Ha Long, Sa Pa among top healing destinations for summer travel
According to Buzzmetric, Ha Long and Sa Pa are popular destinations known for their coastal and mountainous landscapes, respectively, and are favored by many for their emotionally healing experiences.
Ha Long Bay-Cat Ba Archipelago in the northern Province of Quang Ninh and neighbouring Hai Phong City is the first Vietnamese inter-provincial site listed by the UNESCO as a World Natural Heritage. UNESCO’s recognition has enhanced the value of this vast, majestic, and beautiful area.
Welcoming 2.6 million visitors annually, Ha Long Bay in Vietnam was ranked fourth among the 10 most-visited natural wonders in the world in a survey published in December by the US-based magazine The Travel.
The Vietnamese homepage of tech giant Google on December 17 featured a doodle of Ha Long Bay to mark the 29th anniversary of UNESCO's recognition of the bay as a World Heritage Site.
The renowned resort town of Sa Pa in Vietnam’s northern mountainous province of Lao Cai has gone through 120 years of tourism development. Since the French placed the first marker on Mt Fansipan in 1903 and built a resort to welcome guests, Sa Pa has become a national tourist area and aims to secure international standing.
Featuring the dances and music of different ethnic minority groups, Vũ Điệu Dưới Trăng (or The Dance under Moonlight),is among the highlights of the Culture Week taking place in the misty resort town of Sa Pa to mark 120 years of its tourism.
After 120 years of development since the French marked the first step on Mt Fansipan in 1903, today the resort town of Sa Pa in Lao Cai province has become a national tourist area, continually in the top 10 most popular destinations in the country and top 28 most attractive destinations in the world.