{"id":799,"date":"2018-06-15T03:48:02","date_gmt":"2018-06-15T03:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/luxurytravelvietnam.com\/blog\/?p=799"},"modified":"2026-03-25T03:53:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T03:53:44","slug":"vietnam-vacation-packages-and-things-you-might-not-know-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/luxtraveldmc.com\/blog\/vietnam-vacation-packages-and-things-you-might-not-know-yet.html","title":{"rendered":"Vietnam Vacation Packages and things you might not know yet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Indochina and particularly Vietnam vacation packages are among the top tourist destination in the world, in following article I would like to talk about the things that you might not know about them even while <a href=\"https:\/\/luxtraveldmc.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">travel to Vietnam<\/a> . The curiosity of being in Vietnam is perhaps the only reason that many travelers will come back for the further exploration, honestly, a week or two is not enough to understand the culture of Vietnamese people, being a travelers I have learnt to listen to local rather than asking them, however, the following article will explain about the unknown factors while having your holiday to Vietnam.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_88 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/luxtraveldmc.com\/blog\/vietnam-vacation-packages-and-things-you-might-not-know-yet.html\/#Vietnam_vacation_packages_Things_you_might_not_know_yet\" >Vietnam vacation packages: Things you might not know yet<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/luxtraveldmc.com\/blog\/vietnam-vacation-packages-and-things-you-might-not-know-yet.html\/#Vietnam_golf_holiday_and_vacation_packages\" >Vietnam golf holiday and vacation packages<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/luxtraveldmc.com\/blog\/vietnam-vacation-packages-and-things-you-might-not-know-yet.html\/#Luxury_Vietnam_vacation_packages\" >Luxury Vietnam vacation packages<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/luxtraveldmc.com\/blog\/vietnam-vacation-packages-and-things-you-might-not-know-yet.html\/#About_us\" >About us<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Vietnam_vacation_packages_Things_you_might_not_know_yet\"><\/span>Vietnam vacation packages: Things you might not know yet<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">1) Vietnam is the thirteenth most populated country in the world with 90 million inhabitants that living throughout the country from the far mountain hamlets of Sapa and Ha Giang to the small floating houses on the Mekong delta.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">2) Vietnam was part of China Empire until 938 DC<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">3) Vi\u1ec7t was the name that Chinese have chosen for the people living here and Nam means south. So basically, Viet Nam would mean something like &#8220;people of the south&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">4) The Socialist Republic of Vietnam (full name of the country) is, like China, ruled by a single party, the Communist Party of Vietnam.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">5) In terms of weather forecast, Vietnam divided into two main region, the northern Vietnam which enjoys a four season as such Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter and the Southern Vietnam that has only two season, the rainy and dry season.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">6) Many Korean multinational companies (eg Samsung and now Lotte) produced in Vietnam. In Ho Chi Minh City, the lagest metropolis in the country is a whole neighborhood that has been built over the past three years to accommodate South Korean workers, this is while in South Korea the average rate of 30 % of foreign workers are Vietnamese. Interesting, right?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">7) Vietnam is the only country in Indochina that offers cruising both in North and in Halong Bay and in South in the Mekong Delta. Learn more about the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/luxtraveldmc.com\/activities\/luxury-cruise-tours\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">luxury Halong Bay Tours<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">8) Th\u1ecd L\u00ea \u0110\u1ee9c was a Vietnamese diplomat who negotiated the Paris Peace Accords in 1973 and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize from Henry Kissinger. However, L\u00ea \u0110\u1ee9c Th\u1ecd refused the award claiming that the peace is not established yet.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">9) Despite being a country that is known as the land of the rain, in southern Vietnam there is sand dunes in Mui Ne like what you see in the Sahara deserts, super interesting froma country full of surprise.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">10) Between 2 and 3 million Vietnamese are followers of a religion called Cao Dai, a strange mix of Taoism, Christianity and Buddhism that was founded in 1926, The Cai Dai temple that is represent the center of Cao Daism is in Tay Ninh province, west of Ho Chi Minh City on the way to Cambodian border.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">11) Only in Vietnam you will be able to see the motorbike culture country, there are over 18 million motorbikes in the country makes it one of the heavily trafficking country in the world. Don\u2019t be shocked when you see all bikes, cars and buses crossing at the same time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">12) Vietnamese language considered as one of the most difficult language to speak, the interesting fact is that in the northern Vietnam they speak with 6 tones while in the south like Ho Chi Minh City they speak the same language with the 5 tones. This means the same word with different tones can have up to 6 different meanings. If you tend to learn the language then try to pronounce it well, otherwise don\u2019t get angry if local laughing at you. However, the Vietnamese writing is the same as Latin letters while until the 12th century the country were using the Chinese alphabet.