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World Class Wonders cruising with Indochina Sails Cruise

Active Travel Vietnam — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 10:54:19 -0500

Set sail on oceans blue and take in the majestic sights of UNESCO World Heritage Site and World Wonder entrant Ha Long Bay with a little luxury form Indochina Sails.

It will be a big mistake if you’ve ever been in Việt Nam without cuising around Hạ Long Bay – one of the five UNESCO-declared...

Eight Wonders of Vietnam

Active Travel Vietnam — Tue, 3 Jun 2008 21:29:56 -0500

UNESCO lists five World Heritages in the country, but Adventure Beat editor Christian Kallen's list presents a more varied picture: the Eight Wonders of Vietnam.

Ha Long Bay.
If many of a certain generation tried to avoid going to Vietnam at all costs, now these same travelers...

Ha Giang Discovery - Northeast of Vietnam - Explore Hidden high lands - Khau Vai Love market

Active Travel Vietnam — Wed, 7 May 2008 04:56:46 -0500

Who: Rick Simons, Rudy Fettig and Rick Posnick of Boulder; Tony Tran; and David Nguyen.

Where: At Ha Giang Province, 4 days motocycling tours. Ha Giang is in the northeast, just south of the Chinese border, a place many hill tribes live, Khau Vai love market, Dong Van - H'mong King's...

Cruise on Halong Bay, Vietnam

Active Travel Vietnam — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:08:03 -0500

When it comes to weekend getaways, you just can’t beat flopping around on the deck of a junk in Halong bay, says Duc Hanh

Indochina Sails

At 11.30 am, the sun is high in the sky and burning bright. At the pier countless wooden junks, sailboats, speedboats and tiny bamboo boats bob around. While...

Trek Fansipan - Conquer the highest peak in Vietnam & the entire Indochina peninsula

Active Travel Vietnam — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 01:52:47 -0500

Overview

Fansipan is Vietnam’s highest peak located in the far north just outside of Sapa. Fansipan a very steep mountain that gets a lot of moisture. Those looking to climb it should be in good shape and prepared to to...