Imposing architecture of St. Joseph's Cathedral

Situated at 40 Nha Chung Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi, St. Joseph's Cathedral, also known as Hanoi Cathedral is now considered to be one of the symbols of the city and is a must-see tourist spot for those who love to explore impressive architecture in Vietnam travel. Looking at the history of any structures, it can be easy to recognize the culture and civilization at that period. In Ly Dynasty, with the strong development of Buddhism, temples were built all over Vietnam country. To Nguyen Dynasty, Catholicism is widely developed. Especially, when the French came to Vietnam, they left the mark of their civilization by building numerous churches. The typical architectural works was St. Joseph's Cathedral, which has retained its intact values so far. It also becomes one of the appealing attractions in Hanoi.

St. Joseph Cathedral

Viewed from outside, St. Joseph's Cathedral is ancient with unique architectural features and moss on the walls. Yet stepping through the big entrance gate inside the church, tourists will witness a modern architectural works which seems not to change with the time. Built in the late nineteenth century, St. Joseph's Cathedral is simulated architecture of Notre-Dame de Paris in France. It can be considered as one of the outstanding architectural works of Catholicism. This is also the product of the intercultural between Buddhist and Catholicism, between the East and the West. The Cathedral now becomes an indispensable tourist spot in Vietnam tour packages for tourists who are interested in exploring unique architectural features. 

Back alley of St. Joseph Cathedral

Most tourists taking part in Hanoi travel do not ignore the impressive attraction. Like numerous other churches in Vietnam, St. Joseph's Cathedral was localized thanks to the carvings and gilded lacquer deeply inspired by Vietnam folklore. Building materials of the Cathedral was terracotta tiles, the walls were plastered with pasteboard. Yet the structural elements were still built in the medieval Gothic architectural style. The Cathedral was designed and under construction by the Bishop Puginier. This was a typical church strongly affected by Gothic architecture with wide curved arches pointing at the sky. This style was most strongly developed in Europe in the 13th century. Gothic architectural style was seen as a gigantic step and the pinnacle of construction science and technology at that time. 

Stained glass in St. Joseph 

St. Joseph's Cathedral was clearly characterized of this architecture with high walls and arches retaining the large number of windows. There are a large entrance door in the middle of the church and two smaller doorways on either sides of the bell tower. The doors and windows were domed arches in combination with the pictures of saints in eye-catching and harmonious stained glasses create the natural light right inside the Cathedral. The chancel was decorated in a traditional folk art and carved with sophisticated and unique wooden motifs. Right at the center of the sanctuary area is a terracotta statue of St. Joseph with the height of more than 2m. The chancel is one of special highlights in the overall architecture of St. Joseph Cathedral which strongly attracts tourists when participating in Hanoi travel. The Cathedral also owns a set of Western bells including four small bells and a big one. Especially, the most prominent feature is the big clock mounted at the front of the Cathedral. The alarm system of the clock is linked with 5 bells hung on two towers. 

Inside St. Joseph

The center of Square in front of the Cathedral is the statue of Our Lady of Perpetual Help made of metal. Surroundings of the Cathedral is procession route, parterre and a small stone cave behind. Overall architecture built in harmony with the landscapes makes the Cathedral have strong appeal for tourists participating in Vietnam tours to Hanoi. Over time, Hanoi citizens have been familiar and considered St. Joseph Cathedral as a new cultural symbol of the city. It will be a deficiency if not mentioning the influence of French culture reflected in Hanoi culture today, nor ignore the ancient French villas when referring the architecture of the capital. Immersing in the flow, St. Joseph has become an inseparable part of Hanoi. It has become a familiar address not only with Hanoi citizens but all tourists wishing to explore the typical architectural features in Vietnam culture. St.Joseph Cathedral thus contributes to promote Vietnam tourism in general and Hanoi tourism in particular to international friends.

Winter is the best time to travel Sapa

AloTrip, a new emerging professional travel website in Vietnam (alotrip.com) is a great vacationers’ companion in all Vietnam tours. Winter is regarded as one of the most favorite time to travel the country. During the season, many destinations in Vietnam, especially in Sapa , attract a large number of travels from everywhere to come and have amazing experiences on weather of the tropical – climate country. On providing travelers coming to Sapa in winter as well as other seasons with smooth and memorable trips, AloTrip recommends some information to support tourists in Sapa travel plan. 

