Museum of Ethnology ranks 4th in top 25 museums in Asia

Hoi An Ancient Town, Golden Bridge, Son Doong Cave… are among famous tourist attractions in Vietnam praised by reputable international media many times such as CN Traveller, The Guardian, etc.

There are only two weeks left before Christmas Eve. In these days, the blissful Christmas ambience is spreading in every corner and every street of Vietnam. Let’s explore the radiant and boisterous Noel in Ho Chi Minh City in these suggested attractions.

Autumn is the most beautiful season in one year for many people; therefore, this is an idea time for traveling with families or friends. Being known as a beautiful country, Vietnam has many fascinating attractions in the fall waiting to be explored.

At the 38th meeting of the World Heritage Committee UNESCO took place in Doha from June 14 to June 25, 2014, with 100 percent of the vote, 21 members of UNESCO officially recognized Trang An complex as a new world heritage.

After the 1st recognition in 2003 with outstanding geological and geomorphological values, at the recent 39th working session in Bonn, Germany, Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park was recognize as the World Natural Heritage by UNESCO for the second time.

In the last few days of December, Designboom – a famous architectural electronic journal - released a list of top 10 hotels and resorts in 2014. Accordingly, Flamingo Dai Lai Resort is the only one Vietnamese representative having presence in the list.

Not being restrictive in Vietnam tours itineraries, preferential prices, accommodating at luxury hotel system of 4-5 star standard, and freedom on choosing tour packages among tourism products in Vietam increasingly tends to thrive.

International Travel Expo Ho Chi Minh City 2014 (ITE HCMC 2014) themed “five countries – one destination” by the General Department of Tourism was officially opened in the night of September 10th.

Taking place from October 17th-19th in Ha Giang, Vietnam Northwest Tourism Fair 2014 will be organized to introduce about tourism potential of 8 Northwest provinces including Ha Giang, Lao Cai, Yen Bai, Dien Bien, Lai Chau, Son La, Hoa Binh, and Phu Tho.

Since recognized as the World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO in 1993, Hue Citadel has been funded nearly $ 8 million for restoration by governments and non-government organizations over the world.

Au Lac Company has recently provided modern Tuan Chau ferry to the tourist waterway from Tuan Chau Island (Halong Bay) to Cat Ba Island. Thanks to this waterway, tourists can transport easily between two famous tourist destinations.

Recently, Nguyen Hue Walking Street was officially opened to serve locals and tourists in Ho Chi Minh City. The new walking zone is the most beautiful and largest street in Ho Chi Minh City with colorful decoration and modern water foutain system.

Vietnamese street food has become so well known that CNNgo praises Vietnam as the heaven of food and Travel Jounal Lovelyplanet lists Vietnam as one of 10 culinary tours most worth-trying in the world.

Because of the tropical monsoon climate, the summer in Vietnam is rather hot. With cool climate and moderate temperature, following are 10 perfect summer destinations in Vietnam to enjoy fresh air and beautiful landscapes.

In the evening July 18, 2014, Sun Wheel in Da Nang was officially launched at Asia Park Da Nang. Sun Wheel in Da Nang is one of the top highest wheels in the world.

Famtrip, a German delegation consisting of 12 representatives of leading tourism companies in Germany with Mr. Peter Melchior as the delegation leader has visited Vietnam to research for tourism from May 13th to 18th 2014.

Non Nuoc Stone Carving Village located at the foot of Marble Mountains as recently been recognized as a national intangible cultural heritage. It is one of the most well-known attractions in Da Nang.

Recently, there is a decision on upgrading Nguyen Hue Flower Street to become a walking square in Ho Chi Minh City. The project costs about 428 billion dong. Also, there is an underground station built here.

Trang An, honored as “Dry Halong Bay”, is becoming a favorite attraction appealing tourists from all over the world. Recently, Vietnam proposed UNESCO for recognizing Trang An ecological complex in Ninh Binh Province as a world heritage site.

The first official website of Lao Cai tourism has come into operation since March 27th. The website enables tourists and companies to upgrade tourism information in 3 languages: Vietnamese, English and Chinese.