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Vietnam.

Less-touristed places, sorted by Wander Well Score.

Vĩnh Long, Vietnam
Silver
Inland waterside towns

Vĩnh Long

Vietnam

This Mekong Delta city sits directly on one of the river's many branches in southern Vietnam, with a walkable centre well supplied with cafés and restaurants.

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thi xa Quang Tri, Vietnam
Silver
Coast & island escapes

thi xa Quang Tri

Vietnam

This weathered stone gateway fronts a lotus-filled moat, with coconut palms rising behind the old walls — this North Central Coast Vietnamese town carries vi…

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Hà Tiên, Vietnam
Gold
Coast & island escapes

Hà Tiên

An Giang · Vietnam

A coastal city in Vietnam's Mekong Delta, Hà Tiên sits on the water at the Cambodian border with mountains close by and a walkable centre of cafés and restau…

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Phan Thiết, Vietnam
Gold
Sacred & spiritual destinations

Phan Thiết

Lam Dong · Vietnam

This Vietnamese coastal city on the southeast coast, Phan Thiết offers a tree-lined riverfront with a lit pagoda-style tower and a cable-stayed bridge reflec…

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Ha Long, Vietnam
Gold
Big-city explorations

Ha Long

Quang Ninh · Vietnam

The gateway city to Hạ Long Bay — a UNESCO-listed natural heritage site off its southern shore — this city in Quảng Ninh province sits on the bay's edge with…

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Nha Trang, Vietnam
Bronze
Coast & island escapes

Nha Trang

Khanh Hoa · Vietnam

Vietnam's most prominent seaside resort city, Nha Trang sits on the South Central Coast with a long beach, a dense café and restaurant scene, and a reputatio…

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Go Cong, Vietnam
Silver
Inland waterside towns

Go Cong

Vietnam

This Mekong Delta city where a grand two-storey colonial building with arched green shutters and ornate facades slowly surrenders to tropical vegetation, off…

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Da Nang, Vietnam
Bronze
Coast & island escapes

Da Nang

Da Nang city · Vietnam

A large coastal city in central Vietnam with a dense café and restaurant scene, long beaches within walking distance, and mountains close by offering scenic…

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Trang Bang, Vietnam
Silver

Trang Bang

Vietnam

Trang Bang, a town in Tây Ninh Province in southern Vietnam, is known internationally as the site of the 1972 napalm attack captured in Nick Ut's Pulitzer Pr…

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Bao Loc, Vietnam
Gold

Bao Loc

Vietnam

B'lao tea, a registered trademark grown at altitude in Vietnam's Central Highlands, has made Bảo Lộc a city associated with the country's tea industry.

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Hung Yen, Vietnam
Gold
Inland waterside towns

Hung Yen

Vietnam

A weathered multi-tiered temple gate covered in classical Vietnamese calligraphy anchors this Red River Delta city, where historic religious architecture, wa…

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Sơn La, Vietnam
Silver
Coast & island escapes

Sơn La

Vietnam

A patchwork of vivid rice and vegetable fields spreads across the valley floor of this northwest Vietnamese provincial capital, with forested karst peaks ris…

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Cao Bang, Vietnam
Silver
Inland waterside towns

Cao Bang

Vietnam

This walkable riverside town in northern Vietnam, Cao Bang sits on the Bằng Giang river with a centre full of cafés and restaurants.

