Ethnic minorities– tag –

In Ban Ngam, Son Dien commune, Thanh Hoa Province, Thai ethnic residents have maintained a fishing ban over more than 4 km of the Song Luong for about ten years—originally around 3 km. Cumulative visitors exceeded 8,500 as of late September 2025. Also covers how to get there via National Highway 217 and landslide risks in the rainy season.

A pear harvest festival is held in Hong Thai, Tuyen Quang Province, August 7–9, 2026. It features a pear-picking competition in orchards at 1,000 m elevation, Dao ethnic folk songs, and five-color sticky rice. About 6 hours by car from Hanoi; pears are in season in August, flowers in February–March.

An estimated 8,500 people gathered at a highland festival held on the Bui Hui Plateau in Quang Ngai Province, central Vietnam. This article explains the camping and kite-flying on the 100-hectare plateau at nearly 700 metres above sea level, the gong culture of the Hre people, and how Japanese travelers can get there and when to visit.