Van Long (Ninh Binh) is the first place in Vietnam and the first reservation in Southeast Asia to be included in the IUCN Green List - a list of best nature reserves worldwide. Van Long is the 50th site in the world to be included on this list.
The Van Long reserve, the largest wetland in northern Vietnam, is a place of immense natural beauty, with limestone karst outcrops up to 400m high overlooking a wetland area of lakes, rivers, streams, sinkholes, and caves.
Van Long contains rich biodiversity with more than 735 species of both terrestrial and aquatic plants (14 listed as threatened), and an astonishing range of fauna from amphibians, reptiles, fish, invertebrates, 100 species of birds, and 39 species of mammal (26 are listed are threatened). The highlight of Van Long is the largest global population of the endemic Delacour’s langur which despite its rising population to about 140 from just over 50 in the last two decades, remains critically endangered according to the IUCN Red List of species.
The lotus lagoon at Hang Mua (Mua Cave) in Ninh Binh Province, Northern Vietnam bursts into full bloom amidst autumn capturing the attention among nature-lovers.
The Central Highlands tourism city of Da Lat has been listed among Asia's top 9 nature destinations based on searches made on the digital travel platform Agoda.
Argentina's Infobae newspaper reported that Sa Pa is one of the 16 most beautiful small towns and Vietnamese coffee is in the top 10 best coffees in the world voted by the international culinary magazine TasteAtlas.
Every year, in late February and early March, visitors flock to Bac Yen district, Son La province to witness the stunning white hawthorn flowers in Lang Cheu commune.
TripAdvisor has recently announced the top 25 destinations with the best nature. Ha Long Bay, the only representative of Vietnam, ranks second behind Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal.
With 1.53 million arrivals in Vietnam in February 2024, the total number of international visitors in the first 2 months of the year reached more than 3 million, an increase of 68.7% over the same period in 2023.
Vietnam’s top island destination – Phu Quoc, is working to attract holidaymakers from India, home to over 1.4 billion people. A recent Indian wedding at one of Phu Quoc's luxury hotels is a good adverstiment for Indian couples.