Promoting tourism in the north-western region should not harm the cultural identity of ethnic people and natural resources, factors that make the region attractive to tourists, culture minister has said.
In the span of just over 20 years, both the Republic of Korea (RoK) and
Viet Nam have emerged as important partners in all aspects – political,
economic, socio-cultural – of bilateral relations.
The Lao Cai Province Department of Culture, Sports
and Tourism has some new offerings to attract tourists, including horse
cart tours to visit ethnic minority villages in Bac Ha town and a trip
to Bac Ha Tourism House to see the local wine...
Around 800 local and international runners from 45 countries will join
the Viet Nam Mountain Marathon 2015 organised in Sa Pa in the northern
province of Lao Cai on September 26.27.
Bac Ha District, one of the most famous tourism
destinations in the northern province of Lao Cai, has opened a night
market at the district''s centre market.
The northern town of Sa Pa in Lao Cai Provincehas been ed by the UK''s famous tourism website Rough Guides as one of the top nine global tourist attractions in 2014.
Since the end of last month, the Hoang Lien Son
National Park in the northern province of Lao Cai has organised
ceremonies to honour tourists who have climbed Mountain Fansipan, Viet
Nam''s highest mountain.
A festival demonstrating the cultural traits of the
Thai ethnic minority group will be held for the first time, according to
the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Sa Pa Market, in the heart of mountainous northern province of Lao Cai,
is in full swing by midday. A myriad of colours interwoven into ethnic
garb enliven the bustling atmosphere.
Simon Grimstrup of Denmark won the second Viet Nam Mountain Marathon''s
70-km category which wrapped up at this magnificent town in Lao Cai
Province yesterday.
Environmental and social responsibility website
Mother Nature Network has announced a list of the 30 most beautiful
places in the world including the rice terraces of northern Viet Nam.
The northern province of Lao Cai, which is home to Sa Pa, a world-famous
tourism site, looks forward to welcoming 100,000 tourists during the
National Day holiday on September 2, according to the provincial
Culture, Sports and Tourism Department
Visitors to the northern province of Lao Cai
increased by 25 per cent year-on-year in the first seven months of this
year, according to the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and
Tourism.
