When mentioning Tay Bac, people think about magnificent mountains, windy hills, immense terraced fields and ladies with tawny complexions in colorful brocade dresses with bamboo papooses on their backs.

More than once someone has asked me, “You’ve visited the My Son Sanctuary many times, have you seen the ancient Cham tower complex has something new?” Surprised and embarrassed, I see the question is interesting, so I make a decision to visit My Son again to find something new at the complex.

As the year is almost over and New Year is coming, BenThanh Tourist introduces a four day/three night tour allowing excursionists not only a chance to enjoy stunning beaches in Mui Ne but also the poetic coldness and romantic greenness of the Central Highlands Dalat City.

Located 38km from Lao Cai City, Sapa is a mountainous district of Lao Cai Province 1,600m above sea level. With an average temperature of about 18 degree Celsius, Sapa lures tourists all year round with its splendid mountain landscapes, ethnic villages and terraced rice fields.

Con Dao, or Dao Ngoc (Pearl Island), lies in the East Sea about 97 nautical miles from Vung Tau City. Endowed with smooth beaches shaded by evergreen trees, fresh air, clear blue waters, primitive forests and abundant wildlife, Con Dao is drawing tourists these days with fishing and squid fishing services.

Vietnam’s twenty somethings are headed out on the highway and looking for adventure.

On a clear day, Chua Mountain southwest of Da Nang looks somewhat like an eagle’s beak when seen from Tay Vien Valley. 

Unreliable cages mean that crocodile escape to the rivers and canals during transportation and attack people. More and more such reports from Mekong Delta provinces frighten local residents.

Experts from the Environment Protection Department yesterday, August 20, said that the proliferation of red seaweed off the Binh Thuan coast, that has been blamed for killing fish, had come to an end and that the sea was clearing.

Visit a Cham village in the Mekong Delta to learn about a rare culture.