The BEST Cities to Visit in Vietnam


Vietnam has a way of getting under your skin.

One minute you're sipping egg coffee in a misty alley in Hanoi. The next, you're cruising along the coast near Da Nang with mountains on one side and the ocean on the other.

Vietnam doesn’t reveal itself all at once, though. It unfolds slowly, city by city. But you need to move through the right places!


Our writer Nic spent months exploring the country and pulled together a guide to the best cities to visit in Vietnam.

Inside this guide, you’ll discover places like:

  • Buzzing megacities packed with history and culture
  • Laid-back coastal gems to slow things down
  • Misty mountain towns that feel a world away
  • And a few spots that'll take you by surprise...

Vietnam is chaotic, beautiful, loud, peaceful… sometimes all in the same day. And each city brings out a different side of it.

If you've got in on your radar (which you most definitely should), this guide is a great place to start planning.

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