On November 23, the Saigon Travel and Service Company (Saigontourist) received more than 2,500 tourists and crew on the Costa Classica cruise ship. They are mainly from France, Spain, German and England traveling to Vietnam on a trans-Viet tour discovering Halong, Hanoi, Danang, Hue, Nha Trang, and Ho Chi Minh City from November 23 to 28, 2010. … [Read more...] about Saigontourist greets 2,500 tourists and crew
Hanoi
Ba Ria-Vung Tau to open Cultural and Tourism Festival 2008
Hanoi Time - The Ba Ria - Vung Tau Cultural and Tourism Festival 2008 will take place on February 7-16. The Festival aims to promote the region's tourism, and introduce business potentials to domestic as well as foreign investors. There will be numerous events during the festival, including a cultural, sport and tourism expo, a tourist art photo exhibition themed "Spring in the Coastal City," the cannon firing rite, the "World of Sand" Festival and many other cultural activities. … [Read more...] about Ba Ria-Vung Tau to open Cultural and Tourism Festival 2008
Mekong tourism festivals attract nearly 300,000 visitors
Hanoi Times - The opening week of the 2008 National Tourism Year has attracted nearly 300,000 visitors in the Mekong Delta City of Can Tho. The February 21-26 week was marked with the Ninh Kieu Festival, the Street Festival, and the Gastronomic - Cultural Festival, said Dinh Viet Thanh, Director of the Tourism Department. Other numerous cultural activities will also be held in other Mekong Delta cities throughout the year. They include the Phu Quoc Tourism and Culture Week, the Nghinh ong Festival and Oc Om Bok, the sports and cultural festival of Khmer ethnic minorities. (VOV) … [Read more...] about Mekong tourism festivals attract nearly 300,000 visitors
Hanoi tourism sector focuses on drawing more tourists
There are more than 100 days remaining to the anniversary of 1,000 years of Thang Long - Hanoi and this will be a great opportunity for travel agents to set up tours to attract more visitors to Vietnam's capital city. Establishing more new tours Mr. Phung Van Khai, Director of Hapro Travel, said that in aiming to attract tourists, especially those from high-income markets, the agent established 10 tours which focus on Hanoi, such as: Hanoi, the historical and cultural routes; Hanoi, 36 streets; Hanoi, land and people, Hanoi - Hung Temple - Hai Ba Trung Temple, the foundation and defense of the country; Hanoi - Ninh Binh, independence and the royal proclamation of the moving of the capital city; trade village and gastronomy culture of Hanoi people. The Red River Tourism Development and Investment travel company has also launched tours titled "Coming back to Hoa Lu" with destinations of Hanoi - Hoa Lu Ancient Capital - Bai Dinh Pagoda - Trang An tourist site - Tran Temple - … [Read more...] about Hanoi tourism sector focuses on drawing more tourists
Vietnam geography
Geographical location: (main land) Longitude: from 102o09' to 109o30' East Latitude: from 8o10' to 23o24' North Mainland area: 331,690 km2 Distance (air way) between the Northernmost point and the Southernmost point: 1,650 km Distance East-West at max: 600 km (Northern), 400 km (Southern); at min: 50 km (Quang Binh, Central Part) Population: more than 80 millions (2002) in which Age structure is female 51%, male 49%. Administrative divisions: 63 provinces and municipalities (Hanoi, HCM City, Hải Hai Phong, Da Nang). Terrain: + Mountains, hills: Mountains and highland hold 3/4 of the total area. Mountain system extends from the Northwest border to the eastern side of the South, 1,400 km in total length. The highest point: Fansipan 3,143 m. + Deltas: Red River Delta: 15,000 km2. Mekong River Delta: 40,000 km2. + Main rivers: total length of all rivers in Vietnam is 41,000 km with total flow is nearly 300 billions m3 of water, and 3,100 km of canals. Red River's … [Read more...] about Vietnam geography