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Guides to Vietnam's best-known landmarks. Opening hours, tickets and dress codes come with the date we last checked them. The history and meaning of each place is explained in plain language.

Ten destinations, north to south

Our first guides cover these places. They are spaced by latitude, from the mountains of Sa Pa to the Mekong Delta. Guides are being written and checked now, and go live in batches.

  1. 22.3° N Sa Pa
  2. 21.0° N Hanoi Hà Nội
  3. 20.9° N Ha Long Bay Vịnh Hạ Long
  4. 20.3° N Ninh Binh Ninh Bình
  5. 17.6° N Phong Nha
  6. 16.5° N Hue Huế
  7. 16.1° N Da Nang Đà Nẵng
  8. 15.9° N Hoi An Hội An
  9. 10.8° N Ho Chi Minh City Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh
  10. 10.0° N Mekong Delta Đồng bằng sông Cửu Long

How we handle facts

Every fact carries a date
Each opening time, price and rule shows when we last verified it.
We say how we checked
Official website, official social page, phone, email or a visit in person. We name the method.
If we are not sure, we leave it out
A blank field is better than a wrong one.

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