Hanoi
Hanoi is Vietnam's capital, and it feels like it — a thousand years old, a little chaotic, and completely itself.
All Destinations
Thirteen guides, north to south. Each one covers what to do, where to eat and stay, what it costs, and how to stay safe — with a map link for every place.
- Hanoi — Plan your Hanoi trip: the Old Quarter, Hoan Kiem Lake, Temple of Literature, pho and egg coffee, hotels, budgets and SOS numbers.
- Ha Long — Plan your Ha Long trip: Ha Long Bay cruises, Sung Sot Cave, Ti Top Island, Bai Chay beach, hotels, budgets and SOS numbers.
- Ninh Binh — Plan your Ninh Binh trip: Trang An and Tam Coc boat rides, Hang Mua viewpoint, goat meat and crispy rice, hotels, budgets and SOS numbers.
- Sa Pa — Plan your Sa Pa trip: Fansipan cable car prices, rice terrace treks, Cat Cat village, where to stay and eat, and 1-3 day itineraries.
- Phong Nha — Plan your Phong Nha trip: Paradise Cave and Phong Nha Cave prices, Dark Cave, Son Doong tours, where to stay, and 1-3 day itineraries.
- Hue — Plan your Hue trip: the Imperial City and royal tombs, Thien Mu Pagoda, bun bo Hue, hotels and transport — with verified prices and maps.
- Da Nang — Plan your Da Nang trip: Ba Na Hills and the Golden Bridge, Marble Mountains, My Khe Beach, local food, hotels and transport — with verified prices and maps.
- Hoi An — Plan your Hoi An trip: the Ancient Town's new ticket system, the Japanese Bridge, My Son, basket boats, the best banh mi and hotels — with verified prices.
- Nha Trang — Your first-timer's guide to Nha Trang: the best beaches, VinWonders, Po Nagar Cham Towers, island snorkeling, mud baths, and seafood.
- Da Lat — Plan your Da Lat trip: Crazy House, Datanla waterfall, Langbiang Mountain, where to stay and eat, and 1-3 day itineraries.
- Ho Chi Minh City — Your first-timer's guide to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon): top sights, street food, hotels, day trips to the Cu Chi Tunnels, and practical tips.
- Can Tho & Mekong Delta — Plan your Can Tho trip: Cai Rang floating market at sunrise, Ben Tre coconut canals, Chau Doc, where to stay and eat, and 1-3 day itineraries.
- Phu Quoc — Your first-timer's guide to Phu Quoc Island: Sao Beach, the Hon Thom cable car, Vinpearl Safari, night markets, and where to stay.
Ha Long
Ha Long Bay is the postcard of Vietnam: nearly 2,000 limestone islands rising out of emerald water in the Gulf of Tonkin, about 170 km east of Hanoi.
Ninh Binh
Ninh Binh sits about 95-100 km south of Hanoi, on the southern edge of the Red River Delta.
Sa Pa
Sa Pa sits high in the Hoang Lien Son mountains of north-west Vietnam, about 320 km from Hanoi, near the Chinese border.
Phong Nha
Phong Nha is a small, sleepy town on the Son River in central Vietnam, and the gateway to Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park — a UNESCO World Heritage site and one of the great cave landscapes on Earth.
Hue
Hue is Vietnam's old imperial capital — slower, quieter and more graceful than Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City.
Da Nang
Da Nang sits on Vietnam's central coast, where the Han River meets the South China Sea.
Hoi An
Hoi An is Vietnam's prettiest town — a riverside old port of yellow walls, wooden shophouses and hundreds of silk lanterns that glow every evening.
Nha Trang
Nha Trang is Vietnam's classic beach city — a long curve of sand, a palm-lined promenade, and a bay scattered with islands, backed by mountains that turn gold at sunset.
Da Lat
Da Lat sits 1,500 m up in the pine-forested Central Highlands, about 300 km north-east of Ho Chi Minh City.
Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City — still called Saigon by almost everyone who lives there — is Vietnam's biggest, busiest, most electric city.
Can Tho & Mekong Delta
Can Tho is the biggest city in the Mekong Delta, the vast river plain of southern Vietnam where life runs on water.
Phu Quoc
Phu Quoc is Vietnam's largest island — a tropical escape in the Gulf of Thailand, closer to Cambodia than to the Vietnamese mainland, with white-sand beaches, fishing villages, jungle interior, and some of the best sunsets in the country.