Entertainment in Vietnam

Cycling

Cycling Tours in Vietnam

 

Throughout Vietnam, you will find places that you can hire bicycles to explore independently during any time at leisure you have in your itinerary. Some hotels offer free bicycle hire or if not, they will be able to recommend a good local hire shop nearby. Remember to always check the condition of the bicycle you are hiring before heading off and if needs be, request for the seat to be adjusted and the tyres to be pumped up!

Cooking Classes

Cooking Classes in Vietnam

 

Vietnamese food is wonderful so why not learn how to cook some of our favourite dishes by taking a cooking class with a local chef. Hue or Hoi An are both great places to do a cookery class and many hotels and restaurants now offer either shared or private cookery classes. A couple of schools that that we have experienced, and know to be well run, are:

• The Red Bridge Cookery School, Hoi An - shared classes in a stylish restaurant next to the Hoi An River. visithoian.com/redbridge.

• Ms Vy's Cooking School, Hoi An - create your own Vietnamese street food with an expert chef. Ms Vy's shared classes used to take place at the Morning Glory Restaurant but are now at her new restaurant "The Market". msvy-tastevietnam.com

• Ancient Hue Cookery Class, Hue - shared cooking, or vegetable carving, classes take place in the atmospheric grounds of this palatial Vietnamese restaurant which is famous for its imperial cuisine. ancienthue.com.vn

Beaches and Watersports

Vietnam Beach Bars

 

Vietnam has about 3500km of coastline and there are many good beaches in central and southern Vietnam, as well as on some of the islands such as Phu Quoc and Con Dao. A wide range of watersports can be arranged locally, including diving. Nha Trang is the traditional home of diving in Vietnam but there are also good diving areas off Con Dao and Phu Quoc islands and also off Cham Island, which is a boat ride away from Hoi An or Danang. Surfing is also growing in popularity in Vietnam - with the coast close to Danang, and Vung Tau, boasting some good surf. Mui Ne is fast becoming a hot spot for kite surfers.

Evening entertainment

We have also outlined a few suggestions for evening entertainment. Your guide will be on hand to assist with making the any bookings and advising on transportation to the venue.

Water puppets (Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City)

Vietnam Water Puppets Show

 

Hanoi is the best place to catch a performance of the ancient art of water puppetry, although should you not get time in the capital there is also a decent water puppet theatre in Ho Chi Minh City. Water puppet shows originated in the Red River Delta area surrounding Hanoi and have been performed since the 11th Century. Shows last just under an hour and run several times per day, but they do sell out so ask in advance if you would like this to be booked.

Hanoi Opera

Hanoi Opera House, Vietnam

 

Hanoi's 100-year old Opera House is something of a landmark in the city, and is located on the southern edge of the Old Quarter in the famous August Revolution Square. Performances of classical music, dance, and opera are held on most evenings - advanced listings can be found at ticketvn.com.

AO Show (Ho Chi Minh City)

AO Show in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

 

A very impressive mix of dance, acrobatics, and circus held in the Saigon Opera House usually 3 or 4 nights per week - performance days are irregular so it's worth checking the website in advance - aoshowsaigon.com - for exact dates. Performances last around one hour and make an exciting, modern contrast to the water puppet or traditional dance shows.

Night Markets

Dong Xuan Night Market in Hanoi, Vietnam

 

As with much of Southeast Asia, night markets are a fundamental part of city life and will always be worth a visit. Hanoi's Dong Xuan Market takes place on Friday, Saturday, Sunday evenings in the heart of the Old Quarter; Dalat has its infamous ‘shouting market' (vendors are especially boisterous), while Hue has a picturesque market stretching along the banks of the Perfume River. Phu Quoc also has an excellent night market in Duong Dong where you can find cheap souvenirs and excellent street food./.

Source: Bambootravel

 

Tours in Vietnam

• Vietnam in style - 11 Days/ 10 Nights
• Vietnam relaxing - 10 Days/ 9 Nights
• Discovery Vietnam in style - 9 Days/ 8 Nights
• North Vietnam Highlights - 5 Days/ 4 Nights
• Vietnam Beach Tour - 14 Days/ 13 Nights
• Northern Vietnam in Depth - 13 Days/ 12 Nights
• Stunning twin cities Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh - 7 Days/ 6 Nights
• Ho Chi Minh City Tour - 3 Days/ 2 Nights
• Highlights of Mekong Delta - 2 Days/ 1 Night

10 Most Attractive Tourist Sights in Vietnam

1. Halong Bay

Dau Go Island in Halong Bay, Vietnam

Ha Long Bay is located on the west coast of the Gulf of Tonkin, includes waters, islands of Halong City, Cam Pha city and part of Van Don island district, Quang Ninh province. Halong Bay has a coastline of 120 km, an area of about 1.553km 1,969 square including large and small islands, mostly limestone islands, of which the core zone of the bay has an area of 335km square, about 775 large and small islands.

