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Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Accom: Hideout
Recommendations:
- War Remnants Museum
- Post Office
- Notre Dame
- Book street
- Statue of Ho Chi Minh
- Cafe apartments (go for sunset)
- Cu Chi tunnels
- Rooftop pool at Winsuites Saigon hotel
- Little Hanoi (breakfast/brunch)
- Quán Ngon (food)
- cafe San Vuon Mien Thao Moc in district 11
- Ben Nghe street food market
- Labyrinthine network
- Walking street at night?
- Bui Ven Walking street- bar?
- Ben Thanh market - more expensive
- Banh Mi- delicious here!
- go for nicer looking street food/ slightly more expensive- super cheap is dog!
- Big strip - loads of fun bars at night, really vibey. Is expensive but if you go to the local places (plastic stools) inbetween the most expensive ones (with big comfy arm chairs) you can get cheeper drinks while still enjoying the atmosphere.
18th:
Land at 5am
Morning:
Breakfast: Little Hanoi breakfast
- Notre dame cathedral
- Saigon central post office
Lunch: Banh Mi
Afternoon:
- War remnants museum
- Statue of Ho Chi Minh
Evening:
- Walking street
- Dinner at Quán Ngon
19th:
Morning:
- Ben Thanh Market or Saigon square market (better air con)
Afternoon:
- Independence Palace
- Tan dinh church (pink church)
- Cafe apartments (afternoon/sunset)
Evening:
- Rooftop bar for sunset
- landmark 81 sky view
- Ben Nghe Street Food Market
- Nguyen hue pedestrian street (city centre with the dragon)
20th:
- Cu Chi Tunnels
- Mekong Delta
- sleeper bus to Da Lat
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Dalat, Vietnam
Accom: Family Hostel £4.29
Recommendations:
- Secret Tour to learn about culture
- Destiny Coffee Plantation
- Goc Ha Thanh for veggie coconut curry
- Maze Bar
- Crazy House
- Alpine Coaster
- Mongo Land
- Canyoning
- Can get cold though
- Flower festival
- Zip-line through forest
- lively local markets- coffee plantations, try Banh Trang Nuong (grilled rice paper) or Banh Uot Long Ga (steamed rice paper with chicken intestine)
21st:
22nd
23rd:
Travel to Naha Trang (sleeper)
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Dalat, Vietnam
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Hội An, Vietnam
Accom: Lynk Stay £3.52 per night
Recommendations:
- Museums
- Banh Mi Queen
- Must try Cao Lo Local Dish
- Cute Waterfront
- Tailored Clothes
- Nice shops and cafes
- Cooking class with Mimi ✅
- Pottery village
- Vegetable village
- Lantern boat in the evening (office one)
- Ring making
- Nice beach
- coconut coffee
- ancient town visit
- banh mi- banh mi phuong
- Hire bikes and go to pottery village and vegetable village
- Get a boat to charm island (30 min walk or scooter)- beautiful empty beaches
- bob marley bar
- Rent scooters and go to though paddy fields to beach and can go beach hopping along the coast
Mon 24th:
Tues 25th:
- Cooking class with Mimi @ 2pm
Wed 26th:
Thurs 27th:
Fri 28th:
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Danang Train Station, Vietnam
Accom: Rom Casa £9.19 - cheaper options available
Recommendations:
- Ba Na Hills
- Marble Mountains
- Lady Buddha
- Dragon Bridge at 9pm to see Fire and Water show
- Bikini Bottom Western Food
- Golden hand bridge
- cool beachside city
- Check weather
- Hai van pass- scooter, top gear
- Golden hand bridge- expensive
- Thuong night market
- cable car
- My khe beach
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Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park, Vietnam
Accom: Central Backpackers (Breakfast included) £5.50 a night
Recommendations:
- Duck Stop
- Monkey Bridge
- Dark Cave (Ziplines and Obstacle Courses)
- Motorbike round countryside
- Lantern Restaurant (Vietnamese Pancakes)
- Dat Viet Restaurant along river
- Paradise cave
- check weather
- Beautiful
- Hire scooters
- Monkey
Overnight bus to Ninh Binh
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Phong Nha, Vietnam
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Ninh Bình, Vietnam
Accom: Banana Tree in Tam Coc (Breakfast included) £6 a night
Recommendations:
- Hire bikes to cycle around countryside and see sights such as Mua Cave - go early!!
- Buffalo Cave
- Mua Cave
- Bich Dong Pagoda
- Boat trip Trang An
- Tam Coc boat trip
- Ancient street
- UNESCO World Heritage Site, mossy pagodas, dramatic limestone karsts, and dreamlike scenery.
Food
- Com Chayand De Tai Chanh.
- Sisterfields Western Breakfast- unreal ✅
- Chookies beer garden (Sweet Treats)
- 5 langs salad
- noodle place next to banana tree
- 1 brick coffee
Bahn mi:
- Bahn mi Tron
- Bahn mi Gion
- Bahn mi Hanoi
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Cat Ba, Vietnam
Accom: Secret Garden Hostel (breakfast included) £4 a night
Recommendations:
- Cat Co Beach 3
- Day trip around Lan Ha Bay - book via hostel
- scotty beach hopping and exploring
- boat trip/ booze cruise
- caves
- kayak tour!!
- Night time mini electric trikes
* Don’t go to Cat Ba unless doing the boat tour
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Cat Ba, Vietnam
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Sa Pa, Vietnam
Accom: Homestay with Mama Chi (not available but found similar)
Recommendations:
- Lovely treks through mountains and rice fields (can do 1 or 2 day trips, with a home stay for the night)
- Authentic Vietnam experience
- Sunday market which brings thousands of locals
- Fanspian mountain and cable cars
- Lots of trekking- beautiful
- Cat cat village
Overnight bus to Hanoi
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Hà Giang, Vietnam
Ha Giang Loop
4 Days, 3 Nights with Mumas Easyrider £155
- Jasmine tours - fast, good vibe
- Riptide, Mad monkey hostels
Arrive on the 7th
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Hanoi, Vietnam
Accom: The One Hostel (free breakfast) £11 a night
Recommendations:
Things to do:
- Women's museum
- Train street - coffee at 1990 cafe
- Hoa lo prison
- Evening markets
- Temple of Literature
Cafes:
- Egg Coffee at Café Giang
- lifted cafe - amazing western food
- La Mensa
- Note Cafe
Bars/drinks:
- Skyline bar
- Beer street
Food:
- Banh Xeo Zon pancakes
- Hoa Lo prison
- Bahn Mi 25
- Walking street food tour- 3 hours around the old quarter
- Northern style Pho
- Hanoi’s Old Quarter- narrow streets, vibrant, markets, street food stalls, and colonial-era buildings