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Cat Cat Village
Cat Cat Village Cat Cat Village, located in the hills of the Sapa District, is a great place to witness the distinct culture and traditions of the Hmong people. Originally from mountainous regions of China and known for being independent artisans and farmers, the Hmong escaped to the south to othe
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Cat Ba Island
Cat Ba Island The rugged and scenic Cat Ba Island is the largest island in Halong Bay. About half of it is a dedicated national park, home to both marine life and mammals, including the endangered Cat Ba langur (also known as the golden-headed langur), civet cats and Oriental giant squirrels. Trek
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Cao Son Market
Cao Son Market Cao Son Market is a small, local market situated in the Muong Khuong district of Lao Cai province in Northern Vietnam. For visitors, it’s a chance to interact with the hill tribe villagers of the area, including the H’Mong, Nung, Black Dao, and Han tribes. Visiting the market gives
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Cantonese Assembly Hall (Quang Dong)
Cantonese Assembly Hall (Quang Dong) For centuries, assembly halls have been a place where migrant Chinese communities socialize and pass on the regional traditions of their home to future generations. With a population that’s over a quarter ethnic Chinese, Hoi An’s Cantonese Assembly Hall is one
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Bai Tu Long Bay
Bai Tu Long Bay The dramatic karst cliffs and iridescent waters of Bai Tu Long Bay are just as mesmerizing as the neighboring Halong Bay, but the comparative lack of crowds adds a tranquillity often lost amidst Halong’s sea of junk boats. Part of the Halong Bay UNESCO World Heritage site and large
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Bai Dinh Temple
Bai Dinh Temple Not your average Vietnamese pagoda, the Bai Dinh Temple (Chua Bai Dinh) is actually an almost-three-square-mile complex of temple buildings and gardens dominating the slopes of a rounded hill in Ninh Binh province. The impressive site—whose three-tiered-roof hall leads to attractio
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Bai Chay
Bai Chay As the starting point for the majority of cruises, most visitors to Halong Bay pass through Bai Chay and the steady influx of tourists has seen a wealth of hotels, restaurants and souvenir shops open up along its lively waterfront. Its name, Bai Chay, translates as ‘Scorched Beach,’ a tri
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Ambassador’s Pagoda (Chua Quan Su)
Ambassador’s Pagoda (Chua Quan Su) Only a handful of Buddhist monks and nuns call this impressive pagoda home, but the former 17th century guesthouse turned religious temple has become the official center of Buddhism in Hanoi. Chua Quan Su attracts hundreds of pilgrims during the holiday season, b
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Tinh Tam Lake
Tinh Tam Lake Tinh Tam Lake, one of the most famous sites in Vietnam’s ancient imperial capital, sits just north of the Imperial City. Rectangular in shape and surrounded by brick walls, the manmade lake and its small islets -- many connected by bridges -- once served as private leisure grounds wh
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Sung Sot Cave (Cave of Surprises)
Sung Sot Cave (Cave of Surprises) What many visitors may not know about UNESCO World Heritage Site Halong Bay, just outside of Hanoi, is that the bay itself isn’t the area’s only attraction. The limestone karst formations of the bay look impressive from the outside, but many of them are just as im
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Muong Hoa Valley
Muong Hoa Valley Located just over 6 miles (10 kilometers) from Sapa, the emerald green Muong Hoa Valley features some of the most breathtakingly picturesque landscapes in Vietnam. Home to Ban Ho, Lao Chai, Ta Van, Hau Thao, Ta Phin and Su Pa ethnic minority populations, the valley is one of the b
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Con Dao National Park
Con Dao National Park If you’re looking for a remote island wilderness where you can hike jungle trails, swim at remote beaches and scuba dive in rich coral reefs, Con Dao National Park can deliver it all. The park surrounds the Con Dao Archipelago, including a large area of the ocean around the i
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Mui Ne
Mui Ne Mui Ne is a beautiful stretch of beach that started as a far-flung escape for backpacker types in the 1990s, but has now evolved into a string of upscale and boutique beach resorts. The area is geographically blessed with sand dunes that stave off the monsoon rains of nearby Phan Thiet and
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Van Phuc Silk Village
Van Phuc Silk Village On the banks of the Nhue River about 6 miles (10 kilometers) southwest of Hanoi sits Van Phuc Silk Village. Of Vietnam’s many officially designated craft villages, Van Phuc is perhaps the best known and best developed. It’s also one of the oldest silk producing villages, with
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Thien Hau Temple
Thien Hau Temple The Cholon neighborhood, Ho Chi Minh City’s Chinatown, is dotted with traditional Chinese-style pagodas and temples, including one of the neighborhood’s most popular places of worship, the Thien Hau Temple. Built by Cantonese immigrants in the early 19th century, this temple honor
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Thu Bon River
Thu Bon River Rushing through central Vietnam from its source among the trickling streams and cinnamon trees of Ngoc Linh Mountain, Thu Bon River (Sông Thu Bồn) winds its way through Quang Nam province to Hoi An where it meets the South China Sea. Truly the lifeblood of the town, Thu Bon gives Hoi
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Bat Trang Ceramic
Bat Trang Ceramic A handful of seemingly sleepy traditional trade villages—most known for their local crafts—dot the scenic hillsides just beyond Hanoi, and Bat Trang Ceramic, famous for its intricately painted tiles, pots, vases and plates, is one of the most popular. Travelers can explore the do
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Ancient House
Ancient House Built in the late 20th century and restored in 1999, Ancient House offers visitors to Hanoi a chance to travel back in time and experience what life was like for locals in this bustling urban center hundreds of years ago. History buffs will love exploring the small two-block home dec
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Ta Phin
Ta Phin A popular hilltribe village, about six miles north of Sapa, Ta Phin village regularly welcomes trekkers to experience a more traditional way of life in mountainous northwest Vietnam. Here groups of Red Dao, Black Hmong and Kinh ethnic groups live side by side and continue to adhere to thei
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One-Pillar Pagoda (Chua Mot Cot)
One-Pillar Pagoda (Chua Mot Cot) Legend has it that while Emperor Ly Thai Tong was troubled about being childless, he dreamt that he met the bodhisattva, Quan Am, who, sitting on a lotus flower, offered him a son. Soon after he married a peasant girl who bore him a son, and in gratitude he built t
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