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There are a large number of both domestic and foreign tourists to Sapa this year, and many families have chosen to visit Sapa to celebrate the New Year.

Do you know Sapa of Vietnam? It is a famous destination for the visitors around the world. Winter here is the only place where have snow falling.



Coming to Sapa, tourists in Vietnam travel can mix the beautiful scenery, incredibly romantic, romantic - a beauty that has ...

Village culture is an important component taking part in creating Viet Nam cultural identity.
Being a typical agricultural country, people's lives must depend much on natural conditions, thus, for existence and development, owners of Viet Nam villages that are peasants in the majority must rely on and link to each other’s. That's why, communal character has been regarded as the first cultural characteristic of Viet Nam villages. This has been formed through close organization with ...

A visit to Hue would not be complete without a boat excursion on the gentle Huong (Perfume) River, exploring life beside its banks amidst the romance of the ancient royal capital city.
Dissecting the city centre, the Perfume River is around 30km in length and owes its name to its path through aromatic forests.
Since earlier this year, Perfume River Emotion has offered tourists a chance to spend two days on the river and experience ...

1. Kim Boi Hot Spring in Hoa Binh
For those who want to take a day off after long tiring journeys, Kim Boi Hot spring is the right place. With a 30km drive from Hoa Binh town, tourists can easily access Ha Bi commune, Kim Boi district. The district covers an area of 682 km2 and lies in the hot spring of a mineral stream.
Clear water continually spouts from the fountains, normally between 340C ...

As one looks upon the virgin beauty of Ninh Van Bay it is hard to imagine it was once the site of fierce fighting during the American War.

My friends and I travelled to Ninh Van Bay on a glorious day. The morning was just dawning, the sunlight starting to wander on the sea. With the clouds drifting and bobbing. I was sitting on the car taking in the seascape before my eyes. The way ...

The International School Saigon Pearl has announced its enrollment for kindergarten, elementary and junior high schooll students for 2012-2013 school year. ISSP would discount 8% tuition to students who register before December 31, 2011.

International School Saigon Pearl (ISSP) is a school located in the Saigon Pearl residential and commercial development. International School Saigon Pearl was founded to serve the educational needs of Ho Chi Minh City’s local and expat communities. ISSP provides a rigorous ...

The International School Saigon Pearl (ISSP) has introduced unique training golf program for preschool – early elementary kids (from 2-7 years old) in Vietnam.

From 2012, ISSP would launch Golf program, which is a program in association with KiderGolf, in order to help children to improve their physical, mental and other special skills. In developed country, the number of children accessing and playing golf is increasing. However, in Vietnam, Golf is considered as noble sport, ...

Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site has been ranked the 2nd among the 10 best boat journeys by the UK’s Lonely Planet Travel Magazine.
“Bobbing on the emerald waters of Halong Bay and moving through its 3000-odd limestone islands is simply sublime.
The tiny islands are dotted with beaches and grottoes created by wind and waves, and have sparsely forested slopes ringing with bird tunes.
There are more than 300 ...

Vietnam Museum of Ethnology is both a research centre and a public museum exhibiting the ethnic groups of Vietnam. The mission of the Museum is scientific research, collection, documentation, conservation, exhibition and preserving the cultural and historic patrimony of the nation’s different ethnic groups. The museum also serves to guide research, conservation, and technology that are specific to the work of an ethnographic museum.

In its planning for the future, the Museum intends to present ...

The road form Lao Cai province to Bac Ha on both sides of the road. White glass grows on both sides of the road. White, grey and light yellow grass, all stand taller than a man and stir restlessly in the light breeze. Golden sunlight lights up the grass and the verges glow with bright colour. The entrances to Ban Cam, Ban Phiet and Phong Hai town – one after the other the turn-offs flit ...