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Evenings or weekends are a time when many young people are free, want to go out, date, cool. And the first place you think of is the park. Today I will list the beautiful and wide parks in Hanoi for your reference.

1. Cau Giay District Park.

Address: Thanh Thai street - Cau Giay district.

Cau Giay Park is the only park in Hanoi with free entrance tickets, which is also home to many of the most beautiful children's play areas with all equipment imported from Japan.

As one of the first parks in Hanoi to have a community play area built according to the policy of socialization, because it is located in a residential area, many students, Cau Giay Park is always crowded in the morning, afternoon and evening.

The community play area in Cau Giay Park, 6,540 m wide, was built with a total budget of nearly 8 billion VND, most of which was invested by the enterprises themselves.

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2. Thu Le Park - Hanoi Zoo.

Address: Kim Ma Street - Ba Đình District.

Thu Le Park is the only animal park in Hanoi. Inside the campus is a large lake, in the middle of the lake is a large oval shaped strip of land, looks like a tear. From there the name Thu Le, which implies that the lake holds the tears inside.

Among the parks in Hanoi, Thu Le Park is the only place where animals are kept. So it is also known intimately as Zoo.

3. Thong Nhat Park - The largest park in Hanoi.

Address: Tran Nhan Tong Street + Nguyen Dinh Chieu + Le Duan + Dai Co Viet - Hai Ba Trung District.

Thong Nhat Park is the largest park in Hanoi, and has the two largest lakes, Ba Mau and Bay Mau.

Hoa Binh Island is located quietly in the middle of Bay Mau Lake, there are many areas for growing flowers and ornamental plants, with many attractive games for children such as mirror houses, ferris wheel, boat, train, cars ... Especially on the occasion of Tet holidays, Thong Nhat Park is also the venue for the Flower Spring Fair with thousands of beautiful and fragrant flowers.

Besides, the biggest book festivals in the country are often held here.

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4. Botanical Park.

Address: Ngoc Ha Street + Hoang Hoa Tham - Ba Dinh District.

Because the Botanic Park has the most trees, when entering it makes us feel peaceful, so many people call it the Botanical Garden.

This place is like the primeval forest in the heart of crowded Hanoi; there are lakes, miniature forests, including natural animals such as squirrels, pigeons ...

Tourists will be impressed by the green of the trees that have been present for a long time: areca, coconut, large palm trees, old tree si, banyan with rough roots floating to the ground; rare orchids or colorful bonsai flowers.

5. Hoa Binh park.

Address: Pham Van Dong Street - Bac Tu Liem District.

In 2000, to celebrate 990 years of Thang Long - Hanoi, Hanoi Capital was honored to be awarded the "City for Peace" by UNESCO - Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization of the United Nations. To create a new symbol of the capital for this title, the city decided to build Hoa Binh park on 20ha.

On weekends, Hoa Binh Park is a favorite destination for student clubs and photography societies because it has many beautiful views, spacious and airy.

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6. Nghia Do Park.

Address: Nguyen Van Huyen Street - Cau Giay District.

Not far from Hoa Binh Park is Nghia Do Park. It has a total area of nearly 47,000 square meters, is considered the green lung west of the capital, with flower gardens, trees, a winding path around the romantic lake, clean environment, airy, quiet space...

In the early morning, the park is very bustling, bustling with images of residents from old and young, girls, big boys, ... exercising around Nghia Do Lake.

In each area of the park, there will be many exercise machines and simple, simple bars, double bars, which make people indulge in exercise and exercise. Those are extremely peaceful and simple images of people in the parks in Hanoi in general as well as Cau Giay in particular in the early morning.

7. Yen So Park.

Address: Phap Van Cau Gie intersection - Hoang Mai District.

Located at the southern gateway, Yen So Park is like a green lung of the capital, this place is free for residents from 4/4/2014. Despite its late birth, Yen So Park is the largest of all the parks in Hanoi.

Although newly established, but because of its beautiful location and large space, Yen So Park is chosen by many students as a place to store graduation photos.

