Northern wonders

Vietmark (Dau An Viet) company is offering a tour to Dong Van Town, in Vietnam’s northernmost district of Ha Giang Province, home to the rugged magnificence of limestone mountains and dozens of antique houses.

Adventure lovers can hike 10 kilometers across the steep Nho Que canyon or cross Nho Que river on bamboo rafts.

The Hung Kings’ Monument, Nhi Thanh-Tam Thanh grottos, Mac Dynasty’s Citadel and To Thi mountain are also on the tour itinerary.

The tour costs VND3,593,000 (US$223).

Lighthouse conquest

Lua Viet tour company is offering a four-day tour to magnificent lighthouses in the seas of central Khanh Hoa, Phu Yen and Binh Thuan provinces.

In Khanh Hoa’s Nha Trang resort town, travelers will ride on a boat to Hon Lon (Big Islet) and travel another 4 kilometers to reach the Hon Lon lighthouse.

Tourists can camp or visit fishing rafts before leaving for Phu Yen to visit the lighthouse at Dai Lanh, the country’s easternmost tip.

The lighthouse at Ke Ga tip in Binh Thuan Province is the tour’s last stopover.

Vietnam-Cambodia tour

Vietravel tour operator has announced a four-day caravan tour of Vietnam and Cambodia.

The convoy, called Khoanh khac tay lai Viet (Vietnam’s drive moments), will visit Cambodia’s capital, Phnom Penh with stops at the Royal Palace, the Cambodia-Vietnam Friendship Monument, the Independence Monument and Cambodia’s bustling automobile quarter, where visitors can watch a car make-up competition.

The tour costs $319.

Vietmark (Dau An Viet) company

166D Tran Hung Dao, Floor 1, Dist.

1, HCMC
Tel: (08) 404 3939 (4 lines)
Website: www.vietmark.vn

Lua Viet travel company
677 Tran Hung Dao, Dist.

5, HCMC.
Tel: (08) 924 1458 – (08) 924 1649 – (08) 923 3616

Vietravel tour company
190 Pasteur, Dist. 3, HCMC.
Tel: (08) 822 8898