Vietravel has rolled out six-day tours to the north-west, a region redolent of mountains and valleys and terraced rice fields.

The tours, which will take in Ha Noi, Sa Pa, Ta Van, Dien Bien, Son La, and Moc Chau, will depart on Tuesdays.

But Vietravel advises customers to take the tours on September 4 or 18 or October 2, 16 or 30 when the rice crop will be at its most beautiful.

The tours cost just VND10 million (US$500), VND3 million less than the normal price.-VNS