Travel Tips & Advice

Mentioning about a vacation trip to Vietnam – the paradise of budget tours, you cannot miss chances to visit Vietnamese markets, so as to experience the daily lives of locals. Local and traditional markets are some of the highlights of the trip to Vietnam. If you are a shopaholic, who are looking to have a retail therapy along with Vietnamese cuisine experience, the local markets below will be great choices.

Tourists tend to think that it is really easy for them to look for some well-known places that normally pop on tourist brochures, or travel websites, forums and blogs. We think it is time to take off of the beaten path and be game for discovering the untouched side of Saigon.

Located in the Northeastern of Vietnam, the area includes 9 provinces, in which Bac Giang, Lang Son and Quang Ninh are the three most developed provinces. In the early of 2013, we drove past 6 provinces of the Northeast including Phu Tho, Tuyen Quang, Ha Giang, Cao Bang, Bac Kan and Thai Nguyen. We first got to Tuyen Quang – Ha Giang – Dong Van – Ban Gioc waterfall and Ba Be pond from Ha Noi. The total length of this route is approximately 1,300km and it took us more than a week to travel around the this.

Cu Chi Tunnels is a famous revolutionary historical monument, belonging to Phu My Hung Commune, Cu Chi district. The tunnels stretch over 200km with the basement system and fortifications spreading like a giant network. It has registered 44,375 fallen heroes during the two wars in the land of Saigon - Gia Dinh.

You must have seen the Golden Bridge with two giants holding the bridge somewhere on the Internet and wonder where it is. The answer is in one of the options for tourists visiting Vietnam – Da Nang city. 

Ho Chi Minh City is the biggest city and the financial center of Vietnam, it also houses many fascinating attractions waiting to be explored. Below is the list of 8 destinations where you should visit.

Cu Chi Tunnels have been being renowned to not only Vietnamese locals, but also tourists. This is one of the 7 most exotic destinations in Southeast Asia. Furthermore, it is also listed as one of the world’s legit places by the New York Time. The tunnels, which are approximately 70km away from Ho Chi Minh City, was built and used as a shelter during the Vietnam War. Cu Chi Tunnels are currently being used as a war remnants museum for tourists to visit.

Mekong River is situated in Southeast Asia, starting from the Tibetan Plateau to the Mekong Delta into the South China Sea (about 2,703 miles). It is Asia’s 7th longest river and the world’s 12th longest river. It is very hard to navigate on the river due to its rapid and various flow. The river, nevertheless, is a significant trade route between the Asian nations and others. It has been given many names throughout years, but the river has always been known as its own meaning: “the mother of water”. The following information is some facts about the Mekong River.

Phu Quoc island is well-known for its diverse biodiversity. The island has numerous types of beautiful scenery from coast, forest, and hills. Some of the most renowned attractions in Phu Quoc are islets. They vary from small to large islets, which have a wealthy coral ecosystem.

Traditional craft villages are one of the unique and typical cultural quintessence with a history of development over thousands of years. Handicraft villages in Vietnam have many unique cultural according to the characteristics and development history of each region. Traditional craft villages along the country and carry on their mission to preserve and develop the national traditional culture. There are hundreds of craft villages and together with Beetrip learn some of the famous handicraft villages in Vietnam