Not only by the beautiful scenery "water wave, clouds", poetic beauty and numerous limestone islands floating on the water of Ha Long also gives visitors the feeling of tranquility immersed in the scenery. Being recognized as one of 29 most beautiful bays in the world.

2. Thien Mu Pagoda

Thien Mu Pagoda in Hue, Vietnam

Thien Mu Pagoda, also known as Linh Mu pagoda, the ancient temple is situated on Ha Khe hill, on the left bank of Huong river, Hue city center 5km to the west. Official Thien Mu Pagoda was built in 1601, the time of Lord Nguyen Hoang Tien. With natural beauty and vast scale, Thien Mu Pagoda has become the most beautiful temple at that time.

3. Hoan Kiem Lake

The Huc Bridge, Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi, Vietnam

Also known as Sword Lake, a natural freshwater lake of Hanoi, the lake has an area of approximately 12 hectares. In the past, the lake also known as: Luc Thuy Lake, Thuy Quan lake, Ta Vong lake and Huu Vong lake, Hoan Kiem name first appeared in the fifteenth century associated with the legend of King Le Thai To pay sword for turtle god.

Hoan Kiem lake is associated with the legendary lore, as a symbol of the desire for peace the people of Vietnam. Therefore, there are many artists who took the photo Ho Guom foundation for his work.

4. Hoi An

Thu Bon River in Hoi An, Vietnam

Hoi An city located on the banks north of the Thu Bon river, about 25 kilometers from Da Nang city in the southeast and about 50 km from Tam Ky city in the northeast. From the sixteenth century, the seventeenth century this place was famous called Faifoo, where trade and trade center of the large merchants Japan, China, Portugal, Italy ... in Southeast Asia.

Today, Hoi An almost intact preservation of relics of ancient architecture and intangible culture, religious activities, folk art, cultural festivals, the village Besides traditional career ... culture food in Hoi An is one of the special things that tourists often referred to, if already here, not enjoy the traditional dishes such as Cao Lau, Quang noodles cake "white roses" ... shall be deemed never been to Hoi An.

5. Phu Quoc Island

Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam

The island is also known as Pearl Island, the largest island in Vietnam, is also the largest island in population of 22 islands in the Gulf of Thailand. Phu Quoc Island and other islands create Phu Quoc Island, Kien Giang Province. The entire island district has a total area of 589.23 square kilometers.

In 2008, the site concierge.com (travel professionals in Australia) has announced the Bai Dai, Phu Quoc is one of 13 beaches "most pristine and beautiful" on the world. Also Phu Quoc where producing fish sauce, is not only famous in Vietnam but also around the world.

6. Terraced fields of Sapa

Terraced fields of Sapa, Vietnam

Sapa is a highland town in northwest Vietnam, where the beautiful terraced fields that stretch. With the spectacular natural landscape, poetic, and rich food, Sapa has "mesmerized" when most tourists arrive here.

In 2009, "Travel and Leisure" magazine (USA) has voted to Sapa terraced fields is 1 in 7 most beautiful terraces, spectacular in Asia and the world. Tháng 12/2011 Lonely Planet Travel Magazine (UK) has introduced ground "Sapa is one of 10 amazing points in the world for walking" and the beginning of the month 11/2013, the Ministry of Culture - Sports and tourism has also decided to rank "Terraced fields of Sapa" is landscapes national heritage.

7. Mui Ne

Sand Dunes in Mui Ne, Vietnam

Being a famous tourist center in South Central, from the center of the city of Phan Thiet (Binh Thuan Province) 22km northeast, where it is a wild green coastline with the red sand dunes stretching as desert and the fishing village.

Mui Ne also attractive by many historical monuments - a culture of diverse cultures, such as multi-ethnic Kinh, Cham, Hoa, Cham typical tower, water tower, Ong pagoda, Thien Hau pagoda, Van Thuy Tu and many other valuable monuments of culture, history and tourism.

