Visit the land of coconuts
To get to Ben Tre Province from HCMC travel to My Tho City and over Rach Mieu Bridge. Hectares of coconut plantations and criss-crossing canals make up this green province of three islands - Minh, Bao and An Hoa islands. Bao is the largest island, separated from An Hoa Island by Ba Lai Canal and from Minh Island by Ham Luong River. An excursion around the province is worth doing, to see the rural scenes of the Mekong and learn more about Ben Tre’s architecture and history.

Hanoi Cheo Theatre designs special tourist show
he theatre on July 19 signed cooperation contracts with travel firms and introduced its new shows that feature various Vietnamese musical genres.

Tourist tramcars glide through Hanoi streets
Tramcars have been operating for a week now, serving visitors who want to tour the Old Quarter and Hoan Kiem Lake. The fare is reasonable, 15,000 dong for a 30-minute tour.

Ba Vi day trip offers respite from scorching city summer
When a small group of my friends decided to head out of the city one summer day to try to escape the scorching heat, we didn’t have a destination, just an idea. So I suggested we go to Suoi Hai Lake, just 70km northwest of Ha Noi.

Tourism campaigns on CNN ineffective?
While the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MoCST) thinks that it is very effective to advertise Vietnam tourism on CNN and will spend billions of dong on more ad campaigns, many have doubts.