Vietnamese New Year

Vietnamese New Year (Tet) will be on the 23rd January 2012. Buffalo Tours generally recommends avoiding travel one week either side of this date. Although the country is vibrant and exciting at this time, trains, buses and flights are often booked out or expensive; restaurants, shops, tailors, and some key sites are closed; and the floating markets in the Mekong do not operate for one week after Tet.

Vietnam International Triathlon

The Vietnam International Triathlon will be held late August and provides a great excuse for sporty travelers to visit Vietnam at this time to compete in this Olympic distance triathlon race.

Hoi An Full Moon Festival

The Full Moon Festival in Hoi An is held on every 14^th day of the lunar month. Under the full moon, Hoi An becomes one big centre stage where locals participate in reviving the golden days of prosperity and folklore cultural activities. The entire town is lit with colourful silk lanterns – a magical, romantic time to take a peaceful stroll around the old narrow streets.

Sleepless in Moc Chau Love Festival

Moc Chau is a mountainous district approximately 60 kilometers from Mai Chau Lodge. On the 1^st  of September each year, thousands of White, Flower, Black, Yellow and Green H’mong ethnic minorities descend on Moc Chau for an annual festival that is essentially a ‘love rendezvous’.