The Times called Vietnam a "rising star" in Southeast Asia when it opened in mid-March and encouraged tourists to visit.
Times quoted famous chef Anthony Bourdain as saying: "Once you love Vietnam, you will love this place forever". Here are the tours recommended by the British newspaper for this year.
cruise Go Wild 21-day turtle spawning... Recommended itinerary: Hanoi - VanNational Park Phong Nha - Ke Bang, Quang Binh (photo) - Hoi An, Quang Nam - Con Dao, Ba Ria - Vung Tau. Photo: Afar
Ultimate Vietnam is a journey for travelers who love luxury resorts, when checking-in at 4-5 star hotels. Your driver will take you around Hanoi in a vintage car, followed by a food tour with top chefs. Leaving the capital, tourists relax on a cruise in HaLong Bay and visit the limestone mountains from above by helicopter. Next, walk around Ho Chi Minh City on an antique vespa, go to a floating market in the Mekong Delta and end the experience at one of the luxury resorts in Con Dao. Photo: Scarlet Pearl
The next suggestion is Classic Mekong. Accordingly, international tourists will begin to explore Angkor Wat, Phnom Penh of Cambodia and then follow the Mekong to enter Vietnam. After visiting vibrant Ho Chi Minh City, visitors spend a few days exploring Hoi An before visiting Hanoi. The 16-day trip ended in Ha Long Bay. Photo: Dac Thanh
Vietnam real food Adventure is an 11-day trip for food enthusiasts. The experiences that Times encourages guests to join in this tour are trying iced coffee with milk, learning how to make tea, tasting local drinks, being vegetarian in Hue, and discovering diverse street foods in Ho Chi Minh City... Photo: Intrepid Travel
Southeast Asia Family Journey is a tour of Hue with destinations such as the Citadel (photo), Perfume River; stop by Quang Nam to visit Hoi An, experience Cu Chi tunnels, Ho Chi Minh City before going to Cambodia. Photo: Vo Thanh
A 12-day trip to the Northwest region called Vietnam's Northern Soul will help you admire the overlapping mountains, terraced fields and the lives of the Hmong, Red Dao, Tay... Continue with a food tour around Hanoi Old Quarter and sunbathing days on Lan Ha Bay cruise. Photo: Vo Van Phi Long
Commenting that motorbikes are king in Vietnam, the Times still encourages visitors to challenge themselves with a 15-day cycling tour called Cycling Vietnam, with a journey from Ho Chi Minh City to Da Lat. Visitors will cycle through pine forests, coffee plantations and strawberries in Da Lat, and head to Khanh Hoa to follow the beautiful sea route. The journey continues to take visitors across Hai Van pass. From there, visitors take the train to the North, go to Ha Long Bay to kayak and relax. Photo: Diem Dang Dung
