Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, is located on the east of the Indochinese peninsular and has an area of around 330,000 sq km (128,000 sq miles) and a population of about 87 million. Vietnam is bordered by China to the north, Laos and Cambodia to the west, the South China Sea to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the south-east. #travel #asia #republic #vietnam #indochinese

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The capital city is Hanoi with a population of over 3 million. The country’s largest city, with over 4 million inhabitants, is Ho Chi Minh City, known as Saigon up to April 1975 when the bloody Vietnam War finally ended. The war is now firmly in the past and tourism has become increasingly important to the country’s economy, now contributing about 5% to the gross domestic product. Vietnam has firmly established itself as a popular South-East Asian destination and foreign visitors have been able to travel freely throughout the country since 1997. #travel #asia #vietnam #hanoi #capital

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The Old Quarter – traditional houses and shopfronts, including Ma May, a restored 19th century house you can go inside. Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum – a marble monument to the leader, built from materials from all over Vietnam, and displaying his embalmed corpse. The Museum of Vietnamese Women – celebrates the culture and strength of the women who survived or took part in the war. Photographs and objects, especially ethnic textiles and clothing. #travel #asia #hanoi #vietnam #museum

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The largest city in Vietnam and once the French colonial capital, the city still has wide boulevards and elegant buildings. Notre-Dame Cathedral and the Reunification Palace are two buildings in the centre not to miss, but visitors interested in the legacy of the Vietnam War should head for the Cu Chi tunnels to the northwest of the city. This network of tunnels was the Viet Cong’s base for the Tet Offensive of 1968 and played a vital role in the North Vietnamese victory over American forces. The tunnels have been preserved as a war memorial and tourists are admitted to some of the safer ones.

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Vietnam has some glorious beaches, and the city of Nha Trang is famous for its 7 km of white sand and its blue sea. From there you can take a cruise to Mun Island where you can snorkel in the clear waters. For something completely different, the city of Dalat at an altitude of 1500 metres offers lakes and waterfalls among pine forests. This “city of thousands of flowers”, seven hours drive from Ho Chi Minh City, has an ideal climate #travel #vietnam #asia #beach #lakes

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All things considered, we think that getting a visa for Vietnam is more than convenient if you are eligible for an electronic visa. There are many visa services that can guarantee a smooth and swift online application process, and as long as you choose the right one, your effort will be close to non-existent. Fortunately, there are many good such services, and the chances of you having a positive experience with one of them are pretty high. #travel #documents #visa #vietnam

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