01. Cua Lo beach, Cua Lo town
Cua Lo Beach is voted in the top 10 most beautiful beaches in Vietnam by the prestigious travel magazine in and outside the country.

This beach is in Cua Lo town, Nghe An province 18 km north of Vinh city, 300 km far from Hanoi and 1400 km from Ho Chi Minh City. Cua Lo is also connected to Laos and Northern Thailand by Highway 8 and is 468 km from Vientiane, the capital of Laos.

Cua Lo beach with famous Cua Lo beach is located on the East coast and embraced between two estuaries: Cua Lo to the north and Cua Hoi to the south.

Compared with Sam Son Thanh Hoa, Cua Lo of Nghe An is also a popular and seek-after destination. With the long sandy beach, people optimize this forte to boost tourism. Many restaurants, hotels, motels are emerging, the streets are completely transformed into tourist areas, canoe chartering service.

In the summer, this place becomes a major tourist attraction of Nghe An especially from the northern provinces such as Hanoi, Ninh Binh, etc. This is also the place to hold many outstanding events like bikini shows, kite flying festival … increase the attractiveness for this beach.

02. Bai Lu Beach – Nghe An
It belongs to Nghi Loc district of Nghe An. The name Bai Lu derives from the name of Lu Son Mountain standing thousands of years on the beach.

To Bai Lu, visitors will be overwhelmed by the perfect combination of the clear turquoise water of the sea is bolden by the natural stones, and the greenish side of the forest reaching out to the sea. What more special is that Bai Lu is literally pristine with the intact nature. So clear water that we can see each small pebbles. Better yet, long sandy beaches like the ribbons winding along forming an image of a young beautiful girl.
Standing on Lu Mountain, visitors can see a massive area.

03. Sen village – homeland of President Ho Chi Minh
Former Sen village is Kim Lien village in Chung Cu commune, Lam Thinh village, Nam Dan district. Now it’s changed to Kim Lien commune, Nam Dan district, Nghe An province. Sen village is the homeland of President Ho Chi Minh (Uncle Ho) where many relics, artifacts, and memorabilia attached to President Ho Chi Minh and his family members’ childhood memory in the 1901-1906 period and in 1957, 1961 (When he turned back home).

Sen village with many important historical relics such as Nguyen Sinh Sac’s, Nguyen Sinh Nham’s, Nguyen Sinh ancestral temple, Vuong Thuc Quy, Pham Dien forge, Coc well, banyan trees, stadium, and Sen village temple.

04. Hoang Tru Village – Uncle Ho’s hometown
Hoang Tru village is about 2 km from Kim Lien village, Nam Dan district, Nghe An province approximately 15 km west of Vinh City. There is a cluster of Hoang Tru relics, where President Ho Chi Minh was born. This is also attached to the interesting tale of Uncle Ho’s childhood and moving stories of parents.

The relic Hoang Tru clusters comprise the house of Hoang Duong and Nguyen Thi Kep – grandparents of Uncle Ho; Hoang Xuan ancestral temple; and the house of  Nguyen Sinh Sac and Hoang Thi Loan – Uncle Ho’s parents. Hoang Tru relic complex is 7 sao (about 3.500m2), bearing the soul of the Vietnamese villages.

The relic of Hoang Tru, the small three-room house where the dear President Ho Chi Minh was brought to light; The place has been accompanied by the beautiful yet difficult times of his childhood with his grandparents, parents, brothers, and sisters. The Hoang Tru relic site was classified as a national cultural and historical monument in 1990.

05. Truong Bon historical site
This is a steep slope of 5km in length nearly 70m high in the Thung Nua mountain range has the highest peak of 450m above sea level.

Located on the strategic route 15A running through the area of My Son commune, Do Luong district, Nghe An province – Truong Bon has become the legendary place in the great national defense of Vietnam in the 20th century dubbed “monolithic route.” Truong Bon historical site was built, preserved and embellished on an area of 217,327m2, comprising 21 main categories.

06. Khe Kem Falls – Con Cuong District
Approximately 25km away from Con Cuong town, Kem Waterfall is considered to be one of the natural wonders of Pu Mat National Park. The waterfall has a height of about 500m and 800m slope leading to water fiercely pouring from the top down forming the beautifully white foam.

