All Destinations

Ha Long Bay has 1,600 limestone islands, jade-green water, and overnight cruises that drift past floating villages at dawn. This guide covers how to choose a cruise, which caves to visit, and how to avoid the worst of the crowds.

Complete Bai Tu Long Bay guide — Ha Long Bay's pristine and uncrowded neighbor, with secluded lagoons, deserted beaches, and overnight karst cruising.

Complete Yen Tu Sacred Mountain guide — Vietnam's most important Buddhist pilgrimage peak, ancient pagodas, and the mountain where a king became a monk.

Complete Hai Phong travel guide — French colonial city, Cat Ba Island gateway, Do Son beach, and outstanding northern seafood.

Hanoi street food guide — phở, bún chả, egg coffee, bánh cuốn, and where to find the best street food in Hanoi's Old Quarter and beyond.

Complete Mai Chau Valley guide — White Thai stilt villages, cycling through rice fields, and Vietnam's most accessible highland experience from Hanoi.

Complete Dien Bien Phu guide — the decisive 1954 battlefield that ended French Indochina, preserved memorials, and the remote highland valley that changed history.

Complete Hoa Binh Province guide — Muong stilt villages, Da River lake scenery, hot springs, and the most accessible highland escape from Hanoi.

Tam Dao Hill Station guide — French colonial history, national park trekking, wildlife, cloud forest walks, and mountain food 85 km from Hanoi.