12 Best Places to Visit in Vietnam for Indian Travellers: North, Centre and South

The best places to visit in Vietnam for Indian travellers are 12 destinations spread along a 1,650 km coastline: Hanoi, Ha Long Bay, Ninh Binh and Sapa in the north; Hue, Da Nang, Hoi An, Nha Trang and Da Lat in the centre; Ho Chi Minh City, the Mekong Delta and Phu Quoc in the south. Most first trips from India cover 4–6 of them in 7–10 days, because direct flights land in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City and domestic flights join the regions in about 1 hour.

This guide from Vietnamtour.in to Vietnam tourist places for Indian travellers (often searched as “Vietnam me ghumne ki jagah”) gives each place a short profile, the months that suit it, the days it needs and the entry costs travellers actually pay, so that readers can pick a region and build a route rather than try to see everything at once. The 12 places compare as follows:

Entry fees in this guide are in VND with INR equivalents at ₹1 ≈ 273 VND; rates are approximate as of October 2026.

Indian travellers with 7 days should pick 1 region from this table; travellers with 10–14 days can join 2 or 3 regions with domestic flights. The “Best months” column follows the dry season of each region, which is why a north-plus-south trip works best from November to April.

Hanoi: Heritage Capital

Hanoi is Vietnam’s 1,000-year-old capital and the northern gateway for Indian travellers, with direct flights from Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and, from 3 November 2026, Ahmedabad. Most northern routes start and end here, so the city earns its 2 days twice: once for itself, once as the base for Ha Long Bay, Ninh Binh and Sapa. The essentials are:

• Don’t miss: the Old Quarter’s 36 trade streets, Hoan Kiem Lake, Temple of Literature (70,000 VND / ₹255), Ngoc Son Temple (50,000 VND / ₹185), Hoa Lo Prison (50,000 VND / ₹185), Imperial Citadel (100,000 VND / ₹365).
• Food: phở, bún chả (pork), chả cá (fish); vegetarian “chay” eateries and Indian restaurants concentrate in the Old Quarter.
• Days needed: 2 for the city, plus day trips.
• Best months: October–April.

Early mornings at Hoan Kiem Lake are the quietest time to see the city waking up.

Ha Long Bay: Overnight Cruise

Ha Long Bay is a UNESCO World Heritage seascape of 1,969 limestone islands about 2.5 hours east of Hanoi, best seen on a 2-day, 1-night cruise. The bay is the 1 stop almost every first trip keeps, and sleeping on the water is what separates it from a day tour. The essentials are:

• Don’t miss: Sung Sot Cave, Ti Top Island, kayaking the quiet lagoons; the bay (UNESCO 1994 and 2000) covers 1,553 sq km.
• Cruise prices: the sightseeing fee is set by the bay authority (day routes 290,000 VND / ₹1,060; overnight 540,000–590,000 VND / ₹1,980–2,160) and is included in cruise prices, which run from about 2,800,000 VND (₹10,255) on 3-star boats to 6,000,000 VND+ (₹21,980+) on 5-star, varying by season.
• Food: vegetarian, Jain and Indian meals are available on selected cruises when requested at booking.
• Days needed: 1–2 (the 2-day, 1-night cruise).
• Best months: October–April is calm; July–August storms can cancel sailings.

Most first-time visitors take the 2-day, 1-night cruise, which reaches the quieter parts of the bay after the day boats leave.

Ninh Binh: Karst Countryside

Ninh Binh is the “Ha Long Bay on land”: the same limestone karst set among rice fields and rivers, about 95 km (2 hours) south of Hanoi. It answers the most common question on northern routes — what to do with 1 spare day from Hanoi. The essentials are:

• Don’t miss: the Trang An boat route (300,000 VND / ₹1,100 since January 2026, 2.5–3 hours, UNESCO-listed since 2014), Tam Coc (from 150,000 VND / ₹550), the Mua Cave viewpoint (100,000 VND / ₹365, about 500 steps), Bai Dinh Pagoda.
• Getting there: 95 km (about 2 hours) by road from Hanoi.
• Days needed: a day trip, or 1 night for a slower pace.
• Best months: January–March is dry and cool; the rice turns green in May and gold from late May to early June.

