Decided to go to Vietnam, for planning a good trip you need to know about reasonable flight to Vietnam, arranging your Visa to Vietnam and probably a good research on where to go and what to see in Vietnam, Vietnam Tourist sights are divided to natural, historic and National Parks, here we go a head describing about Nam Cat Tien National Park, the National Park straddling the border of three provinces, Lam Dong, Dong Nai and Song Be - This National Park is only 240 KM from Ho Chi Minh City.

Nam Cat Tien was hit hard with defoliants during the American war, but the large old growth trees survived and the smaller plants have recovered. Just as importantly, the wildlife has made a comeback. The area is said to be the home of the Javan Rhino in Vietnam, considered the rarest mammal in existence. Another rare creature found here is a type of wild ox called a guar. The jungles here in Nam Cat Tien National Park support a very healthy population of monkeys and plentiful birds. On occasion, leopards can be spotted.

Elephants are also live in the Nam Cat Tien National Park, but their presence has caused some controversy. In the early 1990s, the area just outside of the Nam Cat Tien was visited by a herd of 10 hungry elephants. In search of food, the creatures fell into an abandoned bomb crater left over from the American war, Local villagers took pity on the Elephants and proceeded to dig a ramp to rescue them. For their efforts, 28 villagers have so far been killed by the ungrateful beasts, who have been on a rampage ever since. The problem could have been simply dealt with by shooting the Elephants, but the Vietnamese government wasn't willing to risk the wrath of international environmental organisations.

However, none of these organisations ever came up with the funds for relocating the Elephants, some of which were finally removed to zoos, In the longer term, such conflicts will likely be repeated with Vietnam's increasing population, the competition between people and wildlife for the same living space is like;y to increase.

Getting to Nam Cat Tien National Park

Nam Cat Tien National Park is still an undeveloped area and access is difficult. The most common approach is from National Highway 20, which connects Dalat with Saigon. To reach the Park you have to follow a dirt road which branches west from highway 20. Another approach is to take a boat across Langa lake and then hike from there, however, you would really need a Vietnamese Tour Guide to trek in the remote spot.

Getting to Nam Cat Tien National Park from Dalat

It's not absolutely necessary to approach the park from Dalat Side. A third entrance to Nam Cat Tien is approached via Buon Ma Thuot. Unfortunately, this route puts you into Dac Lac province, where the authorities are a problem. 

Visit Thien Mu Pagoda in Hue, Vietnam

The Thien Mu Pagoda just outside Hue was a hotbed of anti-government protest during the early 1960's. The Thien Mu Pagoda is one of the must see Tourist sight in Hue and is home to the Austin motorcar made famous by Thich Quang Duc's self immolation in 1963.

Surprisingly, it also became a focus of protest in the 1980s when someone was murdered near the Pagoda and anti-communist demonstration was started right here in Thien Mu Pagoda , closing traffic around Phu Xuan Bridge. Monks were arrested and accused of disturbing the traffic and public order. Things have calmed down and a small group of monks, novices and nuns now live at Pagoda.

Behind the main sanctuary of the Thien Mu Pagoda is the Austin Motorcar which transported the Monk Thich Quang Duc to the site of his 1963 self immolation.

Self immolation of monk Thich Quang Duc

Thich Quang Duc travelled to Ho Chi Minh City and publicly burned himself to death to protest the polocies of President Ngo Dinh Diem. A famous photograph of his act was printed on the front page of newspapers all around the world. Thich Quang Duc's death soon inspired a numbers of others self-immolation.

Photo by Wikipedia

Many westerners were shocked less by the suicides than by reaction of Tran Le Xuan, known as Madame Nhu, the President's notorious sister in law, who happily proclaimed the self-immolations a 'barbecue party' and have said, Let them burn and we shall clap our hands. Her statements greatly added to the already substantial public disgust with  Diem's regim; the US press labelled Madame Nhu the ' Iron Butterfly ' and ' Dragon Lady ' . In November, both President Diem and his brother Ngo Dinh Nhu (Madame Nhu's husband) were assassinated by Diem's own military. Madame Nhu was out side the Vietnam at the time.

