Sapa captured from above

Vietnam Run was held in Sapa, northern Vietnam that hooked the participation of thousands of people, including Vietnamese and expats. People have known Sapa through print, online media, and social media platforms. Now, this event gives participants on-ground experience that they spread by posting them or words of mouth.

Many feelings, photos of participants are passed on, generating participation advocate on social media.

For more photos, visit the following link Sapa. The content is in Vietnamese.

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Sapa Marathon

Sapa Marathon was organized in the northern Vietnam that has drawn thousands of participants, including Vietnamese and foreigners. This is a kind of co-creation promotion of Sapa's tourism. Photos which were taken during this event were posted on social media platforms and worth of mouth results in a great impact on the public in terms of tourism.

Sapa marathon is an idea that combines an aspect of sports and tourism promotion. Sapa has been advertised in print, online media and social media. This activity brings to people on-spot experience.

There is a collection of photos captured during this Sapa marathon. If you want to see, visit the following link Sapa Marathon. The content is in Vietnamese.


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Ngu Ho Cascade (Five-Fall Cascade)

Ngu Ho Cascade (Five-Fall Cascade) sits in National Park Bach Ma (White House), a place that still retains primaeval forests. Ngu Ho Cascade crashes down a pool of turquoise water under a canopy of foliage, a stop for tourists after a long trek in National Park.

National Park Bach Ma includes more than 1400 species of plants, rare ferns and orchids. It is a discovery of flora for tourists as it represents one-fifth of the flora of Vietnam. 

For more photos, please visit photos. The content is in Vietnamese. 

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A tour in the southern Vietnam

An ecosystem tour in the southern Vietnam gives a tourist a discovery of National Park Tram Chim (a green island of the red-headed crane) in Dong Thap Province. 

A tourist guide in traditional wear or rustic life clothes sits in the front end of a motor-boat to introduce scenes along two sides of a small river. 

For more photos of this national park, visit the following link photos. The content is in Vietnamese.

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Mu Cang Chai

Mu Cang Chai is captured from above, a majestic and beautiful rice terrace. Mu Chai Cang is a rural district of Yen Bai Province, northwest Vietnam. Every September, thousands of flocks of tourists pour into this rice terrace when rice turn golden and is ready for crop harvest. It's hard but warm-hearted life, home to H'Mong ethnic minority group.

From mid-September to mid-October is time for travelling, however, it depends on climate change. It is a window of opportunity for tourists to learn a rustic life, to enjoy sticky rice, a speciality of this place.

For more photos of Mu Cang Chai, visit the following link: Mu Cang Chai.

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Hoang Su Phi

Hoang Su Phi sits in Ha Giang Province, Every year, a rice harvest crop comes to around September. This year, it comes a little late that brings about an opportunity for backpackers to enjoy the sightseeing of rice terraced fields. 

A photo above gives an impression that some houses sink into green tides, a common sight in the northern Vietnam where ethnic minority groups live on farming, husbandry.

For more photos, visit the following link Ha Giang.

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Mu Cang Chai

Mu Cang Chai is captured after a flood. The North Vietnam had undergone a calamity that caused a great damage to the region and people. Some routes are destroyed, some bridges are collapsed.

After a rain is a bright sun. Daily activities resume. Inhabitants are trying to recover damages caused by natural disaster. Ripe rice crops come around, farmers go to fields to reap.

For more photos of terraced fields, visit the following link: Mu Cang Chai. It is in Vietnamese.

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Photo Contest "Savour Vietnam"

A competition of photos of Vietnam, named Savour Vietnam, is organized August 15, 2017, to August 30, 2018. The topic of the contest depicts the beauty of nature in Vietnam, people, its culture. It is a kind of co-creation promotion on Vietnam tourism. The first prize is pretty attractive, including near USD 2000 plus a travel voucher valued roughly USD 1000. The value of a prize is worthy of participating in the tournament.

It is a window of opportunity for a professional or amateur photographer to satisfy their passion. For those interested in this event, visit a link Photo Contest "Savoir Vietnam" for further information.

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Tam Coc

Tam Coc-Bich Dong is a well-known attraction in north Vietnam and part of Trang An scenic complex. The photo above depicts a line of small boats is sailing along golden rice paddy fields with a soundtrack of river lapping against oars. The fields end in the beginning of cliff formation 

Tam Coc means three caves, a zone that elapses between rice paddies bathed by a river, punctuated by limestone outcrops. Tam Coc is known as an overland equivalent of Ha Long Bay because of rock formation, caves, water, and landscape. 

Tourists may know about Tam Coc as the film "Indochine" was shot here that put it on a tourist map. Both good and bad come of its burgeoning popularity - access road has been improved, though some canal banks have been lined with concrete. It is a must in a tour in Vietnam tourists should enjoy discovering the beauty of nature. 

