Where to travel in October

Where will you travel in this October? New York City (USA) to join Greenwich Village Halloween Parade? Munich (Germany) to join Oktoberfest? China (China’s National Day is on 1st, Oct)? Laos (water festival, Bun Nam boat races (suang heua))? Or Vietnam?

In October in Vietnam, there some places you should travel to...

1. Ha Noi - Hanoi’s 1000th Birthday

HaNoi - The capital of Vietnam will turn into a party zone for 10 days (from 1st - 10th, Oct), leading up to the city’s 1000th birthday on October 10th. Expect to see parades, music, art and food shows, a flying lantern festival and a fireworks show.

Ha Noi before the 1000th birthday

2. Mu Cang Chai (Yen Bai Province)

Mu Cang Chai is a district in northern Yen Bai Province, It's about 300km Northeast of Hanoi. This is the best time to travel here when they start and harvest a crop.

The rice terraced fields of Mu Cang Chai

3. Tri Ton (An Giang Province, Mekong)

Khmer people in Mekong will celebrated their Dolta Festival - the second largest Khmer festival after Chol Chnam Thmay (New Year) (from 4th - 6th, Oct). The festival is held annually by the Khmer ethnic minority group in the provinces of Tra Vinh, Soc Trang, Vinh Long, Can Tho, Bac Lieu, Kien Giang and An Giang to give thanks for bumper harvests.

Oxen racing

Special, The part of traditional celebrations for the Khmer people’s Dolta Festival is Oxen Race festival in An Giang Province. This year, Oxen race festival will be organized in Tri ton district (An Giang Province). It's on 5th, Oct, at Tà Miệt Pagoda (Ta Miet, Luong Phi, Tri Ton disttrict, An Giang Province).