VIETNAM TOPS LIST OF WORLD'S MOST ATTRACTIVE TOURIST DESTINATIONS

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Vietnam is now at the top of the list of the world's emerging tourist attractions, as selected by international visitors in 2012, according to a recent report by the United States Tour Operators Association (USTOA).

The Southeast Asian country was closely followed by India, Ecuador and China on the list of destinations that USTOA members consider increasingly popular in the year.

The Association announced the list at an annual conference held recently on Marco Island, Florida. It is an occupational association, through which travel agents organize tours and provide tourism services in countries around the world.

Recently, Smart Travel Asia, a prestigious online travel magazine, also highlighted Vietnamese tourism by listing Hanoi and Hoi An among the top ten most attractive tourist destinations in Asia in 2011.

Smart Travel Asia's list was based on votes cast online by more than one million readers worldwide from May to July 2011.

(Source: VOV)

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QUAN HO FOLKLORE POPULARIZED IN FRANCE

Quan Ho BacNinh, Vietnam

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has permitted the Vietnam Institute of Culture and Arts Studies, the Vietnam Cultural Center in France in coordination with Bac Ninh and Bac Giang provincial Departments of Culture, Sports and Tourism to popularize quan ho folklore in France.

Accordingly, an exhibition of photos and objects about the folklore will be held from January 22nd to February 22nd 2012 at the office of the Vietnam Cultural Centre in France.

About 50 photos and rare objects from private collections and archives in Vietnam and foreign countries will be on display. In addition, films will be screened and presentations about quan ho culture will be made at the exhibition space.

Art performances by two quan ho folklore art troupes from Bac Ninh and Bac Giang provinces will be held from January 18th to 30th in Paris and several cities in France.

On this occasion, five people from the Vietnam Institute of Culture Studies will be in France to make presentations and shoot films about quan ho folklore.

(Source: CPV)

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VIETNAM’S WATER PUPPETEERS PERFORM IN FRANCE

Vietnam Water Puppet Show

Vietnam’s water puppeteers will give 40 shows in 10 cities of France from Jan. 15 to March 21, 2012, said Deputy Director of the Vietnam Water Puppet Theatre Nguyen Tien Dung.

Dung said that the shows are followed by the recent successful tour with 30 shows in eight French cities.

The programme is part of a cultural exchange project between the Vietnam Water Puppet Theatre and France’s Bordeaux National Opera.

It is staged by Director of the Bordeaux National Opera Dominique Pitoiset and performed by nine Vietnamese water puppeteers and folk singer Thanh Hoai.

The programme is expected to help French audiences better understand the bustle life in the cities and peaceful life in the countryside of Vietnam as well as the country’s landscape.

(Source: VNA)

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VIETNAM RECEIVES MORE THAN 6 MILLION FOREIGN TOURISTS IN 2011

Tourists in Vietnam

In December 2011, more than 593,000 foreign tourists visited Vietnam, bringing the total arrivals to the country in the whole year to more than 6 million, a 19.1 percent increase from 2010.

Of the total, in 2011, the number of foreign tourists visiting Vietnam for recreational purposes amounted to more than 3.65 million, up 17.4 percent while those for business and visiting relatives were more than 1 million and nearly 1.1 million arrivals, respectively.

Over the past year, almost all markets saw a rise in the number of foreign tourists to Vietnam. China topped the list with 1.4 million arrivals, up 56.5 percent from last year. The next were the Republic of Korea (RoK) with more than 536,000 arrivals (up 8.2 percent), Japan with more than 481,000 arrivals (up 8.9 percent) and the US with more than 439,000 arrivals (up 0.8 percent). Southeast Asian markets such Cambodia and Malaysia also witnessed considerably growth with 66.3 percent and 10.3 percent from 2010.

Aiming to promote the achievements, with the theme “Heritage Tourism” in Central North Coastal province and Hue, the National Tourism Year 2012 will focus on cultural and spiritual tourist products on the basis of tangible heritage sites such as Hue Ancient Capital, temples, pagodas and old villages and intangible heritage such as Hue Royal Court Music, Hue singing and folk festivals.

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SAPA INFORMATION

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Sapa in the Mist

Known as the Queen of the Mountains, Sapa is the gateway to another world of mysterious minority cultures and luscious landscapes. Sapa is an incredibly picturesque village that lies on the Hoang Lien Son mountain range near the Chinese border in North West of Vietnam. Located 38km from Lao Cai City,Sapa is a mountainous district of Lao Cai Province. Sapa District is very well-known with Sapa Townlet, a beautiful and romantic resort. It is called as "the Tonkinese Alps". You can see many hill tribe people, their villages, rice terraces, lush vegetation, and Fansipan Mountain, highest peak in Vietnam..

Visitor to Sapa in summer can feel the climate of four seasons in one day. In the morning and afternoon, it is cool like the weather of spring and autumn. At noon, it is as sunny and cloudless as the weather of summer. And it is cold in the evening. With no advance warning of a thunderstorm short and heavy rains may come at noon on any summer day. Subsequently, a rainbow appears, transforming Sapa into a magic land, which for years has been a constant source of poetic inspiration, lights up the whole region.

