Vietnam Tourism Information Po Rome Tower

Po Rome Tower was built in 17th century on a high hill in Ninh Phuoc which is 15km far from Phan Rang Borough. This is one of the biggest tower of Champa people, and also the last of the Champa Kingdom. The special point about this tower is that it was not created to worship any god in the culture of Champa, but King Po Rome, a famous king that is considered a god, and his queens. Annually, the Cham people here still come to the tower on their holidays and when rites are performed.

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Po Rome Tower

Compared to other Champa Tower, the design of Po Rome Tower is less delicate and extravagant in terms of decoration. The tower and its decorations are mostly created by bricks. It has 4 floors, including one main floor and the three roof floors. The main floor has an eastward main entrance, decorated with a Siva God Statue and fire symbol. The other three sides of this floor are engraved with the local Gods in sitting positions. The three top floors have the same structure with a small tower on each corner that is decorated with a stone lotus and flame. Inside the tower is the 1.2m statue of Po Rome King, and beside it is a half- body statue of a woman that is called Queen Po Bia Sancan. Outside of the tower are the statue of Queen Sucih and the tomb of King Porome and his

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Thung Nai promises to bring great tourism potential to Hoa Binh Province

Thung Nai impresses anyone who sees it from the very first time with the harmonious combination of mountains, lakes and charming houses nestled in between the high hills.

Thung Nai, Hoa Binh

Located in Cao Phong district, Hoa Binh province, just about 110km north-east of Hanoi center, Thung Nai is a popular destination for weekend retreat of both tourists and upper class Hanoians who can afford the time and cost.

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History

Once upon a time, Thung Nai was a great valley covered by the vast forest, which is home to numerous deer. Hence, the local people call it “Thung Nai” means “the Valley of deer”.

Since the 1980s when the Da River hydropower plant was constructed, Thung Nai has become a huge lake containing the water served for the operation of this hydropower plant. All initial surrounding high mountains become floating green islands and create poetic and magnificent scenery which can enchant any tourist. Thung Nai is called “the second Ha Long Bay on land” in the North of Vietnam (the first position was taken by Tam Coc Bich Dong in Ninh Binh province).

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Visitor Information

Most tourists traveling to Thung Nai choose the Windmill guesthouse, which is located on Friends Island as an ideal place for a comfortable and relaxing stay. The guesthouse area consists of a large two-storey redbrick house and a windmill offering visitors a breath-taking view of Thung Nai, a stilt house functioning as a communal dinning place, and a tennis court lying in the lush orchard. The Windmill itself is often regarded as an attraction of Thung Nai.

Activities

Staying in the Windmill, tourists will be served local specialties like grilled Muong pork, smoked or grilled Da River fish, or fish sour soup, and straw wine. After the dinner, tourists, especially the youngsters often gather for the campfire in front of the guesthouse, and watching the sparkling fishing canoe floating in the lake by night.

Waking up in the morning, tourists can refresh themselves by breathing the fresh air and enjoying the natural beauty in early morning. A boat tour to discover sites around the lake in Thung Nai like Ba Chua Thac Bo temple, Thac Bo grotto (with a lot of stalactite in various shapes), Ngoi Hoa village of Muong people is also a good option. Especially, tourists who luckily come here on Sunday morning can drop by Thac Bo floating market, just 20 minutes by boat from the Windmill, where they can buy fresh fish, shrimp caught by local people.

Best time to visit Thung Nai

Thung Nai is said to be most beautiful in the autumn, when the water level reaches the highest and the valley is filled with the romantic lake water. Try visiting Thung Nai this time to best enjoy the landscape.

How to get there

From Hanoi, tourists can travel to Thung Nai easily by car or motorbike. After riding along the National Highway 6 and reaching Hoa Binh town, turn right and keep riding 20km toward the upstream of Da River then stop at Binh Thanh marina. From here, tourists will get on the boat and begin the trip to discover the beauty of Thung Nai.

Tam Coc Caves means three caves, these caves are located in Ninh Binh province, it takes around 90km by bus from Hanoi. This destination is the most famous and popular sight to be visited in the northern Vietnam. Tam Coc caves are also considered as ” Halong Bay on land”.

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Exploring Tam Coc caves, you are enjoyed riding the boat along the river and going through the caves under the rocky mountain, it will be unforgettable experienced for you because this trip is very specially, wothwhile and fun for both of a couple and family with children or even with the old people who like rowing on a small wooden boat along a beautiful and long river under the rocky mountains.

