Vietnam Guide

Highlights of Vietnam in 10 days

Hanoi, one northern landscape, Hue, Hoi An, and out of Da Nang. Take Ha Long or Ninh Binh, and do not do both.

Day-by-day
DayWhereFocus
1 Hanoi Old Quarter
2 Hanoi Lake and citadel
3 Hanoi Hoa Lo
4 Ha Long Bay Ha Long or Ninh Binh
5 Hanoi Leave for Hue
6 Hue Hue Citadel
7 Hue Hue tombs
8 Hoi An Hoi An
9 Hoi An Hoi An Market
10 Da Nang Marble Mountains
Duration10 days
BudgetMidrange
PaceSteady
1

Day 1: Old Quarter

Land in Hanoi and walk the Old Quarter north of Hoan Kiem Lake. Book an airport transfer from Noi Bai. Search Old Quarter hotels for the night.

2

Day 2: Lake and citadel

Walk Hoan Kiem Lake, see the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long, and eat bun cha.

3

Day 3: Hoa Lo

Walk the cells at Hoa Lo, at 1 Hoa Lo, south of the lake.

4

Day 4: Ha Long or Ninh Binh

Take the Ha Long boat for Ti Top, Sung Sot, and Luon, clocked at 5–6 hours, or go to Ninh Binh for Trang An, and do not do both. If Ninh Binh is the night, search Ninh Binh hotels.

5

Day 5: Leave for Hue

Stay with the landscape you chose, then leave for Hue by train or by air. If you chose Ninh Binh, the Tam Coc sampan is about 2 hours on the water.

6

Day 6: Hue Citadel

Visit the Hue Citadel and eat bun bo Hue. Search Hue hotels for the night.

7

Day 7: Hue tombs

Visit the tombs of Minh Mang, Tu Duc, and Khai Dinh.

8

Day 8: Hoi An

Travel to Hoi An and walk the old town from the Japanese Covered Bridge. Tan Ky House is the old house. Search Old Town hotels for the night.

9

Day 9: Hoi An Market

Visit Hoi An Market and eat cao lầu.

10

Day 10: Marble Mountains

Give Thuy Son at the Marble Mountains a morning, then fly from Da Nang.

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