WATERWAY TRAVEL BY VIETNAM TRAVEL DEPOT

March 2010, Hochiminh City – Vietnam Travel Depot has introduced a new way of discover the famous Cuchi Tunnels and Mekong Delta in Vietnam by speed boats from Hochiminh City (Saigon).

The tours will take passengers from the wharf on Saigon River to visit Cuchi Tunnels, Can Gio Eco-Park or Mekong Delta’s favorite destinations of My Tho in one day. For those who whish to discover Mekong in deep can travel down to Can Tho and spend one night at provided hotels.

The speed boats are also available for rent on hour-basis to take short excursions along Saigon River and visit some spots such as Binh Quoi Tourist Village, Go Vap Temples or simply see how different Saigon is from the water view.

This is a new way of discovering the travel spots of Southern Vietnam as conventionally passengers have only an option of travel by road which sometimes takes longer because of the busy traffic.

Details of programs and rates please contact the travel advisers at sales(at)vietnamtraveldepot.com or call +84 – 8 – 6290 6577

Cuchi Tunnels: immense network of connecting underground tunnels located in Cu Chi District of Hochiminh City. The Cu Chi tunnels were the location of several military campaigns during the Vietnam War.

Mekong Delta: Nine Dragon River Delta in local term is the region in southwestern Vietnam where the Mekong River approaches and empties into the sea through a network of distributaries. The Mekong delta region encompasses a large portion of southeastern Vietnam of 39,000 square kilometers (15,000 sq miles). This is the hub of rice, fish and other key agricultural products of the country.

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ONLY $99/PERSON PACKAGES BY VIETNAM TRAVEL DEPOT

Hochiminh City – Vietnam Travel Depot has introduced one priced packages for travelers who visit Vietnam. The US$ 99 packages include tours and excursions from one day to three days travel in either Hochiminh City (Saigon), Hue (central Vietnam) or Hanoi.

With US$ 99 passengers can benefit from at least one night accommodation at a centrally located standard hotel, at least one meal included, transportation, English or French speaking guide and sightseeing fees.

Details of the packages can be found at www.vietnamtraveldepot.com or email to the company sales(at)vietnamtraveldepot.com

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The introduction of Tiger Arena and Temple of the Crying Elephant by Vietnam Travel Depot.

Tiger Arena (Ho Quyen) is one of the most historic few sites still stands today in Vietnam, the fighting place between animals, especially are elephants and tigers, much to the glee of the royalty as well as to assert the unbeatable strength of battle elephants. Attempting to bring back these sites, Vietnam Travel Depot made a trip and be pleased to present to tourists.

The construction of the site began in 1830 after the ceremonial fight for King Minh Mang ‘s 40^th birthday on the northern bank of Perfume river, a tiger suddenly broke free and threatened the King by charging toward him. Afterward, the King chose the land near Long Tho Hill to the west of the capital as permanent arena to hold fights and named it Ho Quyen. The stories of area are still kept spreading among the communities but beginning to fade with the passing of time from the day of the last fight was in 1904 during the reign of King Thanh Thai ( the 10^th king of Nguyen Dynasty)

Just some steps from Ho Quyen is Temple of the Crying Elephant where the elephants were worshipped, those achieved great feats in battle fields. Locals called the temple “ Dien Voi Re”

Ho Quyen and Dien Voi Re symbolized the invincible strength and vitality of the Kings

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Explore Can Gio Mangrove Forest with Vietnam Travel Depot

Depart from Ho Chi Minh City and drive to Can Gio Mangrove Jungle, almost ruined by bombings and defoliants sprayed during the war time, but has been fully recovered and sustainably developed after several years of reforestation.

8.30 AM Arrive at Forest Park (Monkey island), we never miss Can Gio Museum that displays antiques dating back 2,000 years.

Then heading to visit Mangrove Forest Park Fauna Conservation: observing the wild life of Salt water crocodiles, wild cats, otters, pythons, deers, and more than 1000 wild monkeys. that are always ready to have fun with people. After that, enjoy some shows with tamed and untamed beasts, including crocodiles in Animals Circus ( 09:00 on Saturday, Sunday and Holiday).

Before lunch, we take canoe to visit Mangrove Forest Ecosystem and the astounding Rung Sac Guerilla Base, which represents a page of Vietnam history.













Leave Can Gio Park to visit Whale’s royal tomb. Cross the river by Binh Khanh Ferry to return Ho Chi Minh City. End the trip.



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Cu Chi Jeep Tour by Vietnam Travel Depot (New, Extremely Hot!!!!)

At 10.00 am, from Saigon, we hopped on Jeeps and drove to Cu Chi Tunnels for a new hot adventure. Our “land - force” were tourists, operators from Vietnam Jeep Tours (Vietnam Travel Depot) and 11 jeeps (A1, A2).

Arrived Cu Chi Tunnels at 12.00 am, everyone was too exciting to wait for discover Tunnels – an amazing complex of underground tunnels used during the Vietnam War – the Viet Cong’s Under World: an elaborate underground community made up of 250 km of tunnels and chambers below the city and which was built with simple tools and bare hand.

Here are some real photos and video clip from this jeep tour. Hope you love this and will join us some days!

Hope you love this and will join us some days!

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Five more luxury hotels operational in Hanoi for National Tourism Year

Hanoi plans to put into operation five more luxury hotels, offering an additional 2,000 rooms during National Tourism Year 2010.

They include four five-star hotels, namely Hanoi Plaza, with 600 rooms, the PetroVietnam hotel complex with 350 rooms, Keang Nam Vina complex with 500 rooms and Crowne Plaza Hanoi, 393 rooms.

The city now boasts 213 hotels with nearly 10,000 rooms, including 36 three to five-star hotels.

Last year, the room occupancy rate was 55.41%, a fall of 21.7% compared to 2008.

The average duration of stay was 2 days per foreign tourist who came from major markets as Japan, the Republic of Korea, France, Australia, China and ASEAN countries.

The city’s tourism sector expects a surge in the number of foreign tourists during the national tourism year, helping raising the rate of hotel room occupancy.

(Source: VNA)

INTRODUCTION TO VIETNAM FLAVORS BY VIETNAM TRAVEL DEPOT

Hochiminh City, Vietnam – Vietnam Travel Depot has introduced Vietnamese cooking class for international travelers to experience how some typical authentic Vietnamese dishes are prepared and cooked.

Set in a refine lush tea garden in the heart of Saigon, the experience include a morning local market visit (optional, suggested for morning section) guided by our chef to select the best and fresh ingredients followed by an introduction to the traditional courses such as “pho” (beef noodle soup) or “nem” (fried or fresh spring rolls), then of course participants will make the dishes of their own under the guidance of our English or Japanese speaking instructors. The class ends with a friendly taste of the self-made dishes with lots of fun and stories to share.

The class opens two sections per day from 10am to 1pm or 2pm to 5pm and lasts for three hours to learn three dishes for 1-10 participants maximum. Cost for participant is US$45/person. Booking in advanced is essential.

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