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Community Based Tourism in the northern mountains of Vietnam

Community Based Tourism (CBT) has appeared inVietnam since 1997 and it has brought many benefits to local people after over 10 years of development. The northern mountains ofVietnam, which have spectacular natural sceneries and a lot of ethnics with variety of customs and habits, have advantages to develop tourism, especially CBT. CBT has many kinds, such as visiting ancient handicraft ...

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Cay Ceramic Village

In the 15th – 16th century, Cay potteries are made in 2 villages Huong Gian and Ke Gian. Some specific characteristics of Cay’s products are similar to the potteries of Chu Dau village (Thai Tan, Nam Thanh, Hai Duong) such as: bowls and plates with antique patterns (hoa lam chan cao), bottoms of bowls are brown. Today, Cay ceramic village ...

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CoTo Island – an ideal destination for summer holiday

CoTo Island with neglected white-sand beaches is an ideal destination for domestic as well as foreign visitors on summer holiday. In recent years, thanks to the upgraded means, traveling to the Island is more and more favorable. Visitors will come to CoTo by boat from Cai Rong port (Van Don District, Quang Ninh Province). There are 2 or 3 boat ...

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Cultural Heritage Tourism Week 2013 in Ha Giang

From 19 to 23 November 2013, Ha Giang People’s Committee will organize the Cultural Heritage Tourism Week 2013 of ethnic minorities. This event will take place in several districts around Ha Giang province, from Quang Binh District to Quan Ba, Yen Minh, Meo Vac and Dong Van. This is an activity to honor the value of the intangible cultural heritage ...

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Discover the Ngoc Vung Island

In order to have a beach vacation with a peaceful environment, Ngoc Vung is an interesting choice for tourists in the summer holiday. Fresh sea, long white sand beach and a quiet and peaceful space are the features of Ngoc Vung Island. Ngoc Vung Island belonging to Van Don District – Quang Ninh Province is a land with a long ...

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Exemption of entry visa to Vietnam

Almost foreigners need to have an entry visa when they want to enter Vietnam, except some cases in the following table: EXEMPTION OF ENTRY VISA TO VIETNAM (List might be extended in the future)  

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Famous Flower Market on Hang Luoc Street, Hanoi

Every year, Flower Market on Hang Luoc Street, Hanoi attracts thousands of people to visit and go shopping. It is one of the most famous flower markets in Hanoi and opened once annually before Tet Holiday. People can buy flowers and trees for Tet Holiday in many places around Hanoi. However, the flower market on Hang Luoc Street always has ...

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Fees for Vietnam visa will double increase in 2013

Vietnam will raise the visa fees for foreign and overseas Vietnamese visitors from January 1st, 2013. It will cost nearly double in comparison with the current fees. According to the Ministry of Finance statement: Single-entry visas will cost US$45, up from the current $25. Vietnam is currently issuing two types multiple-entry visas. An up to six-month multiple entry visa currently ...

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Flag Towers around Vietnam

Not only represent the sovereignty of Vietnam, the flag towers are also the highlights in the urban landscape architecture today. Along the country, there are several famous FlagTowers. 1. Hanoi Flag Tower Located on Dien Bien Phu Street (Ba Dinh District, Hanoi),Hanoi Flag Tower is one of the symbols of the capital, a part of the Hanoi Citadel and a ...

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Flower villages around Hanoi

Planting flowers is a traditional profession and the capital of Hanoi has many famous flower villages such as Ngoc Ha, Nghi Tam, Nhat Tan, Quang Ba… Most of these villages are located along the West Lake, a famous scenic of Ha Noi. Each year, on the occasion of the New Year, under the spring rain, the streets of Hanoi are ...

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