8. Mekong Delta

Tours in Mekong Delta, Vietnam

As part of the Mekong delta, also known as the Southern delta or Southwest, the total area is 40548.2 square kilometers. Due to its long coastline and Mekong river divided into several branches, canals, islets, islands, where it suited for this kind of eco-tourism, experience and explore.

Go to the Mekong delta in addition to visiting the vast orchard, go on one in 9 tributaries of the Mekong River beach, listen "don ca tai tu" and enjoy delicacies southern region, tourists also can not ignore the floating market, a feature that you only see in the western rivers.

9. Cu Chi Tunnels

Cu Chi Tunnels, Vietnam

As defense system underground in Cu Chi district, the land was dubbed the "iron land", from Ho Chi Minh City 70km west - north. This system is the National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam during the Indochina War building and the Vietnam War.

This is a unique architecture located deep in the ground, there are many floors, many corners like cobwebs over 200km long, where is dining, accommodation, meeting and fighting of army and people.

10. Nha Trang

Nha Trang Beach City - Vietnam

As a coastal city and the center of politics, economy, culture, and tourism in Khanh Hoa Province. Dubbed the "Pearl of the Orient", Nha Trang not only possesses the natural landscape of fresh, cool with white sandy beaches, islands that have coral ecosystems magic but also known by ancient Cham temples, quiet museum in the city center...

Tours in Vietnam

• Vietnam in style - 11 days/ 10 nights
• Vietnam relaxing - 10 days/ 9 nights
• Discovery Vietnam in style - 9 Days/ 8 Nights
• North Vietnam Highlights - 5 Days/ 4 Nights
• Vietnam Beach Tour - 14 Days/ 13 Nights
• Northern Vietnam in Depth - 13 Days/ 12 Nights
• Stunning twin cities Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh - 7 Days/ 6 Nights
• Ho Chi Minh City Tour - 3 Days/ 2 Nights
• Highlights of Mekong Delta - 2 days/ 1 night

Myanmar, Interesting Holiday Destination

Interesting Holiday Destination in Myanmar

In order to choose a holiday destination, people usually choose for themselves a wonderful land to discover, a new culture to investigate, or an interesting cuisine to study. It will be a mistake if tourists overlook 'the best jade in the world' Myanmar in their South-East Asia trips or even Asia trips.

 

Myanmar - a pristine country for discovering

Yangon, Myanmar

 

Not similar to other countries, Myanmar has just come back into the spotlight of the world in recent years after long isolated period. In facts, at the moment, the authority does not currently focus strongly on tourism. Therefore, the amount of tourist coming to Myanmar is much lower than other countries in the area. This is a reason why when visiting Myanmar;you can feel that they are the very first foreigners who discover this mystical and wonderful place. The blogger of the broke backpacker said after his Myanmar trips, "I felt like I has stepped back 100 years into the past, I felt like a proper explorer".

It’s true! If you visit the mainland of Myanmar, you can walk through the market and test the tropical fruits; or relaxing with the fresh air in the Park (Kandawgyi Park is a great example); or cycling around the town (Yangon is best place). Moreover, you can also explore cavernous underground temples that are filled by Buddha images and statues as well as some beautiful rock formations. If you come to islands and beaches in the South of Myanmar, you can enjoy coral blue waters, coconut cocktails and perfect sandy beaches.

 

Myanmar - a delicious cuisine for tasting

Delicious Cuisine in Myanmar

 

South-East Asia countries are famous with their own food stalls in every corner of the streets, and Myanmar is not an exception. You can have their own experiences to walk through the fresh market, such as: Thein Gyi Market in Yangon; or barbeque street, for example: 19th street in Yangon. As blogger Mark Wiens wrote after his travelling, Myanmar foods are not really famous as Thailand or Korean foods, but it is special in its own way since it is an eclectic mix of Thai, Chinese and Indian cuisine.

Mark Wiens also mentioned about some special foods of Myanmar which maybe you cannot taste in any other countries, including: the tofu salads which at first, you can totally misunderstanding that it is a cheese; lahpet - one type of tea for both drink and eat (yeap! eat, you are not mistaken!); mohinga - rice noodles covered in a fish based soup and sprinkled with deep fried fritters; fish curry - a variant of curry medley of fish; Myanmar version of falooda; or Myanmar version of dosas...

