Smiles of Halong - Trademark of Quang Ninh tourism

Northwest Vietnam is a potential tourism region with many of undamaged wild landscapes. To create a breakthrough in tourism, the region needs to invest in national tourism areas, especially in 12 Northwest destinations.

On April 26, Ba Na Hills will officially welcome a new funicular railway called “climbing-mountain train” to serve tourists. Being firstly constructed in Vietnam, this system will be a promising way of developing tourism in this area.

Nowadays, Vietnamese cuisine is becoming more and more well-known in the world. With the harmonious and elegant combination of five fundamental taste elements, it is no coincidence that international friends give many compliments to Vietnamese dishes.

It is reported that from August 21st to 24th, thousands of visitors have participated excitedly and cheered greatly for performances of Vietnamese water puppet by troupes of Thang Long Puppet Theater.

In possession of excellent cultural activities, Vietnam was appreciated at the ASEAN Food and Cultural Festival in Malaysia to celebrate 47th anniversary of the Association Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

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.

To preserve natural world heritages in Vietnam, recently cave tours in Vietnam and Australia have been developed. According to the cooperation, Son Doong Cave, the biggest cave in the world will be more protected and preserved.

Duyet Thi Duong is regarded as the oldest Vietnam royal theater. Duyet Thi Duong was constructed in Hue Imperial City under the order of Minh Mang Emperor. The architecture has been already restored and opened to visitors recently.

Cua Lo Tourism Festival with the theme “Dawn at Cua Lo” has recently been held to honor the local culture and promote Cua Lo tourism to tourists around the world. It is a prelude to the summer tourist season 2014 of Cua Lo.

According to The New York Times, Son Doong Cave was named in 52 Places to go in 2014. After being explored in 2009, Son Doong has attracted attention of many international press such as BBC, National Geographic, Huffington Post, and so forth.

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.