Why Vietnam?

Stunning scenery, combined with high-level customer service and charming local culture, make Vietnam an ideal travel destination for all traveler profiles. From the northern mountains and the laid-back central coastline, down to the exotic flood plains of the southern provinces, Vietnam’s variety is one of its unique selling points. A year-round destination, the geography of Vietnam ensures it’s always a good time to travel, no matter what time of year.

Capital: Hanoi

Formerly Thang Long, the “City of the Rising Dragon,” Hanoi became Vietnam’s official capital city in 1954 with the signing of the Geneva agreement. The city later suffered tremendously from the destruction caused by the American bombardments during the Vietnam War, and the end of the conflict marked a long period of withdrawal from the outside world. Only From the 1990s and the commencement of the Doi Moi economic freedoms did Hanoi open up to the rest of the world once again. Today, Hanoi is a capital of irresistible charm, at the meeting point of traditions and legends, dotted with lakes, tree-lined avenues, and lush parks

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BEST TIME TO GO

From February to May and July to mid-September

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TRAVEL TYPES

Classic, Honeymoon, Family Travel, Art & Culture, Gastronomy, Sustainable

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Tet Festival (Lunar New Year)

This is the biggest national holiday, and can be compared to Christmas in Europe. Most of Vietnamese people will take a week off from work and gather with their family and friends in their hometown to celebrate. Based on the older, Sino-Vietnamese calendar, Tet is the “Feast of the First Morning of the First Day”. Many Vietnamese people prepare for Tet by cooking special cuisine and deeply cleaning the house.

 Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

 10-13 Feb 2024

Giong Festival at Soc Temple

Giong Festival is annually celebrated in springtime in several parts of Hanoi in order to commemorate Saint Giong, one of the “four immortals” of Vietnam. According to cultural experts, the festivals held in the Phu Dong (where Saint Giong was born) and Soc Temples (where he ascended to heaven) are the most meaningful and notable, recognized by UNESCO as pieces of Intangible Cultural Heritage.

 Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

 10-13 Feb 2024

Bai Dinh Pagoda Festival

The Bai Dinh pagoda complex is nestled in Bai Dinh Mountain, Ninh Binh. Bai Dinh holds many records in central Vietnam: the largest pagoda area of Vietnam at 107 hectares, the biggest bronze Buddha statues in Southeast Asia (36 and 27 tons), the most La Han statues in all of Vietnam (500, built from 2-meter slabs of marble). This makes it a very special place to honor both historical heroes and the Divine.

 Ninh Binh, Vietnam

 15 February 2024

Tet Festival (Lunar New Year)

The lofty Yen Tu pagoda complex used to be the center of Buddhism in Vietnam in the 11th century, and also boasts the origin of the Buddhist sect Truc Lam. Thousands of visitors come to Yen Tu after Lunar New Year to pray for luck and health in the New Year. They believe that if they can climb to the top of Yen Tu Mountain, they’ll gain even more good over the year.

 Yen Tu Mountain, Quang Ninh, Vietnam

 20-25 Feb 2024

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