Sapa

Sapa is a stopover quite near Hanoi, about 370km to the northwest. It has long been well-known as the convergence of beautiful nature, unspoiled villages and moderate climate. The town entices travelers by its all-year-round beauty along with profound and unique cultural features. The foggy town has been chosen by almost of families, couples and groups of friends to have fantastic and unforgettable vacations. In winter, many points of interests in Vietnam are quite less visited, but Sapa always appeals tourists, even all year round. Are you wondering when the best time to travel Sapa is? Actually, it is not easily to define when the best time to travel Sapa. Simply, in each season, Sapa is beautiful in its own ways. It also depends on the hobby, travel purpose and emotion of each traveler. If having a chance to visit Sapa in spring, you will be lured into the romantic and stunning scenery everywhere in Sapa. In spring, Sapa is covered by beautiful sunlight, wind, and fresh atmosphere featuring characteristics of mountainous region. 

Sapa overview

Visiting Sapa in this season, you will be overwhelmed by fantastic and poetic landscapes captivating thousands of travelers and photographers. In spring days, everywhere in Sapa from streets in town to hillsides and mountainsides is portrayed by exotic gardens of peach blossom and apricot blossom. In addition, travelers will be enticed in a wonderful natural masterpiece of roses on Ham Rong Mountain. Therefore, spring will be the best time to travel Sapa and admire the beauty of colorful flowers. In summer, Sapa looks like a small European city with mild climate and fresh green vegetables. Summer will bring travelers a distinctive experience on the weather of a tropical – climate country. During summer months, travelers come to Sapa to escape the sweating heat in delta areas. Summer in Sapa is so comfortable with elegant sunlight and cool breezes, along with fresh and charming natural landscapes. Compared to spring or summer time, Sapa in autumn is less colorful, but still possesses its own features. In autumn days, Sapa looks magically in foggy atmosphere. Travelers can capture many unique photos of Sapa with stilt houses hiding behind trees and terraced fields. From September to October, Sapa is covered by gold-like terraced paddy fields, which captivates many adventurous travelers and those who want to take weird and toxic photos of the striking scenery. 

Topas Ecolodge

Absolutely, autumn is the best time to visit Sapa and admire breath-taking landscapes. Meanwhile, many travelers believe that winter is the best time to travel Sapa, with all graceful and romantic scenes. In recent years, travelers come to Sapa more in winter to witness and observe the incredible view of Sapa when snow falls. Roads, houses and plants all are covered by snow, which creates magnificent and wondrous atmosphere here. If coming to Sapa in late November when the winter comes, the weather in Sapa is colder, but not frostbitten. In the early morning, all small Sapa Town seems to be "floating" or "hiding" amid clouds and fog. You have to stand closely to see people's face and surrounding area clearly. Yet, the air here is always extremely fresh, which brings a sense of comfort and tranquility to travelers who want to escape from the hustle and bustle life in big cities full of noise and dust. In winter, Sapa Town hides inside fog and snow. Coming to Sapa in cold weather will make you feel as if you were wandering in a north European country. In addition, winter months are ideal time for couples to celebrate the most important day in their lifetime. In the middle of winter, travelers from tropical-climate places come to Sapa to contemplate snowfall, grass and trees covered by white snow ice. This makes Sapa more spectacular, extraordinary and fascinated. 

Ta Van Village

Sapa is also an ideal vacation spot in Vietnam tour packages for couples to enjoy their memorable honeymoons. Many honeymoon tours to Sapa are operated by almost travel agents with multiple choices and affordable prices. Travelers will have meaningful holidays in Sapa, which marks a great milestone in their family life. Otherwise, those who like economical holidays can book one of hotels in Sapa to organize their creative and meaningful honeymoon by themselves. Your married life will be beautiful and interesting with a beautiful beginning. Sapa is beautiful all year round with unique and interesting features. To answer the question when is the best time to travel Sapa it may depend on aesthetic “Guu” and favor of each people. Where to go to enjoy senses of coziness of happiness in your big day? Are you wondering where you are going to travel this winter to make it unforgettable? The ideal destination looking forward to your presence is Sapa, in winter months. Let's come to Sapa to feel happy, comfortable, and do not forget to travel with your family, friends or lover. It will be the perfect time to travel Sapa!

Chung Cake – soul of Vietnamese Tet holiday

For all globetrotters, traveling is not simply just going sightseeing, but also is enjoying unique local cuisine of places where they come to. Recently, Vietnam is appealing more tourists to pop in. In Vietnam travel, tourists are attracted not just by its wonderful landscapes and seascapes, but also profound cultural identity and diverse cuisine. One of the most unique and outstanding dishes of Vietnamese cuisine is Bánh Chưng or Chung Cake.

