Monday, February 28, 2011

Non Nuoc Beach - One of the World's Beautiful Beaches



Nuoc Beach gently slopes towards the calm, clear, blue sea; the clarity of the water attracts visitors who come to bathe and enjoy the seafood. This fine sandy beach with sunshine all the year round makes it suitable for tourism in all four seasons.


Da Nang has a coastline of 30 kilometres long, famous for many beautiful seashores stretching from the north to the south such as My Khe, Thanh Binh, Tien Sa, Son Tra and so on. Non Nuoc Beach also pertains to Da Nang Sea and has been voted as one of the most beautiful and attracting beaches of the planet, 2005, according to Forbes, the leading magazine of America. This beach has gentle slope, mild waves, and purely blue sea water during the four seasons. The unpolluted water source here has attracted a number of tourists coming to bathe, enjoy local special sea foods and take a rest for weekends. The beach Non Nước is also a place that exist precious and rare seaweeds such as gracilarias "yellow thread" and glacilaria "screw" that have high value of exporting.

With green water and white sand, Non Nuoc Beach stretches five kilometers along the shore of Hoa Hai Ward at the foot of Ngu Hanh Son (The Marble Mountains). The beach is
famous for its seaweed, which reaches exportation standards. Many five-star hotels were built in Non Nuoc to accommodate the domestic and foreign tourists in the area. Together with its feature of wave degree, climate, weather and salinity, Non Nuoc Beach is suitable for water sports, especially surfing. In 1993, there took place an international champion with the participation of nearly 40 athletes from many countries around the world.

Along the beach, on the white sand is a forest of age-old casuarinas which is shady, green and is waving in the whistling wind. This is an ideal place for resting and camping. When the darkness falls and the moon rises, you can set yourself free on smooth benches along the beach to listen to melodious sounds of the waves and enjoy the occult space.

The beach is managed by the Non Nuoc Tourism Company that has three hotels with more than 100 rooms on the beach. They provide entertainment services including photographs for souvenir, handicraft shops, massage, restaurant, tennis and some gymnastics. A chain of tourism resorts is planned to cater for international tourists including seaside hotels and restaurants, especially an international standard golf court.

Besides convalescence and bathing, tourists to Non Nuoc Beach can also combine their journeys with traveling the relic Marble Mountains, which boast some ancient pagodas and sacred monumental caves, go around fine art stone handicraft villages right at the foot of the Mountains or go boating on Co Co River (Stork Neck River) to enjoy peacefulness of the Marble Mountains.

Saturday, February 26, 2011

My Khe Beach, a beautiful beach in Da Nang



My Khe Beach is recognised as one of the most ideal beach of Da Nang City, international tourists came here for convalescence and relaxation...

Da Nang has a coastline of 30 kilometres long, famous for many beautiful seashores stretching from the north to the south such as My Khe, Nam O, Xuan Thieu, Thanh Binh, Tien Sa, Son Tra, Bac My An, Non Nuoc. They are calm seas with green water during four seasons, not being polluted with 60% salination and high safety. With 900 meters in length, My Khe Beach is the most crowded of Da Nang beaches and popular to local people.

My Khe Beach is located about 6km east of Da Nang and about 24km north of Hoi An. It is a nine-kilometre stretch of smooth sand with an average width between 50m and 70m. The gradient is gentle, and its sheltered position in the lee of the Son Tra peninsula softens the autumn winds that restrict swimming further down the coast.

It is an ideal and huge beach with smooth sand and a slight slope. Behind the beach is a dark green poplar forest, and beside, the Kinh River carries crystal water to the sea. The beach has coral, abundant plants and creatures along bankside and under sea. Especially, the beach is next to the city centre, in roads easy to come and by various means of transport. Sea water in My Khe is cool with little wave so you can bath all year's round, especialy in summer from May to August. The lack of large waves, less than average pollution, and an annual mean temperature around 25oC, makes it a safe place to swim for adults and children alike.

The beach has hotels, pleasure-houses and various abundant services, creating favourable conditions for tourists to relax on the seashores. There are 50 well-equipped and comfortable bedrooms and lots of services in My Khe hotel. Many luxurious seaside villas with over 100 rooms are available for families. You can come here to play and rest at weekend. Around the hotel area, there is plenty of seafood restaurants and stalls, and large numbers of local vendors traverse the beach selling all kinds of foods and drinks. Coastal specialties like shrimps, crabs, fish, cuttles, etc. in hundreds of small shops are at reasonable price. They can be irritating sometimes – if they are too persistent, you should ignore the nuisance since that is the best strategy.

American soldiers occupied a part of the beach before 1975. They established some premises for their relaxation and recreations. With some enabling conditions such as being near the city’s center, large space, beautiful landscapes, and qualified services (hotels, restaurants, vehicles keeping site, fresh water bathing, sunshade and buoy lease), My Khe Beach is now convenient for developing kinds of services such as fishing, water-skiing, diving, yatch race and so on.

Moreover, the safeguard team of Da Nang seashore work from 5 a.m to 8 p.m every day to guarantee safety for visitors to bath and relax on the beach. There has been a steady increase in the number of tourists visiting the beach.

Han River suspension bridge was completed, it links the east to the west area, making transportation possible. As a result, My Khe Beach becomes an attractive resort, a really very good beach!

Friday, February 25, 2011

Cat Co Beach


Visiting the large beach of Cat Co, which is separated by a small range of mountain, you can swim in the blue and warm water, so clear that you can see the golden sand bneath.

The white-sand Cat Co beach make a great place to lounge around for the day. They are about 1 km southeast from Cat Ba town over a steep headland; and can be reached on foot or by motorbike.