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Vietnamese people consider that on Tet holiday, everything should be prepared well, early, and newly. Therefore, about 2 weeks before Tet, families start preparing their home and shopping. They usually clean and decorate the house with flowers, shopping for food … carefully to welcome Tet. In addition, all unnecessary items or the ones which are believed to bring bad luck will be discarded as well. One of the most important activities in the New Year is preparing traditional food to worship the ancestors, invite the guests, and eat in the first 3 New Year days.

1. Banh Chung – Sticky Rice Cake (Or Chung Cake):

The first and also the best traditional Vietnamese New Year food I want to introduce in this article is sticky rice cake or Chung Cake. Chung Cake is the spirit of the Vietnamese New Year days, expressing the essence of the heaven and the earth through the skillful hands of humans. On Tet, it is indispensable that the ancestor altar in the North has a pair of green Chung Cake. Nowadays, due to the social development, it is hard to find out a family who packs and boils Chung Cake by themselves, but people who buy Chung Cake for Tet will definitely choose the cakes made from the best ingredients. It should be made from the most fragrant glutinous rice for better “longevity”. The stuffing of Chung Cake usually contains pork, masticated green bean, dried onion, and pepper. The cakes need to be wrapped tightly and carefully, boiled for about 14 hours, taken out, soaked in water and squeezed using a heavy plank. Therefore, when Chung Cake is cut, it will be limber but not flabby, just fleshy and fragrant.

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2. Dua Hanh – Pickled Onions:

Pickled onions are often used as a side dish coming along with Chung Cake or fatty dishes (frozen meat, Chinese braised meat, boiled meat) for reducing the greasiness. The sweetness, sourness, slight spiciness of pickled onions will help to improve the flavor of the dishes as well as to help the body digest food easier.

First of all, you need to look for old onions with firm bulbs, only use the bulbs. Then, soak the onions in water mixed with borax and ash in 2 days and 2 nights. Next, take out the onions, cut off the roots, peel them (keep just about 5cm), then put them into a large jar, and cover them with salt, putting a thin layer of chopped cane above, then seal them with the layers of bamboo grates. After 2 weeks, you can get the onion bulbs out, soak them in sugar and vinegar, leaving them 3 days for being edible.

3. Gio Nac, Gio Thu – Meat Pie, Pork Head Ham:

For Vietnamese people, the New Year feast from past to present must contains meat pie – one of the most delicious and indispensable Vietnamese New Year dish.

Meat pie (Gio) made from finely milled meat in a stone mortar, wrapped in banana leaves into the tube shape, then boiled, or better, steamed. Meat pie is white, presented on the plate. It must to be well-cut in order to look “neat”, nice, and easy to pick up. Gio is usually made of pork. There is also Gio Bo (beef pie) made from finely milled beef.

Meat pie made from the meat of a pig’s head is called pork head ham (Gio Thu). For making pork head ham, pig’s ears and head meat are not milled but diced, mixed with wood ear (black mushroom), fish sauce, pepper, and stir fried (fried in a pan, and stir them well on low heat). Then, wrap the pies in fresh banana leaves, tie it carefully, and boil or steam them. When the meat pies are well-cooked, take them out and then press them using 4 bamboo sticks, tie them well, and hang them above the stove.

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4. Thit Dong – Frozen Meat:

Frozen meat is a particular dish in the winter-spring period of the Northern Vietnam. In the cold weather, frozen meat becomes tastier. This dish is made from meat mixed, sometimes from chicken, plus an array of pork skin. All ingredients are well-simmered. After the ingredients are cooked, the meat pot will be taken out from the heat, covered, frozen thanks to the essence of the land, the sky, the cold wind, and the dew to become a wonderful dish. On the surface of the frozen meat pot, we can see a layer of fat in white as snow mixed with the smooth yellow as a peaceful lake. A piece of frozen meat served with a pickled onion make the true Northern Tet.

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Sapa harvest season is coming around the corner with the breathtaking views of golden rice fields which stretch along the highway and those spectacular rice terraces. The scenic scenery attracts a lot of both domestic and foreign visitors. Ready to admire one of the most beautiful seasons in the town? Grab your belongings and set off now.

September – Time of Sapa harvest season:

If you are wondering when the best time to visit Sapa is, September, October and November are the answers. It is the harvest season in the town when the layers of terraced fields are covered with a brilliant yellow color. Sapa Town is like wearing a new coat. In such charming scenery, what should we do to enjoy every moment we have in the town? Keep on exploring Top 9 exotic things to try in Sapa harvest season.

