Tourism in Vietnam
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Tourism
in Vietnam is a significant component of the modern Vietnamese economy
. In 2004, Vietnam
received 2.9 million international arrivals, up from 2.4 million the previous year. The annual increase represented a strong rebound from a slight decline in 2003 attributable to the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
(SARS) epidemic in Asia. From 1999 to 2004, tourism rose by 63 percent. Most of the visitors in 2004, 27 percent, came from China, with 8 to 9 percent each coming from the United States, Japan, and South Korea
. The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism is following a long-term plan to diversify the tourism industry, which brings needed foreign exchange into the country.
In 2010 Vietnam is on-track to receive 4.4 million international visitors. Much of this volume is now made up of nearby countries which don't have to pay costly visa fees.
In 2008, Vietnam received 4.218 million international passengers, in 2009 the number was 3.8 million, down 11%. Vietnam Administration of Tourism forecasts that there will be 4.5-4.6 million international foreign tourists to Vietanm in 2010. It's also forecast by this agency that Vietnam will serve 28 million domestic tourists in 2010, up 12% from that of 2009.
, Laos
and Thailand. In addition, thanks to the lift of several movement regulations, foreign tourists have been able to travel freely in the country since 1997.
The economy of Vietnam
has transformed from an agrarian to a service economy. More than a third of gross domestic product
is generated by services, which include the hotel and catering industry and transportation. The manufacturing and construction (28 percent), agriculture and fisheries (20 percent) and mining (10 percent) have much smaller shares.
Meanwhile, tourism contributes 4.5 percent to gross domestic product (as of 2007). More and more foreign direct investment has been focused on tourism. After the heavy industry and urban development, most foreign investment has been concentrated in tourism, especially in hotel projects .
, Bạch Mã
, Bái Tử Long
, Bến En
, Bidoup Núi Bà
, Bù Gia Mập
, Cát Bà
, Cát Tiên
, Chư Mom Ray
, Chư Yang Sin
, Côn Đảo
, Cúc Phương
, Hoàng Liên
, Kon Ka Kinh
, Lò Gò-Xa Mát
, Mũi Cà Mau, Núi Chúa
, Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng, Phú Quốc
, Phước Bình
, Pù Mát
, Tam Đảo
, Tràm Chim
, U Minh Hạ
, U Minh Thượng
, Vụ Quang
, Xuân Sơn
, Xuân Thuỷ
, Yok Đôn
.
, Hội An
, Mỹ Sơn (Quang Nam Province
), Ha Long Bay (Quang Ninh Province
), Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park
(Quang Binh Province
), Imperial Citadel of Thang Long (Hanoi
) and Citadel of Ho Dynasty (Thanh Hoa Province).
(Ninh Binh
, Nam Dinh
, Thai Binh
), Cat Ba National Park
(Hai Phong), western Nghe An, Cu Lao Cham Marine Park
, Mui Ca Mau National Park (Ca Mau
), Cat Tien National Park
(Dong Nai, Lam Dong) and Can Gio (Ho Chi Minh City
).
Sa Pa
(Lao Cai
), Ba Be
(Bac Kan
), Ha Long Bay - Cat Ba Island
(Quang Ninh, Hai Phong), Ba Vi National Park
(Hanoi
), Perfume Pagoda
(Hanoi
), Co Loa (Hanoi
), Tam Coc-Bich Dong (Ninh Binh
), Kim Lien
(Nghe An), Phong Nha-Ke Bang
(Quang Binh), Ho Chi Minh Trail
(Quảng Trị
), Lang Co
- Hai Van Pass
- Non Nuoc (Thua Thien Huế and Da Nang
), Hoi An
(Quang Nam), Van Phong Bay (Khanh Hoa
), Phan Thiết
- Mui Ne
(Binh Thuan), Dankia - Yellow Springs, Lake Tuyen Lam (Lam Dong), For Hours (Ho Chi Minh City
), Con Dao
(Ba Ria-Vung Tau), Long Hai beach (Ba Ria-Vung Tau), Phu Quoc (Kien Giang), Biosphere Reserve Cape Ca Mau
(Ca Mau
).
