Long traditional dress of Vietnam

When talking about traditional costumes of Vietnam, people often think of Ao Dai (long traditional dress of Vietnam). Ao Dai persists with time and becomes one of the icon for Viet people. The last Ao Dai that looks like today one appeared during 1930s in Hanoi and Saigon.

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Ao dai is dress for all ages. It has become standard attire for formal occasions or National Holidays, wedding, new year, and graduation days, ect. Ao Dai is preferred because it intensifies the beauty and national pride.

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Although the influence from East to West culture Ao Dai is still unique, elegant with two side cuts, with other designs. The dress represents at all major events, domestic and international beauty contests in Vietnam. Ao Dai was also selected as the outfits for leaders who attended the 2006 APEC summit in Hanoi. Ao Dai dress is more charming with palm conical hat Vietnam.

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Vietnam's topography

Vietnam is one among 11 countries in South East Asia including Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Philippines, East Timor.

 

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Vietnam is situated on Eastern side of Indochina peninsula. The country shapes S letter, stretches from North to South. The country has border line with China in the North with the length of over 1400 km, borders with Laos in western side with the length of 2340 km, and Cambodia with border line of 1137 km.



The eastern side of Vietnam is East sea. It has long coastal line which is 3260 km. The widest part is 600 km in the North, and narrowest part is 50 km wide - in central Vietnam. The country land consists of 70% mountain and hill, and the rest is Delta including Mekong River Delta and Red River one. Sea surface water is over million sq km on eastern and southern side.

Travel to Vietnam for a duration of 12 - 18 days you can explore lowland, sea, midland, and highland. Vietnam is beautiful landscape for visitor.

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Travel to Vietnam by seaway

Beside traveling to Vietnam by Air you can choose some international cruises that help you travel along Vietnam and countries in Asia such as Malaysia, China, Hong Kong, Singapore....

You may reach Vietnam in the North, Central, or the South. There are international ports from North to South Vietnam as the followings : Cai Lan port in Quang Ninh province - Chan May port in Thua Thien, Hue - Tien Sa port in Da Nang - Nha Trang port in Khanh Hoa - Vung Tau port in Ba Ria, Vung Tau - Saigon port in Ho Chi Minh city.

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There are cruisers bringing international tourists to Vietnam like Super Star Virgo, Costa Romantica, Dimond Princess, World Dream, Celebrity Millennium, Celebrity Xcruises....Normally land tour in each place has duration of 2 - 3 days.

International cruises help you explore the best highlights of Vietnam, must-go-place in Asia.

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Tam Dao summer hill Retreat

Tam Dao is summer hill resort where is 80 km from Hanoi capital - Vietnam. The resort was first developed by French in Indochina in early 20th century.Tam Dao means 3 mounts which are 1375 - 1388 - and 1400 meters above the sea level.

The average temperature is 18 - 25 degree C meanwhile in lowland around Hanoi and Red River Delta the temperature in summer (May - Aug) is 27 - 38 degree C.

Nowadays there are hotels, villas, golf course... meet the domestic and international need of people who love cool mount resort.

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Get to Vietnam by Air

International travelers can get to Vietnam by air, cruise, bus, and train. But mostly tourists travel to Vietnam by air from all continents. They can land in the North, Central, or South Vietnam depending their tour itinerary or where they come from.

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At the moment of writing, Vietnam has 22 operating civil airports of which 10 are international ones allocated in three parts of the country so that it is open choice for you to choose where is the first region of your holiday.

In the North Vietnam: Noi Bai Airport in Hanoi - Cat Bi airport in Hai Phong - Van Don airport in Quang Ninh.

In the Central region: Phu Bai airport in Hue - Vinh Airport in Nghe An - Danang airport in Danang

In the South: Tan Son Nhat airport in Ho Chi Minh city - Can Tho airport in Can Tho city - Phu Quoc airport ON Phu Quoc Island - Cam Ranh airport in Nha Trang.

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Visa to Vietnam

 Most of visitors to Vietnam need a visa to enter the country. Visas are exempted for the citizens of the countries which have signed a bilateral or unilateral visa exemption agreement with Vietnam. 

Exemption of entry visa to Vietnam (Aug 2018)

Citizens from following countries are exempted entry visa to Vietnam, for Bilateral Visa Exemption Agreement. Duration of stay is from 15 - 90 days depending on different agreements. 

