Hai Van Pass among world’s top 10 best scenic drives
Hai Van Pass among world’s top 10 best scenic drives

(VOV) -UK magazine, The Guardian, has listed Hai Van (Sea Cloud) Pass in Vietnam among the top 10 great scenic drives in the world.

Hai Van Pass among world’s top 10 best scenic drives
Outbound tours favoured during April holiday
Outbound tours favoured during April holiday

Outbound tours to faraway destinations in Asia and Europe have caught Vietnamese travellers’ interest during the April 30 holiday, which lasts for six days. 

Outbound tours favoured during April holiday
Hung Kings Temple from high view
Hung Kings Temple from high view

(VOV) -The Hung Kings Temple (Den Hung)- a complex of temples- was first built in the 10th century on the Nghia Linh Mountains, 10km from Viet Tri City in the midland province of Phu Tho, and 90km from Hanoi. 

Hung Kings Temple from high view
The most famous hotel in Saigon in pictures
The most famous hotel in Saigon in pictures

Opened in 1957, the Caravelle Hotel was the first high-rise luxury hotel in Saigon, which welcomed dozens of international celebrities and contributed to the city’s nickname as the "Pearl of the Far East".

The most famous hotel in Saigon in pictures
Visiting a museum-ecotourism site in northern Vietnam
Visiting a museum-ecotourism site in northern Vietnam

A museum in a northern Vietnamese province is dedicated to displaying and preserving the gems of the Muong ethnic minority group’s culture and serves as an alluring ecological tourism site at the same time.

Visiting a museum-ecotourism site in northern Vietnam
Vietnam's magnificent 7 caves
Vietnam's magnificent 7 caves

Here is a list of the most stunning caves in Vietnam compiled by news website Zing.vn.

Vietnam's magnificent 7 caves
Turkish Airlines offers free tours of Istanbul
Turkish Airlines offers free tours of Istanbul

(VOV) - Vietnamese travellers using Turkish Airlines now have a unique opportunity to spend their transit time visiting Istanbul instead of simply lounging around waiting at the airport for their connecting flight.

Turkish Airlines offers free tours of Istanbul
Unique architecture in Buu Long pagoda
Unique architecture in Buu Long pagoda

(VOV) - Buu Long pagoda, with its famous Gotama Cetiya, is known as an ideal place for sightseeing, photographing and relaxation.  

Unique architecture in Buu Long pagoda
Vietnamese head abroad for holidays
Vietnamese head abroad for holidays

The approaching six-day national holiday (April 28-May 3) has proved a goldmine for tour companies who have been flooded with people buying overseas tour packages.

Vietnamese head abroad for holidays
American tourist and must-eat dishes in HCMC
American tourist and must-eat dishes in HCMC

(VOV) -American tourist Mark Wiens has made a number of clips introducing 25 must-eat dishes in Ho Chi Minh City during his trip to Vietnam with his Thai wife.

American tourist and must-eat dishes in HCMC
Community tourism takes root in Lao Cai
Community tourism takes root in Lao Cai

Community tourism has flourished in districts and cities in northern mountainous Lao Cai Province, luring more visitors.

Community tourism takes root in Lao Cai
Pristine beaches of Vietnam
Pristine beaches of Vietnam

(VOV) -Vietnam is well-known as a cost-saving and mysteriously alluring international tourist destination.

Pristine beaches of Vietnam
Happiness road in northern Vietnam
Happiness road in northern Vietnam

(VOV) - There’s a road named Hanh Phuc (Happiness) in Ha Giang province – the northernmost point of Vietnam.

Happiness road in northern Vietnam
It feels like having coffee on the street
It feels like having coffee on the street

Entering a coffee shop named Bien Bao (traffic sign) at 21-22 Tran Nhan Tong Street in Danang City’s Son Tra District, visitors will feel like they are still on the street due to a number of traffic signs placed everywhere from indoor to outdoor spaces of the shop.

It feels like having coffee on the street
Bahaman cruise ship brings 3,500 tourists to Vietnam
Bahaman cruise ship brings 3,500 tourists to Vietnam

The Saigon Travel Service Company (Saigontourist) received 3,500 passengers and crew members on board the luxury cruise ship Voyager of the Seas on April 13. 

Bahaman cruise ship brings 3,500 tourists to Vietnam
Buzzfeed: Pack your bags and leave for Vietnam
Buzzfeed: Pack your bags and leave for Vietnam

(VOV) -Buzzfeed, an American online social news and entertainment giant, has released 25 amazing photos that make viewers want to immediately pack their bags and leave for Vietnam.

