Vietnam Holiday packages
VIETNAM AN INTOXICATING & MEMORABLE HOLIDAY
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Vietnam offers a wonderful cocktail of five star ingredients for a really intoxicating and memorable holiday. There’s the breathtakingly varied scenery, the fascinating remains of a cultural heritage dating back thousands of years, some vibrant French colonial cities and the beach-appeal of 3400km of coastline, with seemingly endless stretches of soft sand dotted with hidden coves. A Vietnam holiday can mean both relaxation and exploration, art and architecture or beaches and beer, and one of our Vietnam holiday packages can make this dream trip a mind-blowing reality, at an amazing price.
The balmy tranquillity of its lush countryside - the steamy, green expanses of the Mekong Delta and the Red River basin - can be balanced with the enlivening bustle and charm of Vietnam’s old colonial cities. Fast-growing Ho Chi Minh (formerly known as Saigon) has great shopping, entertainment and nightlife – the building of South East Asia's largest entertainment complex, ‘Happyland’, is already underway here - while the capital Hanoi in the North has an atmospheric Old Quarter to rival the imperial grandeur of Hué, with its grand tombs and ancient citadel.
Once war-ravaged, Vietnam began an amazing transformation in the 80s, and its economic growth has been among the highest in the world since 2000. Its rising popularity as a holiday destination is now proving to be just as dramatic.
Our team is constantly negotiating some equally dramatic holiday packages for our customers. We update them regularly, so travellers can be sure that whatever their budget, they’ll get all the beauty and buzz of Vietnam at the best value price.
Vietnam holiday highlights:
- Revive on one of Vietnam’s finest beach attractions, the tear-shaped, tropical island of Phu Quoc, with its picture perfect white sand and quaint fishing villages. On the verge of Phuket-style discovery, this once unknown backpacker’s retreat is Vietnam’s largest island.
- Explore the astonishing war-time tunnels of Chu Chi, North West of Ho Chi Minh City. This immense labyrinth of connecting underground ‘tubes’ played a key role as a hide-out for Viet Cong guerrillas resisting American forces during the Vietnam War in the 60s. Although parts are walkable, some passages have to be crawled through and are not for the claustrophobic !
- Sail on a traditional junk through dramatic Ha Long Bay in North Eastern Vietnam, with its extraordinary seascape of thousands of limestone karsts jutting out of the sea like jagged, randomly-sized sharks’ teeth. Most people take a tour from Hanoi, 170 km away. Some trips have kayaking included, which is a great way to explore the caves or find a secluded cave for a spot of private sunbathing.
- Shop after dark amid the twinkling lights of Ben Thanh Market in Ho Chi Minh City. Although not the largest of the night markets, being in the town centre it’s the easiest to get to if you’re staying there. Apart from the bargains to be found – stall-holders pay less for rent at night, so prices are cheap – it’s a good place to try traditional Vietnamese dishes cooked before your eyes at one of the 20 or so food stands.
Food In Vietnam:
Asian and French influences merge in Vietnam’s modern cuisine, with little use of oil and lots of dishes involving rice, soy sauce, lime, lemongrass and mint. It’s ranked as one of the healthiest in the world, but it’s not the only type of food available.
Some dishes can seem very off-beam to Western visitors – such as ragworm omelette or fertilised duck egg boiled in the shell with the nearly-developed embryo inside. Global cuisine is increasingly available, but Gallic reigns supreme: the old colonial cities have French brasseries which could make you think you were in eating in a Parisian arrondissement rather than Indochina.
- The Brother’s Café, 26 Pho Nguyen Thai Hoc, Hanoi – This sophisticated and timeless cafe is in a former monastery, with banana palms in a lush courtyard garden and an all-in buffet spread as lovely as the surroundings, which are candle-lit at night.
- Fourchette, 9 Ngo Duc Ke, Ho Chi Minh - Right in the heart of the city, this busy little bistro feels very French and intimate, serving Gallic staples like crème brulee, salmon with hollandaise sauce and confit de canard.
- Camargue, 191 Hai Ba Trung Street, Ho Chi Minh – Tucked down an alleyway, this colonial style open-air villa is well-placed in the centre of the city and serves well-presented International dishes with a reasonable wine list.
- Press Club, Hanoi – With the Western feel of a grand gentleman’s club, this is a ‘night out’ kind of place, with a choice of three decent restaurants with differing atmospheres, various themed evenings and regular live music.
Vietnam Weather:
Vietnam’s climate varies considerably from place to place, but is mainly tropical and temperate, with year-round sunny days. Temperatures are higher in the South, and can soar to 40°C during the dry season, while frosts and occasional snow are found in the mountainous North. The Winter season is also the dry (or drier) season and runs roughly between November – April.