Vietnam tours

Cai Rang Floating Market, Can Tho, Vietnam In former times every significant-sized Mekong Delta town would have had a floating market with Cai Rang, just outside, Can Tho being the largest and best-known. In more recent time it ought to come as no surprise to learn that Vietnamese shoppers, like their ‘Western’ counterparts, have come to appreciate the convenience of…

Hue (Huế) Hue, or Huế to use the local spelling, has a central location on Vietnam’s coast, close to the mouth of the Perfume River, pretty much halfway between Hanoi in the north and Saigon, (Ho Chi Minh) to the south. The population of the town and suburbs today weighs in at over 1 and 1/4 million, so far fewer…

When’s the best time to visit Hoi An? Our reply to this frequently asked question didn’t require much thought or research and the simple answer to ‘when’s the best time to visit Hoi An is…between 7 and 8 in the morning. (5 to 6 in the afternoon being a  close second.) With a coastal position, just south of Danang and…