A memorial to Monk Thich Quang Duc can be found at the intersection of D Nguyen Dinh Chieu and D Cach Mang Thang Tam, around the corner from the Xa Loi Pagoda, in Ho Chi Minh City, South Vietnam. many Vietnam Tours providers have include visiting Xa Loi Pagoda. travelers, also, planning a trip ( Visa to vietnam, flight etc) Vietnam,  for vacation or tourism purpose will visit many places , we encourage them to visit the memorial as well.

Central Vietnam - Things to see and to do

From 1954 to 1975, the Ben Hai River served as the demarcation like between the Republic of Vietnam (RVN; Southh Vietnam) and the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV; North Vietnam). To either side of the river was an area 5km wide known as the demilitarized zone (DMZ ).

The DMZ itself and areas to the South Vietnam saw plenty of action and experienced a high military presence during the American War. However, the area is still home to some of the most interesting Vietnam Tourist sights . As you head south from the DMZ you reach the Historic town of Hue and Hoi An , two of the most relaxed places you'll find.

Hue City

Hue, the most interesting historically city in Central Vietnam, and as some people say, in whole Vietnam, served as Vietnam's political capital from 1802 to 1954 under the 13 emperors if the Nguyen Dynasty, The province of Quang Nam, bordering the municipality of Danang, contains Vietnam's most important Cham Sites - including My Son and Tra Kieu (Simhapura) - which have become popular stomping grounds for Tourists. Side trips to places like the Marble Mountains and China Beach also continue to draw a steady trickle of travelers. while the once bustling city of Danang is rather quiet these days, the Cham Museum there is topnotch. The Old part of Hoi An (Faifo) has a great deal of rustic Charm and is a great spot in Vietnam to relax and appreciate what life must have been like in centuries gone by.

DMZ - Demilitarized Zone

The idea of partitioning Vietnam had its origins in a series of agreements concluded between the USA, UK and the USSR at the Potsdam Conference, which was held in Berlin in July 1954. For logistical and political reasons, the Allies decided that the Japanese Occupation forces to the south of the  16th parallel would surrender to the British while those to the north would surrender to the Kuomintang ( Nationalist) Chinese Army led by Chaing Kaishek.

Explore Highlights of Central Vietnam

Most of the travelers are preferred to explore central highlights of Vietnam as part of any Vietnam Package Tours , here, there is a list of Highlight of Central Vietnam, also, Visa to Vietnam must be arranged before flying to Vietnam, 

• Make a day long pilgrimage into the former battlefields of the Demilitarized Zone the DMZ
• Take a dragon boat cruise along the scenic perfume river and soak in the atmosphere of one of the majestic Royal Tombs.
• wander along nature walks and explore old French Villa ruins in spectacular Bach Ma National Park
• Linger in the old world atmosphere of Charming Hoi An
• Make an excursion out to the extraordinary Cham ruins at My Son
• Take in Vietnam's pre-eminent collection of Cham statues at the Cham Museum in Danang City
• Catch some rays on famous China Beach, Or explore some of the canyons and caves of the mystical Marble Mountains.

Holders of passports of the Liechtenstein willing to visit Vietnam either for tourist or business purpose can easily obtain for a Visa on Arrival, regardless of traditional way that applicants should refer to the embassy and submit passport and other documents and waiting for 5 days to get a visa to Vietnam, then Visa on Arrival is the most simple way to get your Visa done, please follow the simple steps as following in order to apply online for a Visa to Vietnam.

How is the process of Vietnam Visa on Arrival from the Liechtenstein?

Applicants must follow the three simple steps to submit their request in order to apply for an Approval letter; here is the process one-by-one:

1. Browse through Tonkin Visa official and recognized Visa website (VisaVietnam.Pro) Fill in the Visa application form using the correct information as shown on your passport, applicants are required to submit the accurate information in order to get the approval letter approved by the Vietnam Immigration department.
2. Please kindly make sure about information you've been submitted, then, move to the second step to submit the Visa services fee, this process can be done using your credit card through the online form in our website.
3. We review your submission and start the process to get your Vietnam Visa Approval letter, the visa processing is depend on your selected options out of 3 options ( Normal for 2 days , Urgent for 1 day, Express for 4 working hours)

How About the Cost of a Vietnam Visa on Arrival for Liechtenstein Passport holders? (Apply with Tonkin Visa)

• One Month Single Entry Tourist Visa: 16 US$

• Three Month Single Entry Visa: 25 US$

• One Month Multiple Entry Tourist Visa: 18 US$

• Three Month Multiple Entry Visa: 32 US$

What to do after i got the Visa Approval letter?

