Waterfall No. 6 beckons travelers

When visiting the northern province of Ha Giang with its winding roads, mighty mountains, terraced fields and waterfalls, travelers should drop by the Waterfall No. 6 at the center of Ha Giang City to enjoy its cool water after a long journey.  

Located six kilometers from Ha Giang City as you head towards Thanh Thuy border gate, the waterfall is a favorite for local residents to gather at weekends to go swimming or fishing. Travelers will feel pleasant when traveling on the road to the waterfall spotting green fields, buffalos and bamboo trees. Sceneries near the fall are even more eye catching with huge cliffs and limpid water. On the right hand side, there is also a large grassy area that is an ideal place for local people to take wedding photos.

Some residents told us to visit the fall during summer time, when the fall pours down strongly and rainwater fills up small ponds. However, remember to wear suitable shoes to the waterfall as there are many cliffs and rocks.

Hanoi receives more than 2.5 million foreign tourists

Hanoi has welcomed more than 2.58 million foreign visitors by far this year, up 12.2% compared to last year’s figure.

The municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism said they came mostly from China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the US and France.

With its increasing image image and prestige, Hanoi has become one of attractive destinations for tourists in recent times.

In addition to its promotional campaigns overseas, it has designed a string of new products and improved local tourism infrastructure facilities.

Hanoi has been listed one of the top ten Asian tourism destinations in 2013 by Smart Travel Asia and placed 8th among 10 tourism destinations in the world by Website TripAdvisor. Hanoi came third in Asia after Kathmandu in Nepal and Sapporo in Japan.

The number of domestic tourists to Hanoi has risen 11.3 percent to 14 million people by far compared to a year earlier.

Mexican newspaper hails Ha Long Bay’s beauty

Mexican daily El Financiero recently ran an article describing Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay, as an ideal destination for visitors to enjoy peaceful sailing and admire beautiful karst scenery and emerald waters.

Writer Antonio Benitez Garcia provided a brief overview of the bay and recommended the top places to visit during a trip to the bay, such as Sung Sot, Dau Go and Hon Trong, Hon Mai caves. He affirmed Ha Long is rapidly becoming a favourite destination of tourists to Asia.

Ha Long Bay was recognized as a World Natural Heritage site in 1994 by UNESCO, and voted as one of the seven new Natural Wonders of the World in 2011.

The article also highlighted the diverse range of tourist services and packages on offer to the bay, as well as the traditional Vietnamese cuisine and the excellent hospitality found in this region

It praised the Vietnamese Government’s efforts to develop environmentally friendly tourism  expressing its support for policy changes to enable future sustainable tourism in Ha Long Bay.

Da Nang,Guangdong co-operate on tourism

The central city's Tourism Association and the Chinese province of Guangdong signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on tourism co-operation yesterday.

The MoU seeks to attract visitors to the central region of Viet Nam and Guangdong.

The central city, which has begun offering two chartered flights a week to Guangzhou, has hosted 105,000 Chinese tourists in the first 11 months of this year.

However, the Chinese province recorded only 170,000 Vietnamese tourists last year.

According to latest report, Da Nang welcomed 3.1 million tourists, of which over 730,000 were foreigners.

Connecting markets to promote tourism products

A project on strengthening inland tourism in the central province of Quang Nam, funded by the government of Luxembourg, is coming to an end following significant success.

The final workshop of the project was held in the locality on December 10 to evaluate the project’s outcomes and prepare a plan for future activities.

At the event, participants agreed that the project has successfully developed three community-based tourism villages and new approaches linking local handicraft products to appropriate markets.

The three-year project, launched in 2011, also helped reduce poverty by creating sustainable jobs for local people in the project areas.

As a result, the project’s partner, the International Organistion of Labour, proposed further financial support for human resources training, providing training for ethnic people on community-based tourism development and connecting with other localities to promote tourism products.-