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VietNamNet Bridge – Promoted as a tourist destination since 2006, Pu Sam Cap Grottoes are attracting a lot of attention. But do the simple facilities put the caves in their best light? Nestled amidst the mountains, Sin Ho District in the northern province of Lai Chau is drawing flocks of tourists who wish to experience both the eeriness of the grottoes and the stunning stalactite formations within. Finding the way From Lao Cai town, it takes around 10 minutes by car to reach...

Sapa is an incredibly picturesque village, about 1,600 metres above sea level that is part of the Hoang Lien Son mountain range, 350 kilometres from Hanoi, near the Chinese border in North-Western Vietnam. The total population of around 40,000 consists mostly of minority groups. Excluding the Kinh people (15 per cent) who make up the majority of the Vietnamese race, there are five main ethnic groups in Sapa: Hmong (52 per cent), Dao (25 per cent), Tay (5 per cent), Giay (2 per cent) and a...

The city’s tourism sector is expected to bring in 29 trillion VND (1.8 billion USD) this year, 20 percent more than last year, said Dong Thi Kim Vui, director of the city’s tourism department. (Source: VNA)

T his is an increase of 20% over the previous year, announced the Hoi An Town People's Committee yesterday. Notably, fireworks are to be set off at Hoai River square to light up the night sky of the town and welcome the Lunar New Year's. (Source: SGGP)

VietNamNet Bridge – When we came to Muong Khuong District in the northern province of Lao Cai recently, we arrived to a blanket of fog, frigid and damp, which yielded only glimpses and glimmers of the surrounding scenery. Once there, our walking trek led us through three ethnic Mong villages, and the cold, which had been off-putting on arrival, left us energised and ready to move forward. On a hot summer day, it is unlikely we could have completed the 11km walk with such...

VietNamNet Bridge – Last week my friend, an Australian businessman working in HCMC, asked me to explain the appropriate behavior when visiting people during the Lunar New Year holiday, or Tet of Vietnamese. This is the first time he will be celebrating New Year in the city, so he wanted to learn about the customs of local people on this special holiday. “I am afraid that I will do the wrong thing when I visit my colleague’s home, since my knowledge of Vietnamese Tet...

A product of AI Vietnam, a group of five young men from AI spent 17 months designing the site. According to the website’s developer, the site is free to all, both tourists and tourism companies. Tourists can seek necessary information about travel and tourism sites in Vietnam and travel firms can advertise their services there. Notably, besides text and photos, the site has video clips introducing various sites. The web developers also said the site will offer tour and air ticket...

Saigon Hotpot members and foreign visitors VietNamNet Bridge – A group of students are preparing to work as volunteer tour-guides to introduce Vietnamese Tet culture to foreign visitors during this year’s Tet. The Saigon – Hotpot group gathers students from the HCM City University of Humanities and Social Sciences who are enthusiastic about volunteering and are very good at foreign languages. This group will introduce Vietnamese culture to foreign visitors, learn foreign...