Once we sent you the approval letter, then simply print it out and present it for boarding the flight (need it), then upon arrival at Vietnam’s International Airports, you should present the visa approval letter with 1 passport sized photo and filling a visa form and present it to the Visa officers, you should pay the Stamping fee as 45 US$ for one month and 95 $ for 3 month Visa directly to the immigration officers. And wait for few minutes to get your Vietnam visa stamped into your passport. That’s it and welcome to Vietnam.

Free Visa to Vietnam

We at Touching Indochina Travel (Tonkin Visa), offers Free Vietnam Visa for applicants who takes 4 days and more Tours with us, please check our Vietnam Package Tours and feel free to ask away your related questions.

Getting a Vietnam Visa on Arrival from Krakow, Poland

Polish passport holders willing to visit Vietnam either for tourist or business purpose can easily obtain for a Visa on Arrival, regardless of traditional way that applicants should refer to the embassy and submit passport and other documents and waiting for 5 days to get a visa to Vietnam, then Visa on Arrival is the most simple way to get your Visa to Vietnam done, please follow the simple steps as following in order to apply online for a Visa to Vietnam.

How is the process of Vietnam Visa on Arrival from Krakow, Poland?

Applicants must follow the three simple steps to submit their request in order to apply for an Approval letter; here is the process one-by-one:

1. Browse through Tonkin Visa official and recognized Visa website (VisaVietnam.Pro) Fill in the Visa application form using the correct information as shown on your passport, applicants are required to submit the accurate information in order to get the approval letter approved by the Vietnam Immigration department.
2. Please kindly make sure about information you've been submitted, then, move to the second step to submit the Visa services fee, this process can be done using your credit card through the online form in our website.
3. We review your submission and start the process to get your Vietnam Visa Approval letter, the visa processing is depend on your selected options out of 3 options ( Normal for 2 days , Urgent for 1 day, Express for 4 working hours)

How About the Cost of a Vietnam Visa on Arrival for Polish Passport holders? (Apply with Tonkin Visa)

• One Month Single Entry Tourist Visa: 16 US$
• Three Month Single Entry Visa: 25 US$
• One Month Multiple Entry Tourist Visa: 18 US$
• Three Month Multiple Entry Visa: 32 US$

What to do after i got the Visa Approval letter?

Once we sent you the approval letter, then simply print it out and present it for boarding the flight (need it), then upon arrival at Vietnam’s International Airports, you should present the visa approval letter with 1 passport sized photo and filling a visa form and present it to the Visa officers, you should pay the Stamping fee as 45 US$ for one month and 95 $ for 3 month Visa directly to the immigration officers. And wait for few minutes to get your Vietnam visa stamped into your passport. That’s it and welcome to Vietnam.

Free Visa to Vietnam

We at Touching Indochina Travel (Tonkin Visa), offers Free Vietnam Visa for applicants who takes 4 days and more Tours with us, please check our Vietnam Package Tours and feel free to ask away your related questions.

Off the beaten tracks of Vietnam are beautiful and worth to visit, here is Guide on How to Visit Suoi Voi Spering. About 15 KM north of Lang Co is the inland turn off to Elephant springs, Suoi Voi, a secluded recreation area where one could easily spend a day traipsing through the forest and swimming in cool, crystal-clear streams. It's a pleasant detour and highly recommended for bikers and cyclist who are braving their way along the Highway 1.

The main springs, a short walk from the parking area about 1 KM from the entry gate, feauters huge boulders, one in the shape of an elephant's head and the stunning back drop of Bach Ma mountain Range in the distance. Time permitting, further exploration will lead to less populated swimming holes including Vung Do Pool, about 200m beyond the main area.

Foreign visitors here are scarce and most seem to be rushing in one direction or another along the coast, and on weekdays you may find you've got the whole place to yourself, Sundays, however are jam-packed with young Vietnamese lovers seeking a bit of privacy.

