Archive for May, 2009

“Anytime I go to the sea, I like getting up early to welcome the sun and enjoy wonderful moments of dawn,” shared Le Anh.

Mui Ne is a coastal resort town in Binh Thuan province of southeastern Vietnam. The town is close to the city of Phan Thiet.

Mui Ne Beach is a popular tropical beach. Strong sea breezes make it very popular for kite flying and windsurfing. The tourist season is from December to May. The average temperature is 27°C, and the climate is hot and dry for most of the year.

Nha Trang is famous for its stunning beaches, spectacular bay and many attractions. It is an ideal destination for local and foreign tourists, especially during summer holidays.Nha Trang beach to throw annual party

The Sea Festival 2009, taking place from June 6 to 12, is an extra special reason to visit Nha Trang. The city is planning an exciting event featuring a range of cultural festivities such as flowers, wine, tea and beer, as well as games including swimming and kite flying. Moreover, visitors will enjoy a fashion show, folk music show and contemporary music and comedy performances by troupes from arts schools around the country.

The Palm Garden Resort in Hoi An is set to parade more than 200 antique motorbikes and cars through the ancient town over three days early next month.Vintage vehicles to tour Hoian Vietnam

Vintage bike and car clubs nationwide are rushing to bring as many lines of vehicles as they can to Hoi An as part of Quang Nam Province’s Heritage Journey Festival from June 4-7. The auto show will overlap with the festival, held from June 3-5.

Tourism companies are impatiently waiting for the tourism administration’s scheme for the National Tourism Year 2010, hosted by Hanoi, which will be combined with the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi. They have just six months left to prepare for this great event.Van Mieu - an attractive destination in Hanoi

Travelling and discovering history

There are around 500 days left from now to the great celebration of the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi as Vietnam’s capital. However, travel firms have only six months to prepare for the Hanoi National Tourism Year, which explains why they are anxious.

The tunnels of Vinh Moc are known having been a legend during the anti-US resistance war for national salvation, a vivid venue to educate patriotism to young generation and a ’must’ for tourists.Undeer Vinh Moc Tunnels

The spectacular tunnel network, also known as an underground village, attests to the endurance, wisdom and bravery of the local people in their fight for national liberation and independence.

Central Quang Nam province is racing to preserve Hoi An ancient town to ensure the historic city’s tourism potential and aim luring more tourists to the UNESCO-listed site in the future.Hoi An’s guardian angels

The project, worth about $60 million, will be implemented this year and scheduled to conclude in 2020. Under the plan, the province will seek to restore and preserve the historic residences at the ancient town centre, as well as to limit urbanisation around the preserved areas.

The fourth Quang Nam Heritage Itinerary Festival 2009 will be held from June 4-7 to mark 10 years of UNESCO recognition of My Son relic and Hoi An ancient town as world cultural heritages.The opening ceremony will take place in My Son and the closing ceremony

The Quang Nam People’s Committee announced at a press conference on May 12 that most activities in the biennial festival will be held in Hoi An town and Duy Xuyen and Dien Ban districts under the theme “Heritage in our hands and hearts”. The opening ceremony will take place in My Son and the closing ceremony, in Hoi An.

A direct flight from the central city of Danang to Japan will begin operating soon following detailed discussions between Vietnam Airlines, Japanese air carriers, and the two countries’ travel agencies.Da Nang to Japan

The central city’s People Committee and Vietnam Airlines have signed a memorandum of understanding to deploy a flight route connecting Japan’s Osaka, Viet Nam’s Danang and Cambodia’s Siem Riep.

Alternatives routes, connecting Danang with Tokyo, Fukuoka or Nagoia, were considered but they are less profitable.

The ancient village of Do in north central Thanh Hoa Province is steeped in history and traditional culture. a house in Do Village in the north central province of Thanh Hoa.

Situated approximately eight kilometers from Thanh Hoa Town in Thieu Hoa District’s Thieu Khanh Commune, the little village is a community where visitors are always welcome.

Today, there are only about 10 ancient houses left in the area that are inhabitable. Most of the other old houses are deteriorating and have eroded away, leaving only mossy walls behind.

The “Vietnam Sea Festival 2009 - Nha Trang Best Destination” is running a series of pre-festival events before its official opening on June 6, the Khanh Hoa provincial government announced recently Vietnam Sea Festival 2009

Sea Festival 2009 is an important cultural festival, organized by the south central costal province of Khanh Hoa and France’s department of Morbihan every two years in the city of Nha Trang.

The city is considered to be one of the most beautiful and hospitable coastal cities in the south.