Thien Mu Pagoda, Nha Trang, Phu Quoc … in Vietnam are the most popular destinations for international tourists as voted by the Touropia site.
1. Ha Long Bay is located on the west bank of the Gulf of Tonkin, including the sea and islands belonging to Ha Long city, Cam Pha city and a part of Van Don island district, Quang Ninh province. Ha Long Bay has a coastline of 120km, an area of about 1,553 square kilometers, comprising 1,969 islands of all sizes, mostly limestone islands, of which the core area of the bay has an area of 335 square kilometers, dense with 775 islands of all sizes. .
Not only beautiful because of the scenery of “clouds, clouds, waves”, poetic beauty or countless limestone islands floating on the water, but Ha Long also gives visitors a sense of peace when immersing in the scenery here. Rated as one of the 29 most beautiful bays in the world, at the end of March 2012, the New Open World organization officially recognized Ha Long Bay as one of the seven new natural wonders of the world.
2. Thien Mu Pagoda. Also known as Linh Mu Pagoda, is an ancient temple located on Ha Khe Hill, on the left bank of the Huong River, about 5km west of the center of Hue city. Thien Mu pagoda was officially built in the year of Tan Suu (1601), the dynasty of Tien Nguyen Hoang, the first Nguyen lord in Dang Trong.
With its natural beauty and large scale, Thien Mu pagoda has become the most beautiful temple at that time. Through many historical events, Thien Mu pagoda was used as the Te Dat altar under the Tay Son Dynasty (around 1788), and then restored many times during the Nguyen dynasties. Today, the pagoda continues to be more and more splendid, magnificent and always attractive, attracting many visitors from near and far.
3. Hoan Kiem Lake: Also known as Hoan Kiem Lake, is the natural freshwater lake of Hanoi city, the lake has an area of about 12 hectares. In the past, the lake also had the names: Luc Thuy lake, Thuy Quan lake, Ta Vong lake and Huu Vong, the name Hoan Kiem appeared in the early 15th century associated with the legend of King Le Thai To returning the treasure sword to Tortoise. God.
Hoan Kiem Lake is associated with the legendary legend, is a symbol of the desire for peace, martial arts and virtues of the Vietnamese nation. Therefore, many writers and artists have taken the image of Hoan Kiem Lake as the foundation for their works.
4. Hoi An. Hoi An city is located on the North bank of Thu Bon river, about 25km southeast of Da Nang city, about 50km northeast of Tam Ky city. From the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, this place was known as Faifoo, a trading place and a big trading center of Japanese, Chinese, Portuguese, Italian traders … in Southeast Asia.
Today Hoi An almost preserves the status quo of ancient architectural relics and intangible cultural background in customs, belief activities, folk arts, cultural festivals, villages. traditional craft … In addition, the culinary culture in Hoi An is also one of the special things that tourists often mention, if you have come here but have not enjoyed traditional dishes such as: Cao Lau, Quang noodle , “White rose” cake … is considered never to Hoi An.
5. Phu Quoc . This island is also known as Pearl Island, which is the largest island in Vietnam, and is also the largest island among the 22 islands in the Gulf of Thailand. Phu Quoc Island together with other islands form the Phu Quoc island district of Kien Giang province. The entire island district has a total area of 589.23 square kilometers.
In 2008, the Concierge.com website (specializing in tourism in Australia) announced Phu Quoc Long Beach as one of the 13 “most pristine and beautiful” beaches in the world. In addition, Phu Quoc is also a place that produces a fish sauce that is not only famous in Vietnam but also known around the world.
6. Sa Pa terraced fields. Sa Pa is a highland town in the northwest of Vietnam, where there are beautiful terraced fields, stretching like stairs reaching to the sky. With the majestic and poetic natural landscape, mysterious love markets and rich and unique cuisine, Sa Pa has “fascinated” most of the visitors when arriving here.
In 2009, Travel and Leisure Magazine (USA) also voted Sa Pa terraced fields as one of the 7 most beautiful and beautiful terraced fields in Asia and the world. In December 2011, Lonely Planet (UK) travel magazine introduced the land “Sa Pa is one of the 10 wonderful places in the world for walking” and in early November 2013, the Ministry of Culture – Sports and Tourism has also decided to rank the Sa Pa terraced fields as a National Heritage Site.
7. Mui Ne. As a famous tourist center in the South Central region, 22km northeast of Phan Thiet city center (Binh Thuan province), it is a strip of wild blue coast with red sand dunes stretching like sa villages and pure fishing villages of Vietnam.
Mui Ne also attracts tourists by many historical and cultural relics of a diverse and multi-ethnic culture such as Kinh, Cham, Hoa, typically Cham towers, Water tower, Ong pagoda, Ba Thien pagoda. Hau, Van Thuy Tu and many other valuable relics of culture, history and tourism.
8. Mekong River Delta. As part of the Mekong Delta, also known as the Southern Delta or the South West, the total area is 40,548.2 square kilometers. Due to its long coastline and the Mekong River divided into many rivers, canals, islets, islands and archipelagos of large and small, this place is suitable for all types of ecotourism, experience and discovery.
Coming to the Mekong Delta, in addition to visiting the immense fruit gardens, walking on one of the nine river branches flowing into the sea of the Mekong River, listening to the folk music and enjoying the specialties of the Southern region. It is also difficult for customers to ignore the sightseeing of the floating markets, a feature only in the West of the river.
9. Cu Chi Tunnels. As an underground defense system in Cu Chi district, the land is known as “steel land”, 70km from Ho Chi Minh City to the West – North. This system was built by the National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam during the Indochina War and the Vietnam War.
This is a unique architectural work deep in the ground, with many floors, many nooks and crannies like a spider web of over 200km long, where we eat, live, meet and fight our people. With 3 different deep floors, the upper floor is about 3m from the ground, the middle floor is about 6m from the ground and the bottom floor is more than 12m deep. Up to now, Ben Duoc Tunnels and Ben Dinh have been recognized by the State as a national historic site.
10. Nha Trang. It is a coastal city and is the political, economic, cultural, and tourist center of Khanh Hoa province, in the South Central Coast of Vietnam. The coastal land is also famous for its bird’s nest dish, one of the nutritious delicacies used by kings 400 years ago.
Dubbed the “Pearl of the Far East”, Nha Trang not only possesses a fresh, cool natural landscape with stretches of white sand, offshore islands with magical coral ecosystems, but also famous for having many ancient Cham temples with moss, quiet museums in the heart of the city.
