Hanoi and northern Vietnam
Allow: 3–7 nights
Capital life, limestone country, an overnight bay cruise and longer mountain routes.
Hue
Allow: 2–3 nights
Imperial sites, garden houses, pagodas, regional food and a slower Central Vietnam stay.
Hoi An and the Central Coast
Allow: 3–5 nights
Old-town life, food, craft, Da Nang, Mỹ Sơn and time by the coast.
Bình Định and Quy Nhơn
Allow: 2–3 nights
Cham towers, Tây Sơn history, a relaxed coastal base and routes into the Highlands.
Ho Chi Minh City
Allow: 2–4 nights
Central Saigon, Chợ Lớn, neighbourhood food, wartime sites and modern city life.
Bến Tre
Allow: Day trip or 1 night
Coconut country, small waterways, village roads and an easy first look at the rural Delta.
Cần Thơ
Allow: 1–2 nights
A comfortable river-city base for Cái Răng and onward travel west.
Châu Đốc and An Giang
Allow: 2 nights
Pilgrimage, border trade, Cham and Khmer communities, rice country and Cambodia connections.
Beyond the classic route
Allow: 4 nights or more
Da Lat, the Central Highlands, the Champa coast and longer regional journeys.
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