 

Myanmar - a beautiful culture for enjoying

Person praying at a Buddha, Myanmar

 

Initially, welcoming culture is the most beautiful in Myanmar. The travel blogger Brenna Holeman said ‘the thing that always stands out the most from my time in Myanmar was how incredibly welcoming and friendly the people were.’ Secondly, many traditional customs in Myanmar are retained and conserved until now. You can notice that there are many women and girls with a yellowish white substance in a street. This substance is a beauty secret of Burmese women, and it is called ‘Thanaka’. Besides, although most of Asia countries, the casual cloth is westernized; "longyi" - the traditional clothes of Myanmar for both women and men - is still a casual costume.

You can not only see "longyi" in the street but also try to fit in this beautiful dress. Thirdly, chewing areca nut is wildly popular in Myanmar. Last but not least, it will be a big mistake if festival is not mentioned here because festival is an important part of cultures. And, if you come to Myanmar, you will not be disappointed. Various festivals are organized and performed in every month. However, there are some most famous festivals: Novitiation ceremony (March and April); Puppet show (pagoda festivals); Thinngyan water festival (April); Nat festival...

 

Tours in Myanmar

• Essential Myanmar - 16 Days/ 15 Nights
• Beautiful Myanmar - 15 Days/ 14 Nights
• Essential Myanmar - 13 Days/ 12 Nights
• Colorful Myanmar - 13 Days/ 12 Nights
• Essential Myanmar With Boat - 13 Days/ 12 Nights
• Classic and Beautiful Beach - 12 Days/ 11 Nights
• Beautiful Myanmar - 10 Days/ 9 Nights
• Wonderful Myanmar - 10 Days/ 9 Nights
• Beautiful Myanmar - 9 Days/ 8 Nights
• Beautiful Myanmar - 8 Days/ 7 Nights
• Beautiful Myanmar - 8 Days/ 7 Nights
• Discover Myanmar - 6 Days/ 5 Nights
• Amazing Myanmar - 5 Days/ 4 Nights
• Amazing Myanmar - 5 Days/ 4 Nights
• Taste Of Myanmar - 4 Days/ 3 Nights

Adventure Tours in Vietnam

Top Often-Destinations for Adventure Tours in Vietnam

With stunning scenery and impressive culture, these famous destinations in Vietnam will offer travelers exciting adventure trips.

1. Sapa

Adventure Tours in Sapa, Vietnam

This Vietnam’s destination is too famous such an extent that it is always present in Vietnam tourism brochure. However, if just wandering around Sapa town, travelers will miss a chance to have a memorable trip. Sapa town just likes a miniature Hanoi, accompanying colorful minority groups. Thus, let’s carry a rucksack and to be ready for a trekking expedition to remote villages. Scenery, people, culture and everything will be much more fascinating. Trekking trails will lead through jungles, mountains, fields, streams, hidden soil-trails only used by locals, and rest at ethnic minority villages. Along paths, adventurers will encounter “real” minor people, who are doing life activities, or working to earn their living. Specially, contemplating firsthand Sapa rice terrace (which was estimated as one of the 30 most beautiful places in the world by Mother Nature Network), and other stunning scenes is completely different to seeing from an automobile or a hotel at a far distance. Let’s leave cozy hotel-rooms and stay overnight at a homestay to experience a distinctive life with locals: arduous, but funny and valuable.

2. Mount Fansipan

Mount Fansipan

With an altitude of 3,143m, Mount Fansipan is the highest in Indochina, and also dubbed as “The Roof of Indochina”. Fansipan conquest is the dream of many young Vietnamese. For ones who indulge in climbing but not too so fantastic to conquer Everest, Fansipan may be an appropriate choice. This mount is just 9km from Sapa to the southwest. Therefore, as travel to Sapa, travelers can take a hike to this mount on the same occasion.

The journey with a long trail will be greater, more challenging, but also more beautiful views. However, once immersing in natural pureness, and enjoying the victory of setting foot on this peak, hardship seems to have disappeared. The hike will pass jungles and mountains, so travelers can easily learn local knowledge about the Vietnam’s nature and hill-tribe culture. Yes, learning from reality.

Toughness, strong will, and determination, those are the meanings Mount Fansipan conquest.