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Hoang Su Phi, Vietnam
Silver

Hoang Su Phi

Vietnam

Sweeping golden rice terraces cascade down steep hillsides above a scatter of pocket-sized village houses, with layer upon layer of mist-wrapped mountain rid…

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Nam Định, Vietnam
Gold
Inland waterside towns

Nam Định

Ninh Binh · Vietnam

This Vietnamese city in the Red River Delta where a tall-towered Gothic-style Catholic church — its facade decorated with colorful painted panels and a rose…

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Ha Giang, Vietnam
Gold
Inland waterside towns

Ha Giang

Vietnam

Sitting on the Lô River in the mountains of northeast Vietnam, Ha Giang is the main starting point for the Ha Giang Loop — a motorbike route along the QL4C t…

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Lang Son, Vietnam
Gold
Coast & island escapes

Lang Son

Vietnam

A compact Vietnamese city in far northern Vietnam where dramatic karst limestone peaks rise directly above a low-rise urban streetscape of palm trees and red…

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Sa Đéc, Vietnam
Silver
Inland waterside towns

Sa Đéc

Dong Thap · Vietnam

A river port city in Vietnam's Mekong Delta, Sa Đéc sits on the water in Đồng Tháp province and serves as an agricultural and trading hub for the surrounding…

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Lam Ha District, Vietnam
Gold
Big-city explorations

Lam Ha District

Lam Dong · Vietnam

This sprawling Central Highlands district in Vietnam where a towering white Guanyin statue and a wide cascading waterfall rise dramatically from lush green s…

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Tay Ninh, Vietnam
Gold

Tay Ninh

Vietnam

This city in southeastern Vietnam close to the Cambodian border, dominated by a vast, ornately decorated religious complex whose twin towers, tiered roofline…

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Bac Lieu, Vietnam
Silver
Inland waterside towns

Bac Lieu

Vietnam

Mekong Delta city built along a wide, silt-brown river canal, where a low-rise waterfront of colorful shophouses, market stalls, and moored wooden boats give…

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Vinh, Vietnam
Silver
Coast & island escapes

Vinh

Nghe An · Vietnam

A large city on the Lam River in Vietnam's North Central Coast, Vinh has a walkable centre with a solid spread of cafés and restaurants.

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Hanoi, Vietnam
Bronze
Charming old-world towns

Hanoi

Ha Noi · Vietnam

Vietnam's capital since 1010, when King Lý Thái Tổ named it Thăng Long — "ascending dragon" — Hanoi layers French colonial architecture, traditional tube hou…

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Song Cau, Vietnam
Silver
Coast & island escapes

Song Cau

Vietnam

A broad bay dotted with fishing boats stretches out below dense palm groves in this coastal city on Vietnam's South Central Coast, with green hills framing t…

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Cẩm Phả, Vietnam
Gold
Coast & island escapes

Cẩm Phả

Quang Ninh · Vietnam

A working Vietnamese port city in Quảng Ninh, where colourful wooden fishing boats line a calm waterfront backed by rolling hills, and the wider region borde…

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Tràng An, Vietnam
Gold
Charming old-world towns

Tràng An

Ninh Binh · Vietnam

Inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2014, the Tràng An Scenic Landscape Complex in Ninh Bình Province is Vietnam's first mixed cultural and natural…

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Hoa Thanh, Vietnam
Gold
Sacred & spiritual destinations

Hoa Thanh

Vietnam

Hoa Thanh draws visitors to its extraordinary Cao Dai temple — a vast, ornately decorated structure blending pastel towers, arched colonnades, and vivid reli…

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Kiên Giang, Vietnam
Gold
Coast & island escapes

Kiên Giang

An Giang · Vietnam

Former coastal province in Vietnam's Mekong Delta, Kiên Giang was long regarded as one of the region's leading cultural and tourism destinations, known for t…

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Khe Sanh, Vietnam
Bronze
Family adventure getaways

Khe Sanh

Vietnam

Khe Sanh is best known as the site of one of the Vietnam War's most intense engagements: the 1968 Battle of Khe Sanh, which the Vietnamese have compared to Đ…

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My Hao, Vietnam
Bronze

My Hao

Vietnam

Working river city in Vietnam's Red River Delta, where cargo vessels and traditional boats trace a wide waterway at sunset against a hazy industrial skyline…

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Long Xuyen, Vietnam
Silver
Inland waterside towns

Long Xuyen

Vietnam

This riverside city in Vietnam's Mekong Delta, Long Xuyen is the capital of An Giang Province and has a concentration of historic churches in its centre.

