PLACES OF INTEREST - Vietnam

Dak To

The surroundings of Dak To was during the American Vietnam war one of the places that was hit the most. In the center there are some monuments and just outside the center you can find the former runway where once dozens of flights daily departed. Read more >>>

Vietnam | Travel 2014 | Travel Story | Sight

Dalat

Personnel walk around in yellow Chinese suits with a straw hat and the crazy house (the most popular site of the city of Dalat) is actually more of a complex of the most strange architecture I have seen in years, hence the name, Gaudi style. Read more >>>

Vietnam | Travel 2014 | Travel Story | Sight

Dien Bien Phu

The city of Dien Bien Phu lies in the northwest part of Vietnam on the border of Laos. It’s (in)famous because the Vietminh won here his most important battle against the French (Colonial) powers. Memorials, former bunkers and lots of history.  Read more >>>

Vietnam | Travel 2014 | Travel Story | City

Halong Bay

Halong Bay must be one of Vietnam's most famous tourist destinations. The bay has nearly 2000 islands and the limestone monoliths rise spectacularly from the ocean and several contain huge caves. Some of the islands have floating villages of fishermen. Read more >>>

Vietnam | Travel 2002 | Places of Interest | Bay (NP)

Hanoi

Hanoi is the capital and second city of Vietnam. Especially the historic very compact center that they call the old quarter with narrow streets full of colonial buildings, pagodas, shops and old city gates is a popular tourist attraction. Read more >>>

Vietnam | Travel 2002 | Places of Interest | City

Ho Chi Minh City and Cu Chi

The former Saigon, the current Ho Chi Minh City, is the largest city in Vietnam and was the capital of South Vietnam for the reunification. The biggest attractions are the reunification palace and the War Remnants museum. Outside of Saigon you can visit the very interesting tunnels of Cu Chi. Read more >>>

Vietnam | Travel 2002 | Places of Interest | City and around

Hoi An and My Son

Hoi An is one of Vietnam's main tourist attractions and tourists enjoy the cities car-free streets, the romantic harbor, the old (Colonial) buildings and the photogenic Japanese bridge. Nearby you can visit the old Champa ruins in the site of My Son. Read more >>>

Vietnam | Travel 2002 | Places of Interest | City and Sight

Hue

In the 18th century the new leader of Vietnam chose Hue as his Imperial city and had a large citadel built with palaces, temples and pagodas. Just outside the city are the Imperial tombs as well as the demilitarized zone which was the dividing line between North and South. Read more >>>

Vietnam | Travel 2002 | Places of Interest | City

Khe Sanh

The name Khe Sanh brings you back the Second Indochina war when the Americans put up this most eastern stronghold close to the Laos border. The camp was for months besieged by North Vietnamese soldiers. Now it’s a museum which you can visit. Read more >>>

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Mai Chau

The region around the little village Mai Chau is one of the pearls of North-Vietnam. Rice paddies, wooden- and thatched huts, buffalo’s in the field, small ditches and beautiful high mountains in the background. You can sleep with the local people here. Read more >>>

Vietnam | Travel 2014 | Travel Story | Region

Mekong Delta

The rice bowl of Vietnam; the Mekong Delta is one of the largest in the world of its kind. The region is a big tourist attraction because of the floating markets. It is also very suitable for making a tour in a boat through the numerous waterways - large and small. Read more >>>

Vietnam | Travel 2002 | Places of Interest | Delta Region

Muong Phang (Dien Bien Phu)

It’s possible to go on a daytrip (by yourself) to a little village called Muong Phang not too far from Dien Bien Phu. Here you can visit the former Headquarters of the Vietminh Army during 1954. The caves that formed the main section are open to the public. Read more >>>

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My Lay, My Son

One of the most controversial places of the Vietnam War; American soldiers butchered the almost entire village and lit all the thatched houses. You can visit the memorial site in the south of the country where this tragic story is told from both sides. Read more >>>

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Na Thrang

One of Vietnam's most famous seaside resorts is the coastal town of Na Thrang. It has a beautiful wide sandy beach, several palm trees and a well-known and delicious bar called The Sailor's Club. There are also temples outside the city that you can visit. Read more >>>

Vietnam | Travel 2002 | Travel Story | City (beach)

Ninh Binh (Tam Coc)

The biggest highlight of the region of Ninh Binh is to make a trip in a small boat into the caves of the little village of Tam Coc. The rowing lady rows with her feet (instead of her arms) and goes underneath the rocks into a pitch black hole into the swallow water. Read more >>>

Vietnam | Travel 2014 | Travel Story | City and Sight

Phat Diem

Phat Diem was once an important Catholic stronghold where even in the late 40's a private army housed. The cathedral and its outbuildings were built in 1891 by father six and is a mix between an Asian and European Christian prayer house. Read more >>>

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Rung Tram (Mekong Delta)

It was here that during the Vietnam War about ten high ranking generals from the guerrilla movement Vietcong were hiding from the Americans who had a military base two kilometers away. You can make a boat-tour through this dizzling delta-area. Read more >>>

Vietnam | Travel 2014 | Travel Story | Sight (delta)

Sapa

Sapa is located in the far north of Vietnam and is known for its unprecedented hikings possibilities, beautiful views, rice terraces, jungle and in the city itself an important daily market where many mountain tribes - minorities come to visit. Read more >>>

Vietnam | Travel 2002 | Places of Interest | City and Region

Son La

In the city of Son La is  nothing special to see except the former Colonial French prison. This grim place built on the top of a hill gives a unique sight of the jails where the French put their political opponents. High walls, guard-towers and damped single cells. Read more >>>

Vietnam | Travel 2014 | Travel Story | Sight