Trang An and Tam Coc cannot both fit into 1 morning, so the Ninh Binh travel guide maps the 2 boat routes side by side with homestays near each pier.

Sapa: Rice Terraces and Fansipan

Sapa is Vietnam’s main mountain destination, 1,500 m up in the Hoang Lien range, with terraced rice fields in Muong Hoa Valley and a cable car to Fansipan, the highest peak in Indochina at 3,143 m. The terraces give northern routes their mountain chapter, and the cable car puts Indochina’s highest point within a single morning. The essentials are:

• Don’t miss: the Fansipan cable car (850,000 VND / ₹3,115 adult, 550,000 VND / ₹2,015 child 1–1.4 m), the Muong Hoa mountain train (200,000 VND / ₹735 return), the Muong Hoa Valley trail (75,000 VND / ₹275).
• Getting there: limousine van from Hanoi in 5.5–6 hours (320,000–450,000 VND / ₹1,170–1,650), or the overnight train to Lao Cai plus 1 hour by road.
• Days needed: 2.
• Best months: golden rice from mid-August to late September; March–May is clear; December–February is cold and foggy.

Travellers who want to trek rather than only ride the cable car can check village-to-village routes, hotels and the right number of nights in the Sapa guide.

Hue: Imperial City

Hue is the former imperial capital of the Nguyen dynasty (1802–1945), where the Imperial City, royal tombs and the Perfume River sit within a 20 km radius. Hue is the history-heavy half of the central pair, and it slots into a Da Nang base without changing hotels. The essentials are:

• Don’t miss: the Imperial City (200,000 VND / ₹735); the 4-site combo with the Minh Mang, Tu Duc and Khai Dinh tombs (530,000 VND / ₹1,940, valid 2 days) or the 3-site combo (420,000 VND / ₹1,540); Thien Mu Pagoda (free) with its 7-storey Phuoc Duyen tower.
• Food: bánh bèo and bánh nậm (rice cakes, often with shrimp); vegetarian “cơm chay” is a Hue tradition.
• Getting there: about 95 km (2 hours) from Da Nang via the Hai Van Pass; works as a long day or 1 night.
• Days needed: 1–2.
• Best months: February–August.

Choosing 2 royal tombs out of 7 is the main decision in Hue, and the Hue page ranks them by distance, entry fee and time needed.

Da Nang: Beaches and Ba Na Hills

Da Nang is Vietnam’s beach-city base for central Vietnam, with 30 km of sand, the Marble Mountains and Ba Na Hills with the Golden Bridge 25 km inland. The city is the practical base of the centre: beach in the morning, Ba Na by day, Hoi An by evening. The essentials are:

• Don’t miss: My Khe Beach; the Marble Mountains (40,000 VND / ₹145, lift 15,000 VND / ₹55); Ba Na Hills (1,000,000 VND / ₹3,665 adult, including the cable car and Golden Bridge); the Dragon Bridge fire show on weekend nights at 9:00 PM.
• Getting there: flights from India mostly connect with 1 stop via Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City; Vietjet has run direct Mumbai and Ahmedabad services that start and stop by season, so check at booking (as of October 2026).
• Days needed: 2–3 as a base, with Hoi An 30 km south and Hue about 2 hours north.
• Best months: February–August.

My Khe, Non Nuoc and the city centre each suit a different kind of stay; the Da Nang travel guide sets out who should sleep where.