Cat Ba is the biggest island (100 sq. km) out of the 366 islands on the Lan Ha Bay. It is a tourist spot, attractive for its natural beauty and wonders endowed by nature. Right from the moment you set foot on Cat Ba gangway, looking afar to contemplate the enchanting scenery of immense sky and magnificent mountains and breathing the fresh air from the sea, you will feel comfortable and your tiredness after a long trip will disappear. Surely, you want to go on with your journey at once.

Cat Co Beach is separated by a small hillock that can be climbed over in about 20 minutes. However, you can take the easier route along a new wooden seaside walkway around the mountain. The beach offers simple accommodation and camping.

The mountain adjacent to Cat Co Beach has a tunnel and fascinating caves and grottoes, such as Hang Luon, Khe Sau, Trung Trang, Gia Luan and Kim Cuong. Visiting these caves and grottoes you will get the feeling of the explorers, discovering the wonders and mysteries endowed by nature. The fauna living on the Cat Ba National Park is diverse: 20 kinds of animals, 69 kinds of birds, 20 kinds of reptiles, rare wild white - headed langurs. Coming out of the caves and grottoes you should spend a little time to contemplate the sunset over Lan Ha Bay. On the golden background of the horizon and the dark blue of the sea, the heaving islets become multiform, the white sea-gulls hover and sea-eagles make circles in the sky, all beautifying the immense and fascinating space, and enchanting the visitors.

Cat Co Beach is a tourist spot, attractive for its natural beauty and wonders endowed by nature.

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

PHAN THIET – BEACH BREAK


EV809-3 PHAN THIET – BEACH BREAK
(03 Days/02 Nights)

Lying gracefully in Binh Thuan province, Phan Thiet has the long coastline with a hot and mainly dry climate and average temperatures of a little more than 27 degrees.It once was a popular summer resort under the French colony. Phan Thiet is also famous throughout the country for its fish sauce with Viet Nam’s favourite brand.

Day 1: HO CHI MINH – PHAN THIET

Leave Ho Chi Minh city around 8:00AM for Phan Thiet. The scenic 200-km drive to the north on Highway I passes the bustling city of Bien Hoa. On the way, stop to visit fish sauce factory. Arrive in Phan Thiet. The rest of day is free for swimming or walking romantically on the endlessly long white sandy beach. Overnight in Phan Thiet to watch a star sky and enjoy sea breezes, listening to the winds playing with the trees.

Day 2: PHAN THIET (B)

A full day at pleasure in the resort and at the beach. Golf is one of the available activities for your choice (under your own arrangement). Another night in Phan Thiet.

Day 3: PHAN THIET – HO CHI MINH (B)

Leave for Ho Chi Minh city. Spend last minutes to go downtown for shopping embroideries, wood-carving, lacquer ware are favourite souvenirs) or at leisure before check out. Arrive in Ho Chi Minh city. Trip ends

What included:

- Hotel in twin or double sharing room with daily breakfast
- Transportation Ho Chi Minh- Phan Thiet- Ho Chi Minh by private car

What not included:
- Travel insurance
- Drinks and beverage
- Personal expenses
- Early check in or late check out charge at hotel
- English speaking guide
- All other things that are not mentioned above

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

PHU QUOC – THE SUNNY HEAVEN

EV808-3 PHU QUOC – THE SUNNY HEAVEN
(03 Days/02 Nights)


In the early 17th century, Phu Quoc was a desolate area, where Vietnamese and Chinese immigrants earned their living from sea cucumbers.Phu Quoc is called the island of "99 mountains" because of its many sandstone chains gradually descending from the north to the south. Phu Quoc has a monsoon sub-equatorial climate. There are two seasons in the year: the rainy season (October only) and the dry season (November to September). Trips to Phu Quoc can be made all year round, but the best time is dry season when the sky is always sunny, clear and blue.Phu Quoc has worldwide been famous for its two traditional products: the pepper and fish sauce. Visitors to pepper gardens will be captivated by word of "itsy-bitsy teeny-weeny coins" of patient growers while at fish sauce workshops, they will be amazed at the sight of dozens of bulky barrels being lined up and waiting to be jammed with fresh fish. You will be tempted to try a few pungent green pepper coins and half a spoonful of the tasty salty sauce.

Day 1: ARRIVE IN PHU QUOC

Pick up at your hotel and transfer to airport for a domestic flight to Phu Quoc. Arrive in Phu Quoc, transfer to your hotel. After lunch, free time at leisure for shopping at Ham Ninh fishing village. Back to resort for swimming, sunbathing, sleeping under green palm trees …Overnight in Phu Quoc.

Day 2: SUN AND SEA (B)

After breakfast at your hotel, you have spare time to visit Cau temple – the worship place of people, especially fisherman on Phu Quoc island, exploring the vestiges of a historical jail system. After that transfer for visiting An Thoi port, enjoying fishing for fun while cruising on boat at Ong Doi peak. visiting Australian man-made pearl producing factory. Free for swimming, sunbathing at Sao beach (or the star beach). Back to the hotel. Overnight in Phu Quoc.

Day 3: DEPARTURE (B)

Free time for shopping at Coi Nguon shop, Duong Dong market until transferring to Phu Quoc airport for departure flight .Trip ends.

What included:
- Hotel in twin or double sharing room with daily breakfast
- Transportation by private car

What not included:
- Travel insurance and visa fee to Vietnam
- Drinks and beverage
- Personal expenses
- English speaking guide
- Tips for tour guide and driver
- Early check in and late check out charge at hotel
- All other things that are not mentioned above