Have you booked a trip to Vietnam but don't know where to start with the planning? That's where we come in!
Below is a travel itinerary for Vietnam - It's the itinerary that we created and used for our 4 week trip there. However, you can customize it to your own timeline, and the cities and activities that interest you.
Please note that all prices are in Vietnamese Dong, and per person, unless stated otherwise.
Below is a travel itinerary for Vietnam - It's the itinerary that we created and used for our 4 week trip there. However, you can customize it to your own timeline, and the cities and activities that interest you.
Please note that all prices are in Vietnamese Dong, and per person, unless stated otherwise.
Cities to Visit
- Ho Chi Minh City
- Mui Ne
- Nha Trang
- Hoi An
- Hue
- Da Nang
- Cat Ba
- Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh City
- Ben Thanh Market
- Bui Vien Walking Street
- Cu Chi Tunnels – 100,000VND
- War Remnants Museum – 40,000VND
Directions: Ho Chi Minh City to Mui Ne - 5 hour bus ride $8USD
Mui Ne
- Fairy Stream – 5,000VND
- Mui Ne Beach
- Red Sand Dunes – 20,000VND to rent carpet to slide down
Directions: Mui Ne to Nha Trang - 4 hour bus ride $8USD
Nha Trang
- Bai Dai Beach
- Ba Ho Waterfall – 100,000VND
- Boat Cruise & Island Hopping to Mun Island, Mot Island, Tam Island, Mieu Island – 200,000VND
- Dam Market
- Tran Phu Beach
- Thap Ba Mud Bath - 200,000VND
- Thap Po Nagar Temple – 22,000VND
Directions: Nha Trang to Hoi An - 9 hour train ride (Vietnam Railways) - 12:00am-9:00am (and you save on accommodations)
Hoi An
- An Bang Beach
- Cua Dai Beach
- My Son Sanctuary Ruins – 150,000VND
- Old Town
Directions: Hoi An to Hue - 3 hour bus ride
Hue
- Abandoned Water Park - Have to bribe security 20,000VND
- Bach Ma National Park & Elephant Springs – 15,000VND
- Thuan An Beach
Directions: Hue to Da Nang - 2.5 hour bus ride
Da Nang
- Dragon Bridge at Night on Weekend - Breathes Fire
- Golden Bridge - Cable Car & Arcade Games - 700,000VND
- Lady Buddha
- Marble Mountains 20,000VND
- My Khe Beach
- Non Nuoc Beach
- Sun World Danang Wonders Amusement Park - 200,000VND
Directions: Da Nang to Cat Ba - 1 hour from Da Nang to Hai Phone, then a 10 minute taxi ride to the pier. Then, a 45 minute ferry ride to Cat Ba 180,000VND
Cat Ba
(Instead of Ha Long Bay)
- Cat Co 1 Beach
- Cat Co 2 Beach
- Cat Co 3 Beach
- Cannon Fort 40,000VND
- Ha Long Bay One Day Cruise – Includes Entrance Fees, Lunch, & Kayak - 8:30am-5:00pm - 450,000VND
- Hospital Cave 40,000VND
Directions: Cat Ba to Hanoi - 3.5 hour bus ride 200,000VND
Hanoi
- 49 Ham Tu Quan - Steamed Rice Pancake Roll (Pork & Mushroom) - Where Anthony Bourdain ate
- Ba Vi National Park
- Egg and/or Coconut Coffee
- Hoa Lo Prison – 50,000VND
- Hoan Kiem Lake
- Old Quarter
- Train Street