Hoi An: Lantern Old Town

Hoi An is a UNESCO-listed trading port (inscribed 1999) known for lantern-lit evenings, 24-hour tailoring and a car-free old town, 30 km south of Da Nang airport. Evenings are the point here: after dark the old town switches to lanterns and foot traffic. The essentials are:

• Don’t miss: the Old Town ticket (120,000 VND / ₹440, valid 3 days, covering 5 heritage sites); the Full Moon Lantern Festival on the 14th of each lunar month; a lantern boat on the Hoai River (about 150,000–250,000 VND / ₹550–915); pedestrian hours 9:00 AM–9:30 PM in summer, to 9:00 PM in winter.
• Food: cao lầu and white rose (pork and shrimp), Hoi An chicken rice; vegetarian versions widely sold.
• Nearby: An Bang Beach 5 km; My Son Sanctuary 40 km (150,000 VND / ₹550); the Cham Islands run March–August.
• Days needed: 1–2.
• Best months: February–August.

Travellers planning tailoring, a cooking class or the Cham Islands can set the order of days with the Hoi An ancient town guide, which also covers the beaches.

Nha Trang: Islands and Diving

Nha Trang is a bay-side resort city on the south-central coast with 19 islands, Vietnam’s main scuba-diving sites and the Po Nagar Cham Towers built between the 7th and 12th centuries. It is the livelier of Vietnam’s 2 beach anchors, with the most organised water activities on the coast. The essentials are:

• Don’t miss: VinWonders on Hon Tre island (950,000 VND / ₹3,480, including the 3,320 m cable car); snorkelling and diving at Hon Mun; mud baths at Thap Ba or I-Resort; the Po Nagar Towers (under 30,000 VND / ₹110, 8:00 AM–6:00 PM), still an active place of worship, so modest dress is required.
• Getting there: about 1 hour by air from Ho Chi Minh City to Cam Ranh; Da Lat is 140 km (about 3 hours) by road.
• Days needed: 2–3.
• Best months: January–September.

The Nha Trang guide covers the islands, beaches, food and where to stay, and travellers who want a quieter beach further south can look at Mui Ne, known for its sand dunes.

Da Lat: Highland Retreat

Da Lat is a hill town at about 1,500 m in the Central Highlands where temperatures stay around 15–24°C all year, with pine forests, flower farms and waterfalls. It is the cool break in southern routes, the 1 stop where evenings need a jacket, and it suits honeymooners and families who want a pause between beach stops. The essentials are:

• Don’t miss: Xuan Huong Lake, the old Da Lat railway station, the Crazy House, Datanla and Elephant waterfalls, strawberry and flower farms, the night market.
• Getting there: about 50 minutes by air from Ho Chi Minh City to Lien Khuong airport, or about 3 hours by road from Nha Trang.
• Days needed: 2.
• Best months: November–March is dry and cool; December–January is the flower and wild sunflower season; June–September brings afternoon rain.

A cool stop needs its own plan, and the Da Lat guide turns the farms, waterfalls and night markets into an easy 2-day loop.

Ho Chi Minh City: Southern Gateway

Ho Chi Minh City is Vietnam’s largest city, with about 14 million people, and the southern gateway with direct flights from Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru and Hyderabad. The city moves faster than Hanoi and pairs its sights with the easiest Indian food in the country. The essentials are:

• Don’t miss: the War Remnants Museum (40,000 VND / ₹145, 7:30 AM–5:30 PM), Independence Palace (40,000 VND / ₹145), Ben Thanh Market, Notre-Dame Cathedral, the Nguyen Hue walking street.
• Food: the highest concentration of Indian restaurants in Vietnam, mainly in District 1 (now the Saigon, Ben Nghe and Ben Thanh wards); Jain and vegetarian meals are easy to arrange.
• Day trips: the Cu Chi Tunnels about 70 km away (half a day), and the Mekong Delta.
• Days needed: 2.
• Best months: November–April.

Choosing where to stay matters more here than anywhere else in Vietnam, and the Ho Chi Minh City guide compares the districts along with hotels and food streets.

