One hundred miles to the northeast of Saigon lies one of Vietnam’s most important national parks, Nam Cat Tien. The 72,000 hectares of dense lowland rainforest and grassland is home...

Two hours to the south of Hanoi lies the scenic region of Ninh Binh, known locally as Dry Halong Bay for the thrusting limestone pinnacles that adorn the landscape.

Ba Be Lakes National Park is a remote region far to the north of Hanoi, reached by a long but scenic drive from Hanoi.

The beautiful mountainous region around Ha Giang is one of the newest additions to the Vietnamese travel scene, and although tourism is slowly increasing, the colours and traditions...

Quy Nhơn is a coastal city in Bình Định Province in central Vietnam. It is composed of 16 wards and five communes with a total of 286 km². Quy Nhơn is the capital of Bình Định Province....

Phan Thiet is a large fishing village best known locally for its fish sauce production. Located 200 km from Ho Chi Minh City, Phan Thiet is a gateway to nearby beaches which are popular...

The "city of eternal spring," Dalat is a much needed escape from the muggy south. Located 1,500 meters up in the Central Highlands, Dalat was a former playground of the French, who...

Living at an altitude of 2,000m, Ha Nhi people build houses from mud and soil, with very thick walls to resist cold winter. In the northern mountain commune of Bat Xat of Lao Cai province,...

Cao Bằng is a province of the Northeast region of Vietnam. The province has borders with Hà Giang, Tuyên Quang, Bắc Kạn, and Lạng Sơn provinces within Vietnam.

Vietnam is a tropical land of outgoing people, bustling capitalist-oriented cities, heavenly beaches, brilliant green rice paddies and lush emerald rainforests. Like the rest of Indochina...

Hai Au Aviation launched its first aerial tour of Ha Long Bay, on Tuesday, allowing tourists to view landscapes of the world famous site from the height of 500-3,000 meters above sea-level. Hai...

Located in the west of the Mekong Delta, near the border with Cambodia, Chau Doc lies 174 miles (280 miles) southwest of Saigon. A recent addition to Vietnamese territory, Chau Doc...

Situated on the banks of the Hau River, Can Tho is the capital of the Mekong Delta, a region known as the “rice basket of Vietnam,” where over 50 percent of the country’s rice is produced....

Sandwiched between two major branches of the Tien Giang River, Ben Tre is situated on a small island in the Mekong Delta known among other things for its fruit production, its tranquil...

Located in central Vietnam, the sun-washed town of Nha Trang hugs a seven-km-long stretch of golden sand, making this the perfect place to get a dose of sun, surf and fresh seafood....

A tiny island off the coast of southern Vietnam, Con Dao was once a territory of the Cambodian Khmer Empire. With the advent of French colonial rule that Con Dao became known as the...

For over a hundred years, the city of Hue was home to the capital of Vietnam under the emperors of the Nguyen Dynasty. Because of this legacy, Hue brims with a wealth of cultural and...

Lang Son Province is located in the North-East of Vietnam, sharing the border with Cao Bang Province to the north, with China to the north-east, with Quang Ninh to the south-east, with...

The Mekong River, which begins high in the mountains of Tibet, ends its journey in Vietnam's southern delta. Before flowing into the sea, the river branches into nine tributaries, known...

The Tay is the second large ethnic minority in Ha Giang, account for 25 percent total population of province. They mainly live on planting wet rice in fields near river, mountain foot...