Off the coast of Son Tra Peninsula at the foot of
the Hai Van Mountain Range, the Ngoc (Pearl) Islet boasts pristine,
untouched water perfect for adventurers exploring the area around Da
Nang.
Tra Que village, 2km from Hoi An town, was a wonderful stopover for Bill Zou and Alexandra Pabon from New York.They
had time to travel around the UNESCO-recog-nised heritage port city and
taste its food. But they found the most fun was...
Viet Nam must improve the effectiveness of its
participation in international tourism fairs, said Luong Hoai Nam, a
member of the Tourism Advisory Board.
Buddhist bikku (monk) Thich The Tuong has been
working hard to turn his one hectare farm into a bamboo conservatory on
the Son Tra Mountain, which protects over 110 bamboo species.
Villages in farmland surrounding Hoi An are highly
popular with environment-loving tourists. Visitors are greeted with a
smile and offered an inside look at rural Viet Nam among the green paddy
fields and vast forests of nipa palms.
On the coast of Da Nang''s Son Tra Peninsula, Nguyen
Kim Thu, 32, and a 20-member yoga team like to explore the sea on kayak,
an increasingly popular tourist activity.
Ancient Hoi An is probably the most popular
destination in the central coastal region, but getting a view of it from
the Hoai River at sunset shows how little it has changed in a thousand
years.
Cruising along the Han River at night or fishing on
the rocks of Ngoc Islet off Hai Van Pass are becoming popular forms of
summer entertainment in Da Nang.
Nguyen Duc Nha, 53, has introduced tourists to farming and rural
lifestyles in My Son – a very new service being offered near the My Son
Sanctuary, a World Heritage Site.
The adventurers first laid their boots on the soft jungle soil by 7.30am
and before long the first challenge for them was set. How to cross a
fast running stream without the use of a bridge?