Red Dao Peaple in Sapa Vietnam

The best time to witness the scenic beauty of Sapa travel is in April and May. Before that period, the weather might be cold and foggy; after that period is the rainy season. In April and May, Sapa is blooming with flowers and green pastures. The clouds that settle in the valley in early morning quickly disappear into the air.

Sapa has many natural sites such as Ham Rong Mountain, Silver Waterfall, Rattan Bridge, Bamboo Forest and Ta Phin Cave. Sapa is also the starting point for many climbers and scientists who want to reach the top of Fansipan Mountain, the highest mountain in Vietnam at 3,143m. Hoang Lien Mountain Range is also called the Alps of the North Sea area since Fansipan Mountain is not only the highest peak in Vietnam, but also in the Indochina Peninsula. The pyramid-shaped mountain is covered with clouds all year round and temperatures often drop below zero, especially at high elevations.

The first thing you notice when approaching the resort town are some detached wooden mansions and villas perched on a hill top or hillside, behind thick pine forests and almost invisible on this foggy morning. Old and new villas with red roofs now appear and now disappear in the green rows of “pomu” trees, bringing the town the beauty of European towns.

Sapa is home to various families of flowers of captivating colours, which can be found nowhere else in the country. When the Lunar New Year Festival (Tet Holiday) comes, the whole township of Sapa is filled with the pink color of peach blossom brought from the vast forests of peach just outside the town. Sapa is regarded as the kingdom of orchids. Here, orchid lovers are even amazed by the choice, when trekking in the forest filled with several hundred kinds of orchids of brilliant colors and fantastic shapes, such as Orchid Princess, Orchid of My Fair Lady's Shoe.

Sapa is most beautiful in spring. Apricot, plum and cherry flowers are splendidly beautiful. Markets are crowded and merry, and are especially attractive to visitors.Minority groups come here to exchange and trade goods and products. Market sessions are also a chance for locals to promenade and young men and women in colorful costumes to meet, date or seek sweethearts.

Visitors to Sapa will have opportunities to discover the unique customs of the local residents. Do not forget your camera to take unforgettable picture in Sapa.

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VIETNAM TRAVEL INTRODUCTION

The Ao Dai – Vietnamese Traditional Dress

Welcome to a country, to a world where the happiness exits everywhere on every face, where the landscapes are enchanting, the beaches are more attracted, the resorts are paradise, where life is lived in the fast lane. This world, this country is Vietnam, the latest Asian dragon to awake from its slumber.

Nature has blessed Vietnam with a bountiful harvest of soaring mountains, a killer coastline and radiant rice fields, Vietnam is a cracker. Inland, peasant women in conical hats still tend to their fields, children ride buffalos along country paths and minority people scratch out a living from impossible gradients.

Working In The Field

Vietnam is a nation of determined optimists who have weathered war after war, survived colonialism and communism, and are now getting to grips with the wheeler-dealer world of capitalism. Fiercely protective of their independence and sovereignty, the Vietnamese are graciously welcoming of foreigners who come as guests.

Believe your senses, as you discover one of the most enriching, enlivening and exotic countries on earth.

By going to Vietnam, stay in Ho Chi Minh City (formerly named Saigon) thelargest city and most developed city in the south of Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh City has a mixture of architectural styles between the modern and the traditional.Leaving Ho Chi Minh City, you’ll discover the watery landscape of green fields and sleepy villages in the Mekong Delta.

Da Lat - City of Eternal Spring is probably one of Vietnam's most well-known vacation destinations. This city located on high lands, part of the greater Central high lands of Vietnam. It called a City of Love with many romantic scenes. It is the holy land for the couple for honey moon

Vietnam is famous for many coastlines stretching from north to south and thebeautiful islands for visitors to explore. Do not ignore your adventure on Phu Quoc Island and relax on white-sand beaches. Back on the east coast at Mui Ne Beach, you’ll see a paradise.

Halong Bay Vietnam

Hoi An is an Ancient Town of Vietnam. It’s also known as a heaven of fashion where there are about 500 tailors working in this beautiful city

To feel the intellectual, cultural and spiritual heartbeat of Vietnam, make a stop in the old imperial capital, Hue. Home to palaces and pagodas, tombs and temples, and host of the biennial arts festival, the Festival of Hue it’s the place to go for historical, cultural and culinary stimulation.

In Hanoi, the country’s captivating capital, rise early to watch the city exercise by Hoan Kiem Lake, then pay your respects in person to Uncle Ho at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum. See if you can locate ‘pickled fish street’ in the Old Quarter and cool off with draught beer at ‘bia hoi junction’ (a truly experience to discover Vietnam street food).

Eventually you’ll be enticed out of the city by the stunning offerings of the country’s northern provinces. Nothing can stop you go to Halong Bay to enjoy it’s beauty nor the experience of trekking around mountainous Sapa.

Vietnam has it all. Go expecting the unexpected. Going to Vietnam to enjoy a dream holiday or an adventure and Vietnam will deliver.

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