Boiled Chung Cake

Chung Cake is a traditional cake of Vietnam. The cake implies gratitude of later generations to their forefather and hometown. Ingredients of Chung Cake include sticky rice, green bean, pork, dong leaves, and other additional spices as salt and pepper. Chung Cake is often made on traditional Tet Holiday of Vietnamese people and Hung King Festival (on the 10th day of the third lunar month). Chung Cake has the oldest history in traditional Vietnam cuisine. It is mentioned regularly in historical documents. The traditional cake has a significant position in the heart of Vietnamese people. The cake originated from a legend relating to Lang Lieu Prince, son of the 6th Hung King. The legend recalls the next generation about the national tradition. It is also a meaningful explanation and origin of Chung Cake, Day Cake in Vietnam culture, simultaneously, the importance of rice and nature in Wet Rice Civilization. According to today popular opinions, along with Giay Cake, Chung Cake reflects the ancient Vietnamese people's opinion about the universe. The cake is in green and square shape, which reflects the image of earth in the religion of ancient Vietnamese people and other ethnic groups in Asia.

Chung cake

Existing since the 6th Hung King's Empire, Chung Cake has been going with national history and become the soul of Tet Holiday in Northern Vietnam. Once visiting Vietnam during Vietnam Lunar New Year, tourists will see on the feast of local people, there are Chung Cake laid on. These cakes seem to recall Vietnamese people about the legend of Banh Chung and Banh Giay which symbolize the opinion bout the universe of ancient Vietnamese people. 

Definitely, in cultural Vietnam tours, travelers have a chance to discover many interesting things about the traditional food. Old Vietnamese people, who underwent Tet holidays between 40s and 50s of the last century, often pine for traditional Tet with Chung Cakes carefully made. Their ingredients were chosen from dong leaves and sticky rice to green bean, thin and small bamboo strips. During war time in Vietnam, to raise troops to fight the enemy, northern people spend out of food for front line. Thus, Banh Chung was simpler, but more valuable than any thing. Those who underwent Tet during war time and subsidy period, Chung Cake evoked unforgettable memories.

Making Chung Cake

Todays, young generations still inherit and bring the traditional custom into play. Although the young live in big and modern cities, they try to spend time on sitting and waiting for boiling these Chung Cakes, along with chatting with their family. In spite of being sold at supermarkets, stores or other services, in the countryside, the taste Chung Cake is also felt somewhat over the pot of Chung Cake. The present-day atmosphere of Tet still sees the image of Vietnamese women busy during Tet with works of washing the dong leaves, soaking rice, wrapping cakes, while, the children are sitting around a large pot of rice cakes and look after it overnight. For many generations, Banh Chung is the joy of the New Year's reunion. Beautiful thick and square cakes are displayed on the altar dedicated to worship ancestors. There are small cakes made for children as a New Year gift. Yet, today, the method of cooking the cake in somewhere is modernized. Yet, when New Year and spring come, Banh Chung still reminds Vietnamese people about traditional national values.

Chung Cake

Today, ingredients of making Chung Cake remain unchanged: sticky rice, green bean, pork and dong leave. Chung Cake will be more delicious if its ingredients are prepared carefully. Traditional Vietnamese Tet Holiday and images of green Chung Cakes are long-lasting traditional Vietnam culture. Chung Cake evokes Tet Holiday and vice versa. Perhaps, the combination becomes a cultural symbol of Vietnam. Therefore, the work of making Chung Cake when New Year comes is a fine cultural custom of Vietnam. The website National Geographic recently released top 10 unique traditional dishes in the world, including Chung Cake and Giay Cake of Vietnam. The site also described about traditional Tet in Vietnam. Tet Holiday is the most important occasion in Vietnam. It marks the appearance of spring and new hopes. Vietnamese traditional Tet is also the occasion to reunite family members. Everyone often eat melon seeds, marmalade and rice cakes during Tet.

Binh Thuan – A charming princess of beaches

As one of the pristine and romantic destinations of Vietnam tourism, Binh Thuan owns the relatively favorable geographical location and is the intersection connecting the major tourist centers such as Nha Trang, Dalat, Ho Chi Minh City, and Ba Ria-Vung Tau. Thanks to the stretching coastline of 192km long from Ca Na to Binh Chau with the average temperature of 26-27C, Binh Thuan is worth a great resort destination for those who would like to immerse in the peaceful natural scenery and romantic landscapes. Golden sunshine and gentle sea breezes make Binh Thuan always soothing blue along with white sand beaches endlessly stretching... It has truly captivated the hearts of any tourists when experiencing Vietnam travel here.

