Best Travel Destinations - Vietnam
Drive into the infamous impenetrable forests along the Ho Chi Minh Trail, once a supply chain during the Vietnam War.
The diverse beauty of Ha Long Bay can be characterized by many of its unique features such as its countless beaches and curious caves, but is best known for the enormous limestone islets that jut out to the sky from some the richest cobalt blue waters in all the world. Due to their incredibly steep nature most of the islands are uninhabitable and preserve much of the undisturbed natural beauty. Hop on a traditional junk boat and carve through some of the most incredible waters in the world in Ha Long Bay!
A trip to the Cu Chi Tunnels is a strange, and in some ways, deeply emotional experience. Here the curious may crawl down the tiny tunnels that comb the jungle floor, watch animated mannequins reenact daily life during the Vietnam War, and examine some pretty brutal booby traps, oddly enough, all presented by cheerful and enthusiastic guides. Now a war memorial park, the 120 km long Cu Chi Tunnel network was once used by Vietcong fighters during the Vietnam War and functioned as the base of operations for the Tet Offensive in 1968. Today, the museum recreates the living quarters, battle techniques, and hiding places that enabled the Vietcong forces to withstand years of battle with a technologically superior enemy. For Westerners, seeing the war ...
Sa Pa is known as the place of four seasons; with spring in the morning, summer at midday, autumn at dusk, and winter at night, creating a wonderful climate that you'll undoubtedly love. Located in Lao Cai Province, northwest Vietnam, this small mountain town is home to many ethnic minorities such as the H'mong, Dao and Tay people. Along the rolling slopes of the paddy fields, the true beauty of this small town can be seen in the careful balance between land and life. As you wake in the morning and amble down to your breakfast, you can watch the sun rising over the eastern mountains, slowly burning off what is left of the clouds from the night before. In the distance you can begin ...
Have you ever fallen in love? Not with a person, but a place for the feeling that you when you walk around it, agog in its unique beauty and fascinating people. How many times have you sat down to drink tea with a guy you met minutes earlier motorbiking down the street, who simply stopped to ask you where you were from? This is part of the fun and adventure of traveling in Hoi An, Vietnam. Once the bustling center for the silk and spice trade between the 15th and 19th century, the streets in the Old Town have remained preserved despite the wars that have forged on around them. Hoi An is a captivating place that transports you back in history, as you roam ...
Hue is one of the cultural centres of Vietnam, and at the core of its allure is the Bach Ma National Park. Located about 40 km south of the city, it was set up in the early nineties to protect wildlife and to regenerate some of the tropical rainforest that was lost during colonial times. The Bach Ma National Park is one of the most critical biospheres in Indochina, sheltering some 2,150 floral species and approximately 1,500 fauna species. In a quest to explore a more temperate and tranquil side of the Vietnamese countryside, I prepared to hike into Bach Ma National Park and search out the beautiful Rhododendron Falls. Setting out by motorbike, we were lead along our ride to Bach Ma by enormous ...
A trip to Vietnam is always a thought-provoking experience, and the country has a friendly relationship with most Western nations, but certainly a complex past history. An often surreal experience to be had in Vietnam is visiting the embalmed corpse of Ho Chi Minh, founding president of the People's Democratic Republic of Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh was once an enemy of much of the developed world and a hero to the Communists as he led the Viet Cong to victory in the “Vietnam War” (called the “American War” within Vietnam). Despite the bloodshed associated with his name, Ho Chi Minh is nothing short of a national hero in Vietnam today. The city of Ho Chi Minh (formerly known as Saigon) bears his name, and he ...
The Da Lat Crazy House is unlike any “house” you’ve ever visited. A mix of Alice in Wonderland and Gaudi, the eccentric Da Lat Crazy House (officially named Hang Nga Guesthouse) is part hotel, part playground, and all imagination. It’s easy to get lost in Da Lat Crazy House’s labyrinth of winding staircases, twisted turrets, and artificial trees—not to mention how you forget entirely that you’re actually in Vietnam. A tribute to nature, Da Lat Crazy House blurs the line between natural and man-made, making up a maze of giant concrete trees with footbridges curling through sculpted branches. Add to this: oversized concrete toadstools, rope spider webs, and giant stone giraffes—along with real blooming flowers, leafy vines, and fishponds—and suddenly you’ve been transported to a ...
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