1. Conquer Fansipan Mount – Rooftop of Indochina:

Conquering Fansipan Peak is the desire of many tourists to Sapa. Thanks to the modern Fansipan cable car, visitors will be taken to a height of over 3,100 m with only 15 minutes. More interestingly, in September, visitors conquering Fansipan Peak can also watch the beautiful cloudy yard which appears only in this period. Such an exclusive experience in our Sapa journey.

Fansipan Mount - sapa harvest season — ***Fansipan Mount*** – Internet photo

2. See the magnificent terraced fields in Sapa harvest season:

September is the most scenic month of terraced fields in Sapa. The beautiful terraced fields are dressed in bright yellow clothes, signaling it is time for Sapa harvest season. It is the magnificent scene that inspires plenty of photographers to come to the town and create their special photo albums. Many youngsters from cities choose this time to make their own Instagrammable photo shots in their Sapa tour from Hanoi.

***Sapa rice terraces*** – Internet photo

3. Watch the sunrise and sunset at the top of O Quy Ho Pass:

O Quy Ho Pass is one of the four great passes of the northern mountainous region and is the longest and most beautiful pass in Vietnam. Among the famous landmarks located on the way to Lai Chau, O Quy Ho Pass is an attractive destination that visitors want to be the most, followed by Silver Waterfall and Love Waterfall. The feeling of watching sunrise and sunset on the most wonderful pass in Vietnam in the romantic autumn season of September is really alluring experience for tourists.

4. Admire Silver Waterfall:

Silver Waterfall (Thac Bac) is one of 3 attractive tourist destinations located on the road to Lai Chau, behind O Quy Ho Pass and Love Waterfall. You can hear the thundering sound even when you haven’t reached the waterfall. Standing at the foot of the waterfall, visitors will see one of the majestic beautiful scenery of the northwestern mountain forest. In such moment, people become small among the majestic nature.

Silver Waterfall - sapa harvest season — ***Silver Waterfall*** – Photo from Michele Moroni

5. Trek to Lao Chai and Ta Van villages in Sapa harvest season:

September weather is very suitable for tourists to go trekking and admire the golden terraced fields in Lao Chai – Ta Van villages – one of the highlights in Sapa harvest season and popular destinations on a Sapa trekking tour. The feeling of walking between rice fields is very interesting, bringing us peace and serenity and help us forget the troubles in life. Moreover, when discovering these famous villages, we can learn more about the enticing ethnic culture and daily life of the Mong and Red Dao people here.

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Lao Chai Village - sapa harvest time — ***Lao Chai Village*** – Photo from Hoang Long

6. Climb Ham Rong Mountain to explore Sapa Town:

Another charming destination in our Sapa journey to discover Sapa harvest season is Ham Rong Mountain. From the top of the mountain, visitors can see the panorama of beautiful Sapa Town, Cat Cat Village, Muong Hoa Valley from a short distance.

On the way to Ham Rong mountain, there are many beautiful flowers blooming in September, creating a colorful flower path leading visitor to the summit of Ham Rong.

Ham Rong Mountain - sapa harvest season — ***Ham Rong Mountain*** – Photo from wecheckin

7. Sleep at homestay in the village:

Coming to Sapa in September, visitors should not ignore the experience of living in homestay with the ethnic people. The experience brings us closer to the local culture. We will discover their way of life, enjoy the traditional and fine cuisine with a lot of specialties of the northwest region.

Let’s see which yummy Sapa food we can enjoy when visiting the town.

Homestay in Sapa - sapa harvest season — ***Little View Homestay*** – Photo from Booking.com

8. Hunt for cloud at Heaven Gate in September – time for Sapa harvest season:

Heaven Gate is such an ideal place for cloud hunting and taking selfies in Sapa Town. Visitors will admire the majestic northwest natural beauty through golden terraced fields, winding roads on O Quy Ho Pass or gleaming Silver Waterfall. Take your time to head to such an amazing attraction in Sapa harvest season.