- the capital, Ho Chi Minh City
- the largest city in Vietnam, Hai Phong - third largest city, Da Nang
- the largest city in central Vietnam, Cần Thơ, Huế
- Capital of Vietnam during the Nguyễn Dynasty, Nha Trang
- One of largest cities in the South Central Coast, Phan Thiết
- with Mui Ne, "Resort capital of Vietnam", Da Lat, Vũng Tàu
.
. This airport is classified as being the biggest in the country in terms of volume and runway length. This airport serves the largest city of Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City
, and because it is the newest and most modern of Vietnam's airports. It currently has two paved runways which measures 3 800 meters and 3200 meters. If you do not land at Tan Son Nhat, then you will most likely touch down at Da Nang International Airport
or Noi Bai International Airport
. Noi Bai is the country's second biggest and is located in Hanoi
while Da Nang is the country's third largest international airport. Da Nang is considered to be an important access point to central Vietnam and it receives a lot of traffic.
and the Second Indochina War.
Tourism
Tourism is travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people "traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes".Tourism has become a...
in Vietnam is a significant component of the modern Vietnamese economy
Economy of Vietnam
The economy of Vietnam is a developing planned-market economy. Since the mid-1980s, through the "Đổi Mới" reform period, Vietnam has made a shift from a highly-centralized planned economy to a socialist-oriented market economy which use both directive and indicative planning . Over that period, the...
. In 2004, Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
received 2.9 million international arrivals, up from 2.4 million the previous year. The annual increase represented a strong rebound from a slight decline in 2003 attributable to the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
Severe acute respiratory syndrome
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome is a respiratory disease in humans which is caused by the SARS coronavirus . Between November 2002 and July 2003 an outbreak of SARS in Hong Kong nearly became a pandemic, with 8,422 cases and 916 deaths worldwide according to the WHO...
(SARS) epidemic in Asia. From 1999 to 2004, tourism rose by 63 percent. Most of the visitors in 2004, 27 percent, came from China, with 8 to 9 percent each coming from the United States, Japan, and South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
. The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism is following a long-term plan to diversify the tourism industry, which brings needed foreign exchange into the country.
In 2010 Vietnam is on-track to receive 4.4 million international visitors. Much of this volume is now made up of nearby countries which don't have to pay costly visa fees.
In 2008, Vietnam received 4.218 million international passengers, in 2009 the number was 3.8 million, down 11%. Vietnam Administration of Tourism forecasts that there will be 4.5-4.6 million international foreign tourists to Vietanm in 2010. It's also forecast by this agency that Vietnam will serve 28 million domestic tourists in 2010, up 12% from that of 2009.
Tourism in the economy
Tourism is increasingly important in Vietnam. For backpackers, culture and nature lovers, beach-lovers and veterans touring the country for a long time, Vietnam has emerged itself as a new tourist destination in South-East Asia and on is now on lists in magazines worldwide. Hotel investors especially the potential of the 3000-kilometer-long coast line and the big cities. The tourism offer has been increasingly diversified. Local and international tour operators offer tours to ethnic minority groups, walking and bicycle tours, kayak trips and multi-country trips in particular in connection with neighboring CambodiaCambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
, Laos
Laos
Laos Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west...
and Thailand. In addition, thanks to the lift of several movement regulations, foreign tourists have been able to travel freely in the country since 1997.
The economy of Vietnam
Economy of Vietnam
The economy of Vietnam is a developing planned-market economy. Since the mid-1980s, through the "Đổi Mới" reform period, Vietnam has made a shift from a highly-centralized planned economy to a socialist-oriented market economy which use both directive and indicative planning . Over that period, the...
has transformed from an agrarian to a service economy. More than a third of gross domestic product
Gross domestic product
Gross domestic product refers to the market value of all final goods and services produced within a country in a given period. GDP per capita is often considered an indicator of a country's standard of living....
is generated by services, which include the hotel and catering industry and transportation. The manufacturing and construction (28 percent), agriculture and fisheries (20 percent) and mining (10 percent) have much smaller shares.
