75 guides
The Ha Giang Loop: The Complete Guide to Vietnam’s Greatest Ride Cliffside passes, the emerald Nho Que River, and a Geopark full of mountain villages — how to do the loop, easy-rider or self-drive, and do it right. June 2026 The Ha Giang Loop at a glance Where Vietnam’s far north, on the China border … Read more
Da Nang & Hoi An in Typhoon Season (Sept–Nov): Should You Still Go? An honest go/no-go call on autumn travel to Central Vietnam — when it’s worth it, the four weeks to avoid, and how to plan around the rain and floods. 2026-06-22 The short version Can you visit? Yes — with eyes open, except … Read more
Tết Trung Thu: A Traveller’s Guide to Vietnam’s Mid-Autumn Festival Star lanterns, lion dances and a moon made of mooncakes — Vietnam’s Mid-Autumn Festival is the country’s most charming night of the year. Here’s what really happens, when it falls in 2026, where to be for it, and how to join in as a visitor. … Read more
Sapa, Vietnam: A Complete Guide to the Rice Terraces, the Trekking & Fansipan Cloud-wrapped rice terraces, trails that drop you into Hmong and Dao villages, and the highest mountain in Indochina — here’s how to choose your trek, when the terraces turn green or gold, how to get up from Hanoi, and what Sapa is … Read more
Phong Nha Caves: A Complete Guide to Vietnam’s Greatest Cave Country Paradise Cave, the Phong Nha river cave, the Dark Cave mud bath — and, somewhere out in the jungle, the biggest cave on Earth. Here’s which caves to actually visit, what each one is like inside, and how to plan the trip from Hue, … Read more
Hanoi to Ninh Binh Day Trip: The Complete Guide to Trang An, Tam Coc & Mua Cave Vietnam’s ‘Halong Bay on land’ is the best day trip from Hanoi — limestone karsts, hidden river caves, a 500-step viewpoint and a 1,000-year-old capital. Here’s exactly how to do it, what each site is really like, and … Read more
