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Ninh Binh Province, Northern Vietnam
Ninh Binh
Ha Long Bay's limestone towers, but standing in rice fields instead of the sea — and only 90 minutes from Hanoi.
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Hoa Binh Province, Northern Vietnam
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A flat green valley of Thai stilt villages three hours from Hanoi — the easiest overnight escape from the city.
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Cai Rang Floating Market: Go Before Sunrise
The Mekong Delta's biggest floating market is a working wholesale trade that peaks in the dark and thins out by mid-morning. Timing is the whole trip, and this is how to get it right.
28 August 20265 min read
Da Nang Travel Guide: Beaches, Bridges, Day Trips
The airport most visitors to central Vietnam land at, attached to a long beach, a mountain theme park and two of the country's best day trips. How many days it deserves and what it costs.
28 August 20265 min read
How Many Days in Ba Be National Park Do You Need?
The drive from Hanoi eats ten to twelve hours of your trip before you have seen anything, which rules out the day trip most people first consider. Here is the arithmetic on two, three and four days, and where the lake fits in a two-week Vietnam route.
28 August 20265 min read
How Many Days in Ninh Binh? An Honest Answer
Hanoi hotels sell Ninh Binh as a day trip, and it works, but you give up the best hour of the day to do it. Here is what one, two, three and four days each buy you, and where the place fits in a two-week Vietnam trip.
27 August 20265 min read
Hanoi Itinerary 3 Days: Two in Town, One Out
Three days is the length most people give Hanoi, and it works. This is a day-by-day plan for someone landing at Noi Bai, staying in the Old Quarter and getting around mostly on foot, with a day trip out of the city on day three.
27 August 20267 min read
Ninh Binh Day Trip From Hanoi: How to Do It
Ninh Binh sits about 95km south of Hanoi, close enough for a long day trip and dramatic enough to be worth one. Here is how to get there, which of the four big sites to pick, and the timings that keep you ahead of the crowds.
27 August 20265 min read
How Many Days in Ha Long Bay Do You Actually Need?
Most people give Ha Long Bay one night on a boat and that is usually the right call. This is an honest look at the day trip, the one-night cruise and the two-night version, and how each one fits into a two-week Vietnam trip.
27 August 20265 min read