3. Mai Chau

Mai Chau

Escape from busy cities, let’s experience an extremely peaceful life in Mai Chau. This area is the home of Thai, Muong and H’mong people, which are Vietnamese ethnic minorities. Just only 135 km from Hanoi, it is so easy to reach here. Naturally, it has spectacular scenes and also the original cultural identity like descriptions on websites. But peace is the most impressive. Peace in just landscape: rice terraces, tea plantations, streams. Peace in just the life of locals. Residents here work hard on fields, on forests, on weaving looms...

Mai Chau’s culture is gentle and lyrical. The rhythm of life is also slow and tranquil. By trek or bike around villages, travelers will feel these. Choosing less touristy roads and villages for the itinerary, it will be much more interesting.

If opt homestay, travelers will stay at traditional stilt houses and do housework with locals. Yummy cuisines are always ready for guests. At night, the space becomes throbbing by blithe melodies and rhythmical dances. The trip ends with a good sleep in this peaceful heaven.

Get away to peaceful Mai Chau, travelers can take a trekking tour or biking tour through exotic villages.

4. Mekong delta

Mekong Delta Cycling Tours

Vietnamese people usually say “thang canh co bay”, meaning that land is too large that stocks can fly straightly to endless. This is just one of images of Mekong delta. Located in northwestern Vietnam, this land is the country’s greatest rice basket. The region is covered by an interlaced canal system. So the residents were familiar with waterway-life long ago.

Locals are gentle and rustic. Scenery is tranquil. Travel to Mekong, travelers will refresh your mind.

The richness and vastness make this plain region have an abundant culture. Taking part in various activities, travelers will understand relatively about this culture. Cycling around fields and villages is a nice way to see the everyday life of locals. On the roads, travelers can talk to them and try experiencing some of their jobs. Many other places can be visited along biking trail, namely temples, orchards, local primary schools, or local households. Particularly, travelers can visit and discover traditional trade-villages of coconut-candy, rice-paper, rice-wine, snake-wine, pop-rice, pop-corn, etc. Adventurers also should not skip a boat trip to floating markets, the special places with a boom of colors, sounds and scents. These market have a lot of beautiful agricultural products, especially fruits. Let’s come and observe how they trade, how they communicate, and how they speak for sale. Mekong delta tours may please someone who are curious. Travelers can learn a plenty of local things, such as how to buy fruits and food, how to cook local cuisines, or how to make traditional conical hats. If love nature, let’s visit mangrove forests as Tra Su, where travelers can observe colonies of water-birds, bats and other rare spices./.

Tours in Vietnam

• Explore the Wonders of Sapa - 4 Days/ 3 Nights
• Sapa Spotlights - 3 Days/ 2 Nights
• Sapa - a Walk of Colors - 2 Days/ 1 Night
• Northern Vietnam Tour - 6 Days/ 5 Nights
• Northern Vietnam in Depth - 13 Days/ 12 Nights
• Highlights of Mekong Delta - 2 Days/ 1 Night
• In Mekong Delta To Be A Real Vietnamese Farmer - 4 Days/ 3 Nights
• The Cuisine and Culture at the South - 4 Days/ 3 Nights
• Exciting of South Vietnam - 5 Days/ 4 Nights

Unique Cuisine in Halong, Vietnam

Cuisine in Halong Bay, Vietnam

Halong Bay Vietnam

 

In the opinion of many tourists who visited Halong Bay, one of the impression that they can enjoy the taste of seafood of Halong sea - cuisine in Halong. And, this potential has been developed by trading enterprises in Ha Long, make an impression with tourists coming to Halong Vietnam...

Halong Bay isn’t stranger names by natural scenery and delicious dishes. With many kind of seafood that natural gift, the people in Ha Long also have many ways to processing. In Halong, many specialties have become well-known brands such as: Cha Muc Halong ( Dished made from grinded squid then fried. A special dish in Ha Long, Vietnam ), fish sauce Cai Rong, geoduck in Van Don, ...

Coming to Ha Long, tourists have many options about the location to enjoy, such as on cruise ships visiting the bay, in restaurants, cafes, or at family friends, relatives etc...

Now, Discover Cuisine of Halong Vietnam with Palm Vietnam Travel.

 

Bun xao with Ngan (Austriella corrugata)

Bun xao with Ngan in Halong Bay, Vietnam

 

Speaking about the specialty of Halong Bay, many people often mention is Ngan first. There are many places in Ha Long Bay where have Ngan, Ngan in Bach Dang river is the tastiest, fattest. Ngan can be processed dishes such as Grilled, steamed, cooked porridge, fried with noodles or vegetables...

