“A day of traveling, is a basket full of knowledge” – this Vietnamese idiom can’t be any truer as travel broadens your mind, no matter what ages you are. If it is time for you to travel to a far off place which surely provides many opportunities to learn something new, especially with your family, think Vietnam. Taking kids along in a vacation can be a tough mission for any parents but a Vietnam Family Tour may have everything necessary for a family: fun first, then safe, healthy and last but not least educational. When your children are at young age, you may want shorten your travelingRead More →

Hanoi is often the start or end point of a trip to Vietnam, and what a great welcome or farewell it is! If you have been to Hanoi or still at the initial stage of planning your Vietnam Holidays, you can easily see Hanoi Old Quarter in all the top lists of where to go or what to do in Vietnam. So, Hanoi Old Quarter is really attractive, lively and dynamic, which is reflected in the busy life of local people, the sound in the small streets and the tastes of local food. Tours of Old Quarter are truly Hanoi’s specialty and many foreign travelers take interest in theRead More →

A crowded local market always has full tastes of a region and its people. Wandering around, you can see local lifestyle, culture and culinary as well. In Hanoi – Vietnam’s Capital, all the local markets are always bustling with hundreds of stalls selling everything from morning to evening. Imagining, all home meals of the people here begin from their markets, so there is no better place for tourists to have first-hand experience of local daily life than markets when they travel to Vietnam. Here are the list of best local markets you should not miss when staying in Hanoi during your Vietnam Tour: Typical wet market in Hanoi 1.Read More →

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In July, 2017, Nadova Tours had an on-air talk with The Great Destinations Radio Show about “Staying Safe In Vietnam” The Great Destinations Radio Show launched in May 2016. The weekly show is aimed at 35-64 year old travellers. It airs in one and two-hour versions on around sixty UK radio stations. You can hear us on FM, AM or DAB in destinations as diverse as the Scottish Highlands to the Scilly Isles and Norwich to Pembrokeshire. If you once backpacked but now expect some convenience and comfort as you learn about the history, culture, food and unique experiences around the world, this is the showRead More →

There are many excellent historic and cultural sights in Ho Chi Minh City. If this is your first time travelling to Vietnam and you are so confused of where to visit during your short time in Sai Gon. Here are some recommendations:   1. Ben Thanh Market This largest of the city’s major markets is located in the downtown area. It opened in 1914 after two years of construction. The market has a wide selection of inexpensive, locally produced garments and textiles as well as items imported from the West and Eastern Europe. At one end is a “Wet Market” with all kinds of fresh meats, fish, fruit andRead More →

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Across Vietnam, noodles are a staple. But how they’re prepared and what they’re served with varies according to the climate, history and personality of each region What’s better than the moment when you receive a steaming, aromatic bowl of noodles? Is it when you add the garnishes and that squeeze of lime that somehow always ends up on your face? Or is it that blissful moment when you finally get to eat the noodles, when it’s just you and the noodles and no one else? The noodle maker In Vietnam, noodles are the thread of daily life. From flat rice noodles (bánh phở) in theRead More →

Water puppetry is a unique form of Vietnamese art, which has existed for more than 1000 years. We don’t know whether water puppets appear in other countries or whether they remain only in Vietnam, but we do know that they continue to spread and to gain intimacy with their audiences. In many travel guide to Vietnam, people said that “Not watching a performance of water puppetry means not traveling to Vietnam yet.” Most visitors to Vietnam should try to watch a show of water puppetry at least once. If you want to see water puppets in the true environment, you must watch them in theRead More →

A traveller’s guide to making decisions between Vietnam’s two main cities – Hanoi and Saigon aka Ho Chi Minh City. If you’re travelling to Vietnam, you may be trying to work out how to spend your time in the country’s major cities – Hanoi, the capital in the north, and Saigon, the commercial centre in the south. We’ve run a comparison between the two cities to help you make your choices. We’re into historic, tasty, photogenic places, with lots of local character – so these are the things that form the basis for our recommendations.   The verdict first Just in case you don’t haveRead More →

Among all the festivals in Vietnam, TET of the lunar New Year is the biggest celebration and the most important one for Vietnamese. This is a chance for family reunion, paying tribute to ancestors, enjoying delicious food and praying in pagodas and temples. Everything will be closed for at least 4 or 5 days of the New Year so it is often recommended that tourists should avoid that time when travelling in Vietnam because there can be a lack of good service. However, lets prepare and arrange your tours well beforehand, this time can be an once-in-a-lifetime experience for you to know deeper about theRead More →

Vietnam is a beautiful country of rice paddies, cyclos, water buffaloes and tasty food.  When people first travel to the country, they know very little about it all but in a couple of days in Vietnam, people will learn quickly. However, there are few things if you know about before packing your bag to travel to Vietnam will make your trip so smooth and trouble-free. Sunset in Hanoi A motorbike’s paradise There are millions of motorbike in Vietnam, some even says” If you don’t have a motorbike here, you are nobody”.  So the traffic in Vietnam is extremely dense and complicated.  Parking space for motorbikesRead More →