Northern Vietnam
Cat Ba is the largest island of the homonymous archipelago of about 370 small islands well-known for its beaches and karst landforms that shelter the last Yellow-headed langurs, a rare species of primate in the world and endemic to the island
Hai Phong, municipality directly under the central government, is the third most populous city in Vietnam after Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.
Recognized by UNESCO as a world natural heritage and placed in the list of seven wonders of the world, Halong Bay is known for its beautiful beaches and beautiful scenery as well as historic relics. It is an essential destination for foreign tourists.
Mai Chau is a mountainous region west of Hoa Binh province. It is a small valley surrounded by green mountains and dotted with lakes, rice paddies, rivers and houses on stilts nestled in the mountains of the Thai ethnic people
Tam Coc is also nicknamed “Halong Bay on land” because of the similarity of its mountainous landscape to those of the eighth wonder of the world
Cuc Phuong National Park, an area of 25,000ha, is located in Ninh Binh province, 120km southwest of Hanoi. Created in July 1962, this park is the oldest and best-equipped in the country
Bac Ha is a district in the northeast of Lao Cai province. It consists of many beautiful natural and historic landscapes: mountains, rivers and caves
Located 350km from Hanoi in the Northwest Vietnam, the heart of a beautiful valley about thirty kilometers from the Chinese border, Sapa is a former resort of the colonial era dating back from 1922. Surrounded by mountains that the French had nicknamed “Tonkin Alps”, Sapa is dominated by the Vietnam peak: Mount Fanxipan
Lao Cai is one of the provinces which are located along the Chinese-Vietnamese border northwest of the country. The city of Lao Cai is 354km northwest of Hanoi
Place of interest
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Northern Vietnam
- Where & When to visit the rice terraces in North Vietnam
- Huong Pagoda – Pilgrimage to the land of Buddhas
- Day Trips from Hanoi
- Things to do in Hanoi
- Hanoi, City of Peace
- Ninh Binh Province
- Bat Trang, ceramic art destination
- Duong Lam ancient village
- Tay Phuong Pagoda, the destination to calm down
- Cat Ba Island, World Biosphere Reserve
- Central Vietnam
- Southern Vietnam