Thuan An Beach in Hue

Thuan An Beach in Hue

Thuan An Beach is situated in Phu Vang District, near by Thuan An Mouth, where Huong River runs to Tam Giang Lagoon and then to the sea... far from Hue 15km.

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 In the beginning of the 19th century, King Minh Mang named the place as Thuan An, assigned to build Tran Hai frontier post for the defense of the Capital.

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Thuan An is a very enjoyable place for all tourists after a full day to visit Hue Citadel, mausoleums, pagodas, and Hue scenery... Thuan An is also the place, where Hue people gather to enjoy the fresh air and sea-bathing in summer time. Intensive activities of the beach lasts from April to September, while Hue temperature being fairly hot.

Sometimes, tourists are very crowded, and there are not enough places for their camping. Besides sea bathing, tourists are able to visit Thai Duong Temple, where Thai Duong Goddess is very esteemed by villagers or visit the temple devoted to the whale, the sacred animal of the local people. 

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15km from Hue

How to get there: start off from Vy Da Ward on the south bank of the Huong River and go north on Pham Van Dong Road. When the road tees, take a right. The road eventually crosses an inlet over a bridge to Thuan An island. Drive through town, bear right, and you'll see signs for the beach on your left.

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Visiting Thiên Mụ Pagoda- the heaven fairy lady pagoda

Thiên Mụ Pagoda also known as Linh Mu Pagoda, is one of the most fascinating and ancient pagoda in Hue city.

Thiên Mụ Pagoda also known as Linh Mu Pagoda, is one of the most fascinating and ancient pagoda in Hue city. It is situated on Ha Khe hill, on the north bank of the Perfume pagoda, in Huong Long village, 5 kilometres from Hue city, which is easy to reach from the city centre.

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Once upon a time, local residents saw an old lady in red appear every night on top of hill. She foretold that: one day, the Lord would pass by and build something of great importance. From then on, the hill was named Thien Mu Son. When Lord Nguyen Hoang actually went pass the hill, he heard the legend and decided to build a pagoda and named it Thien Mu. Having gone through a lot of eventful phrase, damages as well as renovations, today the pagoda still exists and remains the unofficial symbol of the ancient city Hue.

A special architecture

Visiting Thiên Mụ Pagoda- the heaven fairy lady pagoda

The most outstanding feature of the pagoda, Phuoc Duyen tower was erected in 1884 by King Thieu Tri, and has become the unofficial symbol of Hue. This octagonal tower has seven storeys, which is dedicated to a Buddha who appeared in human form. It is the highest stupa in Vietnam, and is often the subject of folk rhymes and cadao about Hue, such is its iconic status and association with the city. More importantly, it is regarded as the unofficial symbol of the former imperial capital.

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Visiting Thiên Mụ Pagoda- the heaven fairy lady pagoda

 To the left of the tower is a pavilion sheltering an enormous bell. The bell, called Dai Hong Chung, was cast in 1710 by Lord Nguyen Phuc Chu. It is famous for the great size, which is 2.5m high and 3,285 kg weigh. It is considered to be an outstanding achievement of 18th century bronze casting.

To the right of the tower is a pavillion containing a stela dated from 1715. It is set on the back of a massive marble turtle, a symbol of longevity, and is 2.58 m high.

How to get there

Thien Mu pagoda is about 4km from Hue city centre, thus you can get here by: motorbike, bike, as well as boat. 

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Opening time

Free entrance in 7h00- 17h00 everyday

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Top 4-stars hotels in Phan Thiet - part 2

Phan Thiet is a wonderful city with long coastline, friendly local people, and unique foods. To have perfect trip to Phan Thiet, we will recommend some 4-stars hotel for you

Rock Water Bay Beach Resort & Spa

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Spread over an area of 4 hectares by the coastline, all accommodation and service facilities of the resort are an ingenious design of the layered architecture with winding stairs curved along the coastline. From the reception area the guest will experience a spectacular panoramic view of the resort and Ke Ga Bay.

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Need to know

Rating: 4-stars

Room: 86

Price: $93

Hotel Amenities

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Saltwater pools- Jacuzzis- Excellent cuisine- -Ocean spa- Biking and playing billiards- Visiting the famous fishing village and Ke Ga lighthouse- Restaurant-Bar

Location

It takes 20-minute drive from the southern city of Phan Thiet and about 200 km north of Ho Chi Minh City to the resort of Rock Water Bay standing out like a bright jewel over the Ke Ga Bay

Address: Ke Ga, Tan Thanh, Ham Thuan Nam

Binh Thuan Province

Viet Nam

Tel: (84.62) 3683 115 / 3683 117 / 3683 279

Cham Villas

Cham Villas was created by a German-Vietnamese couple and opened in September 2004. Set in one hectare of lush tropical gardens, Cham Villas is a place to get away from the hustle and bustle, to chill out and be pampered. Tranquillity, friendly service and privacy are the attributes of a perfect holiday. By integrating artefacts representing Vietnam’s historic Cham era into the design of the garden and villas, the resort creates a unique atmosphere of total detachment and relaxation.