Fairy Spring

Referring to Binh Thuan, it will be a big deficiency if Mui Ne, one of the must-see tourist attractions in any Vietnam tour packages on beach, is not mentioned. It is considered as a gentle charming princess being awakened after a long sleep. Mui Ne actually attracts domestic and foreign tourists by the graceful curve of sandy shores and gorgeous apparel of the sea water, of the sun, of the wind, and of the lush green trees here. Thanks to such beauty, Mui Ne Beach was appreciated as the world's best location in Asia to host International Sailing Festival in 2010 by the International Sailing Federation. In addition, the beach here is the exciting challenge for numerous famous windsurfing racing and kite surfing athletes from Britain, France, Russia...

White Sand Dunes

Along with the leisure activities on waters, tourists also have a chance to soak up the peaceful relaxing moments thanks to hundreds of multi-scale and modern resorts with full-service health care or hot mineral mud bathing... and enjoy delicious culinary of the natural waters. From Mui Ne, tourists can take a boat to explore the famous beauty of popular tourist attractions in Binh Thuan, namely Cu Lao Cau, Hon Ba, Khe Ga Cape, Nghe Lake... Especially, Phu Quy Island is considered as the appealing rendezvous with eco-resorts combined with diving, fishing, doing sports and ascertaining about local culture.

Not only does it have the advantages of the waters, Binh Thuan is home to a wealth of scenic spots, historical architectural monuments and the system of traditional and contemporary cultural festivals of ethnic minority such as Kinh, Cham, Hoa...  The most prominent festivals should be named: Kate Festival of Cham ethnic people, The Fisherman’s Festival of Hoa people, Dinh Thay Thim Festival of the ancient Vietnamese people...These festivals are organized in chain with distinctive folklore features. Besides, there are also some modern festivals such as boat racing festival welcoming the spring, street lantern parade festival in Mid-Autumn, and Hoi Tu Xanh (Green Convergence) - an international festival which is considered as one of the major events promoting BinhThuan tourism.

In terms of the traditional elements, it must be named Phan Thiet Water Tower - the architectural works which is regarded as the symbol of Binh Thuan province and Phan Rang city. Located in downtown of Phan Thiet City adjacent the north side of Ca Ty River, the image of the tower has become the official symbol of Binh Thuan province, the publications of books and magazine, and symbolized numerous enterprises in Binh Thuan. Besides, the Cham Towers (Po Dam, Poshanu) are the typical architectural works for the existence of Champa Kingdom. In particular, the province is also home to numerous unique works such as Van Thuy Tu, Khe Ga Lighthouse, Buddha statue located on Ta Cu Mountain, Duc Thanh School...

Cham Tower 

Realizing the diverse potential of the local, Binh Thuan now retains over 400 multi-scale tourism projects which have been completed their investment. These projects yearly attracts over 2 million tourist arrivals to visit and relax, including more than 240,000 international tourists from countries around the world such as Russia, Germany, Sweden, Holland, France, England, Korea, Japan... Numerous hotels are located right on Nguyen Tat Thanh Boulevard, Le Loi, namely Diamond Hotel, 3-star Doi Duong Hotel, Binh Minh Hotel... The system of hotels in Binh Thuan fully equipped along with friendly staff welcoming tourists forms a long profestional hotel chain overlooking South China Sea.

Beach in Phan Thiet

Gentle and friendly Binh Thuan people, Binh Thuan land harmonizing colors of the waters, the sun, the wind, and the mountains have actually deeply left impression for tourists once setting foot on to visit and relax here. Binh Thuan tourism is increasingly developing and worth an appealing destination attracting tourists to explore Vietnam travel.

Mekong Delta Tour in Tram Chim National Park

Visiting Tram Chim National Park is an interesting experience in your Mekong River Cruises. As the residence of Sarus Crane- one of the famous birds in the world with the riveting dancing, Tram Chim National Park promises to be an attractive destination for West exploration.

Located in the downstream of Mekong River, in Tam Nong district, Dong Thap province, Tram Chim National Park attracts tourists by the immense blue of melaleuca forests home to numerous rare species of plants and animals. From August to November, this place welcomes hundreds even thousands of visitors coming.

