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A half-day cruise taking in all of Nha Trang Bay from the sea is drawing attention. About 1.7 million dong per person (about 10,000 yen), 4.5 hours with water play, snorkeling and a buffet. We've gathered the practical details on price, duration, departure point and booking.

In Da Lat, a Vietnamese retreat, there's one of Southeast Asia's premier canyoning experiences. About a 50-minute flight from Ho Chi Minh, Da Lat (Đà Lạt), a highland city at 1,500 m elevation, is known as a retreat continuing from the French colonial era. Coffee plantations and flower gardens are the standard sightseeing course...

On the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh City, "câu tôm (shrimp fishing)," popular with Vietnamese families and couples, is drawing attention as a new weekend activity among Japanese tourists too. At shrimp-fishing spots in the Thanh Da (Thanh Đa) and Can Gio (Cần Giờ) areas, for 50,000-100,000 dong an hour (about 300...