Heaven Gate - sapa harvest season — ***Heaven Gate*** – Internet photo

9. Wander around Sapa Town:

Just walking around Sapa Town gives us the ample chance to see lots of scenic spots like Sapa Stone Church, the bustling Cau May Street, the colorful local markets where locals trade vegetables, cattle, fowls, hand-made brocades. You can head to these places to shop for some meaningful Sapa souvenirs.

Sapa Stone Church - sapa harvest time — ***Sapa Stone Church*** – Internet photo

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15% discount for all services in Vietnam - Code: VULAN219 — ***15% discount for all services in Vietnam – Code: VULAN219***

Halong Bay is one of the most beautiful places in Vietnam. There are many factors to choose the best travel time of the year. For some people, they must arrange travel time to suit their own schedule. Others choose to travel according to the weather. If you are a fan of cold weather, winter travel is your choice. Meanwhile, swimming and sunbathing are activities for the summer. Others want to save money or want to avoid the crowded tourist season. Therefore, when visiting this beautiful land of Southeast Asia, you should learn about best time to go to halong bay.
So when is best time to go to halong bay? Read the article now!

June – July: a time of tropical heat

If you love the sunshine and the attractive activities, traveling to Halong bay in summer is an ideal. The best time to go to Halong Bay is from April to October every year. However, the downside during this time is very high cost. All kinds of services are increasing in price. It will be very difficult for you to find a suitable itinerary with a reasonable cost.

As a rule of nature, June – July has many storms hitting the Gulf of Tonkin and Halong. Therefor, you should be careful when traveling to Halong in June – July. It is best to go to Halong early (from March to May). Or you should go a little later (from August to October).

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Due to some reasons such as vacation, you must travel to Halong in June – July. Therefore, you should hire travel companies to organize and they will help you minimize the two weaknesses. You may refer to: https://goasiadaytrip.com

November – December: the time of everyday life

Around this time, the weather was quite pleasant. With the average temperature falling around 19oC throughout the country, November and December are the best time for you to enjoy and relax in Halong Bay. It has combination of great weather conditions and a small number of guests. It allows you to feel the real charm of Halong Bay.

In the mesmerizing romantic space, you can lie on the beach, sunbathing. However, at this time, the water temperature is still quite low. You should consider before deciding to participate in any water activities.

Best time to go to Halong bay?

Although there are many reasons why summer and winter are ideal for most visitors, the best season to visit Halong Bay is actually spring and autumn. Most visitors have come to feel that they agree: Halong in the fall season of the autumn days or the blooming season of brilliant petals makes people bewildered. This is a great time to travel Halong with a reasonable price and unique opportunities.

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The weather is usually quite pleasant and dry. Depending on the month, you will minimize the risk of extreme weather conditions. Therefore, you can enjoy the best of Halong. Prices for domestic and foreign tourists will be lower because this is the period between the two highest tourist seasons in the year.

In early spring, there will be periods of warm weather like summer but there are still some cold weather in the winter. In addition, there are many wonderful traditional festivals for visitors to attend such as Lunar New Year, fireworks and music,… Tet costumes and parades are all over the streets of Vietnam. This is something you should not miss if you want to learn and observe more about Vietnamese culture and customs.

It is possible that some places in your schedule will be closed for Tet holidays around this time, however, the cheerful atmosphere of the first days of the year and the openness of the people will compensate for the holidays. experience that you must miss. The last days of spring will not have many special events but instead are the weather signs of summer, however, there are still more tourists than the peak season. It must be the best time to go to Halong Bay!

Fall – from September to October, can bring valuable experiences such as the peak tourist season from November to December with a much smaller number of visitors. You can also learn about floating fishing villages and local cultures without having to worry that they are on a Tet holiday. Visitors can also witness the moment of the season from the seaplane, zoom in and take in the panoramic view of Halong nature below.

The most important thing is that while the majority of visitors are busy returning to work or preparing for the exam, it is no longer a tourist peak season, allowing you to enjoy an open, charming space of Halong.

Known as home to an enormous limestone ecosystem with 1,969 karst islands emerging from the lush emerald water and a great cave system, Halong also houses several floating villages with friendly locals whose life attaches closely with the stunning bay. Such perfect combination of natural beauties and the enticing local life bring make the bay more fascinating and arouse the curiosity among visitors. Pay a visit to discover these inducing Halong Bay floating villages with us!

