Vietnam Holiday Packages

Vietnam Travel Guide Information

Vietnam is a country situating on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia where is the home to many fantastic destinations for travellers to come and explore. With a long coastline of 3,260 km stretching from the North to the South, the S-shaped country is praised with the vast beauty of natural landscapes, diverse culture, heart-warming locals, and awesome gastronomy.

Population : 95 million.
Capital City : Hanoi (8 million).
People : 54 ethnic minorities.
Language : Vietnamese.
Currency : Vietnam Dong (VND).
Time Zone : GMT +7 Hours.
International Dialing Code : +84.

Top 8 Reasons To Visit Vietnam

There are so many reasons to visit Vietnam and below are our selected 8 reasons why you should choose Vietnam for your coming holidays. Your Vietnam Holidays will be full with fascinating travel experiences while exploring the beauty of Vietnam.

1. Admire Halong bay's beauty - The World's New 7 Natural Wonders.

Halong bay is the top must-visited place in Vietnam and one of the top reasons why visitors do their trip to Vietnam.The bay is featured with thousands of limestone karsts and islets in various shapes and sizes on emerald sea water. Halong Bay is a center of a larger zone which includes Bai Tu Long Bay to the northeast, and Cat Ba Island to the southwest. These larger zones share a similar geological, geographical, geomorphological, climate and cultural characters.Thanks to its geological values & beautiful seascapes, Halong bay was twice recognized as UNESCO's natural heritages in 1994 & in 2000 and was chosen as a New 7 Natural Wonders of The World in 2012.Travelling to Vietnam, it will be a big miss if you could not do a visit to Halong bay, leisurely floating on cruise (day or overnight cruise) to admire magnificient seacapes of limestone pillars, exploring naturally hidden caves inside those karst islands and experiencing authentic life of local fishermen living on remote fishing villages dotted around the bay.Overnight on Halong bay cruises will be long-lasting & memorable travel experiences on your Vietnam Holidays.

Halong Bay Exploration on a boutique overnight cruise

2. Vietnam-the home of 8 UNESCO Heritage Sites.

Have you ever known that Vietnam is the home to 8 UNESCO Heritage Sites? Those natural & cultural heritages are located scatteredly throughout the length of the country such as Halong bay, Trang An Scenic Landscapes, Thang Long Royal Citadels, Phong Nha- Ke Bang national park, Ho Dynasty's royal citadels, Complex of Hue monuments, Hoi An ancient town & My Son Holly Land, which really affirm that Vietnam is a country of long-lasting cultures, ancient architectures & beautiful natural landscapes.Trips to Vietnam, you can expose yourselves to impressively natural landscapes of those natural heritages : leisure boat riding along fairylike landscapes & sneaking thru the hidden caves in Trang An or embark on adventure trek to explore Son Doong grotto - the world's biggest cave in Phong Nha- Ke Bang national park.Or a visit to Vietnam's cultural heritages, you will get to know Vietnam's cultural diversities, ancient architectures & its historical values reflected clearly on those cultural heritages.Exploration of Vietnam's UNESCO heritage sites is surely a sensible reason for your visit Vietnam, right?

3. Vietnam's off-the-beaten-path destinations of untouched & breathtaking landscapes.

Unlike touristy Thailand, Vietnam is quite a new travel destination of countless unspoiled natural sceneries for travellers to explore.Besides famous sites of UNESCO heritages, you can expect to visit beautiful places of untouched & natural landscapes : breathtaking mountainscapes, stunning rice terraces & majestic waterfalls in far Northern Mountain Vietnam or in Central Highland Vietnam; or rustic sceneries in Mekong River Delta Vietnam - all are still in primitive & less touristic states awaiting for many revisits back to Vietnam because one trip is never enough to capture all the best which Vietnam can offer.If you are fond of majestic mountains & adventure treks,we highly recommend you a visit to Dong Van Geopark, Ban Gioc waterfall, Ba Be lake, Bac Son valley, Sapa, Mu Cang Chai, Mai Chau, Pu Luong......

4. Friendly & hospitable Vietnamese.

According to many travellers, Vietnamese are really friendly by nature. They are willing to help you without expecting anything in return.Many of our clients doing Vietnam holidays with Golden Holiday Travel sent us back their trip experiences highlighting their deep impression on Vietnamese people's friendliness & hospitality.During your Vietnam trip, you are warmly welcomed by local families from the North to the South, you will be invited a cup of tea or rice wine and have a talk with them.In our culture, it is normal to know about the ages & job of eachother so they may ask you those questions as well to know more about you as friends.Ethnic minority people in Sapa especially always consider you as a friend, even if you are on your first visit to their home with a local guide. People in Hue are royal-like in attitude but welcoming, while Hoi An people are known as honest. Local farmers in the Mekong Delta always welcome you to their families with enthusiastic smiles.

