Located in Far East Asia, with more than 3,200 kilometers of coastline connecting the Red River Valley in the north and the Mekong Delta in the South, Vietnam is a tropical paradise. Sharing borders with China, Laos and Cambodia, this nation of 83 million proud people claim a rich heritage, a 4,000-year history. It's an exotic country filled with boundless energy, rich delights, a mix of the ordinary and sublime. Vietnam boasts:

• Hospitable people, mouth-watering cuisines, modern communications, and multiple cultures, from the lowland Confucian Vietnamese to the hills peoples whose customs date back to prehistoric times.
• Restful rice paddies, rustic countryside villages, hamlet schools with red tile roofs and school children darting about in neat uniforms.
• Developing cities bursting with young entrepreneurs and street vendors, mixing old and new, modern methods and traditions dating back centuries.
• Sandy beaches dotted with coconut palms along shores of lapping aqua green waters; coral reefs waiting to be explored by adventurous scuba and deep-sea divers.
• World-class hotels and resorts to simple, but clean rooms for the budget-minded traveler.

For some, Vietnam remains as a country etched in memory by war. However, that was some thirty years ago. Today, it is land with traces of war, except the occasional memorial park. The Vietnamese people today enjoy peace and increased prosperity. Vietnam is now one of the world’s safest travel destinations.