Vietnam is an amazing country full of contrasts and all kinds of wonders. We have already rested and lived here many times, we love this country and return with pleasure again and again. Find out why Vietnam is so good!
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1. Stunning nature
Awesome - that's putting it mildly. So many beauties are concentrated in a small area: the unique Halong Bay, protected caves in the north, marble mountains in Da Nang, rice terraces in Sapa, foggy mountains and graceful waterfalls in Dalat, beaches, jungles and mountains in the vicinity of Nha Trang, sands and canyons of Mui Ne, the great river Mekong in Can Tho, underwater world and beaches of Phu Quoc Island and An Thoi archipelago - and these are only the most famous!
2. Architecture and cultural monuments
For connoisseurs of architecture and culture, the points of attraction are Hue and Hoi An, open-air museum cities. There are many tourists there, but this does not detract from their charm. We lived there in the low season, and the rains and fogs are so good for these cities! Of course, they are overflowing with temples, pagodas, palaces, tombs and museums in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi.
3. Authenticity and flavor
Photos from Vietnam are almost as juicy as those from Africa. The country is intricately intertwined with tradition and modernity: women in a jacket with a US flag and a conical hat Nón lá; funny pioneers in red ties; floating villages in Halong Bay next to high-rise hotels and luxury shopping centers. Contrasts are everywhere, just have time to notice. Folk crafts are still alive, and many live by subsistence farming.
4. Everything is cheap!
Everything is really cheap in Vietnam: hotels, food, excursions, clothes. This is shocking, especially if you fly from, for example, Europe: fruits for a penny, cheap seafood, rental of transport for almost nothing! After being accustomed to saving on everything in Europe, the tower breaks down from such prices, and unrestrained spending begins. Only tours and air tickets are expensive - it's frustrating.
Yes, if you go exclusively to the places of rest of Russian tourists (Mui Ne, Nha Trang), you can get by with native Russians. Some Vietnamese know the language so well that you can't believe your ears. And in the study of Russian they are advancing phenomenally fast - like the Arabs or Turks.