Meanwhile, tourism contributes 4.5 percent to gross domestic product (as of 2007). More and more foreign direct investment has been focused on tourism. After the heavy industry and urban development, most foreign investment has been concentrated in tourism, especially in hotel projects .
Top 10 International Visitors in Vietnam
Data Source| Rank | country | Jan-Dec 2010 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mainland China |
905,360 |
| 2 |  South Korea |
495,902 |
| 3 |  Japan |
442,089 |
| 4 |  United States |
430,993 |
| 5 |  Republic of China |
334,007 |
| 6 |  Australia |
278,155 |
| 7 |  Cambodia |
254,553 |
| 8 |  Thailand |
222,839 |
| 9 |  Malaysia |
211,337 |
| 10 |  Early Modern France |
199,351 |
Destinations and attractions
Last 5–7 years hotels were built actively and now a tourist can choose any hotel. There are hotels of different categories of highest world standards, built in modern or colonial style.National parks of Vietnam
Vietnam has 31 national parks: Ba Bể, Ba VìBa Vi National Park
Ba Vi National Park is a national park located west of Hanoi, Vietnam. The park is 7,377 ha in area, and is located in the Ba Vì mountain range. The park has rich and diverse tropical and subtropical species of flora and fauna....
, Bạch Mã
Bach Ma National Park
Bach Ma National Park is a protected area in central Vietnam, near the city of Hué. It covers 220 km² and comprises three zones: a strictly protected core area, an administrative area and a buffer zone....
, Bái Tử Long
Bai Tu Long National Park
Bai Tu Long National Park is a protected area zone in northeastern Vietnam. It was established in 2001, succeeding from the former Ba Mun National Conservation Zone. It is one of seven Vietnamese amphibian national parks which has both terrestrial zone and aquatic zone.It is located within Bai Tu...
, Bến En
Ben En National Park
Ben En National Park is a national park in Thanh Hóa Province, Vietnam. The national park was founded by the decision 33 dated 27 January 1992 of the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Vietnam.-Location:...
, Bidoup Núi Bà
Bidoup Nui Ba National Park
Bidoup Nui Ba National Park is a national park in districts of Đam Rông and Lạc Dương, in the province of Lâm Đồng, Vietnam....
, Bù Gia Mập
Bu Gia Map National Park
Bu Gia Map National Park is a national park in the province of Bình Phước, Vietnam....
, Cát Bà
Cat Ba National Park
Cát Bà National Park is an important national park in northern Vietnam. Cát Bà is situated in Ha Long Bay, is administered by the city of Hai Phong, and belongs to the Cát Hải District of Hai Phong....
, Cát Tiên
Cat Tien National Park
Cát Tiên National Park is an important national park located in the south of Vietnam, approximately 150 km north of Ho Chi Minh City. It has an area of about 720 km² and protects one of the largest areas of lowland tropical rainforests left in Vietnam.-History:Cát Tiên national park was...
, Chư Mom Ray
Chu Mom Ray National Park
Chu Mom Ray National Park is a national park in the province of Kon Tum, Tay Nguyen, Vietnam....
, Chư Yang Sin
Chư Yang Sin National Park
Chư Yang Sin National Park is a national park in the communes of: Yang Mao, Cư Drăm, Cư Pui, Hoà Phong, Hoà Lễ, Hoà Sơn, Khuê Ngọc Điền in the county of Krông Bông and communes: Yang Cao, Bông Krang, Krông Nô, Đắk Phơi of county Lắk, province of Đăk Lăk, Tay Nguyen, Vietnam.The national park was...
, Côn Đảo
Con Dao National Park
Con Dao National Park is a natural reserve area on Con Dao Island, in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province in coastal southeastern Vietnam. The park includes a part of the island and the surrounding sea. The national park is characterized by a diverse ecosystem. Many species of corals and especially the sea...
, Cúc Phương
Cuc Phuong National Park
Cuc Phuong National Park is located in Ninh Binh Province, in Vietnam's Red River Delta. Cuc Phuong was Vietnam's first national park and is the country's largest nature reserve...