Getting to the Spring from Highway # 1?

for getting to the spring from highway 1, look for the large faded sign reading 'Suoi Voi' . you will see the 19th century Thua Lau Church just a head of you after making the turn off. From here follow the dirt road for a few Kilometers to the entry gate

You'll need to buy an entry ticket here and also pay for the parking. Hold onto your ticket as you may be asked to show it more than once, there are some basic food stalls near the springs, but you're best off bringing a picnic lunch, otherwise if you are on Vietnam Tours then your tour might get lunch included.

Tonkin Visa Agency organize weekly tours to Suoi Voi Springs, about another 15 KM north of this turn off if the village of Cau Hai, and the turn off to reach Bach Ma National Park.

Getting a Vietnam Visa on Arrival from Australia

Australian passport holders willing to visit Vietnam either for tourist or business purpose can easily obtain for a Visa on Arrival, regardless of traditional way that applicants should refer to the embassy and submit passport and other documents and waiting for 5 days to get a visa to Vietnam, then Visa on Arrival is the most simple way to get your Visa to Vietnam done, please follow the simple steps as following in order to apply online for a Visa to Vietnam.

How is the process of Vietnam Visa on Arrival?

Applicants must follow the three simple steps to submit their request in order to apply for an Approval letter; here is the process one-by-one:

1. Browse through Tonkin Visa official and recognized Visa website (VisaVietnam.Pro) Fill in the Visa application form using the correct information as shown on your passport, applicants are required to submit the accurate information in order to get the approval letter approved by the Vietnam Immigration department.
2. Please kindly make sure about information you’ve been submitted, afterward, move to the second step to submit the Visa services fee, this process can be done using your credit card through the online form in our website.
3. We review your submission and start the process to get your Vietnam Visa Approval letter, the visa processing is depend on your selected options out of 3 options ( Normal for 2 days , Urgent for 1 day, Express for 4 working hours)

How About the Cost of a Vietnam Visa on Arrival for Australian? ( Apply with Tonkin Visa)

• One Month Single Entry Tourist Visa: 16 US$

• Three Month Single Entry Visa: 25 US$

• One Month Multiple Entry Tourist Visa: 18 US$

• Three Month Multiple Entry Visa: 32 US$

We at Tonkin Visa, have special prices for Our Visa services fee for group travelers

I got the Approval letter, what’s next?

Once we sent you the approval letter, then simply print it out and present it for boarding the flight (need it), then upon arrival at Vietnam’s International Airports, you should present the visa approval letter with 1 passport sized photo and filling a visa form and present it to the Visa officers, you should pay the Stamping fee as 45 US$ for one month and 95 $ for 3 month Visa directly to the immigration officers. And wait for few minutes to get your Vietnam visa stamped into your passport. That’s it and welcome to Vietnam.

Free of charge Visa to Vietnam

We at Touching Indochina Travel (Tonkin Visa), offers Free Vietnam Visa for applicants who takes 4 days and more Tours with us, please check our Vietnam Package Tours and feel free to ask away your related questions.

Ho Chi Minh is the best knows of some 50 aliases assumed over the course of his long career by Nguyen Tat Thanh (1890 - 1969 ), founder of the Vietnamese Communist Party and president of the democratic republic of Vietnam from 1946 until his death. Born the son of a fiercely nationalistic scholar-official of humble means. he was educated in the Quon Hoc secondary School in Hue City in central Vietnam, before he work briefly as a teacher in Phan Thiet. in 1911, he signed on as a cook's apprentice on a French Ship, sailing to North America, Africa and Europe. He then remained in Europe, where, while working as a gardener, snow sweeper, waiter, photo retoucher and stoker, his political consciousness began to develop.

After living briefly in London, Ho Chi Minh moved to Paris, where he adopted the name Nguyen Ai Quoc ( Nguyen the patriot). During this period of time, he mastered a number of languages including English, French, German and Mandarin Chinese and began to write about and debate the issue of Indochinese independence. During the 1919 Versailles peace conference , he tried to present an independence plan for Vietnam to US president Woodrow Wilson. Ho Chi Minh was a founding member of the French Communist Party, which was established in 1920. in 1923, he was summoned to Moscow for training the Communist International, which latter sent him to Guangzhou, China, where he founded the Revolutionary youth league of Vietnam, a precursor to the Indochinese Communist Party and the Vietnamese Communist Party.

