Vietnam is a curved, S-shaped country with many scenic spots of natural beauty and unique culture, which is a great destination in the eyes of tourists. Have you ever walked along this beautiful S-shaped land? Famous places with peaceful and poetic beauty. Vietnam deserves to be the most wonderful beloved homeland in every human heart. Even more wonderful, on this land, there are still places with wild and magnificent beauty. Let's join Toplist to discover the most "strange and beautiful" destinations in Vietnam through the article below!
son Doong cave
You probably already know that Son Doong is a cave located in the cave complex in Phong Nha - Ke Bang in Bo Trach district, Quang Binh. The beauty of this world's largest natural cave will make you fall in love with its dreamy, mysterious and strange beauty and the abundance of mysterious natural vegetation. It is quite surprising that the height of the cave can accommodate a 40-story building of New York City in the United States.
Son Doong was formed by subsidence and faults caused by the river flowing through limestone mountains, causing erosion about 2-5 million years ago. More than 200m high, 150m wide and at least 5km long. Inside the cave, there is also an underground river 2.5km long, stalactite columns up to 70m high ... not only a discovery site in Vietnam but also an attraction of the world. In particular, the multi-material here is naturally composed but very special with very strange shapes like the alien lands that you have seen in movies.
Ha Long Bay
The magic in the lines and carvings of the island and mountains blends with the sea, the clouds and the sky, creating a picture of a fairy that transforms extremely richly and vividly in the middle of the world. Ha Long Bay - a place recognized by UNESCO twice as a World Natural Heritage. This is really a majestic sculpture, a wonder that nature favors for Ha Long in particular and Vietnam in general. Ha Long Bay is a part of the Gulf of Tonkin located in the Northeastern region of Vietnam, possessing thousands of large and small islands intertwined with a rich and vivid system of caves and beaches associated with legendary stories about history. history, love, humanity, etc. Therefore, many tourists have called Ha Long Bay as a legendary stone history containing many profound cultural and historical values.
Coming to Ha Long Bay, visitors can take a cruise to enjoy the scenery. You will see misty fog like in dreams, crystal clear sea water reflecting the image of distant islands… and visitors will encounter floating houses of local people, floating boats. Busy boats on the bay. All of which is sure to delight visitors. Besides, tourists cannot help but visit Tuan Chau Island, the most famous tourist area in the North and the most beautiful island among 1,969 islands in Ha Long Bay. In addition, this is the only island that is inhabited. Tuan Chau is famous for the largest artificial coast in Vietnam.
Bau Cat
Phan Thiet is known for its sand dunes stretching like a desert. However, right at the foot of the sunny and windy sand dunes, there exists a green lotus pond with green leaves. You can imagine that when you put it into your eyes, two completely opposite scenes coexist together to create a strange unique feature. You may think that you have an illusion when walking in the middle of the desert, but it is true, a mysterious beauty exists called Bau Cat.
Bau Cat, also known as Bau Trang, belongs to Bac Binh district, about 45km from Phan Thiet. Bau Trang exists two large lakes named Bau Ong and Bau Ba, between the two lakes there is a separate white sand cave. It can be said that this is a great place for short-term exploration trips. Dropping your soul in the green lake in the water, smelling the faint scent of lotus, the fresh color of the leaves and the heat of the "desert" of Phan Thiet is extremely wonderful.
Co Thach Sea
Co Thach Sea is a land of only water, rocks and green vegetation appearing like a "green giant" hidden in a remote commune of Tuy Phong district, Binh Thuan province. It is a mysterious place that attracts the curiosity of tourists from many places. Like other beaches, Co Thach beach also stands out with its clear blue color, the waves are not too big, but the beat is strong and fast bringing rocks of different colors to the shore creating an unmistakable special feature. confused.
In March every year, Co Thach sea is covered with a very characteristic soft green "mantle" of moss. Here, the rocks from ancient times have strange shapes and the "lovely" green color of moss makes Co Thach sea not only "ancient" but also "strange" which is worth exploring and exploring. bring the most enjoyable experiences.
Dong Van Plateau
If one could find a word to indicate the way to the Dong Van rock plateau, it could only be "paradise". It is a place with a winding mountain pass like many other landmarks of the northern mountainous region, an area with scattered stones as if they were being deployed to hunt for intruders who entered the forbidden area. This is a tourist destination of Vietnam that converges three factors: magnificent, wild and charming.
Dong Van Karst Plateau is Vietnam's first UNESCO-recognized global geopark, home to 400-600 million years old rocks. Coming here, you will feel like you are lost somewhere in the universe, not earth, only rocks. The name of the rocky plateau is not only rocks, the charming features here are covered by the blooming colors of the buckwheat flowers.
Phu Yen disc rapids
It can be said that the beauty of Phu Yen disc rapids is really a miracle of nature. The rock here is basalt that was formed 200 million years ago, created by volcanic activity in the Van Hoa plateau. The lava flows that erupt from the volcano when meeting cold water are frozen, combined with the phenomenon of stress, causing these lava blocks to naturally crack into many dimensions, creating strangely beautiful stone slabs. mysterious as it is today. What is special is that there are tens of thousands of hexagonal, circular or square stone columns, one layer on top of another, consecutively and tightly together like the hand of some god.
