Destination : VIETNAM

All year round, Viet Nam is a wonderful destination. Ha Long Bay is recognized by UNESCO as one of the natural wonders of the world, with over 3,000 dramatic and magical islands set in pristine water. Phong Nha Cave is one of the largest and most beautiful caves in the world. Viet Nam has many cool mountain villages including Sapa and Dalat; clean and unspoiled beaches can be found the length of the country.

Overall looking, Vietnam is shaped like an immense elongated S lying in the centre of Southeast Asia. Stretching the length of the Indochina Peninsula, Vietnam borders on China to the North, Laos and Cambodia to the west and the East Sea and Pacific Ocean to the East and the South, with the coastline of 3,260 kilometers long. The country ’s total surface area is 330,991 square kilometers, mountains and forests occupy three-quarters of the total land through which interspersed the terraced plateaus of limestone and basaltic soil which is good for the growth of industrial crops.

There are hundreds of historical and cultural sites including the Hung Temple, Co Loa, the Temple of Literature in Ha Noi, My Son Sanctuary, the ancient city of Hoi An,and the Citadel at Hue. Thousands of pagodas, temples, and churches can be found throughout the country.Vietnamese cities and villages take pride in their architectural jewels of traditional and colonial design. Finally, it is very interesting to observe the distinctive traditions of the various ethnic groups that comprise our wonderful country.

Vietnam consists of more than 1,000 large and small rivers, flowing mainly in the directions of northwest and southeast. Of which the Mekong (Cuu Long) River in the South and the Red River in the North are the most important ones. Over the centuries, built up by the Red and Mekong Rivers’ alluvial deposits, in the North and the South formed two immense low-lying alluvial plains known as the Red River Delta and the Mekong Delta. Connecting between these two vast deltas is a narrow strip of seaside plains, running North through South, which looks like a bamboo shoulder pole weighed down by the two enormous baskets of rice at both ends. Thanks to its long coastline, crisscrossed network of river arms and dominant part of mountains and hills, Vietnam has numerous natural beauties and wonders to offer to tourists.

Vietnam is situated in the tropical area in which climate varies from region to region. The North has four seasons with a cooler winter, while the Central Part and the South, due to the influence of monsoon, has only rainy and dry seasons.Rainy season is from May to November, usually with short showers everyday, and the average rainfall is from 1,500 to 2,000 mm. Dry season is from late November to April the next year, the number of sunny hours is from 1,500 to 2,000 hours per year. Some high mountainous regions like Dalat and Sapa have a temperate climate.The country’s average annual temperature is from 22 to 27 degrees Centigrade. Humidity varies from 80% to 100%. This provides a very good condition for the growth of tropical and mangrove forests. Tourists can visit Vietnam all year round without any climate trouble.

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