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Once sensing the soul of Ca Mau–the tip of the country[Code: 2963]

VietNamNet Bridge – When making the journey from Ca Mau, the southern tip of the country, to U Minh Ha (lower U Minh) Forest, the largest mangrove swamp in the country, tourists may get lost in the endless white color of lau (reed) flower in the paths. Reed flowers provide an income for the resident. Many local households weave them into brooms to sell around the Mekong Delta. Thus, in the dry season, every yard is overwhelmed with reeds. However, not all the residents...

City tour club gets going with cultural function[Code: 2962]

VietNamNet Bridge – The newly established HCM City Tourist Guide Club (HTC) held its first activity on Tuesday with a cultural event that brought many tourist guides and tourism companies together. Held in the Tan Cang tourist area, the function featured many interesting games and music performances. Sports and Tourism presented information about the current situation of the city’s tourism and the modalities involved in getting a tour guide license. The HTC is the first...

Ancient town offers price cuts to lure visitors[Code: 2961]

Deputy chairman of the town People’s Committee, Truong Van Bay, said visitors staying at five- and four-star hotels for more than two days between Mar 26 to April 1 will get discounts of 10 to 30 percent on tours, souvenirs, and food at well-known restaurants and do not have to buy entrance tickets at tourist spots. Visitors staying in three- and two-star hotels would get 10-20 percent discounts for beauty services and souvenirs as well as free breakfast, he said. Mr. Bay...

Surfing and winning in Phan Thiet[Code: 2960]

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam Fun Cup 2009 wrapped up with surprising victories, in which Chris Pressler (Austria) took first Place for men and Sandra Wolf (Germany) took first place for women. In women's races, Sylvier (France) claimed the second prize while Kerstin Reiger (Austria) and Lucy Maher (Australia) placed third and fourth respectively. The 10th Vietnam Fun Cup a windsurfing slalom race, took place at the Jibe's Beach Club in Mui Ne last Friday. The international race...

Fito, Museum of Traditional Medicines[Code: 2959]

Entering the museum, visitors are surrounded by a warm, ancient atmosphere. Most of rooms are decorated by red lacquer trimmed with gold paintings. The altar of the two founders of Vietnamese traditional medicine, Tue Tinh and Hai Thuong Lan Ong, is in the centre. At the two sides of the altar are hoanh phi (horizontal lacquer boards engraved with Chinese characters), and cau doi (parallel sentences). Staircases are made of black wood with intricately-carved handrails. Even the...

Ben Thanh Tourist offers Women’s Day tours[Code: 2958]

VietNamNet Bridge – In a bid to celebrate the Women’s Day (March 8), Ben Thanh Tourist introduces a cluster of tours designed to make the day meaningful and unforgettable. * Binh Chau-Ho Coc Beach This one day body health tour departs on Saturday and Sunday. The new Binh Chau Eco-Resort includes Suoi Mo (dreamy spring) Lake and Que Huong Lake where tourists will get a 15 minute soak in hot spring water and a 45 minute soak in hot mineral mud while breathing...

Jetstar Airways to launch interline ticketing[Code: 2957]

VietNamNet Bridge – Australia's low-fared airline Jetstar is pressing ahead with a plan to launch interline ticketing with a group of 10 international airlines headed by Qantas Group in the initial time. Jetstar Airways will begin the plan with Qantas in mid March this year, and then clinch interline and ticket settlement deals with leading Asian and European international carriers providing seamless ticketing for both airline customers and the travel industry. Under the...

Long cable car system set to run next month[Code: 2956]

VietNamNet Bridge – Ba Na Hills Resort in the central city of Danang says it will bring into service a cable car system that links the base with the top of Ba Na Mountain in the region from March 25, after 14 months of construction and test running. The company says 62 among the total 94 cabins will be put into service for the opening, giving travelers a chance to experience and contemplate the mountainous landscapes from above. It will take some 15 minutes for the cable...

CAAV ready for next phases of aviation safety project[Code: 2955]

VietNamNet Bridge – The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam, CAAV, is prepared to begin the next phases of a project to enhance its safety checkup capacity, which is essential to Vietnam Airlines’ plan to open direct air service to the United States. Tan said phases 2 and 3 would focus on guiding the implementation of aviation safety regulations promulgated in the first phase and CAAV supervisors on how to conduct safety checks, as well as establish a database. The...

Domestic traveling becoming attractive with dirt-cheap tours[Code: 2954]

VietNamNet Bridge – Tour fees have become the cheapest ever, which has made people think that they need to put off their work to go traveling. Let’s go Tour fees have been reduced to attract more travellers A group of young employees in a state-owned enterprise has decided to buy a tour to travel the Cuu Long River Delta on the weekend just because they find the tour fee very attractive, only VND3.26 million/traveler for the four day and...

Local travel companies to introduce new outbound tours[Code: 2953]

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietravel is offering a new tour to Dubai. The six days and five nights tour will include the Grand Mosque Muslim temple, Bastakiya ancient town, Dubai museum, and a trip through the desert in cars or on camels to the seven-star 800-meter Buji Al Arab Hotel. Tourists will also visit Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, and participate in symbolic festivals of this legendary region. . * Ben Thanh Tourist recently launched an eight-day...

More than 1,000 sea tourists visit Ha Long[Code: 2952]

VietNamNet Bridge – 1,200 visitors on the five-star cruiser Costa Allegra from Hong Kong landed at the Hon Gai floating wharf in Quang Ninh Province on February 24. Thai visitors from the Star Cruises purchase souvenirs on Phu Quoc Island. Visitors, mostly from Europe , will have a two-day trip to Ha Long Bay, Yen Tu Buddhist relic and some northern villages. The Costa Allegra cruiser will then travel to the central city of...

Tasting typical dishes around the country in Dalat[Code: 2951]

VietNamNet Bridge – Dalat, the city surrounded by mist and pine trees, is home for immigrants from the Central areas, such as Thua Thien Hue and Quang Nam, as well as from the North. Perhaps that's why tourists can see and taste many typical dishes from different regions in this small city. (water spinach), chilly, lemon and fish sauce; the hot bowl of bank da cua seemed to dispel the cold weather of the city. (also called banh khot) - a southern specialty of small, fried rice...

European travel agents say happy with FAM trip[Code: 2950]

VietNamNet Bridge – Representatives of 12 international travel agents, mainly from Germany, Austria and France, said last Wednesday they were happy with a familiarization trip to Vietnam organized by Vietravel, as they got to know better about the destination and country’s products and services for travelers. Speaking at a function held on Wednesday at the office of Vietravel tour operator in HCMC’s District 3, several expressed their good thoughts about Vietnam’s...

Discovering Vietnamese culture and culinary[Code: 2949]

VietNamNet Bridge – In addition to pilgrimages and adventure tours, discovering culture through culinary festivals can be an interesting experience for travelers. The “My homeland festival”, an annual culinary and culture festival organized by Saigontourist Holding Company, Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Binh Quoi Tourism Village, is an opportunity for tourists to learn about the significant features of Vietnamese cuisine. This is the fourth time the...


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