Recently, TripAdvisor has published top trending tourist attractions in the world, as Ha Long Bay and Sapa are the Vietnamese destinations listed in the stunning Top 5.

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In recent times, standing out in the list of 8 million destinations, surpassing a series of world tourist paradises such as Bogota, Pattaya, Jeju, Viti Levu of Fiji island,… Ha Long and Sapa became the two brightest names globally when they were in the top 5 trending destinations in the world of “Travelers’ Choice Awards – Best of the Best Destinations”. Along with Ha Long and Sapa, 3 more names are named in the Top 5 including Tokyo (Japan), Seoul (South Korea) and Palawan Island (Philippines).

The “Travelers’ Choice Awards – Best of the Best Destinations” award honors the most excellent destinations in the tourism industry, which has received outstanding appreciation by the TripAdvisor community over a 12 month period. In 8 million files, less than 1% reached this mark.

According to the evacuation, the identical point of Ha Long and Sapa is the unique natural beauty and cultural diversity. Summer is considered as the ideal time visiting those, as Ha Long welcomes the sea breeze from the heritage bay, while Sapa receives cool climate from the majestic Hoang Lien Son range and the highest peak of Fansipan mountain in Indochina. Many unique cultural and entertainment festival experiences are also remarkable highlights for Ha Long and Sapa to “win heart” of millions of travelers around the globe.

Ha Long – Not only the heritage bay

According to TripAdvisor, Ha Long Bay is “amazingly beautiful”. Ranked 3rd in the Best of the Best Destinations standing, magnificent nature is the key to helping Ha Long attract more than 1 million visitors from the beginning of 2024, of which international visitors account for the majority.

International visitors to Ha Long Bay can have luxury and comfort experiences at Oakwood Ha Long resort, hot spring bath and spa at Yoko Onsen Quang Hanh, visit Vung Vieng floating fishing village, swim and diving at Tuan Chau Island, experience Ha Long night market and visit Quang Ninh Museum.

In particular, visitors can have fun at Sun World Ha Long amusement park, where there are countless thrilling games and challenging and refreshing water slides. Riding the Queen Cable Car across the heritage bay, enjoying the panoramic view of Ha Long from above, exploring Sun Hill are also experiences to try.

In addition, not only check-in at the Japanese Garden and Koi Bridge, but also visitors traveling to Sun World Ha Long in summer 2024 can appreciate many new products at the Mysterious Castle area such as Fun Fest Game, DIY Zone – a paradise for creative enthusiasts. The “God of Sword Forging Village” has recently added a series of fun activities: archery, ninja techniques, Irezumi experience tattoos, Watame cotton candy making or Katanuki candy cups…

Dragon garden area with funny-decorated dragons and glorious flowers promises to bring interesting times to the tourists.

Sa Pa – The unique beauty of highland

Ranked 5th in TripAdvisor’s ranking of the world’s most trending destinations, Sapa offers an exceptional beauty, a miniature Northwest, along with full of natural beauty, culture and people in the highlands.

In 2020, when the global travel industry faced crisises because Covid-19 epidemic, a Sa Pa small town went to the top of emerging destinations in Asia and the outstanding destination of Sapa is Sun World Fansipan Legend tourist area (KDL) received two awards at the World Travel Awards 2020: “World’s Leading Cultural Attractions 2020” and “World’s Leading Natural Attractions 2020”.

Not only catching visitors with majestic scenery, Sapa is also impressed by the majestic spiritual and cultural complex on the sacred peak of Fansipan, including 12 works located at an altitude of over 3,000m above sea level.

It can be said that no matter what season comes to Sapa, visitors are immersed in the majestic, poetic beauty and bold highland identity. But perhaps Sapa is especially beautiful in summer with a pleasant climate, clear sunshine with thousands of flowers blooming throughout the mountains and forests, including the azalea forest on the Fansipan peak area, the flower is known as the “queen of Northwest flowers”.

In particular, the Fansipan Rose Festival 2024 with the theme “Million Roses of Love” is taking place in the largest rose valley in Vietnam, on the campus of Sun World Fansipan Legend, with more than 300,000 roses in the most beautiful season to welcome visitors until the end of June. Combining nature tourism with cultural beauties such as love markets, horse racing, Dao wedding performances in Ban May of Sun World Fansipan Legend,… Sapa promises to grip millions of visitors from all over the world to visit and experience during the summer.

Quang Ninh Tourism Information Promotion Center