Vietnam with its diversity in geographical terrain, in climatic areas, in cultural heritage can offer the most colorful holidays: be it an adventure tour through Vietnam, a historical & cultural tour, a tour of fresh nature of Vietnam, luxury family holidays or relaxing deluxe beach vacations.…
1/ Overview
Vietnam covers an area of 330,992 thousand sq km. Three-quarters of the country consists of mountains and hills of which the highest is 3143-meter Hoang Lien mountain, and the longest is the Truong Son range which runs almost the full length of the country. The country’s coastline is 3,200 km having many beautiful beaches along.
2/ The North
Vietnam’s northern terrain is mostly mountainous or hilly, with some highland areas covered by a thick green blanket of jungle, about half the total land area.
The Red River Delta and coastal plains in the lowland part of the North are heavily populated and intensively cultivated almost entirely by rice fields. The Red River valley is a geological transform - the collision of India and Eurasia tectonic plates.
Much of this Delta region is seasonally flooded, a complex network of dikes and levees help to prevent serious flood damage.
The North West of Vietnam has hilly terrains with elevation from above 1,000m to over 3,000m above sea level. The North West has the highest elevation of Vietnam and the terrain of Vietnam gets lower and lower from the north western region to the south eastern region of the country. All rivers in Vietnam flowers from the north-western direction to the south-eastern direction.
The North East of Vietnam is basically hilly and the elevation is lower than the North West. Thanks to south-easterly monsoon which blows mostly during the summer months, the North East receives more precipitations than the North West and hence more forests.
The Red River at Phu Tho Province
The dike of the Red River at Bac Ninh Province
Rice fields in the Red River Delta
3/ The Central Region of Vietnam
The Central Region of Vietnam is flanked by a narrow of low land strip to the East and mountains to the West.
The idyllic countryside of Quang Tri Province Vietnam
The scenic countryside of Hue Vietnam
The pristine Lang Co Beach of Hue Vietnam
4/ The south Central Region of Vietnam
The south Central Region of Vietnam is granted with desert land, red sand dunes and white sand beaches.
the blue sea water of Nha Trang Vietnam
The blue sea of Ca Na Ninh Thuan Province Vietnam
The Red Sand Dune of Mui Ne Phan Thiet Vietnam
5/ The Central Highlands of Vietnam
The Central Highlands of Vietnam are endowed with temperate climate consists of system of plateaus and mountains dissected by ravines, rivers, streams and waterfalls and natural scenery of waterfalls,…
Dray Sap Waterfall Buon Ma Thuot Vietnam
The Pongour Waterfall Dalat Vietnam
The Lang Biang Mountain Dalat Vietnam
6/ The South of Vietnam
The southern part of Vietnam is dominated by the estuary of the Mekong River system and is low, flat, and frequently marshy. The rich soil in the Mekong Delta is the most fertile in the country. Areas immediately north and east of Ho Chi Minh City in the Mekong Delta are much more varied – with low-lying tropical rain forest, upland forest, and the rugged Truong Son ( Annamite) Mountain chain.
Mekong River covered in forests of coconut in the Mekong Delta, southern Vietnam
U Minh Thuong National Park - Kien Giang Province, southern Vietnam
Cape Ca Mau - southernmost inland area of Vietnam
