Arriving in Mai Chau Valley

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010 694 views
Arriving in Mai Chau Valley

Mai Chau is located in Hoa Binh province, approximately 135 km from Hanoi and 60 km from Hoa Binh. From the top of Cun Mountain, one can admire the superb panorama of Mai Chau surrounded by a green valley and stilt houses. Many minorities, including the Thai ethnic group, live in Mai Chau.
Stilt houses border [...]

Best vacation on Tam Coc and Hoa Lu

Thursday, June 17th, 2010 1,401 views
Best vacation on Tam Coc and Hoa Lu

Tam Coc means three caves, which takes about two hours driving from Hanoi (110 km) to the South, and visitors may say that distance is not a matter after seating in a boat rowed by one or two local persons in Hoang Long river and see the first limestone mountains, which will run along their [...]

Hue Royal City

Wednesday, June 16th, 2010 676 views
Hue Royal City

The imperial city of Hue, situated in the Thua Thien-Hue province of Vietnam is famous between tourists for its magnificent monuments and architectural buildings. Located in the central Vietnam there is some useful information related to Hue city that one should know while staying or before heading to the city.
At the beginning of the [...]

Hoi An- Ancient City of Vietnam

Wednesday, June 16th, 2010 1,112 views
Hoi An- Ancient City of Vietnam

Hoi An, popularly identified as Faifo, is a picturesque town set along the coasts of South China Sea. The place is known as a shopping paradise that attracts you towards its wonderful souvenirs, craft handiworks, antique pieces, silk materials and art paintings etc. Hoi An, which is also called the Ancient City of Vietnam, is [...]

Ba Vi National Park

Thursday, April 8th, 2010 737 views
Ba Vi National Park

Ba Vi National Park is centred on Mount Ba Vi, a mountain isolate situated about 50 km west of Hanoi. The mountain rises steeply out of a plain that rarely exceeds 30 m in elevation. In general, slopes on the western side of Ba Vi mountain, at an average of 25°, are steeper than those [...]

Xuan Nha Nature Reserve

Thursday, April 8th, 2010 575 views
Xuan Nha Nature Reserve

Xuan Nha Nature Reserve lies in Moc Chau district in the south-west of Son La province. To the south and east the nature reserve is bordered by Hoa Binh and Thanh Hoa provinces, while, to the west, it is bordered by Laos. The highest point in the nature reserve, Mount Pha Luong at 1,970 m, [...]

Thuong Tien Nature Reserve

Thursday, April 8th, 2010 397 views
Thuong Tien Nature Reserve

Thuong Tien Nature Reserve is located in Thuong Tien commune, Kim Boi district. The topography of the nature reserve is characterised by medium-high mountains, which reach elevations of over 1,000 m. Most of the nature reserve is drained by tributaries of the Boi river, which flows south-east to join the Day river.
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Province(s)
Hoa Binh
Area
7,308 [...]