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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...

Vietnamese tourists in Thailand are safe[Code: 3152]

Head of the embassy’s Consular Office, Bui Dinh Cham, has said the Vietnamese embassy contacted travel agents in Bangkok, Pattaya and Phuket provinces, and other major tourist sites, to get information about Vietnamese tourists amidst the Kingdom’s unrest. These agencies have assured the country and families that all Vietnamese tourists staying in Thailand to enjoy its traditional New Year festival, are safe and accounted for. Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva declared on...

Voi Mountain with ethnic culture[Code: 3151]

VietNamNet Bridge – Conquering a mountain is still a passion of adventurers as well as nature lovers. Voi (Elephant) Mountain in Lam Dong Province is the ideal destination for climbers to prove their strength and appreciate nature. Located in Hiep Thanh Commune, Duc Trong District, Lam Dong Province, around 15 kilometers from the center of Dalat City, Voi Mountain tourist site is managed by Phuong Nam Ecotourism Joint Stock Company. In the past, Nui Voi was one an important...

Mai Linh launches new Vietnam-Laos tours[Code: 3150]

A Vietnamese traveler (R) scrutinizes barbecued chicken at a Lao restaurant in Champassak. VietNamNet Bridge - Mai Linh Tourism Company on April 13 launched two bus tours between the central coastal city of Nha Trang and the southern Lao province of Champassak. The Vietnamese company uses 16-seat buses for the tours. Both take two days and one night to go through six provinces in Vietnam’s central region and Central Highlands, and the Lao province. The first...

Korean Air offers discounts on many Hanoi routes[Code: 3149]

Travellers who spend more than 9 hours in transit will also receive free accommodation. In addition, Korean Air will drop the price of return fares on various routes from Hanoi to Europe, the Middle East and North America for passengers who travel via Seoul, the Republic of Korea (RoK), according to their spokesman in Hanoi, Lee Sang Kun. The Korean operator has also teamed up with the Samtour Travel Agency to run tours to the RoK with a 25 percent discount for tourists departing from...

Int’l visitors tour An Giang[Code: 3148]

VietNamNet Bridge - The southern province of An Giang officially launched the first “Agricultural Tourism” tour for 30 international visitors on April 12. The travellers departed from Long Xuyen city to watch a boat race in Chau Doc town and enjoy the Khmer people’s Chol Chnam Thmay traditional festival in Tri Ton district. They also visited the Cam mountain in Tinh Bien district. The tour is part of an “Agricultural Tourism” project sponsored by Agriterra, a...

A sharp increase in holiday bookings[Code: 3147]

The stable price of domestic tours for this holiday has helped to raise the number of tourists on these tours by 10-20 percent against the same period last year. Tours of between 300-500km are especially popular, says Mai Lan, head of market research for the Vietravel company in Hanoi. Many organizations and offices are giving their employees time off to celebrate the occasion and travel agencies have designed a number of specific tours to cater for this group of tourists. Saigontourist,...

Discount holidays now cheaper by up to 40%[Code: 3146]

HCM City-based Saigon-tourist said it planned to offer a 10-20 per cent discount on 20 domestic tours. The most popular tours are in coastal locations, including Nha Trang, Ha Long, Con Dao Island, Phu Quoc Island and Phan Thiet. Tours to Da Lat in the central region and Sapa in the northwestern region are also very attractive. Since the beginning of March, more than 4,500 travellers had booked domestic tours through Saigontourist. For travellers interested in learning more about...

Bac Ha horse races to be held in May[Code: 3145]

Pham Xuan, deputy director of the Lao Cai provincial Department for Culture, Sports and Tourism said that the jockeys taking part in the competition must be male, aged between 18-40 and come from Lao Cai, Yen Bai, Ha Giang, Lai Chau, Dien Bien or Son La provinces. The jockeys will show their skills at the 1,500-m racecourse during both individual and team events. The winning team will receive a cash prize of VND10 million and the winner of the individual event will take home VND 5...

Thua Thien-Hue welcomes Thai visitors on caravan tour[Code: 3144]

VietNamNet Bridge – More than 10 left-hand drive cars carrying tourists from Thailand arrived in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on April 11 on a caravan tour. They were welcomed at the Lao Bao border in Quang Tri Province by Huong Giang travel agents. The tourists are scheduled to visit Vinh Moc tunnel in Quang Tri, Phong Nha-Ke Bang world natural heritage site in Quang Binh, the former imperial city of Hue, Lang Co beach, the Cham museum and Non Nuoc stone carving...

2009 Cultural and Tourism Week to kick off in Sapa[Code: 3143]

VietNamNet Bridge – The 2009 Cultural and Tourism Week will begin in the northern tourist resort town of Sapa on May 1, and is expected to attract a large number of visitors. Various activities will take place during the week, including the love market in Sapa town and the cloud festival on Ham Rong mountain, which spotlights the traditional culture of ethnic minority groups, such as the Xa Pho, Dao, Mong, Giay and Tay. A photography exhibition, “The Color of Sapa”,...


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