Sunset view on Halong Bay - halong bay floating villages — ***Sunset view on Halong Bay*** – Photo from flickr

1. Cua Van Floating Village – Halong Bay floating villages:

The very first name we’d like to call upon among Halong Bay floating villages is Cua Van Floating Village. This floating village is about 20 km from the shore and nests a group of islets. The village is home to more than 300 families whose life depends mainly on fishing on the bay. Cua Van is originated from two ancient fishing villages in Halong Bay including Giang Vong and Truc Vo.

Visiting Cua Van floating village, you can immerse yourselves in to a peaceful and exotic atmosphere, admire the poetic nature and learn about how the fishermen here conduct their living. Let’s take part in boating, net raising and fish catching with them.

Cua Van Floating Village - halong bay floating villages — ***Cua Van Floating Village*** – Photo from luciano mortula – Fotolia

As the biggest and most touristy fishing village in Halong Bay, the accessibility to Cua Van is simple with frequent boat trips going back and forth. You also can choose to stay close to the village by renting a room in a homestay. For those who love water sports like kayaking, you can refer to kayak rental service in the village to explore around or visit nearby stunning caves.

Thanks to its antique and charming scenery and its precious cultural heritages, Cua Van floating village was honored as one of the most beautiful old villages in the world in 2012. And you don’t wanna miss out the chance to visit such an exciting place on your Best one day Halong Bay tour right?

2. Vung Vieng Floating Village:

The next Halong Bay floating village we’d like to introduce is Vung Vieng. 24 km apart from the ferry terminal at Halong Bay, Vung Vieng floating village is an off the beaten track attraction which is suitable for those who prefer less crowded place and wish to spend more time contacting with locals. When coming here, you can join padding over the green water, get closer to the spectacular limestone islands and discover the cultural life of fishermen.

There are about 50 families living in Vung Vieng floating village whose life links tightly with fishing activities on Halong Bay. There is also one community center which was built as a location for meetings and for locals to sell their handmade products like fish, fruits, vegetables to visitors.

You can take a Halong Bay day cruise from Halong City to wander around these exciting floating villages.

***Panoramic view of Vung Vieng*** – Photo from Internet

3. Cong Dam Floating Village – Halong Bay floating villages:

This fishing village can make everyone fall in love with its majestic and poetic beauty of the mountains and the sea. Cong Dam is home to numerous graves, coral reefs, underground lakes in limestone mountains and underwater caves.

The unique point that visitors meet in Cong Dam is a small and ancient village which retains almost the intact and traditional culture of fishing. You will be satisfied when chatting with local people, listening to their stories about their life on the bay in the middle of water and sky.

Cong Dam floating village - halong bay floating villages — ***Cong Dam floating village*** – Internet photo

The area is quite far from the mainland and completely separate from the usual tourist routes, so the landscape here also retains many wild features and a very clean environment. When coming here, remember to participate in interesting activities such as kayaking and fishing with fishermen.

4. Ba Hang Floating Village:

This small fishing village will complete the list of Halong Bay fishing villages. Ba Hang literally means three caves located near Thien Cung Cave (Heaven Cave) and Dau Go Cave. The village is home to around 50 families who go fishing and provide kayaking services or rowing boat for visitors as ways of making a living.

Ba Hang Floating Village - halong bay floating villages — ***Ba Hang Floating Village*** – Internet photo

Located just 6 km away from Halong City, Ba Hang Floating Village is more modern and developed, it is very convenient for you to visit the village when staying in Halong City. You can participate in kayaking activity, fishing trips and catching squid at midnight. Moreover, you can experience rowing with locals to two imposing grottos in Halong Bay namely Thien Duong Cave and Dau Go Cave.

Don’t miss out the chance to enjoy Halong Bay specialties.

Exploring the local life with these Halong Bay floating villages helps fulfill your Halong journeys. Contact us via our hotline number: +84 9 4161 8080 or via our email: support@goasiadaytrip.com for instant support. Wish you have a great journey!

Source: Halong Bay floating villages – from GoAsiaDayTrip’s blog

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