Tram Chim National park

In Mekong Delta Cruise at Tram Chim National Park, you will be introduced about this place with five different areas from A1 to A5. Each area is surrounded by a system of canals and dikes with a total length of about 59 kilometers. By special means of transport- Tac Rang- a small canoe, you will definitely enjoy your best time to everywhere in this national park. Along the sites of canal is long mangrove forest. You will imagine like getting lost in the midst of birds with up to 200 species of all kinds, including many rare species such as O Tac, Te Vang, Gia Day, Choi Choi, etc.

Moreover, in this Mekong Cruise, you will come to vast fields of green grass and colorful lotus. Located in the heart of Dong Thap Muoi, lotus in Tram Chim is the best one in Vietnam. The lotus here has big and thick petals arranging in layer by layer with white and pink colors. If you want to witness the amazing spectacle of Sarus cranes flying to Tram Chim to shelter, you can come here in late December to early May. You will have the opportunity to see cranes in gray suits with large wings and long legs. This creates not like a wonderful natural dance . You will quickly be lured into that performance in the afternoon at sunset. You can observe many species of bird from the 20-meter high tower named Vong Canh. From here, the panoramic views of mangrove forest is filled with blue color, white wings of storks nesting on high places.

Sarus Crane

To experience on Mekong delta tours, from Ho Chi Minh City, you will catch bus running straight down to Tram Chim. Then you can take taxi, or catch coach to Cao Lanh, and transit to getting on bus to Binh Thanh to go to the park. Here, you can take a tour to visit Tram Chim from 1 to 3 hours or rent a boat to explore with the fee from 500.000-800.000 VND per boat. You can stay overnight at the Tram Chim National Park if you want to enjoy more about the nature here. And, you could turn back to Cao Lanh to explore the lives of people here. Do not forget to enjoy specialties such as grilled snakehead fish with lotus leaf.

In a word, visiting Tram Chim National Park in Mekong River Cruises might be one of your unforgettable memories in the South of Vietnam.

source: http://www.vietnamtour.alotrip.com/

Da Nang – an ideal destination for 2014 winter

AloTrip is a new leading travel website in Vietnam (alotrip.com) and a reliable companion in all Vietnam tours of vacationers. Acknowledging a new tendency of tourists – traveling overseas in winter, AloTrip recommends tourists to pay a visit to Da Nang, a wonderful beach city in Central Vietnam. The city is also seen as the worthiest city to live in the country. The following useful information may support tourists in planning Vietnam trips.

Vietnam travel in winter becomes a popular tendency of globetrotters. Specifically, in recent years, travelers from all over the world visit Vietnam more, especially on winter holiday. They often draft their travel plan to Vietnam early. During the season, airlines, resorts and hotels in Vietnam offer a wide range of special discounts for tourists, especially in Da Nang City, one of the most favorite Vietnam destinations all year round. The city fascinates tourists not just by its wonderful beaches but also a profound and various culture, and hospitable local people. Beaches in Da Nang are chosen by most of tourists since its convenient transportation, favorable climatic conditions, wonderful seascapes and landscapes, and professional tourism services.

Da Nang is one of the most best-loved destinations inVietnam all year round. The hot period in Da Nang does not witness too high temperature, ranging around from 28-30 degree Celsius. Winter months from December to February are thought to be a good period to travel Da Nang, the temperature is about 18-23°C. Such places as Ba Na Hills and Han River are ideal sites in the city suitable for popping in during winter time. With the latitude of nearly 1500m, Ba Na Hills has the average temperature of about 20°C, which makes tourists feel comfortable. Here can be seen as a new heaven of Vietnam tourism. Da Nang – the city by Han River attracts tourists not just by its fresh and green atmosphere, turquoise water, majestic landscapes, but also diverse cuisine and high-quality service. In addition, in winter months, the temperature in Da Nang is relatively comfortable with a little cold, which is warm enough for tourists from the North, and brings new experiences to those from the South when coming to Da Nang.

Danang beach at night

Situated on the Central strip of Vietnam, Da Nang possesses many outstanding attractions. The city is very near other famous Vietnam destinations as Hue, My Son Sanctuary, Hoi AN, etc. Tourists will be overwhelmed by top Da Nang attractions such as Linh Ung Pagoda, Ngu Hanh Son Mountain (Marble Mountains), Non Nuoc Beach, Ba Na Hills, Son Tra Peninsula, Hai Van Pass, and Cham Sculpture Museum, etc. During winter days, these tourist sites are covered by a new and colorful coat, which appeals tourists to explore. In Vietnam tour packages to these attractions during winter months, tourists will not worry about their bodies always sweaty like in summer. They will feel relaxed and comfortable with cool breezes from the sea and fresh air on trekking mountains.

