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Vietnam's diverse natural environment, geography,
history, and culture have created a great potential for the tourism
industry. Vietnam’s environment includes long coastlines,
forests, and mountainous areas with beautiful caves. Vietnam also
has a history and culture of ancient architectures, religions and
cults, and traditional festivals.
Vietnam
has a long coastline that extends along the eastern boundary of
the country and wraps around the southern tip for total of 3,260
km, a distance geographically longer than the length of the country.
Traveling from north to south or from south to north, tourists will
find many beautiful beaches where, all year round, they can stay
and enjoy the excitement of the seaside. There are more than 20
beautiful beaches along the coastline, such as Tra Co, Ha Long,
Do Son, and Sam Son in the north and Non Nuoc Beach (Da Nang), Nha
Trang, Vung Tau, and Ha Tien in the south. In particular, tourists
can visit Ha Long Bay, which is a world natural heritage site, a
creation of Mother Nature, with thousands of islands and rocks of
different sizes and shapes, such as a dragon, a frog, a turtle,
and a fighting chicken. Inside the big islands, there are huge and
wonderful caves and grottoes.
 Vietnam
is a tropical country in the northern hemisphere. With its geographical
diversity, the country has inherited many famous natural resorts
such as SaPa, Tam Dao, Bach Ma, and Da Lat. These resorts are located
1,000 meters above sea level; therefore, they have climates that
are similar to those of the temperate zones. Da Lat City is not
only an ideal tourist resort, but also it is also a city of pine
forests, waterfalls and many kinds of beautiful flowers. Coming
to Da Lat, tourists are entertained by the strong and tender melodies
of the Trung and Gong, two typical musical instruments of the highlanders
commonly played at evening parties.
 Vietnam
has many famous national parks, which are great collections of precious
flora and fauna of the tropical zone. The most famous national forests
include Cuc Phuong in Ninh Binh province, Cat Ba on Cat Ba Island,
Con Dao on Con Dao Island, etc. There are several regions in Vietnam
that have been reserved as gardens and bird sanctuaries. At Minh
Hai Sanctuary, there are more than 80 species of birds. At Tam Nong
Sanctuary, there is a garden conservatory for redhead cranes, established
as an information center for cranes funded by the International
Fund for Bird Protection in Bergheim, Germany.
Vietnam
has abundant mineral water sources, found throughout the country,
such as Quang Hanh hot stream in Quang Ninh province, Hoi Van mineral
spring in Binh Dinh province, Vinh Hao mineral spring in Binh Thuan
province, Duc My stream in Nha Trang, and Kim Boi mineral spring
in Hoa Binh province. These areas have become resorts for health
rehabilitation and relaxation attracting numerous visitors every
year.
 Vietnam
has a long 4,000-year history during which many valuable architectural
heritages of rich oriental culture have been built. Many of these
vestiges maintain their ancient appearances, such as the One Pillar
Pagoda and Kim Kien Pagoda in Hanoi, Pho Minh Tower in Nam Ha province,
Binh Son Tower in Vinh Phuc province, Tay Dang Temple, Chu Quyen
Temple and Tay Phuong Pagoda in Ha Tay province, Keo Pagoda in Thai
Binh province, and But Thap Pagoda and Dinh Bang Temple in Bac Ninh
province. In the villages of the Central Coast of Vietnam, Cham
Towers are the remarkable vestiges of this lost civilization. In
particular, the royal architectures of Hue Ancient Citadel were
recognized as a World Cultural Heritage Site by UNESCO.
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