 

Blood cockle

Blood cockle in Halong Bay, Vietnam

 

Quang Ninh is not only famous for Ha Long Bay but also known for a wide variety of seafood. One of these species is blood cockle of Hung Yen. Blood cockle have hard shells, intestinal is red as blood, is very nutritious food.

 

Grilled Calamari with Steamed Rolled Pancakes

Grilled Calamari with Steamed Rolled Pancakes

 

In all the coastal regions of Vietnam, squid can be found. Those in Nha Trang are renowned for their large size, while in Ha Long they are famous for their original taste. Squid is usually sun-dried and then grilled, or also browned in fat.

Processing chả mực (chopped and grilled squid) requires clever hands and experience, from choosing the squids to dissecting its bowels, ink-vesicles and removing the outer skin. Ingredients are added, its flesh is pounded and finally it is cooked in fat. After browning it turns a deep yellow, and acquires a pervasive fragrance and sweet taste. It is often eaten with steamed rolled rice pancakes or with glutinous rice. In Ha Long City, there is a whole street of households specialized in making this dish near Bạch Ðằng Thearter called "Grilled Calamari With Steamed Rolled Pancakes Street" (phố chả mực bánh cuốn).

 

Ca Say of TienYen

Ca Say of TienYen

 

Ca Say is a hybrid of duck bred for many years in this locality. The inhabitants of Tien Yen cook the dish with a sweet-scented special sauce of fish and ginger. The flesh of Ca Say has a very unique flavour.

 

Sour pork hash and Shipworm soup of Quang Yen

Nem Chua Halong

 

The sour pork hash of Quảng Yên may be compared to other northern specialties of pounded pork products, but the species of shipworm in Quảng Yên can not to be found anywhere else but in the currents of the Chanh River.

 

Horseshoe Crab of Halong

Horseshoe Crab of Halong

 

Coming to Ha Long Bay, you have been enjoyed grilled calamari, the dish made from Ngan then you can not ignore a seafood specialties here, Horseshoe Crab, nutritious delicious food./.

 

Tours in Halong Bay

• The Heaven On The Sea - 4 Days/ 3 Nights
• Enjoy the heaven on Halong Bay - 2 days/ 1 night
• Soaring with Halong Starlight - 2 days/ 1 night
• Halong Bay Cruise - 3 Days/ 2 Nights
• Heaven in the earth - 4 Days/ 3 Nights

3 Most Romantic Places in Vietnam

3 Most Romantic Places in Vietnam

1. Dalat

Dalat, Vietnam

With irresistible classic beauty, Dalat is well known as the city of love in Vietnam. Only after not more than an hour of flying can you escape from the hustle and bustle of Ho Chi Minh City and the scotching hot of the south to land on this honeymooner’s heaven. Coming to Dalat, tourists would be charmed immediately by its superb cool weather and pure atmosphere. The city gracefully nestles against immense pine forests and rolling hills. The mild climate creates favorable conditions for flowers flourishing colorfully in the green city.

It is definitely an ideal place for couples to stroll hand in hand on streets lined with trees, contemplating classic attractiveness of French colonial villas and poetic beauty of the valley of Love. Taking a walk along romantic lakes and surveying the beauty of shinning waterfall are also not bad ideas. To have an unforgettable night with your lover in the city of flowers, of mystery and of love is something that is not far away.

2. Sapa

Sapa, Vietnam

Just by taking an overnight train leaving from Hanoi and heading to Lao Cai and another hour bus ride to Sapa, you and your beloved are able to experience more than just a nice trip to the most charming highland town. No matter what season tourists come to visit Sapa, they are bound to savor the great weather here. As being located on the mountain, Sapa and the local people have the opportunity to live in the cool fresh air all the time. Thus, it is certainly an ideal destination for tourists who wish to run away from the hot weather of summer.

Should tourists come here in the winter, they may stand a chance to admire a dreamy town covered with snow, as Sapa is almost the only place of the country that has snow falling. Getting up in a stilt house, contemplating an attractive Sapa in morning dew, trekking around mountains under colorful sunshine and immersing in Sapa lively nightlife should be on a must-to-do list of every couple.

