Vinh Hy is blessed with unique beauty and charm; no matter how often you visit Vinh Hy and the surrounding areas, you will discover a new attraction every timeBeyond Vinh Hy Bay
First time visitors typically choose to take a cruise in the bay in Ninh Thuan Province to see the coral reefs and the many islands and rocks with their fascinating shapes, like an ear or a turtle, or a hand with fingers stretching to the sky.
Local travel companies have resumed their tours to Thailand while airlines report bookings for their flights to and from Bangkok on the way to normalcy after anti-government protesters dispersed in the country’s capital city last week.Pagoda at Chalong Phuket
Vietravel and TST have re-organized their tours to Thailand four days after temporary postponement and call-offs for the reason that political uncertainties in Bangkok could endanger the safety of their guests.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has allocated VND500 million (US$ 28,000) for restoration of Dalat Railway Station, a national heritage site.The Da Lat Railway Station
Designed by two French architects called Moncet and Reveron, the station was built from 1932 to 1938 and was considered the most beautiful in Indochina at the time.
The station is in the shape of nearby Mount Lang Bian and is almost 70 meters long. It is a unique architectural work that combines European style with that of stilt houses in the Vietnamese highlands.
Binh Thuan plans summer attractions for visitors
The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism in Binh Thuan Province has announced several cultural festivals to attract tourists during summer and winter holidays.
Festivals in summer focus on water sports and competitions, highlighting cultural and artistic programmes including a fish praying festival and Phan Thiet cultural week. Winter events include a kite festival at Poshanu Temple in late December
The Foreign Ministry has called upon diplomats at home and abroad to vote Halong Bay as one of new world wonders.
Halong Bay Vietnam, (Halong Tours).
The Director of the External Cultural and UNESCO Department under the ministry, Pham Sanh Chau, asked overseas Vietnamese and foreign friends to support Halong Bay at a campaign launch in Hanoi on April 16.
The central ancient city of Hoan in Quang Nam Province, already a popular destination for indigenous and international tourists with its ancient houses, temples and splendid scenery, is now attracting tourists to Vietnamese martial arts at the Ky Son martial arts club, 51/2 Phan Chau Trinh Street.
Foreign tourists learn at Ky Son club in Hoi An.
Local members of the club recently hosted French group from Vacances Transat of BT. Transtravel Company in Ho Chi Minh City, including 28 people who had specifically come for the new martial art performances at the Hoi An club.
The escalating chaos in Thailand has scared away many Vietnamese travelers, as several travel companies in Ho Chi Minh City have canceled or postponed their tours to the neighboring country.
Vietravel aborted its first tour to Thailand on Monday, or one day after the Thai government declared state of emergency in Bangkok and surrounding areas to scope with political uncertainties in Bangkok, sparked by anti-government protests in the country. Meanwhile, TST Tourist said it would postpone its first tour to the country scheduled for tomorrow.
Thousands of visitors and nearly 100 delegations of pilgrims from Da Nang took part in the 2009 Ponaga Tower Festival, which opened in Nha Trang in the south central province of Khanh Hoa on April 16.
Ponaga Tower Festival opens in Nha Trang
This is a traditional festival celebrated at national level, which commemorates the Holy Mother Thien Y A Na, an ethnic Cham woman, who made a great contribution to developing the countryside, planting trees, tending wild animals and strengthening solidarity among Vietnam’s ethnic groups.
All Vietnamese tourists are safe, said the Vietnamese embassy in Thailand, after a series of protests forced the military to take control of the country’s capital.
Head of the embassy’s Consular Office, Bui Dinh Cham, has said the Vietnamese embassy contacted travel agents in Bangkok, Pattaya and Phuket provinces, and other major tourist sites, to get information about Vietnamese tourists amidst the Kingdom’s unrest.
These agencies have assured the country and families that all Vietnamese tourists staying in Thailand to enjoy its traditional New Year festival, are safe and accounted for.
Hello……Halong tours. We have returned after visiting Halong Bay ( Halong bay pictures !). We started with a three hour bus journey, which was good because we got to chat with everyone. We then got onto the boat and went around the bay. It was fairly chilly because of the wind. However, we went kayaking which was fantastic, where we went into a cave which was so tranquil. The food on the boat was nice and then at night everyone got v.drunk on the top deck and we did a little bit. Unfortunately though our room was just underneath the top deck and so it was v.noisy. The next day, we went to Cat Ba Island and stayed in a nice hotel. We didn’t do much apart from sunbath (Noel has a trucker tan now-hee hee). We went for dinner with the guys from the boat and had a good laugh. Bev this one is for you— I love the banana milkshakes here!!!!