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 Traveller's Tales: Places to go and see in Vietnam
Take a tour of the top places to go in Vietnam. You may read about must see places and activities in the area. Also, you might want to read our
Central Vietnam city guide,
Halong Bay city guide,
Hanoi city guide,
Ho Chi Minh city guide,
Phan Thiet city guide,
and Hoi An city guide.
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| A Sternenberg |
27 March 2005 |
Stayed at Hoi An Pacific Hotel - Hoi An, Vietnam.
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Do not lose your time going to MY SON Cham site, except if you are mad of history and archeology! Angkor is not so far and a really more interesting natural site for non initiated people! Walking around in Hoi Han is far more pleasant!
I really recommend you to come for the festival taking place in Hoi Han every year in March or April (depend on the year), many people, many lights in the night... Hoi Han city becomes beautiful!
Enjoy!
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| R Lindberg |
19 March 2005 |
Stayed at Novotel Garden Plaza Saigon - Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam.
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I have enjoyed visits to Viet Nam, especially the visits to Phan Thiet, Nha Trang, and Quy Nhon. I recommend renting a bicycle at one these places, and riding out into the country and the smaller villages. Meet the people, they are friendly, and will welcome you.
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| B Kilmer |
17 March 2005 |
Stayed at Lucky Hotel - Hanoi, Vietnam.
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I did the 3day/2night Halong Bay trip with Fansipan/Vega travels as recommended in Lonely Planet. They really did seem to be the best for good value when I compared notes with other travelers. Take a couple of cyclo trips around the old quarter - all the tourists do it and there's a reason why - it's the perfect pace to soak in the atmosphere. I'm not much of a shopper, but the neatest thing I found were custom-made rubber stamps. You can get all different beautiful designs and customized with a name, too, if you like. If you can manage getting up early one day, it's well worth walking around Ho Kiem lake at 6:00 or 6:30. It's packed with Hanoians doing their morning exercise.
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| M Phillips |
21 February 2005 |
Stayed at De Syloia Hotel - Hanoi, Vietnam.
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I am 77 1/2 years old, American, extremely well travelled, experienced. My favorite city in Vietnam was Hanoi--good things to see in and away from it, very fine restaurants such as "Wild Rice" beautiful inside, excellent food. Halong Bay of course I liked, the Mekong Delta for early morning floating markets, and the charming city of Hoi An a great delight. I ran out of energy but wished I could have gone to Sapa for a treak and a chance to see local colorful markets. I prefer always to travel solo, no guides except at Siem Reap, Cambodia to visit several of the temples. Definitely no tours. Not for everyone of course but I'm an independent artist.
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| A Andrews |
08 February 2005 |
Stayed at Equatorial Ho Chi Minh, Hotel - Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam.
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If you don't like crowds this is not the place for you! trying to cross the street is a major undertaking, but with a sense of adventure - an exciting city to visit. Fantastic restaurants, good shopping at markets and really interesting visits to Mekong Delta, Chi Chu tunnels etc. we were there during Tet festival so probably busier than usual.
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| M Chew |
05 February 2005 |
Stayed at Majestic Hotel - Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam.
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Give the beach at Vung Tau a miss - although conveniently located near HCMC, it is horribly polluted with crude oil. Although one can swim in one of the many hotel pools, one wonders about where the seafood served in the restaurants comes from.
The Mekong River cruise from Mytho is on the other hand, a highly pleasurably and recommendable experience.
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| R Logan |
03 February 2005 |
Stayed at International Hotel Saigon - Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam.
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Worthwhile to take in a trip of the Mekong Delta area, which we arranged through hotel (believe it was Saigon Tours).
Visited Reunification Palace and HCMC Museum which were both well worth seeing.
Internet access best at major dept. store.
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| P Dyson |
09 January 2005 |
Stayed at Grand Hotel - Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam.
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Saigon is a great city and well worth spending 3 to 4 days there. We had been warned about an increase in bag lefts etc but we saw nothing that caused us concern. A day trip to Cu Chi tunnels is good value but be cautious of the city tours on offer. Most places they take you to can be visited easily on foot within an afternoon and at a much cheaper cost. The War Remnants Museum is well worth a visit and the Reunification Palace although lacking in English translations/descriptions is an interesting place to spend an hour if you have time free. Good restaurants are: Maxim's opposite Grand Hotel with local food, classical music playing, quiet alcoves, excellent service or if you need a change of diet, Urvashi at 27D Hai Trieu has great Indian.
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| T Crozier |
08 January 2005 |
Stayed at De Syloia Hotel - Hanoi, Vietnam.
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Hanoi in January is cool and dry and we could get around during the day quite comfortably in light jackets and jeans. While we were there the air quality was quite poor with a smoggy haze blanketing the city and reducing visibility. However it didn't dampen our enthusiasm for exploring the lake area, the Old Quarter and French Quarter. The Water Puppet Theatre originates in Hanoi and is well worth a visit as is Uncle Ho's body lying in state. Halong Bay is a 'must do' trip from Hanoi and the best tip is to stay overnight on a Sampan to enjoy the full experience of this magnificent bay.
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| H Viikinniemi |
02 January 2005 |
Stayed at Kimdo Royal City Hotel - Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam.
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After visiting Hanoi, Halong Bay, Hue and Hoi An, Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) had only little to offer as to ancient buildings / culture. Trip to My Tho (Mekong Delta) was in vain and local guide was hopeless. Cu Chi tunnel trip was good thanks to our excellent guide from Ben Thanh Travel, a young man originally from Siem Riep, Cambodia. HCMC is good for shopping and eating, but do not expect much of culture.
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