VIETNAM
Vietnam for… Families Beaches are, again, a draw. For more active types, Travel Indochina’s Vietnamese Hotpot and The Adventure Company’s Good Morning Vietnam are family tours covering the major highlights. Indus’ new Vietnam Family
Adventure includes Ninh Binh, known as ‘Dry Halong Bay’, the hill station of Dalat, scenic cycle trips and Mui Ne beach.
Vietnam for… Adventure tourists “New areas opening up include the northern hill province of Ha Giang, north of Hanoi. Home to hill tribes and spectacular mountainous landscapes, it’s suited to more adventurous travellers due to the less developed infrastructure and simple accommodation,” says Travel Indochina’s International Sales and Marketing Manager Lesley Wright.
Funway’s
Active Vietnam includes both trekking and kayaking
while for an interesting
city adventure Cox and Kings
recommends its new
Saigon by Night Vespa tour which features off-the-beaten-track stops for dinner, pancake making, coffee and music.
Vietnam for… Tourers The classic fi rst-timers’ tour embraces capital Hanoi; a cruise on natural wonder Halong Bay; Unesco- listed Hoi An; former imperial capital Hue; Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) and the wartime Cu Chi Tunnels and the Mekong Delta. Those with more time may add the Northern hill tribe town of Sapa or cruise into Cambodia. Great Rail Journeys, Indus and Wendy Wu offer rail tours.
For divers…
“Vietnam diving is considered very good, with extensive reefs and vertical walls of up to 50 metres. There is great bio-diversity and most areas are still relatively unexplored,” says Funway Product Administration Manager Malcolm Davies. Funway’s 11-night Majestic Vietnam Diving tour combines sightseeing with diving at Cham Island (near Hoi An) and the country’s main dive spot Nha Trang. Elegant Resorts features Six Senses Ninh Van Bay for divers, March to October.
Where To Book INDUS TRAVEL
020 8901 7320
The 16-day Vietnam Discovery tour takes in
many country highlights: Ho Chi Minh City, Cu Chi tunnels, the
Mekong Delta, Danang and Hoi An, Hue, with a cruise on the Perfume River, Hanoi and a Halong Bay cruise.
Left, from top: Long Tailed Macaque; Halong Bay (Travel Indochina); Evason Nha Trang; Hoi An (Nam Hai)
LIT UP IN HOI AN BY DEBBIE WARD “The women I’m paying on one of Hoi An’s many lantern stalls is happy. I approached her for one of her pretty fabric and bamboo lanterns and she has convinced me with some clever squashing and taping that I might fit five into my luggage. I regret this the next day when I emerge from the town’s fantastic market with assorted lacquerware and a heavy stack of hand painted cereal bowls. Unesco-listed Hoi An is best visited
by both day, to see the temples and 17th century covered bridge and explore the market, and by night, to dine in one of the great restaurants and see the coloured lanterns lining the river and those enticing stalls. Suggest clients with a few days in town get a suit or dress run up by the town’s famous tailors.”
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selling tip Vietnam’s main attractions
need 10-14 days. For a more in-depth itinerary – Sapa or a cruise into Cambodia – 15-19 days
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