Vietnam has long come out of its concerned past and the miseries and horrors of war and colonization. Vietnam today is a budding nation with Vietnam tourism as a major industry.

Tourists flock to Vietnam attracted by the distinctiveness in its culture, terrains, cuisine and its people. Major Vietnam tourist attractions include mountains as well as sea beaches, modern cities as well as conventional villages and historical cities as well as beach resorts.

Ha Long Bay is located in North Vietnam round a 120 kilometer long coast line and is literally translated as “Bay of Descending Dragons”. The top tourist attraction in Vietnam, Ha Long Bay skin texture thousands of islands, each topped with thick jungle vegetation, forming an impressive seascape of limestone pillars.

The Thien Mu Pagoda in Hue is the tallest pagoda in Vietnam and pagoda overlooks the Fragrance River and is regarded as the unofficial symbol of the former imposing capital. The temple was built in 1601 through the rule of the Nguyen Lords.

Phu Quoc Located in front of the Cambodia coastline, Phu Quoc is the largest island in Vietnam. Phu Quoc is what Phuket would be if it hadn’t been overrun by enhancement. The island features pristine steamy forests, unspoiled coral reefs and great beaches.

Sa Pa is a city in northwest Vietnam not far from the Chinese border. Rice terraces can be found in the Muong Hoa valley between Sa Pa city and the Fansipan Mountain, on a backdrop of thick bamboo woodlands. Local mount people, the Hmong, Giay, Dao, Tay, and Giay, grow rice and corn on these paddy terraces, along with vegetables.

The formerly little-inhabited beach south of the fishing village of Mui Ne has seen some serious improvement in the last 15 years. Due to strong sea breezes it is a admired destination in Vietnam for kite- and windsurfing.

The Cu Chi Tunnels are an enormous network of connecting underground tunnels located about 40 km northwest of Ho Chi Minh City. The tunnels were used by Viet Cong guerrillas as beating spots during the Vietnam War, and were the base of operations for the Tet Offensive in 1968.