Top 10 Activities in Vietnam | Vietnamese Culture

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The good news is the Vietnam government has just announced that they would operate international flights from January 1st, 2022.

I know that when this video is published, it would be 2022 already, but that means after COVID-19,

after two years of COVID-19, finally they operate international flights again.

So that means you guys will be able to travel to Vietnam in some time.

So in this video, I'm going to introduce to you the top 10 activities in Vietnam.

So when you'll be able to come to Vietnam, you know what to do in our country.

So let's get started.

Thắp đèn lồng ở Hội An

Thắp đèn lồng ở Hội An is a very interesting activity that you should try when you visit the center of Vietnam.

So you can get a flight to Đà Nẵng and I think it takes only 30 to 45 minutes to travel by bus

from Đà Nẵng to Hội An town, Hội An ancient town.

So this is like an old town of the middle of Vietnam.

This looks a little bit similar to the old quarters in Hanoi, but more colorful and peaceful.

Every full moon day of the month, lunar month, they will have like a lantern festival.

It looks really amazing, especially when you take photoshoots.

So let's try it.

Thắp đèn lồng ở Hội An là một hoạt động rất nổi tiếng mỗi khi đến ngày dăm.

Next one, you have to ghé thăm Vịnh Hạ Long.

Ghé thăm Vịnh Hạ Long.

One of the most popular places in the north is Hạ Long bay.

And this is one of the seven natural wonders of the world.

So you must visit because it looks just amazing.

I've been there a few times and every time I am on the cruise, it feels really peaceful,

like traveling around the bay.

And there are a lot of high mountains on the beach, on the sea.

It just feels very nice and natural and it's quiet, it's peaceful.

The environment or the ambience is nice, especially when you spend a night on the sea.

So you just book a cruise, like a room on a cruise, okay?

A few years ago it was like around one or two million per night.

And I think nowadays it's a little bit more expensive but it's worth to try.

So ghé thăm Vịnh Hạ Long.

Next one is Du Ngoạn đồng bằng sông Kiểu Long.

Du Ngoạn đồng bằng sông Kiểu Long.

Oh, alright.

Du Ngoạn đồng bằng sông Kiểu Long to cruise the Mekong Delta.

I've never been to the west of Vietnam, the end of the country, that area.

I think the furthest in Vietnam that I've been to was Phú Quốc.

Yeah, I believe so.

But the west of Vietnam is very popular for its peaceful view and the floating markets.

So some famous cities in the west of Vietnam are Cần Thơ, Dạch Giá, Kiên Giang, Ca Mau, etc.

So if you have a chance to cruise the Mekong Delta, it must be a very nice experience

where you can experience the life of locals people on the market.

I heard that the food in the west of Vietnam is very sweet.

So you must be very careful if you are not very used to eating a lot of sugar.

Du Ngoạn đồng bằng sông Kiểu Long và ghé thăm chợ nổi là một hoạt động rất thú vị.

Now let's talk about uống cà phê trung nguyên.

Uống cà phê trung nguyên.

Having trung nguyên coffee or having a cup of trung nguyên coffee.

Trung nguyên coffee is the most famous Vietnamese coffee brand owned by Đặng Lê Nguyên Vũ

which is like the very first man who brought Vietnamese coffee into the world.

Aside from trung nguyên coffee we have a lot of other coffee brands but I believe that if you

love coffee you must have known about Vietnamese coffee trung nguyên.

The price is a little bit higher than coffee on the pavements or like street shops of course

because they have a brand but the quality is really good.

The coffee is thick and dark, the smells is good and if you're not used to Vietnamese coffee

or you just have Vietnamese coffee for the first time be careful because

you will probably not be able to sleep at night.

Cà phê trung nguyên là thương hiệu cà phê nổi tiếng nhất ở Việt Nam.

Next one is Đi chùa.

Đi chùa just simply means going to the pagoda so in Vietnam we have chùa,

pagoda or like đền, temple. Chùa and đền are two of the most famous religious places in Vietnam

because a majority of Vietnamese people are Buddhists and so is my family.

So basically on the first of lunar month or the middle of lunar month we usually go to

not to visit only but to pray for peace and other things. Not everything that we pray for

we can get it but this is like a way to find peace in mind and to believe in something.