, Hoàng Liên
Hoang Lien National Park
Hoang Lien National Park is a national park within Hoang Lien Son Range, in the districts of Sa Pa, Than Uyên of Lào Cai Province, and part of Phong Thổ District in Lai Châu Province....
, Kon Ka Kinh
Kon Ka Kinh National Park
Kon Ka Kinh National Park is a national park of Vietnam, established by the Decision 167/2002/QĐ-TTg on November 25, 2002 of the Primer Minister, on the basis of the Kon Ka Kinh Sanctuary....
, Lò Gò-Xa Mát
Lo Go Xa Mat National Park
Lo Go Xa Mat National Park is a national park in southeastern Vietnam, established by of the Prime Minister of Vietnam on the basis of upgrading Lò Gò-Xa Mát Natural Preservation. This park is also referred to as Lò Gò-Xa Mát National Park....
, Mũi Cà Mau, Núi Chúa
Nui Chua National Park
Nui Chua National Park is a national park in the province of Ninh Thuận Province, on the border with Khanh Hoa Province, Nam Trung Bo, Vietnam.....
, Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng, Phú Quốc
Phu Quoc National Park
Phu Quoc National Park is a national park on Phu Quoc Island, in the Kien Giang Province of Vietnam's Mekong River Delta Region. This park includes land and sea area, protecting oceanic species such as dugong....
, Phước Bình
Phuoc Binh National Park
Phuoc Binh National Park is a national park in the commune of Phước Bình, rural district of Bác Ái, province of Ninh Thuận. It is located 62 km north-west from Phan Rang town, the capital of Ninh Thuan province, on the border with Lam Dong and Khanh Hoa provinces...
, Pù Mát
Pu Mat National Park
Pu Mat National Park is a national park in Nghệ An Province, in Vietnam's North Central Coast region.In the Thai language, Pù Mát means "high slope." This park was established by Decision 174/2001/QĐ-TTg, dated November 8, 2001, by the Prime Minister of Vietnam on upgrading Pu Mat Preservation...
, Tam Đảo
Tam Dao National Park
Tam Dao National Park is a protected area zone in North Vietnam. It was established in 1996, succeeding from The Conservation Forest Tam Dao which was formed in 1977. The park is about 85 km northwest of Hanoi....
, Tràm Chim
Tram Chim National Park
Tram Chim National Park is a national park in Dong Thap Muoi, Dong Thap Province. This national park is created to protect several rare birds, epecially the Sarus Crane , a species listed in the IUCN Red Book.- History :...
, U Minh Hạ
Lower U Minh National Park
Lower U Minh National Park is a national park of Vietnam. The park is located in Ca Mau Province Lower U Minh National Park (Vietnamese: Vườn quốc gia U Minh Hạ) is a national park of Vietnam. The park is located in Ca Mau Province Lower U Minh National Park (Vietnamese: Vườn quốc gia U Minh Hạ)...
, U Minh Thượng
U Minh Thuong National Park
U Minh Thuong National Park or Upper U Minh National Park is a national park in the province of Kiên Giang, Vietnam.-Establishment:...
, Vụ Quang
Vu Quang National Park
Vu Quang National Park is a national park in Ha Tinh Province, Bac Trung Bo, Vietnam. This park contains biodiversity. Saola and Muntiacus vuquangensis are a species found in this park....
, Xuân Sơn
Xuan Son National Park
Xuan Son National Park is a national park of Thanh Sơn District, Phu Tho Province, Vietnam. It was established on August 9, 1986 as a nature reserve, and it covers an area of 150.48 square kilometres....
, Xuân Thuỷ
Xuan Thuy National Park
Xuan Thuy National Park is a national park in Hong River Biosphere Reserve in the province of Nam Dinh, Vietnam....
, Yok Đôn
Yok Don National Park
Yok Don National Park is a national park located in Buôn Đôn District, Dak Lak Province, Tây Nguyên of Vietnam, 40 km west of Buôn Ma Thuột city. The park was established in 1991 to protect 582 km² of a biological area of khộp lowland forest. The total area is 1,155.45 km²...
