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Vietnam travel guides
What we worked out by going and digging: real costs, when to go, how to move between provinces, which area to stay in, and what to eat where. Not a list of sights — the things you want settled before you book.
11 guides · The ĐangĐiĐâu editorial team
These long-form guides are written in Vietnamese and haven't been translated yet. The titles below describe what each one covers; the guide itself opens in Vietnamese.
Planning
Planning · 9 min readIn Vietnamese
Seven days in Vietnam: three ways to split the time, and one to avoid
Seven days is not enough to see the whole country. Accepting that early is the single most useful thing you can do when planning.
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Planning · 8 min readIn Vietnamese
Northern Vietnam for the first time: where to go, when, and how it differs from the south
The north has a real winter, milder food than you may be used to, and destinations spread along long mountain passes.
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Planning · 8 min readIn Vietnamese
Booking a hotel well: picking the area, the timing, and avoiding price traps
Rooms are 40–60% of a trip's cost, and the wrong neighbourhood wrecks an itinerary far more thoroughly than the wrong hotel.
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Planning · 7 min readIn Vietnamese
Before you go: documents, packing, payments and the things people forget
Not a list of fifty items. Just the things that break a trip if they're missing, and the jobs that save money if you do them first.
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Planning · 8 min readIn Vietnamese
Avoiding tourist overcharging: 12 common situations and how to handle them
Most of it isn't elaborate fraud, just grey areas around price. Knowing them in advance avoids nearly all of it.
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By season
By season · 8 min readIn Vietnamese
When is the best time to visit Vietnam? A month-by-month calendar for all three regions
The three regions are up to half a year out of phase with each other — pick the wrong month and you've picked the wrong trip.
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By season · 7 min readIn Vietnamese
Travelling in the rainy and typhoon season: where to go, how to book, what to do when plans fall through
The rainy season doesn't have to ruin a trip — though central Vietnam in October is another matter.
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Costs
Getting around
Getting around · 8 min readIn Vietnamese
Travelling between provinces in Vietnam: train, coach, plane or drive yourself?
On the same route, the gap between options can be eight hours or two million đồng. Here's how to choose.
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Getting around · 7 min readIn Vietnamese
Renting a motorbike to travel: what to check, what it costs, how to stay out of trouble
A motorbike is the cheapest and most flexible way to reach most of Vietnam — provided you check the right five things before you twist the throttle.
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Food
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Last updated: August 2, 2026