So this is like a very nice culture of Vietnamese people so if you visit Vietnam for the first time

I'm not sure about popular temples or pagodas in the south or other cities but because I'm from

Hà Nội so you can visit Phủ Tây Hồ or Chùa Trấn Quốc or Đền Ngọc Sơn or Chùa Ba Vàng

in Quảng Ninh, Chùa Bái Đính or Yên Tửu. So these are very popular religious places.

Now let's talk about đạp xe quanh Huế.

To cycle around Huế city. So Huế is the divide between the north and the south of Vietnam

during the war and until now Huế has a lot of historical events and plays an important role

of Vietnamese people. Huế has a lot of places and palaces and temples and pagodas as well.

Huế actually is a very small city and it's very easy to cycle around and you must try

Huế's food as well. One of the very popular dishes from Huế is bún bò Huế. Of course it's

I'm in love with bún bò Huế.

Cycling around Huế is a very peaceful feeling that you should try.

On next one let's talk about Đi Trợ Tình Sapa.

Đi Trợ Tình Sapa is very popular in the north of Vietnam because it's on a mountain. The

view is amazing and it was discovered by French people. So during the war French people went there

to find some places to relax and they found Sapa a small town on the mountains in the north of

Vietnam and until now there are still a lot of buildings and houses with French architecture.

A lot of Vietnamese people enjoy going to Sapa to enjoy the cool weather and the good food.

So if you want to try and experience the natural feeling and views of Vietnamese northern area

you should try Sapa. Đi Trợ Tình Sapa is like a very popular activity of Sapa. It's like a

cultural activity. I heard that in the past it used to be the place where couples can go there

and find the love of their life. I personally never experienced Đi Trợ Tình Sapa so I'm not very

sure about the details but if you have a chance to try it okay maybe you'll see the love of your life.

I admire the golden hands bridge in Đà Nẵng. So it's like the bridge on the two golden hands

lifting it like this. When I was in Đà Nẵng last time it wasn't there. I think it was built just

recently and Đà Nẵng is very close to Hội An which is the first activity that we have just

mentioned. You can catch a flight from Hà Nội, Hồ Chí Minh city and other big cities to Đà Nẵng

because they have an airport there. Just visit that bridge because it has a unique design. So

a lot of people go there to take photoshoots and they have like amazing pictures. I'd love to go

there one day after the pandemic and domestic flights operate again. Next one let's talk about

Tat Hương Sự Yên Bình ở Đào Phú Quốc.

Meaning enjoy the peaceful of Phú Quốc island. It's a little bit touristy on weekends I believe but

there are still a lot of places that you can find peace and really enjoy the nature and the environment.

Traveling to Phú Quốc is also very affordable and there is a direct flight from big cities such as

Hà Nội, Đà Nẵng or Hồ Chí Minh city. There is also an airport in Phú Quốc to develop tourism.

The price is pretty affordable. The food is really good. Seafood is fresh of course because it's on

the island and the climate is really nice as well. The best time to visit Phú Quốc is probably from

April to July because it's in summer and after July it's going to be a lot of storms but

because Phú Quốc is in the south of Vietnam so it's not very cold in winter.

I have never been to a lot of places in this video that I'm introducing to you but I'd love to visit

one day because right now we're in the pandemic and it's not very easy to travel. It's easy to

travel but it's not safe. So tham bản dốc ở Cao Bằng is also an activity that I'd love to try

once in my life because bản dốc waterfall in Cao Bằng is amazing. It's just stunning and it's

breathtaking. I have to show you the picture because it's just incredible. It's not only one

waterfall but it's like the whole set of different waterfalls in one area and it just looks so natural

and so amazing that I couldn't express my my feeling. To see the whole view and beauty of the

waterfall we have to use light cam. Thác bản dốc ở Cao Bằng is 100% natural and I think it's not

very difficult to get there. Bạn phải đi Cao Bằng để nhìn thấy sự hùng vĩ của thác bản dốc.

Bạn phải đi Cao Bằng để nhìn thấy sự hùng vĩ của thác bản dốc.

Alright guys that's it for today. Thank you very much for watching this video. I'd love to introduce

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