Let’s start with Hanoi, the long - standing
capital of Vietnam, which is more and more beguiling to tourists for the
attractive cultural sites such as Temple of Literature, Ngoc Son
Temple, One Pillar Pagoda, Tran Quoc Pagoda, etc… surrounded by
beautiful lakes, shadowed tree-lined boulevards, verdant public parks
and resplendent French – style architecture.
Your trip wouldn’t be completed without visiting Ha Long Bay which is considered as a UNESCO World Heritage Area and one of the world’s most remarkable seascapes. It is hard to dispute that claim once visited. More than 3000 picturesque islands together with innumerable spectacular limestone outcroppings, cliffs, arches and caves soaring from the clear, emerald water makes Ha Long the most outstandingly naturally beautiful in the country - incomparable coastal scenery.
Traveling farther north to the rugged mountain region, Sapa seems to be a world away from the fast pace of urban life. It offers an unusual variety of spectacular and charming landscapes, from the superb Fan Xi Pan massif (3,145m), the highest summit in South-East Asia with its perfectly preserved high-mountain vegetation, to the endless paddy-fields tumbling down the slopes in vertiginous staircases and the innumerable limestone peaks and crests emerging from the clouds in the morning. Sapa is an ideal place for those keen on trekking and exploring the lifestyles of ethnic minorities there like the jolly and outgoing H’mong, the quieter and more reserved Dao, or the Black H’mong in unusual rough linen clothes dyed with indigo.
As “imperial poem masterpieces”, the heritage city of Hue contrasts the simple lives of today’s average Vietnamese citizens with the grandeur of the ancient courts of the Imperial City and the tombs of the Vietnamese Kings. Another must-see destination in the Central Coast is Hoi An, which was once the largest trading ports in Southeast Asia drawing lots of rich merchants from Europe, China and Japan, etc. And it was later compared as “the Venice of Vietnam, a magically preserved Sleepy Hollow of coexisting Asian cultures”. The major attractions of Hoi An today lie on the old polyglot architectural features of wooden buildings, the original traditional street pattern and beautiful white sand beach fringed with palm trees.
Southwards, Ho Chi Minh City , still referred to as ' Saigon ' by many, has preserved its distinctly Asian feeling and ancient culture. Yet within the teeming metropolis are the timeless traditions and beauty of an ancient culture.
From North to South, Vietnam ’s dotted with numerous attractive destinations that really conceal a wonderful patchwork of hidden charm.
VIETNAM - THE FAST FACTS
Location:
South East Asia
Full country name:
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Area:
329,566 sq. km (128, 527 square miles).
Population:
Over 83 million (Growth Rate 1.2%).
Capital city:
Hanoi (population 4 million).
People:
85% ethnic Vietnamese, 3% ethnic Chinese, also Khmer, Cham (a remnant of the once great Indianised Champa Kingdom) and members of some 55 ethno-linguistic groups.
Languages:
Vietnamese, French, Chinese, English and a variety of Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian local dialects.
Religions:
Buddhism is the principal religion but there are also sizeable Taoist, Confucian, Hoa Hao, Cao Dai, Muslim and Christian minorities.
President:
Mr. Nguyen Minh Triet
Prime Minister:
Mr. Nguyen Tan Dung
Readmore: Vietnam Travel Introduction
Your trip wouldn’t be completed without visiting Ha Long Bay which is considered as a UNESCO World Heritage Area and one of the world’s most remarkable seascapes. It is hard to dispute that claim once visited. More than 3000 picturesque islands together with innumerable spectacular limestone outcroppings, cliffs, arches and caves soaring from the clear, emerald water makes Ha Long the most outstandingly naturally beautiful in the country - incomparable coastal scenery.
Traveling farther north to the rugged mountain region, Sapa seems to be a world away from the fast pace of urban life. It offers an unusual variety of spectacular and charming landscapes, from the superb Fan Xi Pan massif (3,145m), the highest summit in South-East Asia with its perfectly preserved high-mountain vegetation, to the endless paddy-fields tumbling down the slopes in vertiginous staircases and the innumerable limestone peaks and crests emerging from the clouds in the morning. Sapa is an ideal place for those keen on trekking and exploring the lifestyles of ethnic minorities there like the jolly and outgoing H’mong, the quieter and more reserved Dao, or the Black H’mong in unusual rough linen clothes dyed with indigo.
As “imperial poem masterpieces”, the heritage city of Hue contrasts the simple lives of today’s average Vietnamese citizens with the grandeur of the ancient courts of the Imperial City and the tombs of the Vietnamese Kings. Another must-see destination in the Central Coast is Hoi An, which was once the largest trading ports in Southeast Asia drawing lots of rich merchants from Europe, China and Japan, etc. And it was later compared as “the Venice of Vietnam, a magically preserved Sleepy Hollow of coexisting Asian cultures”. The major attractions of Hoi An today lie on the old polyglot architectural features of wooden buildings, the original traditional street pattern and beautiful white sand beach fringed with palm trees.
Southwards, Ho Chi Minh City , still referred to as ' Saigon ' by many, has preserved its distinctly Asian feeling and ancient culture. Yet within the teeming metropolis are the timeless traditions and beauty of an ancient culture.
From North to South, Vietnam ’s dotted with numerous attractive destinations that really conceal a wonderful patchwork of hidden charm.
VIETNAM - THE FAST FACTS
Location:
South East Asia
Full country name:
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Area:
329,566 sq. km (128, 527 square miles).
Population:
Over 83 million (Growth Rate 1.2%).
Capital city:
Hanoi (population 4 million).
People:
85% ethnic Vietnamese, 3% ethnic Chinese, also Khmer, Cham (a remnant of the once great Indianised Champa Kingdom) and members of some 55 ethno-linguistic groups.
Languages:
Vietnamese, French, Chinese, English and a variety of Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian local dialects.
Religions:
Buddhism is the principal religion but there are also sizeable Taoist, Confucian, Hoa Hao, Cao Dai, Muslim and Christian minorities.
President:
Mr. Nguyen Minh Triet
Prime Minister:
Mr. Nguyen Tan Dung
Readmore: Vietnam Travel Introduction
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