Travelling by air from place to place can be a convenient way to explore the country on a tight schedule, but it removes travellers away from one of the more interesting parts of the country.
Driving about 35 kilometers from Long Xuyen City to the west, tourists will arrive at Ba The Mountain, also known as Vong The (wait for one's wife). This mountain is located in Oc Eo Town, Thoai Son District, An Giang Province, in the Mekong River Delta region of Vietnam. This place is a vast ancient vestige of the Kingdom of Funan, a powerful nation in the Southeast Asia about two thousand years ago.
About 7 kilometers from the center of Hue City, 3 kilometers far from Nam Giao Esplanade, the 28-hectare Huyen Tran Culture Center at the foot of Ngu Phong Mountain is famous for its splendid landscapes and its solemn atmosphere for pilgrims to express love and gratitude to Princess Huyen Tran of the Tran Dynasty.
Hoe Nhai Pagoda, also called Hong Phuc Tu (Pagoda of Immense Beatitude), was one of the large ancient pagodas in the ancient Thang Long Citadel. The pagoda was built under the Ly Dynasty (1010-1225) on a large area.