(VOVworld)-The busy and congested life in city has prodded people, especially those working in office blocs for 8 hours a day to get out to the open nature and explore the outside world. Cultural traditions of different regions also inspire travel lovers, especially backpackers.

(VOVworld)- Visitors to the northern province of Son La are always impressed by the magnificent mountains and the unique cultural traditions of different ethnic minority groups. Son La’s tourism sector has been busy diversifying its tourism products to include resorts and various exploration, culture, festival and waterway tours.

(VOVworld)- In recent years, tours in Cat Ba island have been popular with both domestic and foreign visitors. The tours give tourists a chance to help the locals plant trees and harvest fruits, or just ride a bicycle around the villages and Cat Ba National Park observing daily life on the island.

(VOVworld)- Tourism doesn’t have to mean simply touring beautiful landscapes, hiking up mountains, and eating local cuisines. IT can also mean connecting and sharing. Team building tourism, a modern type of tourism, is becoming popular in many places including Vietnam.

(VOVworld)- Covering an area of 40,000 square meters, the Mekong River Delta consists of 13 cities and provinces: An Giang, Ben Tre, Bac Lieu, Ca Mau, Can Tho, Dong Thap, Hau Giang, Kien Giang, Long An, Soc Trang, Tien Giang, Tra Vinh and Vinh Long. The Mekong River Delta is not only Vietnam’s biggest rice belt but also a scenic place to visit with its many orchards, floating markets and beautiful pagodas and temples.

(VOVworld)- Vietnam’s tourism industry has developed new and exotic tours to attract more tourists helping them to learn more about Vietnam’s land and people.

(VOVworld)- Located 53 km northwest of Hanoi, Ba Vi is blessed with beautiful untouched countryside and is strongly imbued with many cultural and historical characteristics. Visitors to Ba Vi easily get lost amongst the magnificent landscapes of waterfalls, jungles and grass fields. The region is known for its tourist resorts such as Khoang Xanh, Suoi Tien (the Fairy Stream), Ao Vua (King Pond),and the Tan Da spa resort

(VOVworld) – Dozens of museums in Hanoi are being renovated to make them more attractive to tourists. On today’s edition of Discovery Vietnam, Thu Hoa looks at the results.

(VOVworld) – Unlike bustling Sai Gon or serene Hue Imperial city, Hanoi blends the ancient and the modern. Its Old Quarter retains many traditional craft streets such as Hang Ma, which makes votive paper, and Hang Dong, where blacksmith is still done. On today’s Discovery Vietnam, reporter Lan Anh asks some foreign visitors what impresses them most about Hanoi.

(VOVworld) – The number of foreign tourists to Hanoi is up 20% so far this year. This encouraging result is partly thanks to city information campaigns. On today’s edition of Discovery Vietnam, VOV reporter Le Phuong looks at ways tourists can now get information about Hanoi.