Mekong Delta: Floating Markets

The Mekong Delta is the river-and-orchard region south-west of Ho Chi Minh City, where travellers see floating markets, fruit gardens and village life by sampan boat. It is the south’s slow day: everything happens from a boat, and the earlier the start, the better the market. The essentials are:

• Don’t miss: Cai Rang floating market at its 5:00–7:00 AM peak (from Can Tho); boat rides through coconut canals; coconut-candy and rice-paper workshops; orchard fruit, with mango, rambutan and durian peaking May–August.
• Food: elephant-ear fish and river fish dishes; homestays arrange vegetarian meals on request.
• Getting there: My Tho and Ben Tre are about 70 km (1.5–2 hours) for a day trip; Can Tho is about 170 km (3 hours) for the overnight.
• Days needed: 1–2.
• Best months: December–April is dry; September–November is the “floating season” with high water.

The day trip and the Can Tho overnight give 2 very different mornings, and the Mekong Delta guide helps travellers pick between them, while the province-by-province stops are listed in the guide to the places to visit in the Mekong Delta.

Phu Quoc: Beach Island

Phu Quoc is Vietnam’s largest island (574 sq km) in the Gulf of Thailand and, from 3 December 2026, the first Vietnamese beach destination with a direct flight from India. The new flight turns the island from a long connection into an overnight hop from Ahmedabad. The essentials are:

• Don’t miss: Long Beach, Sao Beach and Ong Lang; the 7,899 m Hon Thom cable car to Sunset Town; VinWonders (950,000 VND / ₹3,480) and Vinpearl Safari (850,000 VND / ₹3,115), with a combo of 1,500,000 VND (₹5,495).
• Getting there: Sun PhuQuoc Airways flies Ahmedabad–Phu Quoc 5 times a week from 3 December 2026 (daily from 2 February 2027), about 5 h 25 min, departing 1:00 AM and landing 7:15 AM, with promotional fares from ₹9,596 one way (as of October 2026).
• Days needed: 3–4.
• Best months: November–March is dry with a 27–29°C sea; June–September is wet.

Anyone booking around the new Ahmedabad flight can match beaches, resorts and the cable car to their dates in the Phu Quoc island guide, and compare the Phu Quoc island packages built around it.

Sample Routes Covering the Best Places to Visit in Vietnam in 7, 10 and 14 Days

Indian travellers combine these 12 places by flying into 1 gateway, moving in 1 direction and using 1-hour domestic flights between regions. The 3 most common routes are:

• 7 days — South and North: Ho Chi Minh City (2 nights) with a Mekong Delta day trip, then fly to Hanoi (2 nights) for a Ninh Binh day trip, finish with a 1-night Ha Long Bay cruise and return to Hanoi. The tour Vietnam for Family Bonding: From Ho Chi Minh City, Mekong to Hanoi, Ninh Binh, and Halong (6N/7D, from ₹60,895 per person) follows this route.
• 10 days — 3 regions: Ho Chi Minh City and the Mekong, fly to Da Nang for the beaches and Hoi An, then fly to Hanoi and end with Ha Long Bay. The tour Holiday with Coastal Charm and Cultural Highlights from Saigon to Halong Bay (9N/10D, from ₹81,890) covers all 3 regions.
• 13–14 days — Full country: Hanoi, Ninh Binh, Sapa and Ha Long Bay in the north, Da Nang and Hoi An in the centre, then Ho Chi Minh City and the Mekong Delta. The tour Vietnam Beachside Journey from Halong Bay to Da Nang in 13 Days (12N/13D, from ₹1,19,035) runs the full length of the country.

Every northern route starts in the capital, and the Hanoi guide groups its sights by district, while the Ha Long Bay page compares the Lan Ha and Bai Tu Long cruise routes before cabin classes.

Every route can swap in Hue, Nha Trang, Da Lat or Phu Quoc without changing the flight logic. Fixed-length options are listed as the Vietnam tour package 5 nights 6 days, the Vietnam 7 days trip cost, the Vietnam tour package 7 nights 8 days, the Vietnam 9 days package and the Vietnam 10 days tour package, and travellers can compare all Vietnam holiday packages side by side, including the classic Vietnam tours.

