The Vietnam Travel Guide: 150 Best Things to Do (Printable + iPad)

Vietnam is long, thin and very different from north to south, and most first trips come down to the same question: what is actually worth your limited days? This guide sorts 150 places, outdoor spots, hikes and foods across Hanoi and the Northeast, Sapa and the Northwest Highlands, Phong Nha and Hue, Da Nang, Hoi An and the Central Coast, Nha Trang, Dalat and the Highlands, and Ho Chi Minh City, the Mekong and the South, checked in October 2026 against official and published sources.

WHAT'S INSIDE

• 150 places and experiences, grouped into 18 regions and themes (sights, outdoors and hikes, and food and drink in each of six regions)
• A short note on every entry: what it is, why it's worth it, and the tip that saves you time
• Prices written as about US$ with the Vietnamese dong in brackets, converted at about 25,600 VND per US$, with a plain note that prices are approximate and subject to change
• Ticket, booking and access rules flagged where they apply (the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum closure to 2 November 2026, the Hoi An ticket, Son Doong permits through the operator, Cham Islands boat season, Notre-Dame Cathedral in Saigon, Train Street status and more)
• Honest notes on current conditions as of October 2026: typhoon and flood season on the central coast, the 2025 province name changes explained, and war museums, memorials and temples described in neutral, official-source wording
• Food chapters built around what to eat and where to look for it (bun cha, banh cuon, bun bo Hue, cao lau, white rose dumplings, com tam and more), plus the named places that could be confirmed
• A progress page to tally each region as you go
• Two editions in one download: - Print edition: 32 pages, US Letter (prints cleanly on A4) - iPad edition: 39 pages for GoodNotes, Notability or any PDF app, with a tappable contents page

PERFECT FOR

• First-time visitors choosing between Hanoi, the north, the centre and the south
• Anyone building their own north-to-south route who wants a checked shortlist
• Repeat visitors looking for something new
• A gift for someone with a Vietnam trip booked

DIGITAL DOWNLOAD

You'll receive 2 PDFs. No physical item will be shipped.

PLEASE NOTE

Rules, fees, hours and access were checked in October 2026 and are subject to change. Many sites close or shorten hours around Tet, island boats and caves depend on the season, and typhoons and floods can change what is open, so please confirm important details with the official sites before you travel. Prices are approximate ("about") and given in US$ with Vietnamese dong (VND) in brackets at about 25,600 VND per US$; check before you go. Photos are illustrative, from Wikimedia Commons under CC0, CC BY and CC BY-SA licenses (Ha Long Bay by Shyamal, Hoan Kiem Lake by Gary Todd, Trang An by Jakub Halun, Sapa by Eerin25, Hue by David McKelvey, Hoi An by lumoplank, Po Nagar by RG72, Ho Chi Minh City by Radek Kucharski, Cai Rang floating market by Christophe95). Researched and written with the help of AI tools.

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