Vietnam travel guide

Travelling from Da Nang to Siem Reap comes down to one trade-off: time against money. A nonstop flight takes about 1 hour 45 minutes to 2 hours 15 minutes and is the practical choice for most visitors. Going overland is possible, but it means a long rail or road leg to Ho Chi Minh City,...

Hanoi rewards travelers who slow down. The city has been a capital since 1010, and its layers show: a thousand-year-old trading quarter, a lake wrapped in legend, tree-lined colonial boulevards and a morning street culture that starts well before sunrise. If you are working out what to do in Hanoi for 3 days, the answer...

A South Vietnam and Cambodia itinerary works best when it follows the Mekong: from the energy of Ho Chi Minh City, through the waterways of the Delta, to Phnom Penh and the temples around Siem Reap. The right shape for the trip depends on what you value most, whether that is urban history, river life,...

The weather in Dalat is in temperate. This makes the weather here special. This city does not only have beautiful scenery but also the mild climate and also cool weather nearly all round the year. If you travel to Dalat in the spring or winter, you will be able to see the fanciful, dreamy beauty...

You have one Southeast Asia trip. Two cities made the shortlist. Hanoi or Bangkok, which one do you choose? Bangkok is the reflex answer. It has the infrastructure, the name recognition, the Instagram grid. But here’s what most experienced Asia travelers will tell you quietly: Hanoi is the one that stays with you. The one...

Visiting Vietnam in September means arriving as the rice terraces of the northwest shift from green to gold. It is also a transition month, and the country does not share one climate. The north is easing out of its rainy season, central Vietnam is moving into its wettest months, and the south remains in the...

Phong Nha Cave lies within Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in central Vietnam and can be entered only by boat along the Son River. Visitors therefore travel first to Phong Nha town, where the boat pier is located. The nearest major transport hub is Dong Hoi, which has an airport and a railway station, about...

Con Dao or Phu Quoc? It is one of the most common island questions we hear from travelers planning Vietnam tours through the south, and the honest answer is that neither is better. Phu Quoc is the easy, varied, resort-style island, with direct flights from several Asian cities and plenty to do beyond the beach....