After spending time in Hong Kong jail in early 1930s and more time in the USSR and the China, Ho Chi Minh returned to Vietnam in 1941 for the first time in 3 years. That same year - at the age of 51 - he helped found the Viet Minh Front, the goal of which was the Independence of Vietnam from French colonial rule and Japanese occupation. in 1942, he was arrested and held for a year by the Nationalist Chinese. As Japan prepared to surrender in August 1945, Ho Chi Minh led the August Revolution which took control of the much of the Country; and it was Ho Chi Minh who composed Vietnam's Declaration of Independence that was modeled in part on the American Declaration of Independence and read it publicly very near the site of his mausoleum in Hanoi which today many Vietnam Tours have part to visit.

The return of the French shortly thereafter forced Ho Chi Minh and the Viet Minh to flee Hanoi and take up armed resistance. Ho Chi Minh then spent 8 years conducting a guerilla war until the Viet Minh's Victory against the French at Dien Bien Phu in 1954. Ho Chi Minh then led to North of Vietnam until his death in September of 1969 - he never lived to see the North's victory over the South. Ho Chi Minh is affectionately referred to as " Uncle Ho" ( Bac Ho in Vietnamese) bu his admirers.

Uncle Ho may have been the father of Vietnam, but he wasnt the father of any Children, at least none that are known, Like his erstwhile nemesis, South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem, Ho Chi Minh Never married.

Vietnam Visa on Arrival

Tonkin Visa is a fully licensed non-government organization, is one of Vietnam’s leading Travel Agencies based in Hanoi, Vietnam, we are specializing in entry Visa to Vietnam. We submit applicants documents and profiles to the Immigration department and provide you with Vietnam Visa Approval letter, check the cheapest fee for Visa to Vietnam and contact Tonkin Visa today!

Cham Museum in Danang, Vietnam

The best Danang tourist Attraction probably has to be the Cham Museum ( Bao Tang Cham). Founded in 1915 by the Ecole Francise d’Extreme Orient, the open air collection of Cham Sculpture is the finest in the world. Many of the sandstone carvings like altars, lingas, garudas, ganeshas and images of Shiva, Brahma and Vishnu are breathtaking; making this a museum you can visit again and again.

A trilingual guidebook, Museum of Cham Sculpture – Danang on the museum written by its director, Tran Ky Phuong, Vietnam’s most eminent scholar of Cham Civilization, provides excellent background on the art of Champa; it also includes some details on the museum’s exhibits, the book is usually on sale at the entrance.

It is well worth finding a knowledgeable guide to show you around and let you experience how great the history of Cham was, Vietnamese PackageTours offers daily tours and guide to visit Cham Museum.

The artifacts of the Danang’s Cham Museum, which date from the 7th to 15th centuries, were discovered at Dong Duong (Indrapura), Khuong My, My Son, Tra Kieu (Simhapura), Thap Mam (Binh Dinh) and others sites, mostly in Quang Nam and Danang Provinces. The museum’s rooms are named after the localities in which the objects displayed in them were found.

The four scenes carved around the base of the 7th century Tra Kieu Altar tell part of the Ramayana epic and are influenced by the Amaravati style of south India.

Scene A (16 Characters)
Tells the story of price Rama, who broke the sacred bow (Rudra) at the citadel of Videha thus winning the right to wed King Janak’s daughter, Princess Sita.

Scene B (16 Characters)

Shows the ambassadors send by King Janak to Prince Rama’s father, King Dasaratha, at Ayodhaya. The emissaries inform king Dasaratha of the exploits of his son, present him with gifts and invite him to Videha to celebrate his son’s wedding.

Scene C (18 Characters)
Shows the royal wedding ceremony including three of prince Rama's brothers, who are marrying three of Princess Siat's Cousins.

Scene D
11 apsaras heavenly maidens dance and present flowers to the newlyweds under the guidance of the two gandhara musicians who appear at the beginning of Scene A.

Getting to Cham Sculpture Museum

The museum, near the corner of D Nu Vuong and D Bach Dang, is open daily from 8 to 11 am and 1 to 5 pm. Admission fee is US$2.