3. Nha Trang

Nha Trang, Vietnam

For lovely couples longing to find their own romance by enjoying a dinner full of candle light on a sandy beach, Nha Trang would be exactly their promising destination. With spectacular mountains dimly looming in the late afternoon sunshine, the turquoise waters tinged with sparkling sunset yellow and the white sandy beach stretching into the distance, the setting is so stunning that hardly anyone could hold back their excitement.

The eventful nightlife in Nha Trang is waiting for you to let your hair down. Savoring the best seafood, being part of night parties and forgetting about the time, you are likely to define how fanatic Nha Trang is. For couples looking for a luxurious holiday, Nha Trang high quality resorts would certainly serve you well. A memorable holiday is coming!

Tours in Vietnam

• Vietnam relaxing - 10 Days/ 9 Nights
• Vietnam Beach Tour - 14 Days/ 13 Nights
• Southern Escape - 9 Days/ 8 Nights
• Vietnam from excursion to highlight in style - 15 Days/ 14 Nights
• Explore the Wonders of Sapa - 4 Days/ 3 Nights
• Sapa Spotlights - 3 Days/ 2 Nights
• Sapa - a Walk of Colors - 2 Days/ 1 Night
• Northern Vietnam Tour - 6 Days/ 5 Nights
• Northern Vietnam in Depth - 13 Days/ 12 Nights

Sapa tour with delicious dishes

10 Delicious Dishes in Sapa

Homestay in Sapa, Vietnam

 

Sapa is not only famous for its natural beauty and landscapes, cool and fresh air, Sapa is best known for specialties. Sapa cuisine mirrors the country’s cultural and ethnic diversity.

Its main characteristic is the systematic use of fresh, light products, mainly tropical or temperate fruit and vegetables. It offers a wide variety of foods ranging from meats, crustaceans and fish to delicious vegetarian specialties accompanied with all sorts of vegetables, herbs, spices and sauces,...

 

1. "Lam" rice (Bamboo cooked rice)

Bamboo cooked rice in Sapa, Vietnam

 

“Lam” rice (or Bamboo Cooked Rice) is a typical dish of ethnic minorities in mountainous area of Northern Vietnam. Originally, “lam” rice was invented as a kind of food for long journey in the forests. Upon the journey, Vietnamese ethnic people can cook rice in a bamboo pipe instead of a pot. By the time passed, “lam” rice has become popular, and is preferred as impressive blend of rice, stream water and slight scent of bamboo.

“Lam” rice is made from sticky rice which is grown on the hills. Sticky rice is put in a bamboo pipe and added some water. For more delicious taste, ethnic people usually use stream water and add some salt in. The bamboo pipe then will be sealed up by banana leaves and roasted above red coals or hot fire. That process will be done within about 30 minutes.“Lam” rice is served with grilled chicken or grilled Man pork. Some sesame and salt are indispensible while eating this dish. Let try fine and hot “lam” rice in cold weather of Sapa once in your life!

 

2. Five color steamed glutinous rice

Five color steamed glutinous rice, Sapa

 

Steamed glutinous rice with seven colors is called “xoi bay mau” in Vietnam; it is a traditional dish in festivals of Nung Din ethnic in Muong Khuong province (Lao Cai). This dish has seven colors such as pink, vermilion, scarlet, bright green, yellow green, banana leaf green and yellow and especially these colors is made from natural tree so you can totally feel secure when eating it.

On the first of July every year, Nung Din people usually hold festival to celebrate a victory. In the festival, steamed glutinous rice with seven colors is always displayed as an indispensable food. Moreover, in the concept of Nung Nin people, eating the steamed glutinous rice with seven colors will get lucky and good things. This dish is the pride of Nung Din women because it expresses their ingenuity and skill.

 

3. Carried under arm pig (Lợn Cắp Nách)

Carried under arm pig in Sapa, Vietnam

 

Sapa is well-known for its dishes of “lon cap nach”, which symbolizes
the image of local people tucking their pigs under their arms as they bring them to the market for sale. Its meat can be steamed, boiled, baked, stewed, and the taste is very delicious.

This kind of food is so well-known that many luxury restaurants use it for their big parties or many people use it in their meeting occasions at the end of year or on holidays.

 

4. Brook fishes

Brook fishes, Sapa

 

Sapa residents are also very fond of their fish. One type called brook fish, because they are residents of the areas mountainous streams or brooks. Brook fish are various in types from white fattened-body fish such as ditch fish, goby to the fish whose color is mixed BETWEEN black and stone moss color.

