Big buffets for National Day

Some hotels and restaurants under Saigontourist in HCMC are preparing special food programs for Vietnam National Day on September 2. * Fireworks night at Majestic Hotel Saigon (1 Dong Khoi Street, District 1, tel: 3829 5517) The program will feature seafood dishes at the Breeze Sky Bar on the hotel’s fifth floor from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. The bar is also ideal for guests to enjoy the National Day fireworks show with live music, juggling...

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Air tickets for September holiday running out

VietNamNet Bridge – Representatives of the national air carrier Vietnam Airlines and Jetstar Pacific Airlines have said that flight tickets for August 30-31 and September 1 on some “golden air routes” like Hanoi – Nha Trang are nearly running out. Meanwhile, tickets for flights on some other routes are also running short. The National Day holiday is long this year, lasting four days, so many families decided to take trips during the...

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Exploring the Ho Chi Minh Trail, Vietnam

The Ho Chi Minh trail, made famous as a supply route for the North Vietnamese in the Vietnam War with America, is actually a network of trails and dirt roads roughly paralleling the Vietnam/Laos border.Motorcycling on Ho Chi Minh trail, VietnamThese trails were originally developed during the resistance movement against the French and were used to move troops and supplies during both conflicts.There is no “official” Ho Chi Minh Trail ...

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Viajes Indochina Introduce New Viajes Vietnam Website

Viajes Vietnam tour and travel guide with tips, advice and useful information on travel activities on tours provided direct from local tour operators. This guide helps travelers find out what to see and do and plan the travel itinerary.Viajes Indochina is pleased to announce the launch of a new website section that features Viajes Vietnam tours which are supplied direct from tour operators based in Vietnam. Take no chances with the next vacation,...

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Minimalist air-and-hotel tours attract active travellers

VietNamNet Bridge – Travel addicts have more options after the recent launch of two new Free&Easy tourist packages by the national carrier Vietnam Airlines. Crescent city: The central city of Da Nang is a favourite destination for both Vietnamese and foreign tourists. Vietnam Airlines is offering a Free&Easy tour of the city.The new packages to Seoul and Pusan, South Korea include an economy-class return ticket, two-night hotel accommodation...

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Century old cathedral in Phu Yen

VietNamNet Bridge – Amidst the greenery and serenity of a small quiet commune of An Thach in Phu Yen Province stands Mang Lang Church, a building that has weathered over a hundred years in the harsh central region. The 120 year-old Mang Lang Church in Phu Yen Province. (Photo: SGT)The burning heat in the dry season, and downpours and storms in the rainy season have not ruined Mang Lang, but have left a grey-black layer on the façade of...

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Developer signs multiple hotel management deals

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese-American Hotel and Resort (VAHR) Ltd. signed three management agreements yesterday, August 24, with a major hotel operator for the The Ritz Carlton, JW Marriott and Outrigger hotels, all US-headquartered. VAHR was established as a wholly-owned subsidiary of American company ITC Spectrum LLC to develop the Vinh Hoi Bay Golf Resort Project, which covers 325ha, 25km north of Quy Nhon City in Binh Dinh Province....

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Viajes Indochina kicks off special Viajes Vietnam for honeymoon couples

Viajes Indochina has a special offer tour named “Special Viajes Vietnam” for couples who are in the honeymoon week. Enjoy the sweet as honey emotions beside the love of the life, in the most famous and romantic of Vietnam.Halong bay, VietnamViajes Indochina Agency (AVI) is brand name of Spain language market where ACTIVETRAVEL ASIA (a largest and most prestigious tour operator in Vietnam) offers professional travel sevices and holiday package...

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TRAVEL IN BRIEF 20/8

German tour operators explore MICE Tour operator Asian Trails Co will organise tours for more than 300 MICE (meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions) organisers from Germany who want to look over Vietnamese destinations. The group, which will be here on September 4-10, will visit Ha Noi, Ha Long Bay, Hoi An, and HCM City. Bui Viet Thuy Tien, managing director of Asian Trails, said Germany and Belgium are the company’s biggest...

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Blue seas and unspoiled beaches

VietNamNet Bridge – Beaches in the North are always crowded so the romance of nature seems to be lost. However, for beachgoers looking for somewhere relatively untouched, Co To Island’s beaches in Quang Ninh Province are the perfect spot. Unspoiled Van Chai beach on Co To Island in Quang Ninh Province. (Photo: SGT) ...

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Life on the Ba Be lake in Vietnam

At nearly 150 meters above sea level, Ba Be is Vietnam’s highest and biggest lake. It remains full all year round. Ba Be mean three lakes in Tay language, Ba Be Lake is nine kilometers long and averages one kilometer across. The lake’s deepest point measures 35 meters.Ba Be lake, Bac Kan, VietnamThe road to Ba Be Lake is winding and crooked.At times concrete gives way to dirt and I begin to wonder why I’m travelling 240 kilometers northwest...

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Ha Long Bay ranks 2nd in world wonders voting

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay won second largest number of international votes over the past four weeks in the campaign voting for the world’s seven new natural wonders. Ha Long Bay listed among the world’s most surreal landscapes The information was released by the NewOpenWorld on its website The voting for Ha Long Bay has achieved satisfactory results in several countries like Japan , the Republic...

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Tour guides show off their skills

VietNamNet Bridge – Fifteen outstanding tour guides from travel agents across the country attended the final round of a contest held in Hanoi on August 15 by the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism to honour the profession and set standards for tourism. The participants, selected from more than 50 candidates from 14 key tourist cities and provinces, competed in many different fields...

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Halong Bay Vietnam - Where dragons lie

By CHOU K. S.Nothing is more romantic than cruising Halong Bay in a rustic wooden junk.After several days of being caught in the hustle and bustle of Hanoi, we badly needed to escape the chaos of Vietnam’s second largest city. So we did what most tourists here do — head for Ha Long Bay, 170km east of Hanoi.The bay, dotted with countless mist-shrouded limestone islands, offers a stunning seascape that must rank as one of the most spectacular...

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Miss Vietnam contestants look sporty in jeans

VietNamNet Bridge – While Miss Vietnam Global contestants posed in swimwear, 37 girls of Miss Vietnam pageant acted for video shooting in jeans and T-shirts. ...

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Foreign visitors disturbed in Hanoi’s Old Quarter

VietNamNet Bridge – Visiting Hanoi’s Old Quarter, foreign tourists were surprised and then annoyed for being harried by vendors. These photos were shot on August 12. These women walk along Hang Dau street to “hunt” foreign visitors. Though the visitor refused, this woman tried to put the bamboo frame on her shoulder. The woman asked with insistence the visitor to buy several bananas for 50,000 dong ($2.5). Japanese...

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Top 5 adventure destinations in Vietnam

According to Bootsnall travel network, there are 5 adventure destinations Vietnam recommended for tourists to travel.Vietnam seems to be one of the new hotspots in Southeast Asia. Vietnam’s new slogan is “it’s a country, not a war”. Currently Vietnam is experiencing a massive influx of tourists not only interested in it war history, but also interested in the immense amount of soft adventure trips available throughout the country.Below are...

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The cool mountain retreat near Hanoi

VietNamNet Bridge – About 80 kilometers from Hanoi, Tam Dao Mountain is considered of Dalat of the North. Holiday-makers make the trip to escape the scorching heat of the city. Mist settles on the town of Tam Dao that experiences four seasons in one day. (Photo: SGT)Like the name Tam Dao, which means three islands, three mountains rise like islands in the clouds. The mountains named Ban Thach, Thien Nhi and Phu Nghia are 1,300 meters above...

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