.
World Heritage Sites
HuếHue
Hue is one of the main properties of a color, defined technically , as "the degree to which a stimulus can be describedas similar to or different from stimuli that are described as red, green, blue, and yellow,"...
, Hội An
Hoi An
Hội An , or rarely Faifo, is a city of Vietnam, on the coast of the South China Sea in the South Central Coast of Vietnam. It is located in Quang Nam province and is home to approximately 120,000 inhabitants...
, Mỹ Sơn (Quang Nam Province
Quang Nam Province
Quảng Nam is a province on the South Central Coast of Vietnam. It is bordered by Thua Thien-Huế province to the north, the nation of Laos to the west, Kon Tum Province to the southwest, Quảng Ngãi Province to the southeast, the South China Sea to the east, and the city of Da Nang to the...
), Ha Long Bay (Quang Ninh Province
Quang Ninh Province
Quảng Ninh is a large province located along the northeastern coast of Vietnam. The province is home to Ha Long Bay, a World Heritage Site. The provincial capital is Ha Long. Nearly 80 per cent of the province is mountainous with abundant land, forest water and mineral resources. Nearly 90 per...
), Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park
Phong Nha-Ke Bang
Phong Nha - Ke Bang is a national park and UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Bố Trạch and Minh Hóa districts of central Quang Binh Province, in north-central Vietnam, about 500 km south of the nation's capital, Hanoi. The park borders the Hin Namno Nature Reserve in the province of Khammouan,...
(Quang Binh Province
Quang Binh Province
Quảng Bình , formerly Tiên Bình under the reign of Le Trung Hung of the Lê Dynasty, this province was renamed Quảng Bình in 1604) is a province in the North Central Coast of Vietnam....
), Imperial Citadel of Thang Long (Hanoi
Hanoi
Hanoi , is the capital of Vietnam and the country's second largest city. Its population in 2009 was estimated at 2.6 million for urban districts, 6.5 million for the metropolitan jurisdiction. From 1010 until 1802, it was the most important political centre of Vietnam...
) and Citadel of Ho Dynasty (Thanh Hoa Province).
Man and the Biosphere Programme
Vietnam has eight zones world biosphere reserve: Red River DeltaRed River Delta
The Red River Delta is the flat plain formed by the Red River and its distributaries joining in the Thai Binh River in northern Vietnam. The delta measuring some 15,000 square km is well protected by a network of dikes. It is an agriculturally rich area and densely populated...
(Ninh Binh
Ninh Bình
Ninh Bình is a city in the Red River Delta of northern Vietnam. It is the capital of Ninh Binh province.-Geography:Ninh Binh city located in the southernmost plains north Vietnam...
, Nam Dinh
Nam Dinh
Nam Định is a big city in the Red River Delta of northern Vietnam. It is the capital of Nam Dinh Province and capital of the South of Red River Delta. Nam Dinh province was, at one time, part of Ha Nam Ninh province until it was split up again in 1996 to return to being two separate provinces,...
, Thai Binh
Thai Binh
Thái Bình is a city in the Red River Delta of northern Vietnam. It is the capital of Thai Binh province. It is located 110 km from Hanoi. The city area is 67.7 square km, with a population of 210,000 people . Before the prime minister declared it a city in June of 2004, it was officially a town....
), Cat Ba National Park
Cat Ba National Park
Cát Bà National Park is an important national park in northern Vietnam. Cát Bà is situated in Ha Long Bay, is administered by the city of Hai Phong, and belongs to the Cát Hải District of Hai Phong....
(Hai Phong), western Nghe An, Cu Lao Cham Marine Park
Cu Lao Cham Marine Park
Cu Lao Cham Marine Park also known as Cham Islands Biosphere Reserve is part of the eight islets of Cham Island, located in South China Sea under the administration of Tân Hiệp Commune and Hoi An town, in Quang Nam province, Vietnam...
