The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism will team up with domestic travel agencies in a joint fact-finding tour of terraced field areas in the northern mountainous provinces of Yen Bai and Lao Cai in September to consider opening more tours to the region.
As many as 10,000 visitors are expected to travel to the highlands of Sa Pa on the coming National Day holiday next month, said Lao Cai Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism director Tran Huu Son.
The first ever Hanoi Carnival 2012 is underway in Indochina Plaza in Cau Giay district, offering inspiring things for young Hanoians, who is thirsty for knowledge of cultures around the world, or foreigners, who want to know more about Vietnam, to explore.
The remains of an ancient Cham tower have been discovered in Phong Le Village in Cam Le District in the central city of Da Nang, an area not yet known to have Cham relics.
A solemn ceremony for the naming of Pac Bo historical site as a National Historical Relic will be held in Cao Bang province.
The Ho Chi Minh Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Association announced the results of the second Ho Chi Minh City.
Comprising of an ecological site, an ancient capital city and a scenic limestone reserve, the Trang An Tourism Complex is now in the tentative list to be considered for Viet Nam's world heritage site.
Although it hasn't yet been exploited for tourism, Cat Tien archeological relic in Cat Tien District of the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong has still managed to lure thousands of tourists on a monthly basis, reports TTXVN.
An international seminar on preserving the traditional architecture of the Co Tu ethnic group took place on August 20 in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.
The Center for Preservation of Hue Relics has opened Khai Tuong Lau (An Dinh palace), where Vietnam's last king Bao Dai and his family lived from 1945 to 1955, to tourists.
"My balloon" by photographer Vo Anh Kiet has won second prize at the National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest 2012, reports VnExpress.
Nature has bestowed a diversity of natural landscapes on Quang Binh with plains, mountains, lakes and islands. The province is located at the intersection of the north-south railway, Highway 1A, and the Ho Chi Minh Highway as well as roads connected to Laos. Quang Binh has many advantages and the potential for diversified and sustainable tourism development.