Vietnam Travel Tips & Stories

7 things you need to pay attention when conquering Fansipan Mountain (Part 2)

Through the first part of this article, we hope you are able to choose the right equipment and prepare mentally to conquer the highest mountain in Vietnam. In of this article, we will continue to bring valuable experiences, making your trip safer and more convenient. It is about preparing the necessary equipment - which determines...
An Ma Temple

An Ma Temple

On the journey to discover Ba Be area (Bac Kan), visitors will have the opportunity to visit and offer incense at An Ma Temple, immersed in the poetic and lyrical scene but still feel the sacred atmosphere of the Buddhist meditation place.
Hoang Su Phi with diverse pedology and soil resources

Hoang Su Phi Rice Terraced Fields

Hoang Su Phi rice terraced fields – the irresistible beauty. Traveling to Ha Giang to discover the beauty of the ripe rice seasons in the highlands. It is 110 km from Ha Giang city, along National Highway 2 and Provincial Road 177, Hoang Su Phi is a district located in the west of Ha Giang.
Ma Pi Leng - the extreme of danger and effort to open the way to the stone plateau

Ma Pi Leng Pass – The most majestic landscape in Ha Giang

With the position of the majestic landscape, to arriving Ma Pi Leng Pass, a famous tourist destination, one of the 11 majestic landscapes of Ha Giang, we must overcome the roads, the extremely dangerous turnings. It can be said that “Bất đáo Pì Lèng phi phượt thủ” (it means that if you do not yet...
Silver Waterfall Sapa Vietnam

Silver Waterfall Sapa

The feeling of standing in the middle of the majestic mountain forest and listening to the sound of a waterfall streaming down make us see how humble we are. Standing at the foot of Silver waterfall to watch the incredible and magical beauty of the waterfall when touring Sapa is really fascinating.
A Tay Ethnic Woman are working in the rice fields

The unique culture of people of Ba Be Lake area

Ba Be National Park, Bac Kan province is a pristine area where all the noise of the modern world has not really reached. Ba Be is beautiful with peaceful and quite scenery, with the vast green of the lake forest ecosystem, in the unique cultural characteristics of the peoples of Ba Be Lake area.
Puong Cave - Ba Be National Park

Puong Cave in Ba Be National Park

Puong cave is a large cave in northern Vietnam, included in Ba Be National Park in Bac Kan province, about 5 Km from Cho Ra town center. The cave is 300 meters long, more than 30 meters high, was formed when Nang River flows through under Lung Nham limestone mountain. It’s stunningly beautiful inside the...

Fansipan peak is 4.3-meter higher

The highest position of Fansipan peak has reached 3,147.3 meters, which is 4.3-meter higher than the result measured by the French in 1909. On June 26th, Mr. Phan Duc Hieu, Director of Department of Survey, Mapping and Geographic Information Vietnam has announced that this department is completing procedures to sate the results of altitude measurement...
Fansipan Mountain

Fansipan Mountain

Located in Lao Cai province, Fansipan Mountain is about 9 km Southwest of Sapa Town. This mount belongs to Hoang Lien Son Mountain range in the Northwest of Vietnam and within the border of Lao Cai and Lai Chau Provinces. Considering as the roof of the Indochinese peninsula; at 3,143m altitude, Fansipan is known as...
Boat trip on Ba Be Lakes - Ba Be National Park

History of creating Ba Be Lake

Ba Be Lake is a freshwater lake located between Ba Be and Cho Don districts in Bac Kan province. The lake is 8km long, 3km wide, at a height of 145m above sea level and was formed more than 200 million years ago. Surrounding the lake are ancient limestone mountains dating back over 450 million...

Fansipan climbing: Do it yourself or tour booking?

Do it yourself (DIY) or tour booking for trekking Fansipan is one of the issues concerned by those who are passionate about traveling. However, either DIY or tour booking has its own fascinating features. The following article will analyze from many different aspects so that you have the right choice between DIY and tour selection...
green rice fields in Ta Phin village, Sa Pa, Vietnam

Ta Phin Village

Sapa has gradually become an attractive destination for domestic and foreign tourists in the North of Vietnam. With poetic mountain landscapes, Sapa is the place of highland people, especially those living in the villages, with their unique cultures. Ta Phin village of Sapa is one of the most visited villages.