Cable car in Ba Na

In autumn and winter days, strolling around craft villages as Non Nuoc Stone Carving Village brings a different feeling to tourists. Exploring the village existing for about 200 years ago brings tourists a new and exciting experience. When visiting here, tourists have a chance to choose valuable and unique souvenirs carved sophisticatedly from small stones, or decorative items made from huge stone blocks. All of these items are created by skillful artisans. In Vietnam, there are many traditional stone carving villages, but only Non Nuoc Village beneath the foot of Marble Mountains can connect the traditional handicraft to tourists, and expand its reputation to the whole world. In addition, Ba Na Hills is a should-not-miss place in Da Nang. The area is famous for majestic landscapes and owning one of the longest cable car systems in the world. Ba Na Hills cable car is constructed to replace the rough and craggy road to the area. The system has 86 open-design cabins with a speed of 6m/s, which helps tourist have experiences on outside weather at the latitude of over 1000m. From the the foot to the top of Ba Na Hilll, it takes about 30 minutes along with many services of entertainment and resort in Ba Na Hills.

Fireworks Competition in Danang

What an amazing holiday if tourists come to Vietnam in winter, but still feel a bit of hot wave of summer, leading them to immerse in cool seawater and soak in the beautiful sunlight on beaches. All features of Da Nang weather in winter make beaches here indispensable in Vietnam holidays. The city owns many marvelous and charming beaches as Non Nuoc Beach, My Khe Beach and My An Beach, and Son Tra Peninsula. Among beaches in Da Nang, My Khe Beach is well-known as one of the ideal destinations for relaxation in Asia. Forbes, the American travel magazine voted My Khe Beach as one of six most beautiful beaches in the world. Continuing Vietnam tourism journey in Da Nang, tourists will drop by Museum of Cham Sculpture, the largest museum of Cham culture in Vietnam and in Southeast Asia. Constructed by the French, it specializes in collecting, storing, and displaying relics on sculpture of the Champa kingdom found in Cham towers and ramparts in the South Central Coast and Central Highlands. Visiting the museum will recall tourists a heroic and wealthy history of Cham Kingdom.

Cham Museum in Danang

Besides, cheap travel cost in Da Nang is an advantage of the city. Only with about 500 thousand dong, you can easily find a comfortable middle-standard double room near Han River, or My Khe Beach. Coming to Da Nang in winter, tourists should not miss to taste delicious and cheap street food and local specialties which are famous throughout the country, such as fresh spring roll (boiled pork and vegetables wrapped by rice paper), noodle with fish pies, jellyfish mannequin, Quang noodle, and many other delicious local dishes. It will be a mistake if Da Nang cuisine is not explored in this journey. Obviously, Da Nang cuisine is not as sophisticated as Hanoi cuisine, or not as diverse as that of Saigon, but it has unique culinary features of Central Vietnam. All appear in Da Nang, from chicken rice in Hoi An to complicated cakes of Hue. Tourists can easily meet these dishes on streets of Da Nang. If having more time in the city, they can drop by Con Market and Han Market to explore the street culinary world in Da Nang. Go strolling in Da Nang at night also gives tourists a chance to enjoy fresh seafood parties. However, things make tourists always want to visit Da Nang again is the friendly and professional attitudes of local people, from taxi drivers, seafood sellers at the seashore to hotel staff. There will not be unsettled situation making tourists uncomfortable. With above mentioned ideal characteristics, Da Nang will be an exciting and perfect destination in this winter. Have a good travel plan, pick up your pack and come to the city, many interesting things of Da Nang are looking forward to your discovery.

Adventuring beautiful Lang Co Bay in Vietnam Hue

Lang Co Bay is over 25km from the city of Da Nang to the north. It is located in Phu Loc district, Thua Thien-Hue province. It is the first stop when traveling to Hue Vietnam. This bay seems to be a greeting charming the dreamy city. Lang Co Beach is clearly blue, long white sandy coastline. Lang Co is dreamlike with white sand dunes, blending in the green color of the mountains. This bay is the 30th member of the club The most beautiful bays in the world in 2009.

