Claire heads to the hills of northern Vietnam in search of the best hiking trails. On her journey she sees staggering views, stays in rural villages with friendly locals and explores on and off the beaten track trails. If it’s walking you’re after, northern Vietnam is the place to go.
There’s no shortage of reasons to travel to Vietnam: it has a wonderful culinary tradition, beautiful resorts and hotels, its great value for money, has loads of natural beauty, warm weather and fascinating history. Yet sometimes it’s the little things that truly make a trip special. I chose 10 pictures from my recent trip to Vietnam […]
InsideVietnam’s Charlotte Bower recently headed north from Hanoi to the Sapa highlands on the new express way (opened September 21 2014). The express way from Hanoi to Lau Cai is the longest in the country and cuts journey time to the far north dramatically. Here’s Charlotte… Sapa is a stunning mountain destination with trekking and […]
The town of Sapa sits in the shadow of Mt Fansipan, Vietnam’s highest peak, and has long been a popular destination for the adventurous traveller in search of spectacular scenery and an introduction to Vietnam’s minority cultures. Until now travel to this mountainous region of northern Vietnam has been something of a challenge, with overnight […]
Tour leader Tara, recently finished leading the ‘Magnificent Vietnam’ tour and sent over a few photo’s to give us a taste of the trip. The tour takes in some fine accommodation whilst getting a good taste of the culture across the country from Saigon to the Mekong Delta, Hoin An to Hue and from Hanoi […]
When Martin Ratcliffe returned from his Magnificent Vietnam adventure with IVT, he had more than a tan to take away from it. He shared his beautiful photos with us, and now we’re sharing them with you for your delectation and travel inspiration. My feet are getting itchy just looking at them…
Our tour leader Tyler has been busy with his camera again. Tyler put together this great little Vietnam highlights and more video from the footage he got from our fantastic spring tours. Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh, Mekong Delta, Hoi An, Hue, Sapa and lots of people feature in this marvelous vid. I recommend taking 2 minutes […]