• Caravelle to turn 50 in May, cut room rates by 50%

    05/04/2009 05:00

    The five-star Caravelle Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City said it has set the stage for its 50th anniversary celebration in May. The Caravelle at present. Next on the left is the Opera House. “Fifty years ago, we opened and immediately set the standard...

  • Handing down healing secrets of the past

    05/04/2009 05:00

    A wooden house on a small street in HCM City is packed with thousands of medicinal artefacts, books and fragrant herbs. Portraits of the two founders of Vietnamese traditional medicine; Sixteenth to 17th century bronze water pots from Phu Tho....

  • Peek-a-Boo! Visit Thai people in their homes

    04/04/2009 05:00

    Located 130 kilometers from downtown Hanoi, Mai Chau Valley in Mai Chau district, Hoa Binh Province, has been attracting a large number of visitors for quite some time. A path leads past village houses in Mai Chau Valley. To get there from Hanoi...

  • Tourism festival opens in HCM City

    Tourism festival opens in HCM City

    03/04/2009 05:00

    The 2009 Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Festival, the 5th such annual event, opened on April 3 at Dam Sen Cultural Park by the municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Vietnam Tourism Association. The festival showcased prestigious tourism...

  • Exploring mysterious caves in Da Dung Mountain

    03/04/2009 05:00

    LookAtVietnam – Da Dung Mountain, also known as Chau Nham Son Mountain or Bach (White) Mountain, is a national landscape endowed with primitive beauty which gives new meaning to discovering the mysteries of nature. Entrance to Da Dung Mountain. Located...

  • Ancient Phuoc Tich village listed as cultural heritage

    03/04/2009 05:00

    LookAtVietnam – The ancient village of Phuoc Tich in the central province of Thua Thien- Hue city has been recognised as a national cultural heritage by the Government. Peaceful: Charming, low-level houses are well preserved in Phuoc Tich village in central...

  • TAT teams up with local travel firms for new land tour

    02/04/2009 05:00

    LookAtVietnam – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is working with travel companies in Vietnam over a package tour by car to the southern region of the country in a fresh move to attract more Vietnamese travelers. Artists perform a Thai dance at the...

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