Start with the visa and insurance, then pick your dates and work out how you will move around.
Before you go
- Vietnam visa: e-visa, exemptions and entry rules.
- Travel insurance: why not to skip it.
- Health and safety: water, scams and road safety.
- Money: dong notes, ATMs and paying in cash.
- Book flights to Vietnam: finding cheaper fares.
When and where
- Best time to visit Vietnam: weather by month.
- Rainy season: what to expect.
- Destinations in Vietnam: where to go.
- Vietnam tours: package tour, day trips or car and driver.
Getting around
- Getting around Vietnam: flights, trains, buses and private cars.
- Saigon airport transfers: fixed-price cars from Tan Son Nhat.
- Learn Vietnamese: a free phrasebook.