Northern Vietnam
Lao Cai Province, Northern Vietnam
Sapa
Terraced valleys under the Hoang Lien Son range, and the easiest place in Vietnam to spend two days walking between highland villages.
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Mountains in Vietnam
The best mountains destinations in Vietnam — where to go, when to visit and how to fit a mountains trip into a wider route.
Northern Vietnam
Ha Giang Province, Northern Vietnam
Ha Giang
The northernmost province in Vietnam, and the country's best road trip: three or four days of limestone plateau, hairpin passes and border villages.
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Northern Vietnam
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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Northern Vietnam
Thanh Hoa Province, Northern Vietnam
Pu Luong
A nature reserve of terraced valleys, bamboo waterwheels and Thai stilt villages — the quiet version of Sapa, four hours from Hanoi.
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Northern Vietnam
Hoa Binh Province, Northern Vietnam
Mai Chau
A flat green valley of Thai stilt villages three hours from Hanoi — the easiest overnight escape from the city.
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Northern Vietnam
Son La Province, Northern Vietnam
Moc Chau
A high plateau of tea terraces, dairy farms and plum orchards that turns white with blossom in January and February.
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Central Highlands
Lam Dong Province, Central Highlands
Da Lat
A pine-forested hill town at 1,500 metres, built by the French as an escape from the heat and still the coolest city in Vietnam.
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