Need to know

Rating: 4-stars

Room: 6 Beach Front Villas with direct sea views and 12 Garden Villas

Price: $184

Hotel Amenities

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Restaurant- Spa- Villas with a king size bed, bathtub overlooking a small private garden and a large private patio with comfortable club chairs and a day bed reflect and relax- Minibar- Aircon- Cable TV- In-room safe-IDD phone- Private beach/ seaside

Address: 32 Nguyen Dinh Chieu, Ham Tien Ward

Mui Ne beach

Phan Thiet Town

 Vietnam

Tel: +84 62 374 1234

Ocean Star Resort

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Modelled in the style of an authentic fishing village, Ocean Star Resort resides within three hectares of swaying palms and tropical flora, framed to the East by the pristine sand and crystal waters of Mui Ne beach.

Ocean Star Resort gives you a variety of eight different types of accommodation. Therefore, it will be adapted to the customers’ purposes of stay.

Need to know

Rating: 4-stars

Room: 180

Price: $79

Hotel Amenities

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Ocean star beach- Marina beach bar- Swimming pool- Jacuzzi- Children’s swimming pool- Steam bath-Sauna- Facial- Thai foot massage and body massage- Tennis court- Beauty salon- Beach volleyball- Doctor on call- Local tour service- Souvenir shop- Babysitting- Children playground- 24 hours laundry service- parking- Wifi in public area.

Hotel Address:

22 Nguyen Dinh Chieu street

  Ham Tien District ,Mui Ne

Phan Thiet Town

Vietnam

Tel: +84 62 3847 736  

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Terraced fields of Mu Cang Chai District were praised by foreign newspapers

The magnificent scenery and breathtaking beauty of the Mu Cang Chai District in Vietnam may very well and truly be the most heart-stoppingly exquisite beauty our incredible world has to offer.

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The magnificent scenery and breathtaking beauty of the Mu Cang Chai District in Vietnam may very well and truly be the most heart-stoppingly exquisite beauty our incredible world has to offer. The Mu Cang Chai District, located in the northeastern part of Vietnam and some 1000 meters above sea level, is perhaps more unique than any other destination in the world because of its terraced rice field treasures.  That, along with its beautiful, humble, and authentic culture, make it a destination that will forever live in the heart of the traveler.

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The terraced fields in the early sun .

Images of terraced rice fields stretching untouched, nursery yellow in the ripe rice season , nice to captivates people. They have been praised by foreign travel  magazine . Whenonearth.net said: "The natives created this ingenious way to grow and harvest rice, and thus create a way of life for themselves and families, when normally rice is grown more easily on plateaus.  The natives found that by growing their rice in these terraced ways, it prevented water from trickling down the mountain, which would have resulted in their rice crops not receiving enough water"

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Traveling to  Mu Cang Chai district  in harvest in September or October . Meanwhile, the rice yellow ribbons as soft, delicate wrap around the hillside, striking cerulean bright sky . Sometimes, it's hard to believe that there are really such beauty existing in the world.

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Travelling Sapa to discover Love Market

Travelling Sapa to discover Love Market

Just take place on weekly Saturday evening, Love Market in Sapa used to be the place for ethnic people to find a partner to get married.

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Just take place on weekly Saturday evening, Love Market in Sapa used to be the place for ethnic people to find a partner to get married. At this market, visitors have chance to enjoy the real life of H’Mong and Red Dao ethnic minorities.

Market is for trading: buying and selling but no one buys or sells love at the Love Market. Ironically, lovers take advantages of the market to see each other. Therefore, Love Market is the place where people date and express their feeling and affection.
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Travelling Sapa to discover Love Market
The market just takes place on Sunday morning for people coming here to exchange or buy and sell the necessary utensils for daily life so it is always much crowed. Young villagers get a chance to get to know each other by joining such activities as playing leaf-horns, playing traditional games, singing and dancing, etc. The performances filled with romantic melodies express fervent wishes for eternal love. Not until the early hours does the market finish, leaving happy memories in the minds of many mountain people.

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Love Market in Sapa is gaining more and more attention of not only the ethnic people but also the travelers from many places in the world. This is the place where visitors can experience and feel the spirit and the "love" of ethnic minority people. This is significance activity when the number of tourists to Sapa is growing, helped create more space for visitors traveling to the resort in Sapa, increase income for ethnic minorities, while also reduce annoying touts.

