Vietnam’s central coastal city of Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City were both named among the top 25 trending destinations in the world for 2020 by the world’s largest travel platform TripAdvisor.
Ngu Hanh Son (The Marble Mountains), a must-see place to visit in Da Nang city.
Ranked seventh in the list, Da Nang City
is described as laid-back and friendly. According to the website, culinary
tours are a hugely popular way to experience the literal flavour of Da Nang.
It also recommends for tourists to stuff themselves with bold noodle
soups and savoury street foods and explore the limestone caves and Buddhist
grottos of the Marble Mountains.
Meanwhile, in the 12th place, Ho Chi Minh City is praised for
its charming French colonial architecture and wide boulevards.
Places of interests that visitors shouldn’t miss in the city as
suggested by TripAdvisor include the War Remnants Museum, Jade Emperor Pagoda,
and frenetic Ben Thanh Market.
The ‘trending destinations’ vote is a new category within the
2020 Travellers’ Choice Awards for Destinations conducted by TripAdvisor. It
recognises destinations that saw the biggest increase in positive reviews,
booking interest and searches over the last year.
The port city of Kochi (or Cochin) in India came top of the
list, followed by Luzon Island in the Philippines, and Porto in Portugal./.
Source: CPV
Spanning thousands of hectares and winding gracefully along mountain slopes, hillsides, and riverbanks, the terraced rice fields of Lac Son District present a stunning and captivating beauty. This region, renowned for its remarkable terraced landscapes, is also the centre of Hoa Binh Culture known for numerous archaeological sites.
The life of Mong people in Hang Kia and Pa Co communes of Mai Chau district has improved much thanks to tourism development.
The man-made Hoa Binh Lake, with a water surface area of approximately 9,000 hectares and a capacity of 9.45 billion cubic meters, stretches over 200 kilometers from Hoa Binh to Son La provinces. With the goal of developing into a national tourism area, the Hoa Binh Lake tourism area is expected to not only become the largest tourism centre in the province but also one of the 12 key tourist destinations in the northern midland and mountainous region of Vietnam.
Da Bia hamlet, now Duc Phong, in Tien Phong commune, Da Bac district, was once almost isolated from the outside as the only way to the hamlet was to get a boat ride across the Hoa Binh reservoir. However, as its tourism potential has been unleashed, the hamlet has established itself as one of the most attractive destinations on the tourism map. It has even received the ASEAN Community-Based Tourism Awards in 2019.
In the first 9 months of 2024, Mai Chau district, Hoa Binh province welcomed over 684 thousand visitors to visit and relax. In which, over 516 thousand domestic visitors and more than 168 thousand international visitors. Total revenue from tourism is estimated at over 821 billion VND.
Da Bac district, bestowed with stunning landscapes, is developing ecological and resort tourism offerings. Several tourist sites, put into operation this year, has attracted throngs of high-spending and young domestic visitors.