From a distance, it looks very much like a giant beehive, standing out in the middle of the clear blue sea, adding to the fancifulness of it. You will see that there are places where the rocks are stacked high and straight and then there are places where the rocks are stretched and tilted like a stack of dishes, maybe that's why the name of the rock rapids was born? Not only that, due to being patted by the sea waves all year round throughout the month, the misty mist of clouds or when the shimmering sun rays shine down makes the place majestically beautiful without a camera. There are no words or words to describe this heavenly beauty. With this unique natural wonder, disc rock rapids were also recognized as a national landscape relic in 1998 and put into tourism exploitation by Phu Yen province.
Ban Gioc Waterfall
Ban Gioc is known as the most beautiful waterfall in Vietnam, the largest in Southeast Asia and the fourth largest natural waterfall in the world among waterfalls located on a national border. Ban Gioc Waterfall, located in Dam Thuy commune, Trung Khanh district, Cao Bang province. It is about 20 km from the center of Chongqing district to the northeast. Ban Gioc is like a white silk strip being woven by fairies in the mountains of the Northeast.
The waterfall consists of two parts, the main waterfall (low waterfall) and the secondary waterfall (high waterfall). The main waterfall looks from afar like soft white silk strips across the back of the hill, this is the widest and most beautiful part of Ban Gioc. The waterfall is about 100 m wide, 70 m high and 60 m deep. The main waterfall belongs to both Vietnam and China, the dividing line is the Quay Son river flowing below. The secondary waterfall is higher than the main waterfall, but has less water and often dries up in the dry season. In addition to the two sections of the falls that can be easily observed below, many people venture up the trail to admire the second and third floors of the falls.
The second floor of the waterfall is a small lake bed about 30 m wide, water from small streams flows into the lake and from the lake flows down to the first cascade. The top floor of the waterfall is small but fast-flowing streams. Exploring these places is very dangerous, especially during the high water season. Since the path is purely a trail, it is easy to slip. Therefore, you should not swim in the waterfall, especially in the flood season. At Ban Gioc waterfall, there is a boating service to see the waterfall, you can use this service to take pictures.
Mu Cang Chai
Referring to Mu Cang Chai, people immediately think of terraced fields stretching like stairs to the sky. A rare masterpiece in Vietnam's wet rice civilization was created by human hands to adapt to the soil, climate and irrigation conditions bestowed by nature. The history of the formation of terraced fields in Mu Cang Chai is associated with the residence history of the Mong ethnic group - the author of the terraced fields, the first owner residing in this land.
According to geological researchers, Mu Cang Chai is a strongly dissected terrain with steep slopes. The land is mainly red-yellow ferralite. This explains why the Hmong cannot grow rice by shifting cultivation, but instead, they have to take advantage of low hills, large areas, moderate slopes, taking advantage of both rain and water. Streams lead from high altitudes to low fields to form terraced fields.
This is an elaborate, labor-intensive process. The work of reclamation is continued from year to year, from generation to generation, creating fields like majestic art paintings hanging on the slopes of the mountains. And if you look more closely, you will see that all the cultural features in the lives of the people revolve around the terraced fields. From the meniscus hoe suitable for digging fields to fill the bank, to the folds or patterns on women's clothes... All, creating a strange harmony. In 2007, the unique terraced fields in Mu Cang Chai, Yen Bai were officially recognized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism as a national scenic spot. This is an important and memorable milestone.
Son Tra Peninsula
Referring to Da Nang tourism, we cannot fail to mention that the jewel of this city is Son Tra peninsula, a green primeval paradise. Possessing a cool climate all year round, with large and small beaches, shady forests and diverse flora and fauna ecosystems, Son Tra peninsula has a great attraction for tourists and scientists.
With a fairy-like beauty in the middle of the world, it is not surprising that Son Tra peninsula is associated with interesting legends and folk stories such as: the legend of Son Tra peninsula,... In addition, Son Tra also has many interesting stories. There are many places for guests to come and visit such as Linh Ung pagoda, Radar station 29, Tien Sa lighthouse, ... And Son Tra peninsula, where the forest-sea terrain is contiguous, so there are definitely dishes. Local specialties are very attractive.
Nature has endowed Da Nang with a unique Son Tra peninsula with an important position in terms of national defense, forest ecosystem and biodiversity adjacent to the sea. Seen from above, Son Tra peninsula looks like a mushroom, the mushroom head is Son Tra mountain and the mushroom body is alluvial golden sand beaches.
Con Dao
Con Dao is one of 21 national tourist areas of Vietnam. This place is considered by many tourists as a paradise of relaxation and exploring nature (forest and sea). Con Dao is considered a tourist island with beautiful pristine beaches, cool blue water, long flat sand. The air on the island is so fresh, it is likened to a resort paradise.
Con Dao - home to steep cliffs next to pristine beaches and crystal clear blue waters - is one of the world's best and mysterious islands. As a natural paradise with dense forests, jade-colored waters, white sand beaches and home to sea cows, dolphins, corals, .. Coming to Con Dao, visitors can visit the heritage sites. Monuments and landscapes such as Hon Ba, Con Dao Prison,... Con Dao is considered the most attractive island on the planet.
Vietnam is a country "of all shapes and sizes" that no one has ever been able to fully explore, full of mystery and beauty, where you can give yourself the most interesting experience by field trips. Please share with me how you feel if you have been to the above places!
