Lie back on your very own junk and enjoy the languid beauty of Halong Bay's limestone outcrops.
Get lost in Hanoi's Old Quarter; sup on streetside pho and toast your fellow diners with a bia hoi.
Squeeze into the Cu Chi Tunnels and marvel at the engineering ingenuity that kept the VC hidden from enemy fire.
Join the locals in an afternoon pick-me-up of snake's heart and a cup of serpent blood.

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- The Authors
- Getting Started
- Itineraires
- Snapshot
- History
- Food & Drink
- The Culture
- The Hill Tribes
- Environment
- Hanoi
- Northeast Vietnam
- Northwest Vietnam
- Noth-Central Vietnam
- Central Vietnam
- South-Central Coast
- Central Highlands
- Ho Chi Minh City
- Around Ho Chi Minh City
- Mekong Delta