Halong

Legend has it that the dragon that rose from the Red River, creating civilisation at Hanoi plunged into the sea at Halong, creating the estimated 1,900 towering limestone islands of Halong Bay. Declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1994, Halong...

Hanoi

In 1010 Emperor Ly Thai To founded his capital on the fertile banks of the Red River, which he christened 'City of the Ascending Dragon'. A millennium later, Hanoi remains Vietnam's political centre with its crowded streets lined with reminders of it...

Mai Chau

Mai Chau is located in the mountainous province of Hoa Binh province, approximately 135 km north from Hanoi. Mai Chau village is in the heart of a beautiful valley that is a bright, almost parrot-green in spring and by autumn has transformed into dee...

Sapa

The small market town of Sapa is perched dramatically on the edge of a high plateau in the Tonkinese Alps of North Western Vietnam. The Colonial French chose Sapa as their holiday escape from the heat of Hanoi in the early 20th century. It offers spe...