(VOVworld)- With the New Year is approaching, travel companies have been introducing several new holiday tours. Today Vietnam Discovery will explore several of these tours.

(VOVworld)- Vietnam, with a coastline of more than 3,200 km, beautiful beaches and thousands islands, enjoys great potential for sea tourism development. Tours of Vietnamese sea have, over the past years attracted a great number of international tourists. Vietnam’s tourism sector has developed diverse sea tourist products that have inspired both domestic and foreign tourists.

(VOVworld)- Tours of former battlefields have become popular in Vietnam in recent years because they offer tourists chance to explore new destinations and chances to pay tribute to the soldiers who laid down their lives for national independence and freedom. Discovery Vietnam today takes you on a tour of some former battlefields in Vietnam.

(VOVworld)- One-day tour along the Red River has become popular with people eager to escape for noisy city and get back to nature. The tour takes you to villages beside the two banks of the river, to ancient temples and to vast maize fields.

(VOVworld)- This year, many tourists have come to Cat Ba to experience the adventure of sealing mountain cliffs, hiking in the national forest, kayaking and mountain biking. These trips provide tourists with new experiences and improve their health.

(VOVworld)-Visitors to Sapa in Lao Cai province are dazzled by the magnificent landscapes and the cultural diversity of the ethnic minority groups. 1,600 m above sea level, Sapa offers a wide range of European and Asian food, but the most popular are its tasty barbecues.

(VOVworld)- Thanh Thuy village in Huong Thuy district is a popular tourist destination near Hue. This peaceful village still retains many characteristics of an ancient village of the central region.

(VOVworld)- Hong Kong’s Smart Travel Asia ranks Hanoi the 6th attractive destination in Asia. Every year, readers of the Smart Travel Asia vote for Asia’s best destinations in such categories as the best resort city, the best shopping city, the best business city, and the best hotels and services. With its 1000-year-history, hospitable people, beautiful landscape, good food and appealing shops, Hanoi meets all the criteria set by Smart Travel Asia. Today Discovery Vietnam takes you shopping in Hanoi’s popular Old Quarter.

(VOVworld)- In recent years, combining tours with charitable activities has opened a new path of development for the hospitality industry. This type of tourism helps tourists find the true values of life and makes their trips more meaningful. Such tours also help bring people around the country closer to one another.

(VOVworld)- Combining tourism and environmental protection has become popular among the younger generation. This type of tourism gives them a chance to explore new places and new values of life. Many travel companies have introduced tours combining tourism with tree planting and waste collecting.