Ly Son Island

Ly Son Island sits in Quang Ngai Province, Middle of Vietnam. It is one of the relics the local government needs to have approaches to preserve primeval characteristics. 

The industry of tourism here needs developing to satisfy the want of tourists. Unqualified tourist services don't know to promote tourism products in the region. Tourist guides just bring tourists to a destination and return them to hotels that make them bored with a tour. 

In addition, the local government must restrict the height of buildings in this region that causes the bad impact on a scenic landscape of Ly Son Island.

However, tourists are paid off with crystal clean waters full reed wildlife, sandy beaches plus green garlic fields and spectacular volcanic scenery.  

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Van Long Nature Reserve

Van Long Nature Reserve in Ninh Binh Province offers a tourist a scenic landscape and rural life. Set amid glorious limestone outcrops, this tranquil reserve comprises reedy wetland. It is also the last refuges for endangered langurs because the wetland keeps predators and poachers at bay.

Along with Trang An scenic landscape, Tam Coc-Bich Dong National Park, Van Long Nature Reserve is seen as an overland equivalent of Ha Long Bay, named one of the world's wonders, with imposing nature, limestone cliffs, and green fields. Van Long has 33 caves of various sizes but some of them are openly public.

Ecotourism Park Van Long

Ecotourism Park Van Long is one of the destinations the filming group of Kong: Skull Island, an American monster adventure-action film, decided to shoot some Vietnamese scenes, complex of mountains and rivers in the northern Ninh Binh Province. 

The appearance of Ninh Binh Province sites would promote the tourism in this region. In the northwest province is National Park Cuc Phuong that is noted for green valleys, mountains, and conservation centers. 

A visit to this province is a must in a tour in Vietnam a tourist comes to Vietnam. People would discover the beauty of nature that is partly described in the film Kong: Skull Island.   

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Eco Palms House - Mountain Retreat Sa Pa

Sa Pa is one of the attractions in Vietnam, particularly in greeting seasons and a new year. The photo above depicts bungalows people find in rice terraced fields. September is time for people to enjoy golden rice in fields. These bungalows look down at these golden fields, giving fantastic views of nature: sky, mountains, fields.  These fields are dotted with ethnic minority people clad in colorful wear that is an opportunity for professional photographers to compelling images.  

Sapa is home to ethnic minority people who live on farming, husbandry. Nowadays, the industry of tourism has been developed in this region, Many women who can speak a little bit of English become tourist guides to help international tourists in the sightseeing, in return, tourists purchase their handicraft products. 

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Bach Ma National Park

Bach Ma National Park (White Horse National Park), 40 km from Hue, Middle of Vietnam is a place for those interesting in discovering the beauty of nature. People trek in the forest that spans to the horizon.

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Da Nang Fantasy City

The contest "Da Nang Fantasy City" pulled participants from every corner of a country to post photos, video or create contents that circle around the beauty of the city. After over a month, the contest was closed and there are 30 pieces of work that come to the final.

This one of the co-creation approaches to promote Da Nang City. 

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Da Lat City

Da Lat is a tourist city in the highlands of Vietnam, a destination for domestic and international tourists in greeting seasons. The picture above depicts the valley of love, a must tourists should miss out.  

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Floating season in the western Vietnam

The photo above depicts the floating season in the western Vietnam. It is a pleasure to sail on channels, streams under shading trees. Sailors are rural girls in rustic wears. This is a tourist attraction for city dwellers who want to stay away from the hustle and bustle of a modern city to enjoy friendly environment.

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Ta Pa Mountain, An Giang Province, Vietnam

Ta Pa Mountain sits in An Giang Province, the southern Vietnam, a spectacular painting that is welcoming all tourists who want to stay away from the hustle and bustle of a city.

 A tour to An Giang Province brings to people a sense of a rustic countryside. A tourist takes a small boat to sail on a stream that meanders under trees, listens to birds' chirping. It is really a pleasure.

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Community tour, Vietnam

Japanese tourists are planting trees in Can Gio District, southern Vietnam. This is a kind of tourist trip that helps a local community prevent floods. Tourists have an opportunity to live and work with local farmers, to lend their hand to the community to clean the environment of livelihood. 

Under guidelines of staff of a foresting project, tourists learn how to plant a tree. On top of that, they live in friendly, rustic atmosphere of local inhabitants. 

Huong Giang River, Vietnam

Two girls in white long dress, Vietnamese traditional wear, on a boat goes on the Huong Giang River. Huong Giang means perfume river that is located in Hue, the Central Vietnam. Hue is proud of Huong Giang River and Ngu Binh Mountain, tourist attractions.   

One of the girls holding a bouquet of flowers sits in front. Both of them may go on a pilgrimage to pray for serenity.