Most enchanting rendezvous in North Vietnam

Vietnam has long become one of the most fascinating destinations alluring the great number of international tourists. The impressive natural landscapes, peaceful unspoiled scenery, wonderful beaches and hospitable citizens are always unforgettable impression in the journey of discovering Vietnam travel. In particular, each region of the country has its own charms offering the surprising experiences. Spending a trip to explore the most amazing rendezvous in North Vietnam, tourists will surely be immersed in these wonderful feelings. Vietnam is worth one of the most impressive destinations in the region strongly alluring tourists.

Cuc Phuong National Park

Mac Lake in Cuc Phuong

Deeply located in Tam Diep mountain range, Cuc Phuong National Park is one of the most famous tourist attractions in Ninh Binh and destinations in Vietnam. It is Vietnam's first National Park and also the country's largest nature reserve. The national park is situated on the territory of the 3 provinces, namely Ninh Binh, Hoa Binh and Thanh Hoa with an area of approximately 23,000 km2. Cuc Phuong is not only the forest with its extremely diverse ecosystem but also an ideal tourist sites in Vietnam tour packages to Ninh Binh.

There are many tourist routes and venues for tourists to choose when setting foot on Cuc Phuong such as walking "Botanical Garden", "Observation towers - A short trekking routes retaining beautiful scenery"; camping and and overnight inside the forest; visiting "Nguoi Xua Cave - one of the residents of the prehistoric people...  The best time to Ninh Binh in general and Cuc Phuong National Park in particular is the dry season - from December to April when the intense rain passing leaves a clear blue sky.

Mai Chau - Hoa Binh

Rice fields in Thung Khe

Far about 100km from Hanoi city center, Mai Chau - Hoa Binh is the ideal tourist attraction for those who love to explore peaceful nature and the life of the ethnic minorities in Vietnam. Situated at an altitude of 200 - 1,500 meters above sea level, Mai Chau retains the cool and fresh climate all year around much more attracting tourists. Participating in Mai Chau travel, tourists often set foot on Lac Village - the famous tourist village which is typical for the land and people in Mai Chau. In the tourist seasons, Lac Village is always exciting and cheerful like in festival. Tourists going to Mai Chau include not only young people or Vietnamese families but also the great number of international tourists. In particular, specialty in Mai Chau is credibly diverse, yet the most prominent is sticky rice and honey. Mai Chau sticky rice with its fragrance has long been well-known; simultaneously, it is the memory and the nostalgia of tourists once setting foot on here.

Thung Nai - Hoa Binh

Panoramic view of Thung Nai

Far about 25km from Hoa Binh town and about 110km from Hanoi, Thung Nai is the world of charming landscapes with the presence of rivers, mountains, caves and streams. Thung Nai is famous for Bo Waterfall, Bo Cave, Mu Village, unnamed islands floating on the water or the cages of fishes on the lake. It is the home of many ethnic groups, mostly Muong ethnic people. Thung Nai is extremely suitable rendezvous for relaxing moments with family and friends to admire the amazing natural scenery and forget the worries of the daily life. The tourist site annually attracts the great number of both domestic and international tourists participating in Vietnam tour.

Dai Lai Lake - Vinh Phuc

Dai Lai Lake

Far about 50km from Hanoi city center, Dai Lai endlessly spreads with lush vegetation hiding inside the splendid villa and hotels with thier own unique architecture scattering along the hillside. The lake surface ripples in blue all year round. There is a bird island up to 4.8 ha wide in the middle of the lake with the green and luxuriant trees. In the winter, hundreds of birds from afar gather here creating the vivid and pristine natural picture. In the evening, tourists can comfortably immerse in the singing of the birds in the bushes or contemplate the sunset on a lake...

The adventurous tourists can organize trekking trips to the north throughout the forest and Pass Nhe to Thai Nguyen province, or turn into Mo Qua Mountain to climb the steep cliffs towering the cloud. From atop the mountain peak, tourists can admire Xa Huong Lake, Lang Ham Lake, Gia Khau Lake looming in the cool green of the forest. In addition, those who are interested in going sightseeing and researching the history can find the ancient castle and palace built by Nguyen Danh Phuong, who had coped with the court of King Le - Lord Trinh for more than 10 years.

Trang An - Ninh Binh

cave in Trang An

Far over 90km from Hanoi to the south, Trang An is situated in the territory of Hoa Lu district, Gia Vien district and Ninh Binh city. Retains an area of thousands of hectares, Trang An is covered by the system of submerged limestone mountains creating interconnected lakes thanks to 48 stunning caves. The journey of exploring the caves in Trang An Eco-tourism complex follows a closed route with its departure and terminal adjacent Ang Muong wharf. Under the route, tourists will pass through 12 caves and 3 historical and spiritual relics. The time for a trip usually lasts about 3 hours.

Discovering Trang An in Ninh Binh travel, tourists will find it easy to recognize that there is the harmonious combination of the famous scenic spots at Trang An.  The feeling when floating on the boats is like on Yen stream at Huong (Perfume Pagoda); going through the caves is like exploring wet caves at Phong Nha, Quang Binh; admiring the mountain is like traveling Halong Bay. Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex is one of the scenic spots in Vietnam having been voted as the world natural heritage by UNESCO.

