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Vietnam Itineraries

Ready-to-use Vietnam itineraries from 3 days to a full month, each with realistic pacing, transport suggestions, and what to actually skip.

The Dragon Bridge over the Han River in Da Nang, lit at night, with My Khe beach and the coast beyond

One Day in Da Nang: The 2026 Itinerary

A realistic one-day Da Nang itinerary for 2026 — Marble Mountains early, My Khe beach and seafood, the Cham Museum, and the Dragon Bridge by night.

1 day
A train passing inches from cafes and food vendors on Train Street in Hanoi's Old Quarter at night — the city's signature long-weekend image

3 Days in Hanoi: The Long-Weekend Itinerary That Actually Works (2026)

A tested 3-day Hanoi itinerary — Old Quarter, French Quarter, street food, coffee, and a Ninh Binh day trip. Walking-distance pacing, real costs, and what to skip.

3 days
A rowing boat weaving between limestone karsts in Ninh Binh — the day-three anchor of a 5-day north Vietnam circuit

5 Days in North Vietnam: Hanoi, Ninh Binh & Ha Long Bay (2026)

A fast-but-realistic 5-day North Vietnam itinerary — 2 nights Hanoi, 1 night Ninh Binh or day-trip, 1 night Ha Long Bay cruise, 1 final Hanoi night. Costs, transfers, what to skip.

5 days
The brick arch of Hai Van Quan gate above the Hai Van Pass between Hue and Da Nang — the landmark crossing on a 7-day Vietnam route

7 Days in Vietnam: Three Realistic 2026 Routes

Three 7-day Vietnam itineraries for 2026 — north-only, central, and a north-to-central highlights route — with day-by-day plans, costs, and transfer logic.

7 days
Floating market in Can Tho on the Mekong Delta — boats laden with produce trading in the middle of the river, a signature stop on any multi-day Vietnam itinerary

10 Days in Vietnam: The Classic North-to-South Itinerary (2026)

A tested 10-day Vietnam itinerary — Hanoi, Ninh Binh, Ha Long, Hoi An, and Ho Chi Minh City. Domestic flights, transfers, costs, and the day-by-day decisions that matter.

10 days
The Golden Bridge (Cau Vang) held by giant stone hands at Ba Na Hills above Da Nang, sunset over the South China Sea — the iconic image of a Vietnam grand-tour itinerary

14 Days in Vietnam: The Full North-to-South Itinerary (2026)

The 14-day Vietnam itinerary that adds Sapa, Hue, and the Mekong Delta to the classic route — pacing, transfers, what to book in advance, and what's not worth squeezing in.

14 days
A man wheels a bicycle across an arched footbridge over a Mekong Delta canal, wooden boats moored below — the slow southern finish of a month in Vietnam

One Month in Vietnam: The Complete 2026 Route

The complete one-month Vietnam itinerary for 2026 — a week-by-week slow route from Hanoi to Phu Quoc with a Ha Giang or Phong Nha deep-dive, visa logic, budgets, and pacing.

30 days

Price your route before you book

Every itinerary above links its own budget, but the numbers all come from the same three sourced references: what Vietnam actually costs per day, the 2026 price index (with dataset), and when to go, month by month.