Vietnam Travel Guide 2027 for First-Timers

Planning a first trip to Vietnam means answering many questions at once: north or south, which month, how many days, what visa, how much money, and are the traffic and the food safe? This guide takes the decisions in the order you must make them, then gives you three fixed day-by-day coastal routes of 7, 10 and 14 days, running from Hanoi and Ha Long Bay through Hoi An and Da Nang to Ho Chi Minh City, each with swaps and a booking checklist. You also get a four-day Phu Quoc beach extension, plain-English chapters on flights, trains and buses, budget tiers, scam-proof payment habits, motorbike and street-crossing safety and a beginner's street food guide. Planning figures and entry rules are hedged and labelled, so you know what to confirm officially.

Imad Muratspahic is an independent author of practical how-to guides, technical handbooks, history and fiction. The books aim to be clear, honest and useful from the first page.