Thien Son - Suoi Nga

Thien Son - Suoi Nga

Along National Highway 32 or Lang - Hoa Lac Highway to Son Tay town through Ba Vi National Park, tourists will land on Thien Son - Suoi Nga eco-tourism area. The tourist area is located in the east of Ba Vi mountain range, Ba Vi District, Hanoi. The whole area is divided into 3 main tourist zones, namely Ha Son, Trung Son and Ngoan Son. In particular, the center of the tourist area is Cong Troi (Heaven Gate) Waterfll full of water all year round. Thien Son - Suoi Nga is one of the appealing tourist attractions in Hanoi alluring those who love to discover romantic and lyrical nature.

Cong Troi Waterfall with its height of 25m falls down the ridge forming a natural swimming pool from 1.5 to 2m deep with its moderate slope. It is home to tourist loving to swim in the springs. Not far away from Cong Troi Waterfall and natural pool is Thien Son Cave, which is used as the performing and entertaining venue of tourists. Ngoan Son located between Trung Son and Ha Son with the large marsh 12ha wide is the convergence of boating and fishing. Ha Son with Tam Cap waterfalls and many small streams interspersing winding bridges spanning the dreaming stream. Surrounding around the appealing tourist sites is the hostels built on stilt-house architecture interspersed among trees and waterfalls creating the credibly peaceful and romantic scenery. Along with other tourism spots, Thien Son - Suoi Nga displays its significant contribution to promote the image of Vietnam tourism closer to international tourists.

Ninh Binh tourism enhances promotions for development purpose

With the goal of attracting 4.8 million of visitors in 2014, from the beginning of the year, Ninh Binh tourism has many stratagies to attract both domestic and international tourists; especially, promotions in foreign market.

On opening the campaign of promoting tourist destinations in Ninh Binh, Ninh Binh participated in the second Vietnam International Tourism Mart in Vietnam Exhibition Fair Centre, with the theme “Tourism promotion – New destination, new opportunity and travelling for sustainable development”. The fair was organized by Vietnam Tourism Association in the coordination with the General Department of Tourism and the Hanoi Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism in Hanoi.

Joining Vietnam International Tourism Mart (VITM) in Hanoi, the Ninh Binh Tourism Promotion Information Center collaborated with 10 units of management, businesses of tourism and services such as Trang An eco-tourism zone, Star business travel, Yen Nhi Hotel, Hoang Son Peace Hotel, and Emeralda Resort, and other units in Ninh Binh participating in this tourism fair. The fair with the scale of two standard booths is decorated with unique and typical images of eco-tourism, spiritual and cultural tourism, and Ninh Binh’s unique and attractive tourist products. This is a chance for Ninh Binh to promote and introduce Ninh Binh tourism under the theme: “Trang An scenic landscape complex in the orientation to the world heritage”. At the booth of Ninh Binh, Ninh Binh Tourism Promotion Information Center and travel businesses organized exhibits and issued more than 10,000 publications, tourist promotional materials such as photo books, travel map, and VCD which introduce Ninh Binh tourism, propaganda and promote tourist attractions, chains of restaurants and hotels through movies, video clips, and electronic photo albums. In four days of the fair, the booth of Ninh Binh appealed over 10,000 visitors, including nearly 1,000 visitors of travel companies.

Also, in the framework of the fair, the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism directed the Tourism Promotion Information Center to promote tourism in coordination with 10 tourism businesses in this fair to hold a seminar on promoting attractions in Ninh Binh in Bao Son- Hanoi International Hotel. The goal of this coordination is to introduce tourism businesses and travel companies in Hanoi resources, products  and orientation  of tourism development in Ninh Binh, facilitating travel businesses in Ninh Binh directly access to their partners to share, connect information products and services accurately. Simultaneously, exchange and discuss on the advantages and difficulties of cooperation, exploitation of tourism market attract both domestic and foreign tourists. The workshop appealed the participation of nearly 170 businesses and travel companies in Hanoi, and 25 press agencies and media.

Tam Coc Cave, Ninh Binh province, Vietnam - Source: Image from Flickr

In 2014, despite the gloomy economy of the country and the world with difficulties, but Ninh Binh tourism industry still has many opportunities to grow, including striking the Vesak 2014 will be held at Bai Dinh Pagoda in May. It is expected there are about 10,000 official delegates, including 3,500 international delegates from over 100 countries and territories. During the celebration, there will be many cultural activities took place like exhibition of Buddhist art photography, performances of arts, films, Buddhist culture fair. Currently, Ninh Binh is preparing necessary conditions await the consideration of UNESCO recognizing Trang An scenic landscape complex as a world heritage.

Tam Coc, Ninh Binh - Source: Image from Flickr

For promoting and promulgating Ninh Binh tourism, the industry of tourism will cooperate with Vietnam Television, VTC Digital Television, VTV Television Cab, and telecommunication agencies and mass media to introduce Ninh Binh. Advertisements of Ninh Binh tourism are promoted on website of the General Department of Tourism. The industry of Ninh Binh tourism also coordinated with the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism to develop the image of Ninh Binh in Thailand Travel Mart Plus 2014, and Korea World Travel Fair. In addition, the industry strengthened the management of civilized lifestyle, social security and environmental sanitation in the region to meet the need of tourists in famous destinations in the province.

Cyclists from London to Ninh Binh - Source: Image from Flickr

These above important events will contribute to promoting widely the potentials of tourism, unique culture and tourism products of Ninh Binh to the world. This is a good opportunity to attract tourists, especially foreign tourists to Ninh Binh, and appeal more domestic and international investors to promote joint activities and Ninh Binh tourism.