Hai Phong is a large city with an important seaport of Vietnam, which is located near a major international maritime line. The city shares the same border with Quan Ninh in the north, Hai Duong in the west, and with Thai Binh in the south. Hundreds of years ago, Hai Phong used to be a developed commercial center where the Chinese, Japanese, French, Spanish and Portuguese gathered for trade. Today, Hai Phong remains to be an important commercial center, an industrial city as well as an important transportation hub of Vietnam.

With the flourishing economy plus beautiful natural landscape, Hai Phong is not only an economic center but also a great tourist attraction. Staying at Hai Phong – the seaport city, visitors can enjoy many beauty spots (Cat Ba Island, Monkey Island, Do Son beach, etc.) as well as interesting festivals such as the buffalo fight festival. Besides, Hai Phong has many pagodas, temples, mausoleums and shrines namely Du Hang pagoda, Nghe temple, Hang Kenh communal house, etc.

Hai Phong lies on the tourism route: Hanoi – Hai Phong – Halong Bay, which is convenient for the city to develop tourism. Visiting Hai Phong, tourists will not only have opportunity to visit the well-known tourist attractions, but also take chance to enjoy the local seafood and specialties.

Hai Phong welcomes any tourists and it is becoming a great destination for relaxation and recreation after hard working days in noisy cities.

• Hai Phong Highlights
• Monkey Island
• Cat Ba National Park
• Cat Ba Island
• Cat Co beach
• Do Son Beach