Sapa brook fish are usually not big, just equal to an adult finger, or a knife handle as the biggest. The most special secret is that these brook fish has no fishy flavor. Once catched, fish are often grilled on coal immediately at the stream in order to store or bring to restaurants in town for sale. After being grilled, fish’s head, tail and fins are very crisp while the fish’s round body still maintains the fiber muscles-unique characteristics only for such mountainous species.

 

5. Salmon in Sapa

Salmon in Sapa, Vietnam

 

Such fish which live only in cold regions like America or Europe have been imported but only successfully adopted in Sapa. With bold taste, pretty pink meat, high nutritional ingredients, salmon is one of the most luxurious dishes for tourists coming to Sapa - Lao Cai. Sometimes, salmon is not only delicious by its taste, but also attractive by the thought and curiosity of tasting it once.

With a cool climate all year round and a cold winter even with snow covers, Sapa salmon is blessed to have flesh meat, firm muscles and no grease which is suitable for processing many different dishes. The most prominent are salmon hot pots, salmon salads and grilled salmon … In the cold of Sapa, with a cup of wild cat apple wine, enjoying a full-of-smoke salmon hot pot together with early-foggy-covered wild vegetables will be surely an unforgettable moment for visitors.

 

6. Field mushroom

Field mushroom, Sapa

 

Going anywhere in Sapa, you are also invited to buy field mushroom- a specialties of Sapa’ mountains and forests.At any restaurants in Sapa, you can easily enjoy this kind of food. After soaking in water, these field mushrooms still keep the taste of mountainous land and flavor of forest trees.

If you are gastronomic, you should choose “mushroom foot”. This is a mix of body of mushroom, meat, dried cuttlefish and some spices. You can eat it with many kinds of vegetables here. I must sure that if you have once time to try this food, you never forget it as well as nerver forget Sapa.

 

7. Cat cider in Sapa

Cat cider in Sapa, Vietnam

 

Cat apple tree grows wild very much on the Hoang Lien Son mountain range in Sapa Vietnam. People soaked cat apple into a kind of brown liquor and sweet aromatic characteristics. This alcohol is rural but original. It is made from a kind of apple (cat apple) which only grows in forests where are sunny, windy. Therefore, this apple absorbs tastes of sky, taste of land, taste of mountains; and it contains four tastes sour, sweet, bitter, acrid. Cat drinking cider initially felt like drinking carbonated soft drinks, but more and more taking ecstasy.

 

8. Thang Co

Thang Co Sapa, Vietnam

 

Thang Co is created by Hmong people in Vietnam, Someone tried to explain the word by Chinese-Vietnamese pronunciation – Thang Co means soup of bones.The dish is traditionally made from horse meat, including almost all the offal such as intestines, liver, and kidneys, but beef and pork may also be used.The meat and offal are cut into small pieces and mixed with special spices that are popular with the Mong people. Then all the ingredients are poured in a big pot of water and simmered over a fire for a long time.

 

9. Vegetables in Sapa

Sapa Vietnam Market Vegetables

 

Sapa specialties such as white and green cauliflower, red beetroot, and chayote squash thrive in Sapa’s temperate climate. Tens of thousands of Sapa’s chayotes are distributed nationwide each year.

While many of Sapa’s vegetables are sold throughout the country, the more delicate and most tasty varieties are only available in the markets of Sapa. One example of this is “ngong”, the local word for the budded stems of old and stunted vegetables. There are many kinds of ngong, such as the stems of garlic, cabbage, kohlrabi, and chayote. Ngong is best served fried with garlic or various kinds of meat.

 

10. Khang Gai Dried Meat

Khang Gai Dried Meat Sapa, Vietnam

 

The meat of horses, pigs are usually hung up by the H’Mong. These meat will be chopped into pieces about 2-3 kilograms and hung up in order to store. When eating meat, they will clean dust and cook with tomatoes, bamboo shoots… Dried meat is fleshy, fragrant and crispy./.

 

Tours in Sapa Vietnam

• Explore the Wonders of Sapa - 4 Days/ 3 Nights
• Sapa Spotlights - 3 Days/ 2 Nights
• Sapa - a Walk of Colors - 2 days/ 1 night
• Northern Vietnam Tour - 6 Days/ 5 Nights
• Northern Vietnam in Depth - 13 Days/ 12 Nights
• Vietnam from excursion to highlight in style - 15 Days/ 14 Nights