, Mui Ca Mau National Park (Ca Mau
Cà Mau
Cà Mau is a city in southern Vietnam. It is the capital of Ca Mau province, a province in the Mekong Delta region, in the southernmost part of Vietnam's inland territory. Vietnam's incumbent Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung was born and raised here...
), Cat Tien National Park
Cat Tien National Park
Cát Tiên National Park is an important national park located in the south of Vietnam, approximately 150 km north of Ho Chi Minh City. It has an area of about 720 km² and protects one of the largest areas of lowland tropical rainforests left in Vietnam.-History:Cát Tiên national park was...
(Dong Nai, Lam Dong) and Can Gio (Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City , formerly named Saigon is the largest city in Vietnam...
).
National tourist area
Vietnam now has 21 national tourist area up to 2008, is the major tourist sites that are state recognized:Sa Pa
Sa Pa
Sa Pa , or Sapa, is a frontier town and capital of Sa Pa District in the Lao Cai province in northwest Vietnam. It is one of the main market towns in the area, where several ethnic minority groups such as Hmong, Dao , Giay, Pho Lu, and Tay live....
(Lao Cai
Lao Cai
Lào Cai is a city in northeastern Vietnam. It is the capital of Lao Cai province. The city borders the city of Hekou, in the Yunnan province of Southwest China. It lies at the junction of the Red River and the Nam Ti River approximately 160 miles northwest of Hanoi...
), Ba Be
Ba Be
Ba Bể is a district of Bac Kan province in the northeast region of Vietnam. As of 2003 the district had a population of 47,910. The district covers an area of 678 km²...
(Bac Kan
Bac Kan
-Administrative divisions:The town is divided into 4 wards: Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai, Đức Xuân, Sông Cầu and Phùng Chí Kiên and 4 communes: Huyền Tụng, Dương Quang, Nông Thượng, Xuất Hóa....
), Ha Long Bay - Cat Ba Island
Cat Ba Island
Cat Ba is the largest of the 366 islands spanning 260km2 that comprise the Cat Ba Archipelago, which makes up the southeastern edge of Ha Long Bay in Northern Vietnam. Cat Ba island has a surface area of 285 km2 and maintains the dramatic and rugged features of Ha Long Bay...
(Quang Ninh, Hai Phong), Ba Vi National Park
Ba Vi National Park
Ba Vi National Park is a national park located west of Hanoi, Vietnam. The park is 7,377 ha in area, and is located in the Ba Vì mountain range. The park has rich and diverse tropical and subtropical species of flora and fauna....
(Hanoi
Hanoi
Hanoi , is the capital of Vietnam and the country's second largest city. Its population in 2009 was estimated at 2.6 million for urban districts, 6.5 million for the metropolitan jurisdiction. From 1010 until 1802, it was the most important political centre of Vietnam...
), Perfume Pagoda
Perfume Pagoda
The Perfume Pagoda or Perfume Temple is a vast complex of Buddhist temples and shrines built into the limestone Huong Tich mountains. It is the site of a religious festival which draws large numbers of pilgrims from across Vietnam.The centre of the Perfume Temple lies in Huong Son Commune, My Duc...
(Hanoi
Hanoi
Hanoi , is the capital of Vietnam and the country's second largest city. Its population in 2009 was estimated at 2.6 million for urban districts, 6.5 million for the metropolitan jurisdiction. From 1010 until 1802, it was the most important political centre of Vietnam...
), Co Loa (Hanoi
Hanoi
Hanoi , is the capital of Vietnam and the country's second largest city. Its population in 2009 was estimated at 2.6 million for urban districts, 6.5 million for the metropolitan jurisdiction. From 1010 until 1802, it was the most important political centre of Vietnam...
), Tam Coc-Bich Dong (Ninh Binh
Ninh Bình
Ninh Bình is a city in the Red River Delta of northern Vietnam. It is the capital of Ninh Binh province.-Geography:Ninh Binh city located in the southernmost plains north Vietnam...
), Kim Lien
Kim Lien
Kim Lien is a large village in the Nam Dan district of Nghe An province in Vietnam.Kim Lien is the paternal homeland of former president Ho Chi Minh....
