Every guide is filed by the regions it covers. Pick a region to see the routes, hotels and advice that apply there.
Northern Vietnam
Hanoi, Sapa, Ninh Binh and the bays.
Itineraries
2 Weeks in Vietnam Itinerary: How I’d Pace a Private 14-Day Trip
How to pace two weeks in Vietnam from north to south: six bases, one long transfer every two or three days, Sapa…
Itineraries
Vietnam Itinerary for 10 Days: What I’d Keep, What I’d Cut
What to skip in Vietnam in ten days: Sapa, Hue, Ninh Binh and the Ha Long day trip. What I keep: a…
Itineraries
3 Weeks in Vietnam Itinerary: A Slow Private Route With Rest Days
Slow travel in Vietnam over three weeks: why I place rest days first, give every base two nights, and put a beach…
Central Vietnam
Hue, Hoi An, Da Nang and the south-central coast.
Itineraries
2 Weeks in Vietnam Itinerary: How I’d Pace a Private 14-Day Trip
How to pace two weeks in Vietnam from north to south: six bases, one long transfer every two or three days, Sapa…
Itineraries
Vietnam Itinerary for 10 Days: What I’d Keep, What I’d Cut
What to skip in Vietnam in ten days: Sapa, Hue, Ninh Binh and the Ha Long day trip. What I keep: a…
Itineraries
3 Weeks in Vietnam Itinerary: A Slow Private Route With Rest Days
Slow travel in Vietnam over three weeks: why I place rest days first, give every base two nights, and put a beach…
Southern Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City and the Mekong Delta.
Itineraries
2 Weeks in Vietnam Itinerary: How I’d Pace a Private 14-Day Trip
How to pace two weeks in Vietnam from north to south: six bases, one long transfer every two or three days, Sapa…
Itineraries
Vietnam Itinerary for 10 Days: What I’d Keep, What I’d Cut
What to skip in Vietnam in ten days: Sapa, Hue, Ninh Binh and the Ha Long day trip. What I keep: a…
Itineraries
3 Weeks in Vietnam Itinerary: A Slow Private Route With Rest Days
Slow travel in Vietnam over three weeks: why I place rest days first, give every base two nights, and put a beach…
Cambodia
Siem Reap and Angkor, and how Cambodia fits a Vietnam route.
Itineraries
Vietnam and Cambodia Itinerary: Is Two Weeks Enough to Add Angkor?
Should you add Cambodia to a Vietnam trip? A DMC founder's first questions: days, pace, who travels, when he says no, and…
Itineraries
Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia Itinerary: When Three Weeks Is Enough
Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos in three weeks: when a DMC founder says yes, when he says no, the 21-day route he builds…
Laos
Luang Prabang and Vientiane on a longer Indochina trip.
Itineraries
Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia Itinerary: When Three Weeks Is Enough
Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos in three weeks: when a DMC founder says yes, when he says no, the 21-day route he builds…