11 Best Places to Visit in Ha Giang (+ Top Things to Do) (Vietnam) 2026
Ha Giang sits at the far northern tip of Vietnam, and unlike most destinations in this guide series, the city itself isn't really the point — it exists to launch…
10 Best Places to Visit in Nha Trang (+ Top Things to Do) (Vietnam) 2026
Nha Trang was once known as Kauthara under the Champa Kingdom, whose 8th-century religious structures still stand overlooking the city today, long before it became Vietnam's best-known beach destination. The…
Places to Visit in Da Lat (+ Top Things to Do) (Vietnam) 2026
Da Lat was founded in 1893 by French colonial explorers seeking a mountain retreat from the heat of the Vietnamese lowlands, and the hill-station character they built into the city…
Places to Visit in Hue (+ Top Things to Do) (Vietnam) 2026
Hue served as Vietnam's imperial capital for 143 years under the Nguyen Dynasty, and the walled citadel, royal tombs, and pagodas built during that period still define the city today.…
Places to Visit in Hoi An (+ Top Things to Do) (Vietnam) 2026
Hoi An's Ancient Town has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1999, its lantern-lit streets and wooden shophouses preserved largely unchanged since the town's heyday as a 15th- to…
Places to Visit in Sapa (+ Top Things to Do) (Vietnam) (2026)
Sapa sits at roughly 1,500 metres in the Hoang Lien Son mountains and began life as a French hill station in the 1920s, long before it became the base for…
Places to Visit in Ninh Binh (+ Top Things to Do) (Vietnam) (2026)
Ninh Binh was the political capital of Vietnam during the Dinh and Le dynasties in the 10th and 11th centuries, centuries before Hanoi took on that role — a history…
Places to Visit in Ho Chi Minh City (+ Top Things to Do) (Vietnam) (2026)
Ho Chi Minh City was known as Saigon until 1975, when it was renamed after Vietnam's revolutionary leader at the end of the Vietnam War, and locals still use both…
Places to Visit in Da Nang (+ Top Things to Do) (Vietnam) (2026)
Da Nang sits almost exactly halfway between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City on Vietnam's central coast, split down the middle by the Han River into a compact city side…