Buzzfeed: Pack your bags and leave for Vietnam
Danang launches first helicopter tour
Danang launches first helicopter tour

(VOV) - A six-member Russian delegation has spent US$6,000 on a 1-hour trip by Airbus Helicopter EC130 T2 to visit Hoi An ancient town and My Son Sanctuary in central Quang Nam province.  

Danang launches first helicopter tour
Dray Nur waterfall- symbol of beauty in the Central Highlands
Dray Nur waterfall- symbol of beauty in the Central Highlands

(VOV) - With its romantic mysterious beauty, Dray Nur waterfall in Dak Lak province is closely associated with many legends of the Central Highlands. The waterfall has become a popular tourist destination.

Dray Nur waterfall- symbol of beauty in the Central Highlands
Visiting remote commune of ‘lychee trees’ in Bac Giang
Visiting remote commune of ‘lychee trees’ in Bac Giang

(VOV) - Residents of Dong Man commune located 150 km from Hanoi in the Luc Ngan district of Bac Giang province have lived in the remote mountains and hills surrounding the Cam Son reservoir for centuries.

Visiting remote commune of ‘lychee trees’ in Bac Giang
Air Busan launches Busan–Da Nang direct route
Air Busan launches Busan–Da Nang direct route

Air Busan from the Republic of Korea has launched a new direct flight route connecting the southern port city of Busan and central Da Nang City, central Vietnam.

Air Busan launches Busan–Da Nang direct route
Floating market to stimulate southern economy and tourism
Floating market to stimulate southern economy and tourism

A pilot project has been launched to hold a floating market, called "Floating Bazaar Tani,” in the southern border province of Pattani on Fridays and Saturdays of the first week of each month, from 2:00 p.m. onwards.

Floating market to stimulate southern economy and tourism
Watching cloud from top of Vietnam’s highest mountain
Watching cloud from top of Vietnam’s highest mountain

(VOV) - Lying 2,979m above the sea, Ta Chi Nhu which belongs to Hoang Lien Son mountain range is one of the ten highest mountains in Vietnam. 

Watching cloud from top of Vietnam’s highest mountain
Vietnam Airlines to increase service for national holiday
Vietnam Airlines to increase service for national holiday

(VOV) -National carrier, Vietnam Airlines, has announced its plan to add 545 domestic and international flights between April 25 and May 4, more than 17.8% over normal service,and up 82.9% from last year’s corresponding period.

Vietnam Airlines to increase service for national holiday
VietJet Air unveils routes to Chinese cities
VietJet Air unveils routes to Chinese cities

Vietnam’s budget carrier VietJet Air revealed air routes linking the Southeast Asian country with China on April 8, part of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s official visit to China.

VietJet Air unveils routes to Chinese cities
Rambling through Ninh Thuy fishing villages
Rambling through Ninh Thuy fishing villages

(VOV) -Ninh Thuy commune with small and charming fishing villages is located near Doc Let Beach in Ninh Hoa township, the central province of Khanh Hoa.

Rambling through Ninh Thuy fishing villages
Vietjet offers extra daily Bangkok-HCM City round trip
Vietjet offers extra daily Bangkok-HCM City round trip

Vietjet has announced plans to increase the frequency of its international route linking Ho Chi Minh City and Bangkok since May 18, 2015.

Vietjet offers extra daily Bangkok-HCM City round trip
Visa exemptions for Vietnamese citizens
Visa exemptions for Vietnamese citizens

(VOV) -With ordinary passports, Vietnamese citizens can travel freely to 44 countries in the world without needing to first obtain a visa.

Visa exemptions for Vietnamese citizens
Central provinces develop sustainable tourism
Central provinces develop sustainable tourism

Responsible and sustainable tourism, core of a community-based project developing sustainability practices among travelers and stakeholders, has yielded fruits since its launch in the central provinces of Quang Nam and Thua Thien-Hue one year ago.

Central provinces develop sustainable tourism
Luxury cruiser arrives at Chan May port
Luxury cruiser arrives at Chan May port

The luxury cruise liner Celebrity Millennium of Malta with over 1,600 tourists and crew members docked at the Chan May port in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on April 7. 

Luxury cruiser arrives at Chan May port
Vietnam opens royal theater to tourists in Hue
Vietnam opens royal theater to tourists in Hue

Duyet Thi Duong, considered the oldest theater in Vietnam, has been restored and is now open to the public in Hue.

Vietnam opens royal theater to tourists in Hue
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