Travel

Cape Ca Mau feels like the end of the world. This southernmost point in Vietnam is a place where land, sea and sky mingle at the edge of mangrove forests teeming with wildlife.

The Ministry of Health said the number of foreign patients treated by medical facilities in the country surged last year, bringing foreign currency earnings of some US$1 billion.

Upon arrival at Bishop of Kontum’s Building, tourists will have a chance to visit a traditional museum rich in cultures of ethnic minority groups.

A joyful atmosphere filled tourist sites across Hanoi despite the cold weather as thousands flocked to the sites to enjoy the New Year holiday (January 1-4).

Readers of Condé Nast Traveler, a renowned luxury and lifestyle travel magazine, voted three beach resorts in Vietnam’s central region among the world’s top 40 in 2014.

Cam Ranh International Airport in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa will officially open its VAT refund booth for foreigners next week, six months after it received approval from the Prime Minister to do so.

A marketing campaign encouraging Vietnamese to escape the daily grind of day to day living and become a tourist in their own country has been launched by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST).

Vietnam was announced as one of the top 20 Telegraph readers’ most favourite countries, with votes cast by almost 90,000 people in the widest-ranging travel survey of its kind.

Vietnam has received thousands of foreign visitors from across the continents who chose Vietnam as their destination on the first day of 2015.

Sapa, Da Lat and Mai Chau are considered most attractive destinations for tourists during New Year holidays thanks to their natural beauty, fresh air and peaceful environment.

Vietnam received around 7.874 million foreign visitors this year, a year-on-year increase of 4%, according to the General Statistics Office of Vietnam (GSO).

It's a cool autumn morning when senior student Pham Thi Thanh Huyen takes a bus trip with her friends for a one-day tour of the outskirts of Ha Noi.