Vietnam listed among best destinations for winter trips

Vietnam listed among best destinations for winter trips

A floating market in Vietnam (Photo VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The US National GeographicTraveller magazine has revealed the list of the best destinations for wintertrips, including Vietnam.

While Canadian rivers are freezing into winterskating tracks, Southeast Asia’s longest river, the Mekong, flows merrily alongpast arching palms and sunny floating houses, it said.

The Mekong connects six countriesfrom China to Vietnam, is second only to the Amazon in fishbiodiversity and is home to rare Irrawaddy dolphins and giant freshwaterstingrays. 

Don’t miss Cambodia’s Wat Hanchey, a rosy hilltop pagodaframed in ancient Sanskrit, and Vietnam’s Cai Be floating market, wherevillagers sell fresh fruit by the boatful, the magazine said.

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