Ho Chi Minh City is more popular for its museums, theatre productions, food, nightlife, shopping, and big city activities, while Da Nang is known for its resorts and beaches. Travelers will usually find more to do in Ho Chi Minh City than Da Nang, as it is bigger with more sights, attractions, and activities for visitors. To start planning your own trip, and for ideas to suit your budget, see our Vietnam travel guide, and multi-stop flight ideas that include Vietnam – then call us on +44 1273320580 or request a quote by email.Is there more to do in Ho Chi Minh City or Da Nang? There are also some wonderful, southern beaches in Vietnam which we’ve included in this luxury Phu Quoc getaway. It’s worth knowing that you can easily fly over to Siem Reap in Cambodia and take a few days to explore the fascinating temple complex at Angkor Wat, as Jess did on her visit to Vietnam. Whether you fancy travelling south to north from Ho Chi Minh to Hanoi or vice versa, I can arrange flights, stopovers, accommodation and tours to suit your style and budget in each place. If you’d like to visit Vietnam, we can help you plan your trip and include all the places you’d most like to see. If you plan your time you can see and do a lot in 3 weeks! I loved Vietnam and it will always have a special place in my heart as my first Asian experience. Travelling in Vietnam is easy, safe and very cheap. We found 3 weeks was just enough time to pack in stops along the coast and travel overland. If you fancy trying your hand at creating some of these dishes and bringing the cuisine home with you, we can arrange for you to take a street food tour or a cooking class – as Rowena did on her northern highlights tour. Milly has some more ideas for tasty local eats in her street food blog. Lastly you can’t go without trying a Vietnamese coffee (iced with condensed milk). My ‘must try’ foods are: rolls filled with sticky sesame pork, salad and chilli Pho (Noodle Soup) Banh xeo (pancake filled with shellfish or pork) and Bi Cuon (Rice paper rolls filled with shredded pork, salad and chilli). From the bottom you don’t see much, but once you reach the top, there are tunnels and caves that reveal the most amazing sculptures.įor me, the food was one of the highlights of the trip and you can easily sample the most delicious and fresh dishes on the street, crouched down on a little stool. My highlight was a visit to Marble Mountain - 30 minutes from Hoi An by scooter. You could spend time exploring the town and its many alleyways of cute shops, cafes and extensive food market or maybe hire a scooter and head out to the gorgeous local beaches.

Famous for its tailors and handmade clothes and shoes, you’ll need at least 3 days here if you plan on getting anything made for you, but there is plenty to do. What remains is a traditional Vietnamese town that has maintained all its character and architecture from times gone by.

It was once a major port until the 19 century when the river silted up, forcing the port trade to move out to Danang. Hoi An was my favourite place in Vietnam and I would highly recommend a visit. From the station, we’d organised a driver to meet us and drive us on to Hoi An.

To get from Nha Trang to Hoi An, you take a train to Da Nang as it’s the closest train station to Hoi An. Our next destination along the coast was Hoi An.

Hanoi to ho chi minh