Tips & Tricks
Vinpearl (Hon Tre island, Nha Trang) – opened in 2006, this amusement park (located in Nha Trang –9 hours, or 440 km. northwest of Ho Chi Minh City via car) offers a wide range of entertainment attractions and amusement rides – modern, unique and comparable to many leading countries in the region and in the […]
Vung Tau (beach) – located 2 hours (94 km.) southeast of Ho Chi Minh City, Vung Tau is one of the most popular beach resorts in Vietnam and it tends to get very crowded during the months of December through May. This beach doesn’t compare to others in Vietnam, but its close proximity to HCMC […]
Saigon Skydeck (36 Ho Tung Mau Street, Ben Nghe ward, Dist. 1, Ho Chi Minh City) – located on the tallest building in Ho Chi Minh City (and the third-tallest in all of Vietnam), the Saigon Skydeck is located on the 49th floor of the Bitexco Financial Tower (six floor below an elaborately-designed helipad). Designed […]
Saigon Zoo and Botanical Garden (2 Nguyen Binh Khiem Street, Dist. 1, Ho Chi Mihn City) — the Saigon Zoo and Botanical Garden is famous not only with Vietnamese but also with foreign visitors. It is the home for many rare orchids, ornamental plants, and over a hundred species of mammals, reptiles and birds. Saigon […]
Tuan Chau Island – located three hours (167 km.) east of Hanoi, Tuan Chau Island is an island on Halong Bay and about 4 km. far from Bai Chay Tourist Wharf to the southwest. The island is connected to the mainland by a 2 km road built in 1998. The name “Tuan Chau” comes from […]
Thang Long Water Puppet Theater (Hanoi) — Water puppetry is a form of folk arts originating in the Red River Delta in the north of Vietnam, dating back in the 11th century. Many town and villages in Vietnam have communal ponds that are perfect stages for these impromptu performances, enhancing the widespread development of the […]