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">13) Vietnam is the fastest growing economic country in the region, in 2014, the inflation was 13.89 % while the GDP was growing by 6.8 % &#8211; tourism is the main venue of the country, Vietnam vacation packages in different length and style are offering to the travelers who tend to have a worry free holiday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">14) The currency is the Dong and the largest paper note is 500,000 VND, which are approximately US$ 25. However, the smallest paper note is 500 Dongs, 0.014 $. Also, there is no coin to use as a currency in Vietnam.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/luxurytravelVN\/holiday-to-vietnam-luxury-travel-vietnam\/\" data-pin-do=\"embedBoard\" data-pin-scale-width=\"80\" data-pin-scale-height=\"200\" data-pin-board-width=\"400\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Follow Lux Travel DMC&#8217;s board Holiday to Vietnam | Lux Travel DMC on Pinterest.<\/a><!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --><script src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\" async=\"\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As you read, there are many things that you might not learn even while traveling in Vietnam, however, the most common concepts about the tourism in Vietnam is about the infrastructure, the country along with Laos and Cambodia has made a great circle for an unforgettable vacation that last forever.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Holiday makers who choose to take a <a href=\"https:\/\/luxtraveldmc.com\/destinations\/vietnam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vietnam vacation packages<\/a> will have many options and interesting opportunity to tour around this fabulous country, one can visiting the country from Sapa to meet the ethnic tribal peoples living in the lush green mountains, or Hanoi, the classic capital of Vietnam with its pleasant four season weather and the unlimited lakes, if you are a big fan of cruising, then do not hesitate to take a Halong Bay tours through the towering jungle karsts of one of the most beautiful and interesting Bay\u2019s in the world, Hue, Hoi An, Danang in the central coastline of Vietnam receiving travelers for the purpose to visit the most ancient sites in Vietnam as well as some leisure time in the lost luxurious beach resorts in Vietnam.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Continue to Nha Trang and spend a few days in the paradise on earth, stay in the world class resorts and enjoy the optional tours such as boat trips to mon Island to try your fishing skill, diving and snorkeling and much more.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ho Chi Minh City (aka Saigon). Is the heart of the country in terms of modernity, is the biggest metropolis of Vietnam with great tourism opportunity that captures the investor\u2019s eyes, and also, a great hub for the day trips to the Mekong Delta.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Vietnam_golf_holiday_and_vacation_packages\"><\/span>Vietnam golf holiday and vacation packages<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Vietnam is not the new destination for golfers, the background of Golf holiday in Vietnam back to early 20th century where the first golf courses have been built in Dalat. Nowadays, and thanks to the variety of holiday option, more and more competent golfers have begun Custom Golf Tours in Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam. If this is your desires and are curious about the most important golf fields in Hanoi, then, come and experience your greatest hobby in Vietnam and in Hanoi, learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/luxtraveldmc.com\/activities\/golf-tours\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vietnam Golf Holiday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Luxury_Vietnam_vacation_packages\"><\/span>Luxury Vietnam vacation packages<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Wet your appetite and make sure you are a luxury vacation enthusiast, Vietnam, has been developing its tourism infrastructure and in recent year and as such the tourism authorities opened a new adventure but luxury and absolutely unique Helicopter touring in Sapa region in northern country. Learn more through Lux Travel DMC<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"About_us\"><\/span>About us<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Opened in 2005, <a href=\"https:\/\/luxtraveldmc.com\/\">Lux Travel DMC<\/a> is a destination management company strives to add the transformation experience on all of its <a href=\"https:\/\/luxtraveldmc.com\/destinations\/vietnam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vietnam vacation packages<\/a> even we go further to getting you off of the beaten track beyond the usual tourist trails, all we want is to let you experience an authentic Vietnam.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Pham Ha - CEO of LuxuryTravelVietnam.com\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jv7AfaIJPSs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indochina and particularly Vietnam vacation packages are among the top tourist destination in the world, in following article I would like to talk about the things that you might not&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":618,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1081],"tags":[153,233,232,118,67],"class_list":["post-799","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-vietnam-tour-package","tag-halong-bay-tours","tag-luxury-traevl-vietnam","tag-things-to-know","tag-travel-to-vietnam","tag-vietnam-vacation-packages"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/luxtraveldmc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/799","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/luxtraveldmc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/luxtraveldmc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/luxtraveldmc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/luxtraveldmc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=799"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/luxtraveldmc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/799\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/luxtraveldmc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/618"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/luxtraveldmc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=799"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/luxtraveldmc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=799"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/luxtraveldmc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=799"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}