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Highlights: Luang Prapang – Vientiane – Hanoi – Halong – Hue – Danang – Hoian – Saigon – Cuchi – Mekong Delta – Phnom Penh – Siem Reap.
Duration: 20 days/ 19 nights
  Tour type: Historical & Cultural Tours
  Tour code: IT20D-01
 

The Quang Binh Cultural – Tourism Week 2011 will open on May 27, highlighted by the programme ‘Discovering the Magnificent Beauty of the Province’s Caves’, announced the Quang Binh provincial People’s Committee on April 18.

The programme will be held at the Thien Duong (Paradise) Cave from 8 pm to 9:30 pm on May 28 and feature the mysterious and irresistible beauty of this particular cave, as well as the whole cave system in the locality.

I never thought I would wake up on a boat set in one of the worlds most beautiful backdrops on Christmas day... but on the 25th Dec 2010, I did just that.

Hue was the capital of Vietnam during the Nguyen dynasty (1802-1945). The city which is 1,066 kilometers north of HCMC has a distinctive geography, history, culture, architecture and culture. Nowadays, Hue attracts tourists to its temples and royal tombs that were acknowledged as World Heritage by the UNESCO in 1993.

Highlights: Hanoi – Halong
Duration: 3 days/ 2 night
Trip star: Hanoi
Trip end: Hanoi
Tour type: Cruise Tours, Luxury Tours

Vietnam’s Saint Giong Festival has been recognized as Intangible Heritage of Humanity by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

Saint Giong Festival, a traditional event in the north, is held April 6-12 of the lunar year in several venues around Hanoi and attracts thousands of tourists. The biggest Saint Giong festival is at Phu Dong Village in Gia Lam District of Hanoi where the hero, Emperor Phu Dong was born. Legend tells that Giong and the people of Van Lang (the old name of Vietnam) defeated the An invaders. After the victory, Giong rode his iron horse up to the sky. To show the gratitude to the hero of Giong Village who sacrificed his life to fight the invaders, Vietnamese people honor him as a saint. The procession starts at the Mother Temple to Thuong Temple with the performance of a religious service at Kien So Pagoda.

Highlights: Hanoi – Halong
Duration: 2 days/ 1 night 
Trip star: Hanoi
Trip end: Hanoi
Tour type: Cruise Tours, Luxury Tours

Vietnam Airlines will operate more international and domestic flights to and from central Vietnam in the winter schedule and beyond in response to increasing demand for air travel to economic and tourist hubs in the region.

The airline will add four flights to its HCMC-Quy Nhon schedule on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays in addition to its daily service to the central coastal city.