It’s a strange land that leaves me with different feelings whenever I come to rediscover it. Sa Pa is an incredibly picturesque town in the Hoang Lien Son Mountain Range near the Chinese border in northwestern Viet Nam, 350km from Hanoi.

I was born in the North and I grew up in the South, but the central is my favorite place for traveling. When I was a child, I really loved the Mid-Autumn festival and taking part in the lantern parades with other kids along the village trails. At that time, we made lanterns by ourselves [...]

American pottery artisan Lee Middleman and his wife Donnie decided to spice up their holiday to Viet Nam by joining a cooking class at La Residence Hotel&Spa in the former royal capital city of Hue. It proved to be an unforgettable experience. “Offering cookery classes to foreign visitors is an excellent idea,” Middleman told Viet [...]

Situated about 50 kilometers from the center of HCMC, Vam Sat Salt-Marsh Forest Ecological Tourist Zone in Can Gio District, is one of the city’s oxygen lungs and a popular venue for day trips. The diverse fauna and flora make it ideal for scientific research, ecological tourism and rejuvenation.

3 days/ 2 nights:     89 USD Included: B-fast, wifi free, Pick up & transfer by Taxi, make arrangement direct with the hotel a late, early check in & check out. Excluded: VAT 4 days/ 3 nights:     130 USD Included: B-fast, wifi free, Pick up & transfer by Taxi, laundry free, make arrangement direct [...]

Duyen Hai is a coastal district in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh, where the Mekong River meets the East Sea. Lining the beach at the foot of the sand dunes are endless miles of casuarina forests. From Tra Vinh take National Road 53 east to get to Duyen Hai. The first place of [...]

Bai Tru Beach on Hon Tre Islet in Nha Trang City is one of the nicest beaches in Vietnam – a tropical paradise for tourists to enjoy. To get to the islet, take a taxi to Cau Da Port and then take a cable car to Vinpearl Land at VND320,000 return. After playing some games [...]

Only 170 kilometers from HCMC, Cat Tien is an ideal piece of the wild for an adventure trip. At more than 71,000 hectares, Cat Tien National Park has plenty of untamed places that are off the beaten track. The Viet Adventure crew climbs to the top of Green Hill Hiking or biking is the best [...]

Vietnam’s successful cultural diplomacy in 2010 was reflected in activities dedicated to ASEAN and the 1,000th founding anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi, and the effort to win UNESCO recognition of the country’s cultural heritages. This comment was made by Pham Sanh Chau, Head of the Foreign Ministry’s Department for External Cultural Affairs and UNESCO, at a [...]

A quartet led by Japanese artist Karin Nakagawa will perform a programme of original songs on traditional instruments at Ha Noi’s Tuoi Tre (Youth) Theatre on December 8-9. Nakagawa plays a 25-stringed koto (Japanese harp), and has developed her performance style, a unique way of performing the rhythm with her feet. Among the other members [...]