestions the ministry recently made in a draft to update and improve the quality of transport services for visitors. In the draft, the ministry suggested that drivers have a simple command of English and, where necessary, have some knowledge of other languages spoken by the three to four million foreigners who flock to Viet Nam each year. It also suggested that business...

Delta province promotes tourism potential[Code: 3161]

Some bonsai products of Ben Tre Province (Photo: TN) VietNamNet Bridge - To promote tourism in the Mekong Delta, Ben Tre’s tourism is concentrating on nature tourism through the Vinh Thanh project in Cho Lach District, said Ho Vinh Binh, general director of Ben Tre Tourism Co. The 1.8-hectare project will include a convalescent home, souvenir shops, coffee shops and pleasure boats. Experts have spoken highly of the tourism potential in Ben Tre Province, as it has...

Ministry calls for votes for Ha Long Bay[Code: 3160]

The Director of the External Cultural and UNESCO Department under the ministry, Pham Sanh Chau, asked overseas Vietnamese and foreign friends to support Ha Long Bay at a campaign launch in Hanoi on April 16. Ha Long Bay is officially a contender in the second phase of the New Seven Wonders of Nature. The votes by the diplomats, overseas Vietnamese and foreign friends will help Ha Long Bay enter the third round of the selection, Chau said. The voting for seven new world wonders on the...

Travel demand waxes as long holiday weekend approaches[Code: 3159]

VietNamNet Bridge – The increasing number of holiday-makers, despite the economic difficulty that could be keeping travelers at home, has made many local tour operators upbeat about their business performance leading to the holidays of April 30 and International Labor Day. “We see a positive sign in travel demand this year as there are many holiday-goers booking trips to destinations around the country,” Vo Anh Tai, director of the Saigontourist Travel Service...

Shopping on Cam Mountain in An Giang[Code: 3158]

VietNamNet Bridge – Cam (Forbidden) Mountain, also known as Thien Cam Son (heaven’s forbidden mountain), is the highest and largest of the superb That Son (seven mountains) in An Giang Province, and is famous for its wonderful scenery, ancient temples and pagodas and cultural life of local residents. Located in An Hao Commune in Tinh Bien District, An Giang Province, the majestic mountain sits imposingly in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta at an altitude of 710 meters above...

Yen Tu Mountain – home to vendors of bamboo sprouts[Code: 3157]

VietNamNet Bridge – Yen Tu Mountain in Quang Ninh Province is famous for wonderful scenery and ancient, beautiful pagodas. Each year thousands of pilgrims from around the country come during the annual Yen Tu Spring Festival to climb the pilgrimage route from the foot of the mountain to Dong Pagoda. More recently the mountain has also gained a reputation for the number of bamboo sprouts vendors who come there to earn a living. Thanks to the availability of the cable cars...

Thailand chaos scares away Vietnamese travelers[Code: 3156]

VietNamNet Bridge – The escalating chaos in Thailand has scared away many Vietnamese travelers, as several travel companies in HCMC have canceled or postponed their tours to the neighboring country. Vietravel aborted its first tour to Thailand on Monday, or one day after the Thai government declared state of emergency in Bangkok and surrounding areas to scope with political uncertainties in Bangkok, sparked by anti-government protests in the country. Meanwhile, TST Tourist...

Performing martial arts in Hoi An[Code: 3155]

VietNamNet Bridge – The central ancient city of Hoi An in Quang Nam Province, already a popular destination for indigenous and international tourists with its ancient houses, temples and splendid scenery, is now attracting tourists to Vietnamese martial arts at the Ky Son martial arts club, 51/2 Phan Chau Trinh Street. Local members of the club recently hosted French group from Vacances Transat of BT. Transtravel Company in HCMC, including 28 people who had specifically...

Chau Doc dragon boat race to kick off[Code: 3154]

VietNamNet Bridge – Victoria Hotels & Resorts will run its 5th “Dragon Boat Races” at Victoria Chau Doc Hotel on May 15 in collaboration with the Chau Doc Sports Center, to promote Chau Doc as a destination for local and foreign tourists. The Dragon Boat Races are held annually in celebration of the Chau Doc Lady Xu Festival and takes place on the Bassac River from the Chau Doc Basa Fish Park to just past the Victoria Chau Doc Hotel. Around 20 teams from neighboring...

2009 Ponaga Tower Festival opens in Nha Trang[Code: 3153]

This is a traditional festival celebrated at national level, which commemorates the Holy Mother Thien Y A Na, an ethnic Cham woman, who made a great contribution to developing the countryside, planting trees, tending wild animals and strengthening solidarity among Vietnam’s ethnic groups. The festival will take place in Nha Trang from April 16-18. A range of diverse activities such as dragon and lion dances and Vietnamese opera will take place during the event with the participation of...


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