Fodor's Essential Vietnam
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With everything from superb cuisine to stunning landscapes, this corner of Southeast Asia dazzles the senses. Peaceful paddy fields give way to frenetic urban centers like Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, where the youthful population rushes to embrace the future. Boutiques fill the French colonial buildings in enchanting Hoi An; in the north, a world away, are Sapa’s ethnic markets. Around Vietnam, lush jungles and jagged karst peaks beckon adventurers. Absorb it all but take time to relax, perhaps on the long, alluring coastline with its world-class beaches.
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The Central Coast

Ho Chi Minh City

Mekong Delta

Hanoi

The South-Central Coasts and Highlands

Halong Bay and North-Central Vietnam

Hoi An

Side Trips from Ho Chi Minh City

The Northwest

Hue

Nha Trang

Phu Quoc Island

Dalat

Mui Ne

Danang

Vung Tau

Con Dao Islands

Sapa

Can Tho

Haiphong

Phong Nha Ke Bang National Park

Cat Ba Island

Chau Doc

Halong Bay and Around

Ninh Binh

Quy Nhon

My Tho

Cai Be

Soc Trang

Tra Vinh

Phan Thiet

Ha Tien

Ca Mau

Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)

Danang Beach

Long Xuyen

Buon Ma Thuot

Dien Bien Phu

Bac Ha

Kon Tum

Mai Chau

Sa Dec

Bai Tu Long Bay

Vinh Long

Cu Chi

Son La

Quang Ngai

Lang Co Beach

Lak Lake

Cat Tien National Park

Pleiku

Cuc Phuong National Park

Can Gio

Ho Coc

Ho Tram

Ho Chi Minh Trail Museum and the Perfume Pagoda

Long Hai

Tay Ninh

Tam Dao Hill Station

Marble Mountains

Thay Pagoda and Tay Phuong Pagoda

Ba Vi National Park

Tan Chau

Co Loa Citadel

Phat Diem

Ho Chi Minh City

Hanoi

Hoi An

Hue

Nha Trang

Dalat

Mui Ne

Danang

Vung Tau

Sapa

Can Tho

Haiphong

Chau Doc

Halong Bay and Around

Ninh Binh

Quy Nhon

My Tho

Cai Be

Soc Trang

Phan Thiet

Tra Vinh

Ha Tien

Ca Mau

Danang Beach

Long Xuyen

Buon Ma Thuot

Dien Bien Phu

Kon Tum

Bac Ha

Sa Dec

Bai Tu Long Bay

Mai Chau

Vinh Long

Cu Chi

Quang Ngai

Son La

Lang Co Beach

Lak Lake

Pleiku

Long Hai

Can Gio

Ho Coc

Ho Tram

Tay Ninh

Marble Mountains

Phat Diem

Tan Chau
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