Afghanistan - Albania - Algeria - Angola - Argentina - Armenia - Azerbaijan - Bangladesh - Belarus - Brazil - Brunei - Bulgaria - Cambodia - Chile - China - Côte D'lvoire - Colombia - Costa Rica - Croatia - Cyprus - Czech - Denmark - Dominican - Ecuador - Egypt - El Salvador - Estonia - Finland - France - Germany - Hungary - India - Indonesia - Iran - Iraq - Israel - Italy - Japan - Kazakhstan - Korea (People's Democratic Republic - Korea (Republic) - Kyrgyzstan - Kuwait - Laos - Liberia - Macedonia - Malaysia - Malta - Mexico - Moldova - Mongolia - Montenegro - Morocco - Mozambique - Myanmar - Nicaragua - Norway - Pakistan - Panama - Paraguay - Peru - Poland - Philippines - Romania - Russia - Serbia - Seychelles - Singapore - Slovak - Slovenia - South Africa - Spain - Sri Lanka - Sudan - Sweden - Switzerland - Tanzania - Thailand - Tunisia - Turkey - Ukraine - United Arab - United Kingdom - Uruguay - Uzbekistan - Venezuela - 

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LANGUAGE IN VIETNAM

 Vietnam has 54 minorities and about 90 languages but Vietnamese is official one in the whole country. After we got independence in September, 1945, Vietnam no longer use French and Chinese Mandarin officially. 

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Today, English is the first foreign language taught in school and university. Beside that we also introduce French, Chinese, Korea, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Japanese, Russian, Italian, and others in our education system.

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Tour guides are fluent those languages. Numbers of staff are enough to serve over 18 million foreign tourists coming to Vietnam in 2019. 

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Reasonable time for travel to Vietnam

Our country, Vietnam, consists of 3 main regions. They are North, Central, and South. You may ask when you should take the best time to travel to Vietnam. The following information is an advice for you.

In the North, the climate is divided into 4 seasons including spring, summer, autumn, and winter. It is dried and cool season during Oct - April so that 70% foreign tourist love to come to Vietnam this time. In addition, there are more festival during the time, especially in the spring falling by early Feb till April. The weather is little cold during December - February. Summer in the North is hot and humid during May - August.

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In the South Vietnam, from Danang Southward, it is warm all year round so that you can come and feel nice at any time with your activities on wonderful beaches. Some provinces in the Southern Highland are cool all year round like Dalat, Ban Me Thuot, Pleiku...where tourism concerns with nature and cultural activities.

The longest holiday in Vietnam is Lunar New Year arrival at Feb. People takes 7 -10 days for the holiday or cozy time with family and relatives.

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Fried Minced pork with Com

Fried minced pork with Com or Cha Com is one of popular food in Hanoi. Cha Com is made from minced pork and green sticky rice flakes. Eating Cha Com is accompanied with rice noodle, fried tofu, vermicelli, bread, and rice.

Ingredients for Cha Com includes pork chops, pork fat, dried Com, fish sauce, cooking oil, fresh banana leaf, pepper.

Pork chops is processed into paste, mixed with dried Com (green rice flakes), mold the paste into square or round shape then steam till well-done. Fry the cooked paste with vegetable oil till the paste turns into light yellow.

When eating Cha Com you should prepare Nuoc Cham or sauce. The sauce is prepared from fish sauce, water, galic, vinegar, lemon drops, chili, pepper, sugar.

You can make Cha Com at home, buy from local food market, or enjoy it at a street stall in city. Cheap but authentic taste of Hanoi cuisine.

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HO CHI MINH PRESIDENT HOUSE

 It is a house on stilts situated inside  Presidential complex with green garden and trees. The house was built in 1958 according to style of Tay -Thai ethnic house in mountainous areas in the North Vietnam.

The house on stilts for President Ho Chi Minh is recolonized as a Special National Site. It looks humble in the heart of Hanoi capital. The place is must -see on tour itinerary when you visit Hanoi. Next to Ho Chi Minh house are the house No 67, the house where he receive foreign guests, Presidential palace.

The stilt house is overlooking to a fish pond. Whenever the president feed them he just clap hand for a sign, then hundreds of fish coming. The house consist of 2 floor. The ground floor is meeting place with members in politburo. On the second floor there are 2 small rooms, one is bedroom and the other is his working place. 

The President house is simple but he is the great man of Vietnam. People call him with respected name Uncle Ho or Bac Ho in Vietnamese. 

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