(Nghe An), Phong Nha-Ke Bang
Phong Nha-Ke Bang
Phong Nha - Ke Bang is a national park and UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Bố Trạch and Minh Hóa districts of central Quang Binh Province, in north-central Vietnam, about 500 km south of the nation's capital, Hanoi. The park borders the Hin Namno Nature Reserve in the province of Khammouan,...
(Quang Binh), Ho Chi Minh Trail
Ho Chi Minh trail
The Ho Chi Minh trail was a logistical system that ran from the Democratic Republic of Vietnam to the Republic of Vietnam through the neighboring kingdoms of Laos and Cambodia...
(Quảng Trị
Quang Tri
Quảng Trị is a town district of Quang Tri province in the North Central Coastal region of Vietnam. Significantly, it was the only South Vietnamese provincial capital to be captured by the North Vietnamese forces for a limited period in the 1972 offensive....
), Lang Co
Lăng Cô
Lăng Cô is a township in Phú Lộc District, Thua Thien-Hue Province, Bắc Trung Bộ, Việt Nam....
- Hai Van Pass
Hai Van Pass
The Hải Vân Pass , is an approximately 2 mile long mountain pass on National Road 1A in Vietnam. It traverses a spur of the larger Annamite Range that juts into the South China Sea, on the border of Đà Nẵng and Thừa Thiên-Huế Province, near Bach Ma National Park. Its name refers to the mists that...
- Non Nuoc (Thua Thien Huế and Da Nang
Da Nang
Đà Nẵng , occasionally Danang, is a major port city in the South Central Coast of Vietnam, on the coast of the South China Sea at the mouth of the Han River. It is the commercial and educational center of Central Vietnam; its well-sheltered, easily accessible port and its location on the path of...
), Hoi An
Hoi An
Hội An , or rarely Faifo, is a city of Vietnam, on the coast of the South China Sea in the South Central Coast of Vietnam. It is located in Quang Nam province and is home to approximately 120,000 inhabitants...
(Quang Nam), Van Phong Bay (Khanh Hoa
Khánh Hòa
Khánh Hòa may refer to a number of places in Vietnam:*Khanh Hoa Province*Khánh Hòa, An Giang - a commune of An Giang Province...
), Phan Thiết
Phan Thiết
Phan Thiết town is the capital of Binh Thuan province, in southeastern Vietnam. Phan Thiet is a municipality in central, south central sector, however, the development plan to 2025, it would be municipality Southeast Vietnam. The population of Phan Thiết city in 2005 is roughly 350,000 and is...
- Mui Ne
Mui Ne
Mui Ne is a coastal resort town in the Binh Thuan Province of southeastern Vietnam. The town is close to the city of Phan Thiết. Tourism has transformed Mui Ne into a resort destination since 1995, when many visited to view the total solar eclipse of October 24, 1995. Mui Ne has many resorts on...
(Binh Thuan), Dankia - Yellow Springs, Lake Tuyen Lam (Lam Dong), For Hours (Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City , formerly named Saigon is the largest city in Vietnam...
), Con Dao
Con Dao
The Con Dao Islands are an archipelago of Ba Ria-Vung Tau province, in southeastern Vietnam, and a district of this province.-Description:Situated at about from Vung Tau and from Ho Chi Minh City, the group includes 16 mountainous islands and islets...
(Ba Ria-Vung Tau), Long Hai beach (Ba Ria-Vung Tau), Phu Quoc (Kien Giang), Biosphere Reserve Cape Ca Mau
Cape Ca Mau National Park
Cape Cà Mau National Park is a national park in southern Vietnam. It is located in Đất Mũi Commune, Ngọc Hiển District, in Ca Mau, the southernmost of Vietnam's provinces....
(Ca Mau
Cà Mau
Cà Mau is a city in southern Vietnam. It is the capital of Ca Mau province, a province in the Mekong Delta region, in the southernmost part of Vietnam's inland territory. Vietnam's incumbent Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung was born and raised here...
).
