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Mang Den and Dalat[Code: 3970]

15:26' 24/12/2009 (GMT+7) VietNamNet Bridge – The gust of cool wind that whispers softly through the pines greet people who come to the remote Mang Den in Kon Tum Province, making them feel they are in the renowned resort city of Dalat to the south in Lam Dong Province.   Mang Den looks still in the afternoon. Many people call Mang Den the second Dalat in the Central Highlands region because this little-known area also...

Head in the clouds[Code: 3969]

03:28' 26/12/2009 (GMT+7) VietNamNet Bridge - Beyond the flower gardens, French-style villas, and verdant terraced fields of Dalat, Lang Biang mountain offers even more breathtaking scenery.   Visiting Dalat in wintertime I had been expecting chilly and misty weather. But I’m lucky to wake up on a bright morning with honey-coloured sunshine and a blue clear sky. It’s the perfect day for a drive so my traveling companion and I rent...

A paradise of golden beaches[Code: 3968]

08:29' 26/12/2009 (GMT+7) VietNamNet Bridge - With its inviting beaches, blue waters and bright sun, Mui Ne has been one of Vietnam’s top tourist attractions for more than a decade. Once an easygoing fishing village, the town is now home to some 70 beach resorts. Among them, the Coco Beach Resort was the first to reach international standards, and these days remains one of the best in town. The site was originally found by Frenchman Daniel Arnaud quite by...

Year-end boom for tourist industry[Code: 3967]

09:29' 23/12/2009 (GMT+7) VietNamNet Bridge - Tourism and travel companies are enjoying a boom in foreign tour bookings for the holiday period. Tran The Dung, deputy director of the The He Tre (Young Generation) Tourism Company, said the number of tourists booking trips abroad since November had increased by 43 per cent on the previous month, and that they had jumped by 10 to 15 per cent year-on-year. Saigontourist Travel Service...

Have a foggy, jolly, Christmas in Sapa[Code: 3966]

16:20' 23/12/2009 (GMT+7) VietNamNet Bridge –Temperatures in Sapa, the most famous tourist site of northern Vietnam, are less than 4oC, but the town is very crowded with foreign and local visitors who come to celebrate Christmas. VietNamNet reports in photos:   Despite the cold spell, ethnic minority girls still travel to town from their far-away villages.  ...

Da Nang serves tourists with traditional tuong drama[Code: 3965]

06:22' 24/12/2009 (GMT+7) VietNamNet Bridge – As of the lunar New Year 2010, the central city of Da Nang will offer tourists special shows of extracts of traditional tuong art at the Nguyen Hien Dinh Tuong Theatre.     People ’ s Artist Tran Dinh Sanh, the theatre ’ s director, said that this programme aims to introduce both Vietnam ’ s tuong art and Cham dances to visitors,...

Change of air at weekends in Tan Trieu Pomelo Village[Code: 3964]

15:02' 23/12/2009 (GMT+7) VietNamNet Bridge – Located in Tan Binh Commune, Vinh Cuu District, Dong Nai Province, about 40 kilometers from HCMC, Tan Trieu Pomelo Village with luxuriant pomelo gardens together with fresh air and stillness is recommended as an ideal destination for Saigonese to have a change of air at weekends.   A tourist selects pomelo in Tan Trieu Pomelo Village. From HCMC along Hanoi Highway heading to...

Hoi An to open night tours next year[Code: 3963]

19:19' 21/12/2009 (GMT+7) VietNamNet Bridge - Hoi An Town in the central province of Quang Nam will open at night from January 2, 2010, offering tours of several sightseeing sites along with food and drink services.  During night trips, visitors can choose places they want to go to instead of being restricted to places listed on tickets, as happens during the day, local officials said. While certain places like ancient...

HCMC targets 2.8 mln foreign arrivals next year[Code: 3962]

15:49' 20/12/2009 (GMT+7) VietNamNet Bridge - Ho Chi Minh City, the nation’s commercial and tourism hub, hopes to welcome 2.8 million foreign visitors in 2010 after posting the first decline in arrivals since 2003 this year.   La Quoc Khanh, deputy head of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said the drop of 7 percent in foreign arrivals had been expected since the middle of this year, when the city’s tourism...

Fresh ideas needed to boost Mekong tourism[Code: 3961]

16:29' 20/12/2009 (GMT+7) VietNamNet Bridge - Despite a decade of development, the Mekong Delta’s tourism industry has failed to show robust growth. Uninspired tourist packages, limited advertising, a lack of tourism investment promotion and poor human resources training, all plague the industry. Thus, most tourists who visit, never return. The Mekong Delta is a large and heavily populated region with a warm climate and few...

Vietnam joins Asian Cruise Services Network[Code: 3960]

15:33' 19/12/2009 (GMT+7) VietNamNet Bridge – The representatives of 17 regional travel agencies, including Saigontourist (Vietnam), attended a meeting in Bangkok, Thailand and agreed to establish an Asian Cruise Services Network (ACSN). Krai Panyarachun, the director of Bangkok-based SEA Tours, was elected as ACSN’s President and directors from the other travel agencies are now members of the board. Apart from SEA...

Year-end night market at Hanoi Old Quarters[Code: 3959]

12:56' 18/12/2009 (GMT+7) VietNamNet Bridge - Around 1km stretching through Hang Dao – Hang Giay streets, the Dong Xuan night market has become a destination during weekends of Hanoians. The night market spreads across Hang Dao, Hang Ngang, Hang Duong and Hang Giay streets. It opens at 6.30 every Friday, Saturday and Sunday night. Clothes are the most popular goods....

TRAVEL IN BRIEF 18/12[Code: 3958]

16:31' 18/12/2009 (GMT+7) Journalists get familiar with Da Nang Nine journalists from HCM City are making a familiarisation trip to the central city of Da Nang between December 18 and 20. Phong Nha Cave in Quang Binh. The trip, organised by Da Nang Tourism Promotion Centre, is taking journalists from English-language newspapers and magazines to tourist attractions in Da Nang, such as the Champa Museum, Son Tra Pennisula, Han...

Hunting for air tickets to fly on Tet days[Code: 3957]

18:47' 18/12/2009 (GMT+7) VietNamNet Bridge – Passengers complain that they cannot book air tickets to fly on Tet holiday, though Tet two months is two months away.   It is very difficult to get a ticket from December 24 of Lunar Year (February 8, 2010) and afterwards Giang, who lives in HCM City , decided to take his five-month-old son to his home village in the central region. However, he cannot...

Forest of stone[Code: 3956]

22:27' 18/12/2009 (GMT+7) VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of rocks in different shapes and sizes create the uniqueness of Ham Ho, also known as the "Forest of Stone", in the central province of Binh Dinh. At the beach: Children enjoy swimming in a ‘natural swimming pool’ in Ham Ho. Located in Tay Son District, around 50km east from Quy Nhon City, Ham Ho is situated at the confluence of two tributaries of the Con River. The...


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