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Vietnam

Limestone bays, lantern towns and breakfast that costs less than a coffee at home. North for drama, centre for charm, south for pace — most first trips run top to bottom.

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When to go

Best time to visit Vietnam: Feb–Apr

Passport Pin guide · checked 22 Aug 2026


Cities

Where people go in Vietnam

10 city guides

Landmarks

What people go to see in Vietnam

32 landmarks in 6 cities
Ho Chi Minh City· 6 landmarks
Bến Thành Market Bitexco Financial Tower Central Post Office Independence Palace Notre-Dame Basilica War Remnants Museum
Huế· 6 landmarks
Imperial City Đông Ba Market Perfume River Thiên Mụ Pagoda Tomb of Khải Định Tomb of Tự Đức
Cần Thơ· 5 landmarks
Cái Răng Floating Market Cần Thơ Bridge Cần Thơ Museum Hùng King Temple Mekong Delta
Da Nang· 5 landmarks
Ba Na Hills Dragon Bridge Marble Mountains Museum of Cham Sculpture Sơn Trà Mountain
Hanoi· 5 landmarks
Đồng Xuân Market Hồ Chí Minh Mausoleum Hoàn Kiếm Lake Old Quarter Temple of Literature
Nha Trang· 5 landmarks
Long Sơn Temple Nha Trang Cathedral Po Nagar Trần Phú Beach Yersin Museum

Names and UNESCO status only. We hold no coordinate for a landmark — the stored position is its city’s centre — so these are listed under the city rather than pinned on a map. Passport Pin guide · checked 22 Aug 2026


Where to stay

Sourced stays

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Things to do

Sourced experiences

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Getting there

Fly to Vietnam

9 airports we can search

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Practical

The facts you look up on the plane

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Driving
On the right
Passport Pin guide · checked 21 Aug 2026
Plugs
A / B / C
IEC · World Plugs · checked 21 Aug 2026
Voltage
220V
Passport Pin guide · checked 21 Aug 2026
Currency
VND · Vietnamese dong
ISO 4217 · checked 22 Aug 2026
Hello
Xin chào
Passport Pin guide · checked 21 Aug 2026
Tipping
Not customary, though it is increasingly welcome in tourist restaurants and from guides.
Passport Pin guide · checked 10 Aug 2026

Each fact above carries the source that published it and the date it was checked. They change, so check the official source before you fly.


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