Vietnam

Vietnam is a beautiful country blessed with striking mountains, a stunning coastline, clear blue skies and lush green rice fields. Locals work in cities or in fields sheltered from the sun’s rays by their conical hats, while children play on the streets or ride buffalo's along country paths. The people of this pretty country are blessed with an optimistic charm that welcomes visitors. Hanoi, the country’s capital city, is a dynamic mix of the medieval and the modern, a living museum of times past with a population that is looking towards the future. Motorbikes fill the streets and street hawkers sell their wares in a city where the young and old work, talk and drink coffee together. Beyond Hanoi is the incredible watery landscape of the Mekong Delta, with its stunning rice fields and sleepy villages. The riverside town of Hoi An provides visitors with a numerous choice of delicious restaurants and shopping opportunities. For the more intellectually or spiritually minded, there is the cultural city of Hue, home to palaces, pagodas and temples. Other places not to be missed include captivating Halong Bay, the mountains of Sapa and Phu Quoc, a tropical island with sandy white beaches. There is always something to delight visitors in this magical country that sparkles like an emerald.