Indian passport holders need an e-visa (US$25 single entry, applied online), and the steps are in the guide to the Vietnam visa for Indians, while flights by departure city are compared in the guide on how to visit Vietnam from India.

Best Places in Vietnam by Traveller Type: Families, Couples and First-Timers

The best places to visit in Vietnam change with who is travelling: families need short transfers and a beach or theme park, couples need evenings and privacy, and first-timers need the most variety in the fewest flights. The table below matches each traveller type to 4 places and the days they need:

Families planning around children’s ages and short transfers can start from a family package tour to Vietnam. Beyond these 12, the country’s best-known landscapes are ranked in the guide to the natural wonders in Vietnam, the main urban stops in the guide to the cities of Vietnam, and the reasons the country draws Indian travellers in the guide to why Vietnam is famous.

Best Months for Each Region of Vietnam

Vietnam’s 3 regions have 3 different dry seasons, so the best months depend on the route: October to April in the north, February to August in the centre and November to April in the south. Travellers still choosing dates can compare all 12 months in the guide to the best time to visit Vietnam.

Each month also has its own guide. The cool, dry northern months are covered in Vietnam October, the best places to visit in Vietnam in November and the weather in Vietnam in December; spring in Vietnam in March and Vietnam in April; the central-coast summer in Vietnam in May, Vietnam in June, Vietnam in July and Vietnam in August; and Sapa’s golden rice in the places to visit in Vietnam in September.

FAQs about Places to Visit in Vietnam

Indian travellers asking about places to visit in Vietnam most often want to know which region to pick, how many days they need, the budget, and how Vietnam compares with Bali.

Which Part of Vietnam Is Best to Go To?

Central Vietnam (Da Nang, Hoi An, Hue) is the best single region for a first trip from India because it combines beaches, 2 UNESCO sites and Ba Na Hills within 2 hours’ drive. The north suits landscape and heritage from October to April, and the south suits warm weather and islands from November to April.

Is 7 Days Enough in Vietnam?

Yes, 7 days is enough for 1 region in depth or 2 regions joined by 1 domestic flight, such as Hanoi–Ha Long–Ninh Binh or Ho Chi Minh City–Da Nang–Hoi An. 3 regions need 10 days or more to avoid spending the trip in transit.

Can I Visit Vietnam in 50,000 Rupees?

Yes, ₹50,000 per person covers land costs for a 5–6 day budget trip or a 4-day mid-range trip, excluding return flights from India (typically ₹15,000–30,000) and the US$25 e-visa. The full breakdown by style and season is in the guide to planning a budget trip to Vietnam.

Which Is Better, Bali or Vietnam?

Vietnam offers more variety per trip, with cities, karst bays, mountains and beaches, at similar or lower daily costs. Bali is a single-island, resort-and-temple holiday, so the choice comes down to variety versus staying put.

Ha Long Bay or Ninh Binh?

Ha Long Bay is the overnight-cruise experience; Ninh Binh gives similar limestone scenery on a 1-day river trip from Hanoi and suits travellers prone to seasickness or short on time. Many 7-day routes simply do both.

Phu Quoc or Nha Trang for a Beach Holiday?

Phu Quoc is the quieter resort island, with a direct flight from Ahmedabad from December 2026; Nha Trang is the livelier city beach with more day tours, diving and nightlife. Families with young children usually pick Phu Quoc.

Are Phong Nha, Ha Giang or My Son Worth Adding?

Yes, for a second trip or a longer first one: Phong Nha’s caves and the Ha Giang loop each need 2–3 extra days, and My Son works as a half-day from Hoi An. First trips usually fill 7–10 days with the 12 places above, and the Vietnam guide library covers the rest.

Pick a Region, Then Let the Route Follow

The 12 places to visit in Vietnam above sort themselves once a region is chosen: match north, centre or south to your dates, and 1-hour domestic flights join the rest. The hard part comes next: putting 4–6 stops in the right order, with Indian meals and INR pricing, is where most first trips go wrong.

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