Vietnam Vacations

Hanoi lures tourists by cheo

Ruby — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 08:22:24 +0000

Besides water puppetry, tourists to Hanoi can enjoy traditional cheo (traditional operetta) extracts, quan ho (love duets) and chau van. To attract tourists, the Hanoi Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has designed a special traditional art program at Hanoi Cheo Theatre. It was introduced for the first time to travel firm representatives on [...]

Ca Mau hosts culture, tourism week to mark southern liberation day

Ruby — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 04:20:38 +0000

A week of cultural and tourist activities started in the southernmost province of Ca Mau on April 25 to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the liberation of southern Vietnam and receive the UNESCO’s decision recognising Ca Mau Cape as the world’s biosphere reserve. The event is a chance for the province to introduce its economic [...]

Cruise ship with 1,700 tourists puts in at Nha Trang

Ruby — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 05:58:55 +0000

Vietnam tours – Vietnam travel online – Origin Vietnam tour:The Diamond Princess Cruise ship, with over 1,700 tourists aboard, anchored in the central city of Nha Trang on April 19, after visiting Ho Chi Minh City.

Princess Cruise

Visitors from the ship made a one-day tour of the city, including the Cai River, Ponagar [...]

Experts recommend that Son Doong cave not be opened to tourists

Ruby — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 01:36:43 +0000

Origin Vietnam Travel – British and Vietnamese spelunkers have finished a ten-day exploration of the Son Doong Cave, called the world’s largest grotto The 20-member exploration team joined explorers from the British Cave Research Association (BCRA) and the Hanoi University for Natural Sciences. The explorers penetrated an additional 530 meters into the Quang Binh province [...]

TRAVEL IN BRIEF 26/3 VIETNAM TRAVEL, VIETNAM TOURS

Ruby — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 01:30:55 +0000

Origin Vietnam Travel – Path to Heaven Cave being carved Work is now on to open a new 4.7km route to Thien Duong (Heaven) Cave in the central province of Quang Binh on April 30. The forest road can be traversed foot, by bicycle, or horse cart.

Discovered in 2005, Heaven Cave is in the [...]

Colours and sounds of ‘Legend of Han River’ Vietnam Travel, Vietnam tours

Ruby — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 07:42:54 +0000

Origin Vietnam Travel – Thousands of spectators will have a chance to enjoy spectacular fireworks displays in the Da Nang International Fireworks Competition 2010, due to be held from March 27-28 in the central city of Da Nang.

With the theme of ‘The Legend of the Han River’, the competition draws the participation of five [...]

Seminar on Promoting Vietnam tourism using 3D online media Vietnam Travel, Vietnam tours

Ruby — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 07:21:48 +0000

The Tourism Information Technology Center (under Vietnam National Administration of Tourism) on March 25 chaired a seminar on promoting tourist destinations in Vietnam using 3D online media. The seminar had the attendance of tourism managing officials from Culture, Sports and Tourism Departments of Ha Noi, Nghe An, Ninh Binh and Lao Cai, together with key [...]

Goya prints on show in HCMC Vietnam travel, Vietnam tours

Ruby — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 04:11:06 +0000

Rare prints composed by world famous Spanish artist Francisco de Goya y Lucientes between 1810 and 1820 are on display for the second time in Vietnam at an exhibition in the HCMC Fine Arts Museum. The 33 etchings are from Goya’s series Disaster of War, which is a collection of painful scenes from Spain’s War [...]

Contemporary Vietnamese fine art displayed in New York Vietnam tours, Vietnam Travel

Ruby — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 04:09:13 +0000

A painting exhibition opened at a showroom of the Judith Hughes Day Contemporary Vietnamese Fine Art in New York on March 24.

The exhibition, which was part of activities to mark Asian Week in the US, was co-organised by the Boston Properties, the Midtown Arts Common and the Judith Hughes Day Contemporary Vietnamese Fine Art.

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Ceremonial singing at Vietnam Museum of Ethnology Vietnam travel, Vietnam tours

Ruby — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 04:07:21 +0000

Hanoians will have a chance to enjoy a ca tru (traditional ceremonial singing) show by UNESCO’s ca tru club at the outdoor stage of the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology on March 28. Born in about the 15th century and reaching its golden peak in the 19th century, ca tru, an UNESCO intangible cultural heritage, like [...]