Cities
Top ten cities for tour: HanoiHanoi
Hanoi , is the capital of Vietnam and the country's second largest city. Its population in 2009 was estimated at 2.6 million for urban districts, 6.5 million for the metropolitan jurisdiction. From 1010 until 1802, it was the most important political centre of Vietnam...
- the capital, Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City , formerly named Saigon is the largest city in Vietnam...
- the largest city in Vietnam, Hai Phong - third largest city, Da Nang
Da Nang
Đà Nẵng , occasionally Danang, is a major port city in the South Central Coast of Vietnam, on the coast of the South China Sea at the mouth of the Han River. It is the commercial and educational center of Central Vietnam; its well-sheltered, easily accessible port and its location on the path of...
- the largest city in central Vietnam, Cần Thơ, Huế
Hue
Hue is one of the main properties of a color, defined technically , as "the degree to which a stimulus can be describedas similar to or different from stimuli that are described as red, green, blue, and yellow,"...
- Capital of Vietnam during the Nguyễn Dynasty, Nha Trang
Nha Trang
Nha Trang is a coastal city and capital of Khanh Hoa province, on the South Central Coast of Vietnam. It is bounded on the North by Ninh Hoà district, on the East by the South China Sea, on the South by Cam Ranh town and on the West by Diên Khánh district...
- One of largest cities in the South Central Coast, Phan Thiết
Phan Thiết
Phan Thiết town is the capital of Binh Thuan province, in southeastern Vietnam. Phan Thiet is a municipality in central, south central sector, however, the development plan to 2025, it would be municipality Southeast Vietnam. The population of Phan Thiết city in 2005 is roughly 350,000 and is...
- with Mui Ne, "Resort capital of Vietnam", Da Lat, Vũng Tàu
Vung Tàu
Vũng Tàu is a city in southern Vietnam. Its population in 2005 was 240,000. The city area is including 13 urban wards and one village. It is the capital of Ba Ria-Vung Tau province, and is the crude oil extraction center of Vietnam. It is also known as one of the most beautiful cities of tourism...
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International airports
Currently one of the most popular landing choices for visitors to Vietnam is that of Tan Son Nhat International AirportTan Son Nhat International Airport
Tan Son Nhat International Airport is Vietnam's largest international airport in terms of area . It has a handling capacity of 15-17 million passengers per year, compared with the capacity of Hanoi - Noi Bai airport of 8 million passengers and Da Nang's 2 million passengers...
. This airport is classified as being the biggest in the country in terms of volume and runway length. This airport serves the largest city of Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City , formerly named Saigon is the largest city in Vietnam...
, and because it is the newest and most modern of Vietnam's airports. It currently has two paved runways which measures 3 800 meters and 3200 meters. If you do not land at Tan Son Nhat, then you will most likely touch down at Da Nang International Airport
Da Nang International Airport
Da Nang International Airport is located in Da Nang, the largest city in central Vietnam. It is the third international airport in the country, besides Noi Bai International Airport and Tan Son Nhat International Airport , and is an important gateway to access central Vietnam.In addition to its...
or Noi Bai International Airport
Noi Bai International Airport
Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, is the largest in the north of the country. It is 28 miles from the city centre. The travel time from the city centre is 30–45 minutes.-Facilities:...
. Noi Bai is the country's second biggest and is located in Hanoi
Hanoi
Hanoi , is the capital of Vietnam and the country's second largest city. Its population in 2009 was estimated at 2.6 million for urban districts, 6.5 million for the metropolitan jurisdiction. From 1010 until 1802, it was the most important political centre of Vietnam...
while Da Nang is the country's third largest international airport. Da Nang is considered to be an important access point to central Vietnam and it receives a lot of traffic.
Travel Agencies in Vietnam
Travel Agencies in Vietnam - Travel to Vietnam- Ninh Binh
- Hanoi City
- HaiPhong City
- HoChiMinh City
- Hue City
- Hoi An
- Quang Tri
- Da Lat
- Buon Me Thuot
Military history
There are numerous historical sites from the First Indochina WarFirst Indochina War
The First Indochina War was fought in French Indochina from December 19, 1946, until August 1, 1954, between the French Union's French Far East...
and the Second Indochina War.