Vietnam Alive Travel

11/08/2021

Vietnam continues to fight through its worst COVID-19 outbreak. We would like to send you a smile from Vietnam with hope that the pandemic will be controlled and the world will be back to normal again, and that we can hit the road.

17/08/2020

Vietnam - The Next China?

Vietnam’s supply chains have significantly evolved from how they were a decade ago. Today, supply chain shifts to Vietnam are ongoing, helped in some part by the US-China trade war, as a growing number of businesses seek out ASEAN or alternate markets to invest in. Among the countries competing for investment, Vietnam has emerged as a highly effective alternative for China.

A young labor force, a real estate boom, a politically stable country that can reap riches through exports and a friendly relationship with the U.S. — many have compared Vietnam to what China was more than a decade ago.

Besides the travel arrangement, the Vietnam Alive Travel team has helped many of our clients setting up their own factories, doing business, or finding their partners, products in Vietnam, and Asia.

Any support you may need, please contact us today via email: [email protected]

Photo: Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon), Vietnam

22/03/2020

Due to the spread of COVID-19, the Vietnamese government has taken precautionary measures by closing most of the popular tourist sites throughout the country.

We have just finished our last tours during this challenging time and our guests returned home safe and sound. Our business continues to operate as normal online, please contact us at [email protected]

Stay safe!
Picture: Halong Bay, Vietnam

31/01/2020

Cơm Lam - a special dish in the Northwestern region of Vietnam. It is rice, often glutinous rice, cooked in a tube of bamboo, served with salted roasted sesame, grilled pork or chicken skewers. The bamboo chosen should be fresh and young so that the new membrane inside the tube can wrap the rice, adding it a special flavor, fragrance, and sweetness.

When the rice is cooked, the singed skin of the bamboo is removed, leaving a thin cover that is also peeled away when you eat. Sniffing the blending fragrance of fresh bamboo, banana leaves, and sticky rice as well as experiencing the sweet flavor of rice, bamboo, and coconut, and the greasy saltiness of sesame or the great taste of grilled boar meat are certain to induce guests to fall in love with Cơm Lam - as we do. Join us at Vietnam Alive Travel - www.vietnamalive.com

12/01/2020

Ta Phin village in Sapa, Vietnam is home to approximately 1000 Red Dao and 1500 Black Hmong and a handful of Kinh (all living in harmony). The village has 13 hamlets and 20 or more many small communes scattered throughout these hamlets. Stroll through the surrounding countryside and enjoy the picturesque landscape of spectacular rice fields, mountains, streams, and hill tribe houses. Traveling to and from Red Dao and Black Hmong communes you will learn the difference between the traditional tribal cultures.

People: Red Dao people in Ta Phin

01/01/2020

Exploring Spectacular Caves in a Quiet Corner of Vietnam

Phong Nha has become one of Vietnam’s premier adventure tourism destinations. Can it continue to succeed by staying small?

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/31/travel/phong-nha-vietnam.html?fbclid=IwAR2XqK5zIYhb1Av29q5cPva7zV3V8xy1MEjvJZnbuGjJT7VAoHnJ6D6_U94

29/12/2019

What to eat in Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon)?
Ho Chi Minh City was voted as the best dining destination once by Bon Appetit Magazine. Even several years back but it tells you how good is the food in Ho Chi Minh City. Join us at Vietnam Alive Travel

www.vietnamalive.com/what-to-eat-in-ho-chi-minh-city

Vietnam Alive Travel is the boutique private tour operator in Vietnam. We offer customized travel services for individuals, families, groups and businesses

14/12/2019

Ho Chi Minh City (Formerly Saigon) is Vietnam at its most dizzying: a high-octane city of commerce and culture that has driven the country forward with its pulsating energy. A chaotic whirl, the city breathes life and vitality into all who settle here, and visitors cannot help but be hauled along for the ride.

10/12/2019

Legend claims in the mid-15th century Heaven sent Emperor Ly Thai To a magical sword, which he used to drive the Chinese from Vietnam. After the war a giant golden turtle grabbed the sword and disappeared into the depths of this lake to restore the sword to its divine owners, inspiring the name Ho Hoan Kiem (Lake of the Restored Sword), Hanoi - Vietnam.

05/11/2019

Designated a World Heritage Site in 1994, Halong Bay's scatter of islands, dotted with wind- and wave-eroded grottoes is a vision of ethereal beauty and, unsurprisingly, northern Vietnam's number one tourism hub.
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21/09/2019

Vietnam in contention for leading culinary destination award

Vietnam has won a debut nomination for the leading culinary destination category at the 2019 World Travel Awards. The nomination reflects the rising popularity of Vietnamese cuisine the world over.

Vietnam will compete for the prize with 13 other countries – Argentina, Australia, China, France, India, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Spain, Thailand and the U.S., the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism announced Friday.

The winner will be determined by votes from travelers around the world. Voting is open online at worldtravelawards.com and the voting will last until October 20 this year. Voters are required to register for an account on the website before casting their vote.

Photo: Bun Bo Hue, a popular rice noodle with pork

05/08/2019

Vietnam Alive Travel arranged the trip in Vietnam for Kellogg School of Management - Northwestern MBA Programs 2019.

"We had a group of 40 MBA students visiting Saigon, Vietnam to meet with companies for a class. Mr. Van's team from Vietnam Alive Travel were friendly, organized, efficient, flexible, and professional" said Mr. Matthew Temple, Director of Kellogg School of Management.