4 results for “trip length”

Dien Bien Phu is a long way from anywhere, so the honest question is not how many days the sights take but how many days the journey is worth. Here is the arithmetic, by transport, by interest level and against the rest of a two-week Vietnam trip.

The waterfall itself takes about two hours. The days go on the road from Hanoi and on everything else spread around Cao Bang, which is why the honest answer is three. Here is the arithmetic, day by day, and how it competes with Ha Giang for the same week.

Mai Chau is small, easy and slow, which makes trip length the only real planning decision. Two days and one night is the right answer for almost everyone, and a third day only earns its place if you spend it in Pu Luong.

Moc Chau is four to five hours from Hanoi each way, which is the number that really decides your trip length. This is what one, two and three days each buy you, and where the plateau fits in a two-week Vietnam trip.