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Private day tour to Coc Ly market

Private day tour to Coc Ly market

Coc Ly a is a medium sized minority peoples market where every Tuesday the tribes from the surrounding villages come to buy and sell goods and meet friends. You will find Flower Hmong (Red Hmong)

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Overview

Coc Ly market is market of ethnic living in the northwest of Bac Ha district, Lao Cai. The market has meeting beside suspension bridge across the Chay River. It opens only on Tuesday.

 From a distance, Coc Ly is a beautiful and vivid picture. Adorned for the beautiful landscape, once the top of Mong, Dao, Tay, Nung… wear traditional costumes from all the villages pull to fair.

Detail itinerary.

Coc Ly a is a medium sized minority peoples market where every Tuesday the tribes from the surrounding villages come to buy and sell goods and meet friends. You will find Flower Hmong (Red Hmong), Black Dao, Nung, Giay and Tay peoples in attendance and the goods on offer range from local fruit and vegetables to livestock, handicrafts and clothes.

The market starts around 7am and closes in the early afternoon. A typical itinerary for a day at Coc Ly would be something along the lines of: Drive to Coc Ly (95 km / 1h 45m from Sapa, or 60 km / 1 hour from Lao Cai). Enjoy your time at the market, walk around, bargain and take in the sights and sounds of local life.

After exploring the market take a short drive to the Chay river.  Sail down the gently flowing waters, lined by corn and vegetable fields,  passing beautiful villages, impressive waterfalls, gorges and caves as you journey downriver.

Stop halfway down the river to visit Trung Do, a village of the Tay minority people.  Take time to explore the farms where they grow exotic chillis and jack fruit. Sail a further 15 minutes down stream to Bao Nhai village and have a late lunch in a local restaurant.

After lunch drive back to Sapa or Lao Cai.

Tour price includes: 

A/c private  car/ van/ bus for pick up, transfer & sightseeing as per program

Cold mineral water car (2 bottles/ pax/day)

Meeting point pick up and drop off

English speaking tour guide

All entrance fees

Lunch

 Tour price excludes:

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Travel insurance

Drinks & other meals not mentioned in the program

Personal expense.  

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Warmly welcome to love market and Vietnam’s independence day on Moc Chau highland

Warmly welcome to love market and Vietnam’s independence day on Moc Chau highland

Moc Chau highland is ideal destination with love market of the H'Mong people and Independence festival on 2nd September- Vietnam National Day.

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If you are wondering where ideal place you should travel on 2nd September holiday- National Day of Vietnam, a trip to Moc Chau to welcome Independence Day with Mong people is an interesting suggestion.

As for the H’Mong people on Moc Chau highland ( Son La), there are two important festivals every year, traditional Tet and Independence Tet, 2nd September.

According to the old people in here, Independence Tet of Mong people started from 1950’s of the past century to express their gratitude to the party, Ho Chi Minh president and the government who bring freedom and independence for Vietnamese people and H’Mong people in particular.

In the holiday, all H’Mong people regardless of age, sex, wealth eagerly focus on centre of district to participate Independence festival. In order to participate in the festival, they have prepared and chosen the most nice and colourful clothes.

The festival always happens from 31st August to 2nd September, but the most merry day is 1st September. Specially, the love market in Moc Chau is organised on 1st September, which the people hope. They come here not to purchase goods, but to make a date, to express their love and to play together after long hard-working days.

Although some days in love market are not enough, they are encouraged to make full their effort in life. And naturally, love market becomes special culture to the H’Mong people and tourists.

In the recent years, Independence Festival also is a chance for Vietnam tourists and foreigners coming to Moc Chau. In here, they can enjoy clean and fresh air and wallow with lively atmosphere in the festival.

Moc Chau district also has many activities to promote tourism and attract more tourists to Moc Chau such as cooperating with tourist information centres to open tours. Tourist can visit Uncle Ho’s monument, visit soldier and people on Moc Chau Farm and come to Moc Ly, Doi cave, Dai Yem waterfall, etc.

Tourists not only see ethnic beauty in traditional clothes but also discover and take part in unique culture activities. Besides, there are many traditional games like pounding rice cake, cooking rice, throwing “con”, going by “kha kheo”, etc.

The most special activity in 2015 Independence day is art program on the night of 1st September with pyrotechnics to welcome 70th year celebration of the August Revolution and National day in the Socialist Republic of  Vietnam.

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Moreover, the 2015 culture festival of ethnic groups at Moc Chau also has many special programs as Moc Chau logo creation competition, Moc Chau trvel gift, Moc Chau’s photo. The programs will bring memorable experiences to tourists.

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