12 results for “itinerary”
Three days is the shortest Sapa trip that repays the ride up from Hanoi. Here is how to spend them, with a full day walking the Muong Hoa valley, a morning on Fansipan, and an honest look at how built-up the town has become.
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.
Three days turns Ninh Binh from a checklist into a slow trip. This plan splits the two boat routes across two mornings, keeps the middle of the day free, and includes a costed budget and a two-day cut-down version.
Two days in Hanoi is tight but it works, as long as you stay central and walk. This is the self-guided version, with what to see, what it costs, and what you have to cut without regret.
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.
Two days covers the center, three is the number most people should book, and anything beyond that depends on where you go next. Here is how to decide, including how Hanoi fits into a two-week Vietnam itinerary.
Three days gives you one night on the water and one night on shore, which is the combination most travelers end up wishing they had booked. Here is the trip hour by hour, with rough costs and the mistakes worth avoiding.
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.
Three days and two nights is the standard way to ride the Ha Giang loop, and this is the route almost everyone follows. Quan Ba and Yen Minh on day one, Ma Pi Leng and the Nho Que river on day two, the long ride back on day three, with rough costs and what to book ahead.
Three days on the loop is the standard answer, but that is four nights out of your Vietnam trip once you count the night buses at either end. Here is what you get at two, three, four and five days, and how Ha Giang fits into a two-week itinerary.
A session-by-session plan for three days on Cat Ba. Day one gets you onto the island and up to Cannon Fort, day two belongs entirely to Lan Ha Bay, day three is forest or caves before the bus home.
Two nights is the honest minimum and three is the sweet spot. Here is what each extra night on Cat Ba actually buys you, and how the island fits into a two-week trip around Vietnam.