Vietnam

Vietnam Diving Packages

Vietnam is located in South-eastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, Gulf of Tonkin and the South China Sea. It borders the countries of China, Laos and Cambodia and even though the country is not large it still has a population over 80 million. Vietnam is quickly becoming a very popular tourist destination and the tourism industry is booming. In the first half of 2005, 1.7 million tourists visited the country, an increase of 24% compared with 2004. Many people I have spoken to mention that Vietnam today reminds them of what Bali and Thailand were like 20 years ago.

The country itself is very beautiful with huge mountain ranges and lush green rice paddy fields. Three-quarters of the country is mountainous and the Red River Delta is the expansive river system in the north whilst the Mekong Delta occupies the southern region. These huge mountain regions provide spectacular landscapes with dense rainforests that are often cloaked by dense misty clouds.

Visitors arrive into Vietnam through Ho Chi Minh City international airport in the south or Hanoi International airport in the north. Our journey commenced and finished through Ho Chi Minh. We are already planning our next dive trip to Vietnam (2006) and this time we arrive through Hanoi for a different experience.