The world’s best secret islands

Con Dao Islands, Vietnam has listed on Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel 2011 guide as one of the world’s best secret islands.

Another prison-turned-paradise, the Con Dao islands were home to the most notorious penal colony in Indochina, and continued its grim work until the end of the Vietnam War. Now preserved as Con Dao National Park, the 16 islands are a natural wonderland of dense jungles, jade-coloured waters and white-sand beaches, home to dugongs, dolphins, turtles and spectacular coral reefs. For now, tourist developments on the islands are limited to a single dive shop and a handful of resorts in Con Son township.

Timing is everything with Con Dao – the islands are lashed by squalls from the west from June to September and squalls from the east from September to January.

Read more at http://www.lonelyplanet.com/vietnam/travel-tips-and-articles/76176

Source: Lonely Planet

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Floating lodge on Mekong River

Mekong floating house is a unique accommodation service in Mekong River Delta. Floating house has been a kind of traditional stay of the Mekong habitants for a long time and now they strive to offer the Mekong lovers with a new experience of the real life in the Mekong heart, a feel of complete relaxation in a beautiful landscape and pure nature.

Mekong floating houses

Floating houses are constructed in traditional methods: each one designed beautifully on floats with original materials such wooden and bamboo frames and covered by a roof of palm. All this brings a cozy feeling and friendly to the nature. We would like to recommend to enjoy this special stay by taking a tour of deep into Mekong by motorbike with sightseeing, then admire the impressive sunset over Mekong River while having a candlelight meal. Those are indeed highlights bringing you a memorable experience.

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Mighty Mekong on riding

The hidden beauty of Mekong on motorbike is the name of a tour program has just created by the adventure travel portal of Vietnamjeeptours.com

The three-day program is a like-no-other truly experience in Mekong Delta for those ones craving for the exploration of nature and Mekong people. The tour organizer also advised that motorbike is the most reachable way to attain to three must-to-do things in Mekong Delta: rounding on off-the-beaten-paths with sightseeing of the tranquil scenery, dining when stay overnight at local house and have cultural interactions and floating on rivers to learn from the traditional way of bartering.

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The cultural heritage of Ca Trù singing, Hanoi Vietnam

Hanoi is preserving and developing its cultural heritages by offering to the public as well as visitors an opportunity to see and enjoy the performances at first-hand.

Of these is Ca Trù singing, a kind of traditional folk art in the north of Vietnam using the sung poetic forms in different melodies combined with unique musical instruments. Ca tru first appeared in the 11th century and was performed at royal receptions and religious rituals. It was later performed more widely in singing parlors.

A Ca Trù performance comprised by three artists: a female singer who uses breathing techniques and vibrato to create unique ornamented sounds, while playing the clappers or striking a wooden box, and two instrumentalists who produce the deep tone of a lute-like instrument with three strings and the strong sounds of a praise drum.

Ca Trù was inscribed on the list of intangible cultural heritage in need of urgent safeguarding in 2009 by UNESCO.

(A Ca Tru group of three performers)

Ca Trù is a must see to know about the old Vietnamese culture in the past. Coming to Hanoi, visit French colonial architecture styles, talking to Vietnamese cultural researchers, local artists, explore the old quarter called 36 old streets and enjoy Ca Trù singing is a part of Vietnam northern cultural experience for what is recommended highly by professional tour-organizers.

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Vietnam sees 22% rise in arrivals in February

Vietnam welcomed 542,700 visitor arrivals in February 2011 – a 21.6% year-on-year increase. The latest figures, released by the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT), revealed that a surge in visitors from China helped boost the monthly fi gures. Chinese arrivals climbed 65.4% year-onyear last month to 114,700, making it the largest single source market for Vietnam last month. All top 10 source markets recorded year-onyear growth, with arrivals from South Korea (+14.5% to 102,500), Japan (+29.9% to 49,800) and Australia (+12.8% to 40,800) also seeing strong double-digit growth. For the fi rst two months of the year, arrivals to increased 19.5% to 1.05 million. Vietnam is targeting 5.3 million visitor arrivals in 2011.

Source: Traveldailyasia.com

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