The top and the two sides of the waterfall is a vegetation with hundreds of colorful flowers all year round. At the foot of the waterfall is a long stream with flat huge stones like table’s surface acting as a resting place for visitors. At the foot of the falls, there are small lakes with different depth.

Because in the mountains, the weather here is very pleasant, especially in the summer, always in a cool state.

Visitants can visit the national park, sitting at the waterfall to enjoy the cool air and fresh environment of nature. Leisurely drink wine, eat rice or watch the dance of Thai people release your stress so much.

07. Tham Om Cave – Quy Chau
Tham On cave in Chau Thuan commune, Quy Nhon district, Nghe An province. This subterranean is skillfully designed by the hand of mother nature. The cave is located at a height of 15m and northeast-oriented.

In 1975, it was identified as an archaeological excavating site. The result was three human teeth and several animal toothed fossils, a quartz stone tool made by clay-and-lace technique. The relics are about 200,000 years old today. This indicates that Tham On cave folks are is the first modern known people in Vietnam. So if you’d like really Nghe An in the best way, you can get  some private tours in Vietnam for quickly enjoying wonderful sceneries.

08. Pu Mat Natural Park
About 130km southwest of Vinh in Nghe An, Pu Mat National Park is known not only for its splendid landscapes but also for the mysteries of the Dan Lai with the habit of sleeping upright.

Mysterious ethnic group
From the wharf on Pha Lai dam in Mon Son commune, Con Cuong district, we went upstream on the Giang river, starting our journey to explore the life of the Dan Lai in the forest of Pu Mat and find out the answer to the myth of this ethnic group’s practice of sleeping upright.

The Dan Lai in Bung village live in a valley upstream from the Giang river on the border with Laos. The ethnic group has the habit of sleeping sitting up. They set up a fire for warmth and sleep sitting up, resting their foreheads against a stick while sleeping. Seventy-four-year-old La Van Phong, the oldest man in Bung village, said the practice of sleeping upright originated from the former nomadic life of the Dan Lai who often moved from one place to another to avoid wild animals.

The Dan Lai in Bung village still keep their age-old customs such as worshiping ancestors during the lunar new year festival, on the first and fifteenth days of every lunar month and in ceremonies, and eating betel and areca. Worshiping rites are conducted by the village shaman at the request of villagers.

The local administration has promoted the culture of the Dan Lai by introducing a one-day eco-tour to explore the beauty of the Giang river, Pu Mat forests and mountains, and the life of the Dan Lai. From Mon Son commune, visitors can travel by boat on the Giang river, take a bath in wild springs in the middle of the forest and visit Bung village to see the daily life of the Dan Lai.

Visitors can also go to Bung village by motorbike on a newly opened road after a suspension bridge over Giang river is built. Going this way, visitors can see the entire view of the immense mountains and forests, and the Giang river which looks like a soft silk band crossing mountain, and have lunch in the middle of the cloudy sky of Pu Mat natural park.
 
Treasure of western Nghe An
Pu Mat National Park is an attractive ecotourism destination for local and foreign visitors with its rich and diverse wild flora and fauna many of which belong to rare and precious species.

The headquarters of Pu Mat National Park is based in Chi Khe commune, around 2km from Con Cuong township, which boasts two interesting sites: the Pu Mat plant and animal museum and the wildlife rescue center. Visitors should also visit Khe Kem falls, a popular tourist destination 18km west of Pu Mat National Park’s headquarters. The gorgeous falls with a height of 150m, called tang nam kem toong chinh in the Thai language, has white running water all year round. Visitors can have a foot massage by small fishes at the foot of the falls.

In their trip to Pu Mat, visitors will experience the original culture and cuisine of the Thai, who make up over 66% of the population of Con Cuong district. Beautiful Thai women are not only polite and smart, but are also excellent cooks. Thai traditional dishes, including com lam (sticky rice in bamboo cylinders), fish soup, crab boiled with lemon grass and fried forest frogs, attract visitors with their beautiful presentation and delicious taste. It is pretty easy to reach Pu Mat today. Visitors can enjoy their weekends with families or friends at ethnic homestays in Nua and Rang villages in the middle of mountains and forests. Dong Du Eco Farmstay is a perfect stop to relax, soak up and unwind between Tam Coc - Bich Dong and Phong Nha - Kebang if you travel along HCM road