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Pilgrimages attract more tourists[Code: 2862]

VietNamNet Bridge – Although the fifteenth day of the first lunar month when the most important religious rite will be held annually, has not yet arrived, pilgrimage tours to pagodas in Viet Nam have attracted a large number of tourists, according to Tran Hung Phong, deputy director of Net Viet Tourism Company. He said that pilgrimage tours this year began earlier than in previous years in order to meet the demands of tourists. The number of tourists increased about 15 per cent...

Caravan tour takes Vietnamese students abroad[Code: 2861]

Savannakhet (Laos) - one of the destinations in the caravan tour. VietNamNet Bridge - A caravan tour, ‘Students and tourism – East-West Economic Corridor,’ traveling from Vietnam to Laos and Thailand picked up its first 200 students from seven universities and colleges majoring in tourism in the south central coast port city of Da Nang Saturday. VietNamNet/SGGP

Artisan blazes trail on new silk road[Code: 2860]

VietNamNet Bridge - Over the centuries, Van Phuc silk, made using traditional hand-weaving and hand-dyeing techniques, has captured the loyalties of customers across the country. However, those with a critical eye noticed that Van Phuc silk tended to lose the vibrancy of its colour after several washes, which led to some silk lovers shying away from this village in the nation’s capital, Hanoi . A silk shop in VanPhuc Village However,...

Giang Dien Waterfall[Code: 2859]

VietNamNet Bridge - Visiting Giang Dien Waterfall Tourist Area, tourists will be fascinated by its vast wilderness, beautiful meadows, colourful wild flowers and the sight and sound of the waterfalls rushing in noisily around the clock. Located on Highway 1A in Trang Bom District, Dong Nai Province , 50km from Ho Chi Minh City , Giang Dien Waterfall Tourist Area, covering 67ha, has become an ideal destination for young people and families who like to discover the beauty...

Bathing with herbs in Sa Pa[Code: 2858]

VietNamNet Bridge - After spending an entire night on the Hanoi-Lao Cai train ride followed by a one-hour trip in a car to pass over gently-sloped winding paths, I arrived in Sa Pa at sunrise. The pure atmosphere of the early morning in the mountainous area was a welcome sight. On my previous visits to the area, I used to mingle with the crowd of tourists to visit Cau May (Cloud Bridge) and Thac Bac (Silver Waterfall) or climb up Ham Rong (Dragon's Jaw) Mountain. This time, I...

Traditional medicines to boost health tourism sector[Code: 2855]

VietNamNet Bridge - With its temperate climate, Viet Nam has an abundance of natural resources to provide natural health remedies to the health tourism industry, particularly seaside resorts, hot springs and mineral springs. The National Hospital of Acupuncture has worked alongside travel companies to implement a programme on combining travelling with acupuncture. The head of the programme, Prof. Nguyen Tai Thu, said, "We decided to work with the tour companies to help...

TRAVEL IN BRIEF 31/1[Code: 2854]

Three cruise ships carrying nearly 1,700 foreign guests docked at Ha Long Bay on the second and third days of the Lunar New Year (on Tuesday and Wednesday). The Azamara Quest brought with it 660 tourists from France, the US, the Netherlands and Canada. The ship anchored at Cai Lan Port while Costa Allegra and Minh Hoa Princess cruise ships took more than 1,000 passengers to the bay. Before Ha Long Bay, these cruise ships docked at Tien Sa Port in Da Nang during the Tet (Lunar New...

Hotels run out of rooms during Tet[Code: 2853]

Foreign tourists enjoy a walk on a street in Nha Trang City in Tet 2009. VietNamNet Bridge - Tourism hotspots like Da Lat, Nha Trang, and Lao Cai witnessed a crippling hotel-room shortage during Tet as holiday-makers took advantage of the long holiday season to travel. The province expects to receive 4.8 million tourists this year. VietNamNet/SGGP

French language travel guide revised[Code: 2852]

The book gives readers fresh facts they need to know about the dos-and-dont’s of traipsing around the rugged and verdant countryside of Viet Nam. It replaces the out-dated 1994 first edition. French journalist Olivier Page has documented his meandering wayfaring across the country since 1994 in the book. He’s never to be seen without his camera and notebook. "Between 1992 and 1993, many French people started to pay attention to Viet Nam. French television arrived in the...

Ba Be strives for world heritage status[Code: 2851]

Ba Be Lake, a 450ha fresh water lake, 150m above sea level, in Ba Be National Park in northeastern Bac Can Province. VietNamNet Bridge - Ba Be National Park is an abundant bioreserve area containing the world’s only fresh-water karst lake and several rare species of fauna and flora. This year Ba Be National Park celebrates its 5th anniversary as an ASEAN Heritage Park. The biodiverse 10,048ha park – home to 1,268 species of flora and fauna, a series of caves and a...

“Going Back to the Roots” and discovering Northwestern Vietnam[Code: 2850]

VietNamNet Bridge – Phu Tho province was chosen to head the organising team that will run the 2009 ’Going Back to the Roots’ tourism programme. This is the second time that the province will be heading up this organising team. The 2009 programme has been given the theme ’Learning about Traditional Festivals’ and it will focus on presenting the cultures and eco-tourism possibilities of Phu Tho, Yen Bai and Lao Cai provinces. The programme will kick off on the sixth day of the...

Discovering charming Phu Yen[Code: 2849]

VietNamNet Bridge - Phu Yen is naturally endowed with a nearly 200km coastline and a great many gulfs, lagoons, beaches and islets. The province also has rivers, mountains, lakes, hot spa areas and valuable tangible and intangible cultural heritage sites. These are ideal conditions for the province’s tourism industry to take off. Coming to the province, visitors will have a chance to get close to nature and discover the distinctive culture of the people of Phu Yen. With its...

Thousands of int’l tourists arrive in Vietnam during Tet[Code: 2848]

VietNamNet Bridge – The northern province of Quang Ninh welcomed three international cruise ships on January 27-28, carrying more than 1,600 foreign tourists. The Ha Long Travel Agency conducted special programmes for these visitors during their stay in Ha Long Bay, which has been twice recognised as World Heritage site. * These cruise ships also docked at Tien Sa and Da Nang ports on the first days of the New Year. Tourists visited the world’s Cultural Heritage sites...

Terraced fields – nature’s gift to northwestern region[Code: 2847]

The terraced rice fields undulate around the hillsides and mountainsides as well as streams and rivers, resembling giant yellow staircases allowing people to step from Earth to heaven. (Photo: www.vinhgia.vn ) The terraced rice fields undulate around the hillsides and mountainsides as well as streams and rivers, resembling giant yellow staircases allowing people to step from Earth to heaven. Their astonishing beauty has been a source of inspiration for many works of art that...

Viewing Hanoi’s old quarter through foreign eyes[Code: 2846]

Hanoi’s old quarter. (Photo: vietnamhomestay ) To begin with, they feel scared whenever they get lost in the old, similarly-named streets, the pavements crammed with food stalls and the roads filled with traffic chaos. Chantrelle Nielson, an American who has lived in Hanoi’s old quarter for the past year, said that, to begin with, she was afraid of walking on the pavements. “The streets are so jumbled up and the names are hard to remember. We would take short walks to...


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