Once you travel to Tam Coc caves you also should not miss to visit both of Hoa Lu and Bich Dong with its full route is Hoa Lu – Tam Coc – Bich Dong in Ninh Binh. It is very easy for you to catch a bus from Hanoi to Ninh Binh, it takes around just two hours by bus from Hanoi to this famous sightseeing.

There are some stories on Vietnam war and My Lai is one of the vestiges left

My Lai is a small hamlet in Son My village, Quang Ngai Province where took place the massacre in March 16th, 1968 on Vietnam War, it killed the life of 503 people from the adults, women to children. Now a day, in the evidence’s precinct of My Lai it is reappeared the ragged and terrible framework of this war.

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Arrival to My Lai, you will are also seen some houses which were restored to show about a wicked war, it killed some whole families, there are some families having had until five persons to be killed at the same time, then the American army were burned down their houses, for example as the house of Mr. Do Ky, his whole family had five members to be killed together at the same time.

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Now a day, everyday there are the hundred tourists to arrive here to burn incense in the massacre’s memorial. Outside the campus, it is reappeared a denuded village’s landscape after this massacre. Now, in My Lai there is also a famous museum where is kept the images about the American army who killed series the local people in this village at that time, beside these images there are also the models which are reappeared the terrible activities of the American army.

It is far away around 12km from the center of Quang Ngai Province to My Lai, and it is around 130km from Hoi An to My Lai. Now a day, the roads lead to My Lai to be easy for tourists to visit and explore this historical famous site, so that if you are the tourists who prefer to find about the history of this destination, you should miss it on your trip to the central area of Vietnam.

Quang Ninh travel guide with the best attractions

Quang Ninh is a province in the northeastern Vietnam, it is far away from Hanoi around 176km, it takes around 3.5hours by bus from Hanoi to Quang Ninh. Quang Ninh is considered as a Vietnam which is zoomed out because it has full points such as the beach, island, delta, midland border, hills and mountains.

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Specially, Quang Ninh has a very famous sight is Halong Bay where is accepted by UNESCO as one of seven natural heritage in the world, so that Halong Bay is a main destination of Quang Ninh as well as of the northeastern Vietnam.

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Beside Halong Bay where almost tourists in the world prefer to visit once they arrive to Hanoi or explore the northern Vietnam, Quang Ninh also has another famous attractions such as Bai Tu Long Bay, Co To Island, Tuan Chau Island… Quang Ninh also has many another famous destinations where attract a lot of the domestic tourists who live in Vietnam prefer to visit every year such as Ho Thien Temple, Yen Tu Mountain…

Travel to Quang Ninh, you also should not miss to try the local seafood at here, and Cha Muc is one of the most famous food in this province.

To most tourists in Vietnam travel, Vung Tau is one of the most interesting destinations

ung Tau is one of the very interested destinations in the southern Vietnam, it is just around 125km  and takes around three hours by bus from Ho Chi Minh City to Vung Tau. This destination is one of the most beautiful beaches in Vietnam.

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With the length of the beach is 20km, Vung Tau attract a lot of tourists not only everywhere in the world but also there are many tourists from Ho Chi Minh City who prefer to travel and relax at here in the weekends because this beautiful beach is located not so far from a bustling city as Ho Chi Minh City.

There are many different vehicles for you to choose to go to Vung Tau from Ho Chi Minh City such as catching a bus, taxi, or hydrofoil or even riding a motorbike, all of these vehicles are fine and easy to go to Vung Tau to relax in a such beautiful beach in a short or long time.

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Vung Tau is not so large so that the best vehicle to discover Vung Tau complete and convenient is by motorbike, you could rent a motorbike to go around Vung Tau and stop to swim and relax in any beach on the way.

Vung Tau is not only famous with a long beach but also this is also a cultural and historical land. Arrival to Vung Tau you will feel very pleasant with a large and cool roads, below is the sea and above is the tranquil pagodas.

The tourist could travel to Vung Tau any time in the year because the weather at here is not so hot and cool every time, you just need to avoid the weekend occasions because there are a lot of tourists arriving to Vung Tau at this time to relax so that all services are easy full booked and its prices are also always increased in the weekend time.

Exploring Vung Tau, you should not miss the most famous attractions such as Bai Sau Beach, Bai Truoc Beach, Long Hai Beach, Bai Dua Beach, Con Dao Island, Vung Tau Light House, Statue of Jesus Christ, Thang Tam Temple…