Travel to Vietnam part 1

As an attractive destination in Asia, the number of travellers going to Vietnam increase continuously, a lot of them book Vietnam tours through local tour companies, as Internet has been widely used in Vietnam it is easier and easier to book tours, hotels, flight and train tickets online.


Most of travellers to Vietnam are from English speaking countries such as Australia, New Zealand, Uk, Canada and the US, in recent years the number of travellers from Asian countries like China, South Korea, south East Asian countries, and especially Japan put up drastically, many of them go on tour packages covering all destination from North to south.

Most package tours start from Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam with 6 million population, travelling up north to Sapa, Ha Giang, or North east and north west, for a vacation of 10-14 days travellers tend to visit Sapa, Halong Bay, Hue, Hoi An, Sai Gon and Mekong Delta, the most worth visiting cities in Vietnam.

Backpackers and budget travellers usually book open tours in Hanoi or Sai Gon, there are some backpacker area in those cities, De Tham area or international junction as called by local people, the Old Quarter of Hanoi is also a favourite point for young travellers.

Vietnam is a long coastal country, with a 3000 km coats stretching down from north to south, there is no doubt beach towns and islands are favourite destinations, of them are Mui Ne, Nha Trang, Phu Quoc island, and the famous isolated island of Con Dao, where recently visited by Angelina Jolie, Brat Pitt and their big family.

North Vietnam is also an attractive place for adventurous and active travellers, those who love trekking and hiking, visiting local villages, hill tribe markets cannot miss Sapa, the hillside resort built by the French in early 19th century, a lot of them take the long trip by Jeep around the north east and north west, famous for spectacular landscapes such as Ha Giang heaven gates, Dong Van rock plateau, Pha Din pass, Ban Gioc waterfall, Babe lakes, and especially the colourful hill tribe people at weekend markets.

The boom of online business has helped Vietnam travel develop quickly, travellers can just easy find travel information around the net, book hotels, transports and tours to Vietnam with a click, however just beware of scam companies which are growing, to avoid this just check the information carefully, and Tripadvisor is a good source of information from travellers.