Lang Co beach

After experiencing on the winding Hai Van Pass, you will see Lang Co turning out with the color of blue sea, golden sand, red tile roofs among the delicate mist of the bay at noon. Also, you con contemplate the fishing boats bobbing, hear the strong and glamorous wave lapping into cliff. The bay is located in prime location- the Middle part of Vietnam, so that it might also possess the most beautiful curves. The wonderful curve of coastal sand with gentle waves makes Lang Co more beautiful when you can stand at Hai Van Pass and see it from distance.

Located between the Truong Son Mountains and sea, Lang Co owns beautiful sand dunes under the green canopy. You can visit Hue in all year round. It is because Hue has its own beauty in every kind of Hue weather. Specifically, Lang Co seasons will also have the personal attractions. For example, in summer Lang Co is heaven to avoid sunshine with balmy atmosphere. It seems like the droplets mixed into space, very pleasant. In the late autumn days, Lang Co is immersed itself in the misty mist, overwhelming visitors. In the afternoon in Lang Co, you have chance to see flocks of white storks flying to Lap An lagoon to find a place to sleep, creating a beautiful sketching picture.

People in Lang Co beach

One of the most interesting activities in Lang Co is taking part in Eco-tours. Recently, with the available terrain located near Bach Ma National Park, Lang Co has become an attractive destination in combination with the space of the pristine mountains and forests, as well as the bustling pace of ships passing. Coming here you will be appealed by the life of fishermen and other adventurous activities. Most tourists coming to Lang Co are fans of interesting activities such as going fishing, diving and climbing. Having the feeling of being immersed in nature and life of fisherman, along with exploring the majestic mountains is no more perfect in Hue Tourism. Moreover, small and peaceful town in here will give visitors wonderful relaxing time and a lot of games. Interestingly, you can enjoy seafood and visit some of the beautiful scenery such as Chan May and fishing villages near the beach.

Lets come to Lang Co to feel the overwhelmed when contemplate the beauty of nature. There will be a lucky if you can witness the sunset on the bay. It is really wonderful if you can enjoy your best time when traveling in Hue Vietnam.

Source: vietnamtour.alotrip.com

Stunning beauty rice terraces Vietnam

From afar, whole fields look like giant staircases leading up to the vast sky with the green of young rice or the golden of the ripe rice. On the ripe rice seasons, the slopes have the look of being dyed blonde mingling the fragrance of the rice. The most beautiful rice terracesVietnam concentrate in the northwestern mountainous region with the hilly terrain and frequent floods, erosion. Not only does the region own advantages for tourism development, rice terraces in Northwest are also effective forms of farming which have been in use by the ethnic minority for a long time. In particular, it is the farmers' talent that creates a spectacular natural picture among the immense Northwest mountains. Rice terrace is promisingly an interesting tourist destination not to be missed by both domestic and international tourists when they have the opportunity to taking part in Vietnam travel.

Village in Sapa

With a steep terrain, terraces are often long and narrow, surrounding the ridges and gradually pushing up. Water supply system is actually talented combining with colorful terraced rice fields creating an extremely magnificent picture.  Rice terraces today are the result of hundreds of years of cultivation of ethnic minorities through generations. It can be proudly said that the impressive beauty of terraced rice fields is the masterpiece created by upland farmers. It is actually more and more valuable for numerous rice terraces today contribute to introduce unique tourism products. The breathtaking beauty of the terraced rice field landscape along with the Northwest poetic nature is actually an attractive and indispensable destination for numerous foreign tourists when choosing Vietnam tour packages.

Sapa-Vietnam

One of the terraces attracting the great number of tourists is Hoang Su Phi, Ha Giang province. Located in the west of Ha Giang, Hoang Su Phi is famous for terraced rice fields endlessly stretching. Wonderful views of the natural together with colors of the rice terraces have a strong appeal to those who are looking for a tranquil and peaceful atmosphere. Not only does the unique attraction allure tourists, rice terraces in Hoang Su Phi also retain deep cultural values embodied in the farming experiences.  Hoang Su Phi was recognized as the rice terrace National Relics in 2012. Especially, comfortably immersing in Hoang Su Phi terraced rice fields on the ripe rice seasons, tourists are actually lost in the "Penglai" to enjoy the masterpiece Creator favorably bestowed this land. Hoang Su Phi thus is worth an attractive tourist destination in Vietnam.

