Scenic Ta Gu Waterfall

Ta Gu, which is also known as Nga Voi Waterfall, is a must-visit destination in Khanh Son District of the coastal central province of Khanh Hoa. Many locals and visitors describe the waterfall as a sleeping beauty in the jungle.

To admire the beauty requires endeavor of visitors but the reward for them is great. They should travel on Provincial Road 656 from Cam Ranh City to Khanh Son District and then turns to a small road that leads to the waterfall. During this 46-km journey, they might experience two different seasons featuring a typical scorching summer in central Vietnam and a cool autumn at Khanh Son Pass.

The beautiful scenes along the trip around this time are yellow paddy fields before a harvest season, pink lotus waving in the breezes of early summer, the greenery of forests, hills and mountains, and the picturesque Cam Ranh Bay.

Travelers should ask locals for help to reach the waterfall as there is no traffic sign along the way. Visitors have to park their vehicles half way and then walk on an adventurous path and make their way through roots of some old trees and cliffs before they can enjoy the scenic waterfall.

Visitors can hear water falling down from a distance. There, they can swim in a tranquil lake right under the waterfall.

Saigontourist welcomes thousands of sea tourists

Saigontourist on April 8 received a record high of more than 8,500 travelers aboard luxury cruise ships coming from Europe, America and Australia.

Voyager Of the Seas with 3,500 tourists and crewmembers docked at Vung Tau Port on April 8. They plan to spend the day touring Vung Tau City gaining insights into daily life of local residents, shopping in Ho Chi Minh City, and sightseeing at the crisscrossed Cu Chi tunnels known as the ”Iron Land” in southern Vietnam during the Vietnam War.

Celebrity Millennium with more than 4,000 tourists and crew is on a five-day journey from Vung Tau-Hue–Ha Long from April 6-10. The trans-Vietnam journey is a favourite with international tourists as they get to experience three regions in Vietnam.

After docking at Chan May Port in Hue City on April 8, Celebrity Millennium will take tourists to major UNESCO-recognised world heritage sites in central Vietnam such as the Hue former imperial city, Hoi An ancient town, and My Son Sanctuary.

The visitors will also stay two days in Quang Ninh province in the north on April 9-10 to discover the beauty of Ha Long Bay World Heritage site

Voyager Of the Seas and Celebrity Millennium are two luxury cruise ships belong to the US Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines – the world’s largest cruise lines.

Travellers keen on mountainous province

The northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh welcomed 650,000 visitors in the first quarter of the year including 48,000 foreign arrivals, up 37.4% from last year’s same quarter.

Provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Director Bui Ngoc Lam added that revenues from the tourism sector reached nearly US$200 billion in the quarter, up 25.5% from the comparable period last year.

Since the beginning of 2013, more than 70 travel companies from Hanoi, Da Nang, and HCM City have been actively promoting tourism in the province and the European Tourism Association has also been instrumental in developing tourism.

Lam said that as part of a bid to promote Hoa Binh as an attractive tourism destination, in recent years, the locality has focused on launching tourism packages in different forms such as cultural tourism, eco-tourism, and resort.

It also has a plan to upgrade Hoa Binh reservoir area in hopes that it will become a major national tourism attraction.

This year’s tourism promotion will be focused on improving state management capacity, increasing the quality of human resources, intensifying investment in preserving and conserving cultural and historical relics and offering a trans-tour in the northwestern provinces to create stable income for local residents.

Quiet delights of Cu Lao Cham

The beaches and attractive landscapes of Cu Lao Cham in Quang Nam Province are a draw for travellers.

The island in Tan Diep Commune in Hoi An has been recognised by UNESCO as World’s Biosphere Reserve. It boasts several relics from diverse and ancient cultures, such as Sa Huynh, Cham Pa and Dai Viet.

Arriving in Cu Lao Cham in the early morning is a rare delight, giving the visitor a chance to see the dawn’s glow from serene beaches.

Blue, clear and isolated coastline, such as Ong and Huong, are ideal destinations for holidays. The sea takes on a special sparkle at sunrise and sunset.

Visitors’ first impressions may be the warm smile and hospitality of the locals.

This is a fishing town, and fresh fish can be found in the area markets.

In addition, this is one of the few areas in Vietnam where Cham people can still be found.

Hai Tang Pagoda, built more than 400 years ago, adds to the town’s rare atmosphere. Burning a few sticks of incense and walking around the town may renew your senses and give you a bit of respite from the noise and fury of every day life.

At night, the silence of Cu Lao Cham is quite noticeable, compared to the busy streets of big cities. The only sounds are made by the waves crashing into the shore.