Archive for category: Place to go

  • A boost for Vietnamese tourism promotion

    A boost for Vietnamese tourism promotion

    Place to go July 4, 2017 5:33 pm no comments

    The Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) has upgraded the tourism promotion website  vietnamtourism.comand special page “tourism destination” in English version. This is part of activities to enhance tourism e-marketing and welcome the 57th founding anniversary of the tourism sector (July 9). The new interfaces in computers and mobile devices are expected [...]

     
  • The Quang Binh Cave Festival 2017 will take place from June 16-25

    The Quang Binh Cave Festival 2017 will take place from June 16-25

    Place to go June 5, 2017 6:21 pm no comments

    The Quang Binh Cave Festival 2017 will take place from June 16-25 along with a string of fascinating activities. Accordingly, a special arts programme entitled ‘The Kingdom of the Caves: Great and Legendary’ with the participation of many famous artists will be organised at the opening ceremony in the evening of June 17 at Bao Ninh square in Dong Hoi [...]

     
  • WELLS FROM CHAMPA ERA DISCOVERED IN THANH HOA

    Place to go December 25, 2016 3:31 pm no comments

    Scientists have confirmed their first findings of traces of ancient wells from the Champa Civilisation in the central province of Thanh Hoa. PhD Trinh Nang Chung from the Institute of Archaeology acknowledged that his delegation has discovered many wells built in the style of the Champa civilisation in Nghi Son [...]

     
  • Phu Ninh lake – a miniature of Ha Long

    Place to go December 23, 2016 3:28 pm no comments

    Located seven kilometers west of Quang Nam Province’s Tam Ky City, Phu Ninh resort is the convergence of the beauty of the lakes, diverse flora and fauna system,… Phu Ninh Lake-famous scenic spots in land of Quang Nam, is recognized as the historic national landmark and one of the largest [...]

     
  • Wells from Champa era discovered in Thanh Hoa

    Wells from Champa era discovered in Thanh Hoa

    Place to go September 8, 2016 2:14 pm no comments

    Scientists have confirmed their first findings of traces of ancient wells from the Champa Civilisation in the central province of Thanh Hoa. PhD Trinh Nang Chung from the Institute of Archaeology acknowledged that his delegation has discovered many wells built in the style of the Champa civilisation in Nghi Son [...]

     
  • Phu Ninh lake – a miniature of Ha Long

    Phu Ninh lake – a miniature of Ha Long

    Place to go August 4, 2016 9:01 am no comments

    Located seven kilometers west of Quang Nam Province’s Tam Ky City, Phu Ninh resort is the convergence of the beauty of the lakes, diverse flora and fauna system,… Phu Ninh Lake-famous scenic spots in land of Quang Nam, is recognized as the historic national landmark and one of the largest [...]

     
  • On the land of ‘yellow flowers on green grass’

    On the land of ‘yellow flowers on green grass’

    Place to go June 21, 2016 10:02 am no comments

    Phu Yen, a coastal province on the south central coast with over 200 km of shoreline, was barely on Vietnam’s tourism map until the ‘Toi thay hoa vang tren co xanh’ (Yellow Flowers on the Green Grass) movie phenomenon.   The movie was released in October 2015 by Vietnamese American [...]

     
  • Kien Giang, a destination of National Tourism Year 2016

    Kien Giang, a destination of National Tourism Year 2016

    Place to go June 21, 2016 9:54 am no comments

    Kien Giang Province in southwestern Vietnam is one of the best places to explore the Mekong River Delta. Blessed by nature, Kien Giang is home to the beautiful scenery of Ha Tien and Phu Quoc Island and historically famous spots like Chong islet, Chem islet, Phu Tu islet, Mui Nai [...]

     
  • Ho Dynasty Citadel – A world cultural heritage site

    Ho Dynasty Citadel – A world cultural heritage site

    Place to go July 23, 2015 9:20 am no comments

    The National Tourism Year 2015 themed “Connecting world heritages” is launched on late April 3 in central Thanh Hoa province that houses the Ho Dynasty Citadel, a world cultural heritage site. The Ho Dynasty Citadel was recognised by UNESCO as a world cultural heritage site in 2011. The recognition has [...]

     
  • Vietnam’s Phong Nha-Ke Bang Park to get UNESCO recognition for 2nd time

    Vietnam’s Phong Nha-Ke Bang Park to get UNESCO recognition for 2nd time

    Place to go June 16, 2015 11:05 pm no comments

      The Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, which boasts the high-profile Son Doong Cave, which is the world’s largest, is looking forward to its second recognition by the UNESCO as a world heritage site next month. The management of the park, secluded in the central Vietnamese province of Quang Binh, [...]