Rice fields

Beside Hoang Su Phi, located at the foot of Hoang Lien Son mountain with an altitude of 1,000 meters above the sea level, the terraced fields in Mu Cang Chai are like the charming sky frets. Mu Cang Chai rice terraces are more beautiful and adorable in the ripe rice season (around September, October) when the flavor of "golden world" spreading across the mountains. Images of endlessly stretching terraced rice fields like giant ladders seem to take tourists to the paradise. Soaking up in the aroma of ripened rice crops, admiring the vast space at an altitude of 1000m would be unforgettable experiences for those who set foot in Mu Cang Chai in the moment.

Sapa in Vietnam

It will be a great shortcoming if the journey to Mu Cang Chai ignores Tu Le. Situated on the slopes of Khau Pha Pass, Yen Bai province, Tu Le appears with the sweet "aroma" strongly holding tourists to enjoy the splendid scenery and the flavor of glutinous rice from Thai ethnic people here. In addition, tourists will definitely be amazed at successive rice terraces as gradient stripes.  Deeply delving inside, the golden color of the ripened paddy fields becomes much more brilliant. Experiencing the vacation in Tu Le, tourists do not forget to contemplate the magnificent stretching rice fields and feel the lush vitality of nature here as well.

Ta Van village

In particular, referring to the homeland of the great outstanding terraced fields, tourists must have arrived in Sapa. It is the convergence of the successive rice terraces stacking, and stretching through the mountain range to other mountains, seemingly never interrupted. Thanks to the soft beauty, especially the color of the extremely romantic harmonious terraced rice fields, Travel and Leisure Magazine - a famous magazine in America announced Sapa terraces as one of the most 7 beautiful and spectacular rice terraces in Asia and in the world in 2009. Participating in any Vietnam tours to Sapa, tourists will comfortably admire evergreen of young rice, golden of ripe rice mingling the parallel "ribbon" of the land. All created a gentle and attractive beauty.

Immersing in Northwest nature, dropping the soul in dreamy scenery of the magnificent terraced rice fields, tourists will enjoy the quiet moments, far differing from the chaos of the hustling urban life. The stunning beauty of the rice terraces and the northwestern mountains are worthy the ideal destination in the itinerary exploring Vietnam tourism.

Source: AloTrip

Vietnam hotel to experience delighted holidays in Rex Hotel

Ho Chi Minh City is one of the most attractive tourist destinations in Vietnam. Coming to this city, tourists will be enchanted by not only the beauty of landscapes, architectural works and people but also the perfect and quality of services in the top hotels and resorts in Vietnam. One of the favorite choices of tourists when traveling the city is Rex Hotel.
Located in the central of Ho Chi Minh City, about 1km away from Ben Thanh Market, Rex Hotel not only is known as a witness to the ups and downs of the city but also is must- see place of visitors once setting foot in Saigon by its beauty and hospitality.

Rex hotel

With the careful investment in the infrastructure, in recent years, Rex Hotel is always in the top 10 five star hotels in Vietnam. The hotel owns a property including 159 Premium rooms, 4 restaurants serving Asian and European dishes, 9 meeting rooms with modern equipments, a game club and a spa. Especially the introduction of Rex Arcade shopping center with the presence of the world's leading brands will meet the diverse shopping needs of visitors. In addition to the superior product, visitors are also impressive on its quality of service. With the criteria Exceeding the expectation of visitors, the Vietnam hotel is always a preferred place of the governmental delegation, the large corporations as well as visitors who want to explore Ho Chi Minh city.
With its success, the Rex Hotel has achieved numerous national and regional awards. In 2002, Rex was one of the most popular hotels in Southeast Asia. In October, 2005, the hotel was voted as one of the five best hotels in Ho Chi Minh by the readers of Business Traveler magazine. Rooftop Garden Bar of the hotel is voted as one of the 30 best bars in the world by the social network www.cnngo.com. And particularly, Rex Hotel is always in the top 10 leading hotels in Vietnam from 1999 to 2011.

Rex hotel Ho chi minh

This hotel is a very particular product of Vietnam. The hotel Vietnam bears the Vietnamese cultural identity based on the master of the modern architecture. Two styles are combined together harmoniously, luxuriously and elegantly. When booking rooms in this hotel, visitors will be enchanted by the harmonious beauty, the comfortable services and the friendly staff. All create the friendly feeling as being their own house according to its slogan Your Vietnam House.

Rooftop bar

From the hotel, visitors can easily reach beautiful architectural relics of the city as the People's Committee building, the Opera House, Independence Palace ... or shop freely at Rex Arcade, Dong Khoi shopping street and the bustling Ben Thanh Market....

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