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Ninh Thuận, Vietnam
Gold
Coast & island escapes

Ninh Thuận

Khanh Hoa · Vietnam

Ninh Thuận, a former coastal province on Vietnam's South Central Coast now merged into Khánh Hòa, was for centuries the political and cultural heart of the C…

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My Son, Vietnam
Silver
Charming old-world towns

My Son

Vietnam

This UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1999, Mỹ Sơn is a cluster of partially ruined Shaiva Hindu temples in central Vietnam, built by the kings of Champa bet…

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Hai Duong, Vietnam
Gold
Inland waterside towns

Hai Duong

Vietnam

Mid-sized Vietnamese city on the Red River Delta, where calm lakeside streets lined with colourful villas sit at the convenient midpoint between Hanoi and th…

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Cua Lo, Vietnam
Bronze
Coast & island escapes

Cua Lo

Vietnam

Cửa Lò is a coastal town in Nghệ An province, in Vietnam's North Central Coast region, serving as the main seaport for the city of Vinh.

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Đồng Nai, Vietnam
Silver
Hiking & national-park bases

Đồng Nai

Dong Nai · Vietnam

Cát Tiên National Park, an internationally recognised biosphere reserve, anchors the northern reaches of Đồng Nai, a large city in southeastern Vietnam north…

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Biên Hòa, Vietnam
Gold
Hiking & national-park bases

Biên Hòa

Dong Nai · Vietnam

A large city in Dong Nai Province, northeast of Ho Chi Minh City, Biên Hòa sits on the water with a walkable centre full of cafés, restaurants, and historic…

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Haiphong, Vietnam
Silver
Coast & island escapes

Haiphong

Hai Phong city · Vietnam

Vietnam's principal northern port city, Haiphong is also the gateway to Cát Bà Archipelago, home to a UNESCO-recognised biosphere reserve, and to the beach r…

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Duong Minh Chau, Vietnam
Silver

Duong Minh Chau

Vietnam

A Vietnamese town in Tây Ninh province featuring a grand white colonial-style civic building with a red-tiled roof, set against flat lowland country close to…

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Phu Ly, Vietnam
Silver
Inland waterside towns

Phu Ly

Ninh Binh · Vietnam

Vietnamese city on the Đáy River, where a traditional multi-tiered temple reflects in calm water along a tree-lined embankment, with low-rise urban streets s…

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La Gi, Vietnam
Silver
Coast & island escapes

La Gi

Lam Dong · Vietnam

Vietnamese coastal city where a broad red-brick temple courtyard — guarded by stone lions and decorated with vivid dragon reliefs under ornate tiled roofs —…

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Soc Son, Vietnam
Silver
Sacred & spiritual destinations

Soc Son

Vietnam

This stone-gated Vietnamese temple complex set against forested upland hills draws visitors to this outer Hanoi district, where traditional religious archite…

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Son Tay, Vietnam
Silver
Inland waterside towns

Son Tay

Vietnam

This broad-courtyard Vietnamese communal hall with sweeping tiled roofs, ornate ridge carvings, and mature shade trees anchors this riverside city on Hanoi's…

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Đà Lạt, Vietnam
Gold
Coast & island escapes

Đà Lạt

Lam Dong · Vietnam

This highland city in Vietnam's Central Highlands, Đà Lạt sits roughly 1,500 metres above sea level on the Langbiang Plateau, giving it a cool, misty climate…

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Viet Tri, Vietnam
Bronze
Inland waterside towns

Viet Tri

Vietnam

Widely regarded as the first capital of Vietnam and the origin of the Vietnamese nation, Việt Trì in Phú Thọ Province is home to the ancient capital of Văn L…

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Hòa Bình, Vietnam
Silver
Inland waterside towns

Hòa Bình

Phu Tho · Vietnam

A city in northern Vietnam near the Đà River, Hòa Bình is the provincial capital of Hòa Bình Province and sits close to the mountains southwest of Hanoi.

