Paddling down the Mekong River

Escape the hustle and bustle of Ho Chi Minh City and spend a day on a boat exploring the lush landscape of the Mekong Delta, Vietnam's chief agricultural area, with its rice paddies, banana and coconut plantations, colourful floating markets, fish farms and assorted industries. 

Explore the islands around Ha Long Bay

From here, you can take a cruise by junk boat around some of the 3,000 lush limestone islands which rise spectacularly from the turquoise waters.

Walking around Sapa is one of the highlights of Vietnam

With its surrounding mountains often shrouded in mist, the stunning hill station of Sapa is worth every minute of the eight-hour train journey from Hanoi. 

The French established Sapa in 1922 to escape the heat on the coast. Indeed, it has even been known to snow here in the winter.

Hoi An is an alluring riverside town

Once a major trading port, Hoi An has transformed into an alluring riverside town.

Nha Trang's stunning palm tree-fringed beach

Located on Vietnam's south-central coast, Nha Trang is one of the country's liveliest beach resorts. Its crowning glory is a six-kilometre stretch of sandy beach fringed by palm trees.