Travel Stories

• food

• food and drink

12 min read • Oct 14, 2022

Every day in Vietnam is a feast. Here are the best things to eat and drink, from pho noodle soup to banh mi sandwiches and everything in between.

• festivals and events

• art and culture

7 min read • Sep 13, 2022

Vietnam beckons in any season, but picking the best time for a trip comes down to what you crave from a holiday most.

• beaches

• activities

6 min read • Sep 13, 2022

From immense national parks to cool coastal cities, here are our picks for the best places to visit in Vietnam.

• national parks

• activities

6 min read • Mar 31, 2022

Vietnam has over 30 national parks. Here's our guide to the very best, from underground marvels to golden coastlines.

• air travel

• destination practicalities

9 min read • Nov 26, 2021

Whether it's bus, train, private car, motorcycle, bike, plane or boat, you can plan your trip around Vietnam with this guide to getting around.

• food

• food and drink

5 min read • Jun 23, 2021

It is likely that some traditional Vietnamese dishes will excite the most adventurous but that some tourists find difficult to eat because of its peculiarity. 

• tips and advice

• destination practicalities

4 min read • Mar 25, 2021

We round up the need-to-know info about tourist visas for Vietnam, including where to get them and how much they cost.

• wildlife and nature

• activities

4 min read • Mar 4, 2021

Vietnam may not have the reputation for world-class beaches of its neighbours, but it still hides a few crackers.

• digital nomad

• connections

4 min read • Jan 11, 2021

Ho Chi Minh City is on a wave of tech development. Here's everything you need to know about being a digital nomad in HCMC.

• history

• art and culture

5 min read • Oct 22, 2020

From the stunning Halong Bay to the sand dunes of Mui Ne, Vietnam offers up a bewitching array of superlative natural landscapes. Here's our favorite 10.

5 min read • Apr 27, 2020

When a pair of travelers found themselves in Hanoi as the world responded to the COVID-19 pandemic, they decided to stay put and saw Vietnam's response to the…

5 min read • Feb 14, 2020

Make the most of your time in Vietnam with a Lonely Planet Experiences tour in partnership with Intrepid Travel. Meet new people with a local as your guide.

• coffee

• food and drink

7 min read • Feb 11, 2020

Strong and flavourful Vietnamese coffee makes converts as quickly as it raises pulses.

• food

• food and drink

6 min read • Aug 12, 2019

There's a lot to love about travelling in Vietnam, which stretches from the soaring mountains and fascinating ethnic groups of the north to the endless…

• food

• food and drink

6 min read • Jul 8, 2019

Visitors to Vietnam often cite charming Hoi An as one of their favourite cities. A thriving medieval port city that was reduced to a backwater country…

• beaches

• activities

5 min read • Jun 21, 2019

You’ve explored the Unesco-heritage centre of Hoi An, spent some time on An Bang beach, seen plenty of arts and crafts, and the new clothes you ordered at…

• food

• food and drink

5 min read • Jun 7, 2019

Ho Chi Minh City is the compelling commercial hub of modern Vietnam, with wide boulevards, grand colonial buildings, cultural sights, and a vibrant tangle…

• hiking

• activities

5 min read • Jun 2, 2019

The world’s largest cave, Hang Son Doong (Mountain River Cave) in Vietnam, has suddenly become a lot larger thanks to the remarkable discovery of an…

• food

• food and drink

5 min read • May 15, 2019

Vietnam is the world’s second largest coffee exporter, and its vibrant cafe scene is having a real moment. One of Southeast Asia’s fastest developing…

• romance

• connections

7 min read • Apr 18, 2019

Dotted with jagged limestone pinnacles, Halong Bay is one of Vietnam’s biggest attractions. The vast majority of its 10 million visitors a year arrive…

• beaches

• activities

5 min read • Feb 14, 2019

Located where the Thu Bon river meets the sea, Hoi An was one of Asia’s premier trading ports for much of its history, and artisans from all over Vietnam…

• food

• food and drink

5 min read • Feb 1, 2019

Hoi An is a town unlike any other in Vietnam. Once the commercial capital of the Champa Empire, a seafaring people who ruled over Vietnam’s central coast,…