5. Cultural diversities of ethnic minority groups

Vietnam's pupulation is about 95 million people including 54 ethnic groups altogether.Viet or Kinh group is the main one,accounting for 86% of the whole population and living mainly along the coastal area or flat detlas. Meanwhile, the rest of 14% are 53 ethnic minorities living scatteredly on mountainous regions in Northern or Central Highlands of Vietnam.Travelling to Vietnam's Northern Mountains such as Mai Chau, Pu Luong, Sapa, Ha Giang... you can visit their tranquil villages and experience their daily life.Most of them still live their traditional ways on stilted house, dress uniquely colorful dresses and keep their culture well so homestaying in a local family & tasting their home-cooked meals will be a great way to interact with locals and get more sense of their traditions.For more insights of local communities, you should arrange your trip well to join in weekly highland markets of local ethnics or participate in special festivals in the region......

6. Vietnam's long & eventful history.

As a small country bordering with China and in the center of South East Asia, Vietnam history is dated back to 4000 years ago with Van Lang state led by Hung dynasty locating the capital in mountainous Lam Thao district - Phu Tho province, continued by the King An Duong Vuong to move the country's capital to Dong Anh area ( a part of Red River Delta, near present Hanoi).The ancient vestiges are still available to now for us to learn about in Hung King's temple or Co Loa temple nearby Hanoi city.

Next to China, Vietnam was ever 1000 years under Chinese domination, got the complete freedom from China in 938 and developed its cultures, education & economy in Dinh, Ly, Tran, Le, Nguyen.....Trip to Vietnam, you can visit many historical sites of this time such as Hanoi Old Quarter, Thang Long Imperial Citatel, Temple of Literature, Complex of Hue monuments.....

Then Vietnam was almost 100 year under French occupation and regained its independence in 1954 by victorious Dien Bien Phu battle.The country was divided into the North & the South after Geneva Agreement and continued the 20 year struggles against United States for a reunited Vietnam.Indeed,they are bloody wars and big losses for any sides but it was part of our eventful history.Travel to Vietnam, you can explore typical historical sites related to those wars such as Cu Chi tunnels, Ho Chi Minh Complexs, War Ramnants, Hoa Lo prison, Vinh Moc tunnel........which will detailed illustratedly thru tourguides' informative stories

7. Delicious & healthy foods in Vietnam

Vietnamese cuisines are full of colors and flavors, even one of the best cuisine in the world.Travelling to Vietnam, visitors love to try such famous dishes as Pho and Banh Mi, Spring Rolls....Those dishes are best tasted in Hanoi's family restaurants.Other places are famous for their own special dishes as well like: Quang noodle, Cao Lau in Hoi An, Squid Rolls & sea foods in Halong bay.......Vietnamese dishes are various, plentiful and easy to meet your demands.Before try any local specialty, you can reference people' s reviews about the local restaurants, then decide whether to choose that restaurant or not. Sometimes, the restaurants are not listed on the tripadvisor, but when you reach the restaurant, you see many clients the resturant is serving - it means good food in locally family-mannered services ( look humble but truly authentic local foods)

8. World-famed beautiful beaches in Vietnam

Vietnam has a coastal line of over 3,500 km and a paradise of many world-famed beautiful beaches such as My Khe beach in Danang city, Nha Trang beaches, Mui Ne beaches, white sandy beaches in Con Dao & Phu Quoc islands.Those beaches are quite nice for beach break vacation, you can have good relaxed time swimming or sunbathing to relieve all the stress of your day-to-day work away.You can book a hideaway vacation on tranquil resorts with private beaches in Danang or Nha Trang and leisurely take part in water-fun activities there, it is really a high-ending & comfortable escape.If you are the fan of leisure beach breaks, Vietnam should be listed as your top choice.

Best Time To Visit Vietnam

While Vietnam is a year-round destination to travel in Asia, autumn and spring (September to November and February to April) are typically the best time to take Vietnam Tours. Especially in autumn, the weather is relatively pleasant, dry with light rainfall. The hottest time of the year in Vietnam is in the summer when the average temperatures can rise to around 38°C.

Vietnam Holiday Packages with Golden Holiday Travel

As a local licensed tour operator in Vietnam, Golden Holiday Travel have operated a lot of Vietnam Holiday Packages successfully for many happy clients booking with us to explore Vietnam's top attractions as well as off-the beaten-track destinations in Vietnam.We strongly emphasis on our customer’s needs : the travel experiences you love to have, places they are interested in and the activities they would love to take part in, then we will tailor-make Vietnam Holiday Package to meet their expectation.Our tour packages are normally customized in a perfect combination for your best exploration of Vietnam's beautiful places, her rich local cultures & her brilliant history.

You can get a good reference with our pre-designed vietnam holiday packages.If your packages are not your interest, you would love to do some things drifferent, feel free to let us know your places of interest, your loved experiences of things to do, type of the hotels you would love to stay in this booking form or email us to goldenholidaytravel.vn@gmail.com or whatsapp us at +84.988451530 ( whatsapp, viber), we will customize your Vietnam Travel Itinerary to meet your demand.

See you in Vietnam & we wish you an enjoyable vacation to discover the best of Vietnam.

Golden Holiday Travel Team !