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Kon Tum, Vietnam
Silver
Inland waterside towns

Kon Tum

Vietnam

City in Vietnam's Central Highlands with a walkable centre and a lively café and restaurant scene, Kon Tum sits on the fertile banks of the Dak Bla River nea…

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Hong Ngu, Vietnam
Silver
Inland waterside towns

Hong Ngu

Dong Thap · Vietnam

This Mekong Delta city where a broad river runs directly alongside a colourful promenade lined with boats, shophouses, and festive flags, giving visitors an…

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Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Bronze
Inland waterside towns

Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh city · Vietnam

Vietnam's largest city and its dominant financial centre, Ho Chi Minh City — still widely called Saigon — is shaped by the Saigon River and a network of cana…

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Nam Sách, Vietnam
Bronze
Inland waterside towns

Nam Sách

Hai Phong city · Vietnam

A nationally listed Vietnamese pagoda — Chùa Trăm Gian — anchors this Red River Delta district, its sweeping tiled rooflines and ornate dragon-ridge carvings…

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Châu Đốc, Vietnam
Bronze
Inland waterside towns

Châu Đốc

An Giang · Vietnam

A walkable Mekong Delta city in southern Vietnam's An Giang province, sitting on the Hậu River near the Cambodian border, with a centre full of cafés and res…

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Đông Hà, Vietnam
Silver
Coast & island escapes

Đông Hà

Vietnam

Đông Hà, the provincial capital of Quảng Trị in central Vietnam, sits at the junction of Highway 1 and Highway 9 — the eastern starting point of the East–Wes…

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Ha Tinh, Vietnam
Silver
Coast & island escapes

Ha Tinh

Vietnam

This city in Vietnam's North Central Coast region with a walkable centre and a dense café and restaurant scene, Ha Tinh sits close to the South China Sea and…

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Vũng Tàu, Vietnam
Bronze
Coast & island escapes

Vũng Tàu

Ho Chi Minh city · Vietnam

A coastal city on a peninsula in southeastern Vietnam, Vũng Tàu draws visitors with its beaches — including Bãi Sau and Bãi Trước — a warm year-round climate…

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A Luoi, Vietnam
Bronze
Mountain villages

A Luoi

Vietnam

A narrow concrete road cuts between raw rock faces toward a sweeping valley of layered blue mountains, making this compact Vietnamese highland town a rewardi…

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Ba Chuc, Vietnam
Silver
Inland waterside towns

Ba Chuc

Vietnam

Ba Chuc, a pocket-sized commune in Vietnam's An Giang Province, is defined by the 1978 Khmer Rouge massacre of an estimated 3,157 civilians — an event commem…

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Oc Eo, Vietnam
Silver
Inland waterside towns

Oc Eo

Vietnam

Oc Eo, in An Giang Province of southern Vietnam's Mekong Delta, is an archaeological site that was once a major port of the Funan kingdom between the 2nd cen…

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Long My, Vietnam
Bronze
Inland waterside towns

Long My

Vietnam

Flat, low-rise Mekong Delta town in Vietnam's Hậu Giang province, where palm-lined streets buzz with motorbikes and local commerce along the waterway-laced l…

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Phuc Yen, Vietnam
Silver
Inland waterside towns

Phuc Yen

Vietnam

City in Vietnam's Vĩnh Phúc Province where a broad sandy-shored lake draws crowds of swimmers against a backdrop of forested hills, offering easy lakeside re…

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Cần Thơ, Vietnam
Silver
Inland waterside towns

Cần Thơ

Can Tho city · Vietnam

Floating markets on the Mekong Delta's rural canals are the defining draw of Cần Thơ, one of Vietnam's largest cities and one of its seven centrally administ…

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More places in Vietnam below the top of the list — pagination coming.

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