Recently, Lonely Planet has announced top 10 excellent choices for budget travel. Among them, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City have ranked second in the list. Tourists just devote 20 USD per day for food, hotel and sightseeing in the two cities, according to Lonely Planet’s survey.
Located in the Red River Delta, Hanoi features many beautiful sights such as Hoan Kiem Lake, West Lake, Ba Vi Mountain… In addition, Hanoi has preserved many historical relics and ancient architectures for 1000-year longstanding history as Thang Long imperial citadel, Quan Thanh temple, Tran Quoc pagoda, Long Bien bridge… as well as a number of traditional villages including Bat Trang pottery village, Van Phuc silk village… Thanks to tropical monsoon climate, Hanoi has 4 distinct seasons: spring, summer, autumn, winter. Autumn is the best time for travelling Hanoi as the city is dotted with the yellow leaves, fragrant milk flower…
Belong to the transition of the Southeastern region and Cuu Long river delta, Ho Chi Minh city is packed with many luxurious resorts, tourist destinations such as Suoi Tien amusement park, Dam Sen, Can Gio mangrove forest... and many old pagodas (Quoc To temple, Giac Lam pagoda…), French-style architectures (Ben Thanh market, HCM Opera House, Notre Dame Cathedral…), numerous historical sites (Cu Chi Tunnel, Reunification Palace…) Lately, Ho Chi Minh city has attached special importance to develop tourism infrastructure, invest some new buildings and parks.
Along with Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh, other cities have been honored in this list including Estonia, eastern Africa, New Mexico (America), Bosnia and Hercegovina, Galicia (Spain), Québec (Canada), Caribbean coastline (Costa Rica), Timo Lest, the western Australia.
