Why travel to Vietnam?
Vietnam offers 6 curated city guides, 75 attractions and 42 signature dishes hand-picked by Korean travelers. Below you'll find essentials Korean passport holders actually need — visa requirements, daily budgets in USD, best season, and on-the-ground transport tips.
Best Season
Spring (March-April) and autumn (September-November) are ideal. Summers are very hot and the rainy season (May-September) brings frequent showers.
Budget
Daily budget approx. $30-70 (lodging $15-35, food $7-15, transport and sightseeing $7-15)
Visa
Korean passport holders may enter visa-free for up to 45 days.
Transport
About 1 hour by bus or 40 minutes by taxi from Noi Bai International Airport to the city. Grab is the easiest way to get around town. SIM cards available at the airport (about VND 100,000-200,000/week). Street food and local shops mainly use cash; Grab can be linked to a card. Tipping is not expected but small tips are appreciated.
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🗺️ Attractions Across the Country
Hoan Kiem Lake
A scenic lake at the heart of Hanoi's Old Quarter, famed for the turtle legend and Ngoc Son Temple.
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Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
The grand monument enshrining the embalmed body of Vietnam's founding father Ho Chi Minh.
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Hanoi Old Quarter (36 Streets)
A thousand-year-old maze of alleys, each street historically selling a different trade's goods.
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Temple of Literature
Vietnam's first national university and a Confucian temple founded in 1070, featured on the VND 100,000 bill.
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Hanoi Train Street
Hanoi's iconic alley where trains thunder past houses with mere centimeters to spare.
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West Lake (Ho Tay)
Hanoi's largest lake with a 12 km shoreline, home to Tran Quoc Pagoda and a thriving cafe scene.
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Halong Bay Day Trip
A UNESCO World Heritage bay studded with more than 1,600 dramatic limestone karst islands.
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War Remnants Museum
A museum chronicling the horrors of the Vietnam War, leaving a powerful impression on visitors.
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Ben Thanh Market
Ho Chi Minh City's largest traditional market, brimming with food, clothing, and souvenirs.
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Notre-Dame Cathedral & Central Post Office
A French colonial red-brick cathedral and a post office designed in the style of Gustave Eiffel.
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Cu Chi Tunnels
A 250 km network of underground guerrilla tunnels from the Vietnam War — visitors can crawl through them.
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Bui Vien Walking Street
Ho Chi Minh City's Khao San Road — Saigon's top nightlife strip where backpackers and locals mingle.
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Bitexco Financial Tower Sky Deck
Ho Chi Minh City's 262 m landmark tower with 360-degree views of the Saigon River and skyline.
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Cafe Apartment (The Cafe Apartments)
A 9-story vintage apartment block reinvented as a vertical maze of indie cafes and boutiques.
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Hoi An Ancient Town
A UNESCO World Heritage town preserving its 16th-century port-town charm, even more beautiful by lantern light.
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An Bang Beach
Hoi An's most beautiful beach, with clear waters and a calm atmosphere.
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Vietnamese Cooking Class
A hands-on experience shopping at local markets and learning to cook Vietnamese dishes — Hoi An's top cultural activity.
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Japanese Covered Bridge (Chua Cau)
Hoi An's iconic covered bridge built by Japanese merchants in 1593 — featured on the VND 20,000 bill.
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Thu Bon River Boat & Lantern Release
Float colorful paper lanterns on the Thu Bon River from a small wooden rowboat — Hoi An's most romantic experience.
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My Son Sanctuary
Hindu temple ruins of the 4th-14th century Champa Kingdom — a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Tailor Shops (Custom Suits & Ao Dai)
Hoi An's signature experience — custom-made suits, dresses, and ao dai delivered in 24-48 hours at bargain prices.
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Ba Na Hills & Golden Bridge
The mountaintop theme park behind the famous hand-held Golden Bridge, reached by one of the world's longest cable cars.
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My Khe Beach
Ten kilometers of white sand once named by Forbes among the world's most alluring beaches — Da Nang's base camp.
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Marble Mountains
Five marble peaks hiding cave temples and lookouts — shafts of light falling into the grotto shrines are unforgettable.
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Dragon Bridge
A 666m dragon spanning the Han River — and on weekend nights at 9pm, it actually breathes fire and water.
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Han Market
Da Nang's classic riverside market — tropical fruit, dried seafood and tailor-made ao dai, with haggling half the fun.
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Da Nang Cathedral
A pastel-pink Gothic church built by the French in 1923, nicknamed the 'Rooster Church' for its weathervane.
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Linh Ung Pagoda
Home of Vietnam's tallest Lady Buddha (67m) gazing over the sea from Son Tra, with sweeping views of the coastline.
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Son Tra Peninsula
A primeval-forest peninsula sheltering endangered red-shanked douc langurs, with a superb cliff-road drive and summit views.
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Museum of Cham Sculpture
The world's largest collection of Champa artifacts — see it before My Son and the ruins come alive.
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Asia Park & Sun Wheel
An evening amusement park crowned by the 115m Sun Wheel — the night view of Da Nang from the top is the point.
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Son Tra Night Market
A riverside night market under Dragon Bridge's east end — seafood skewers, fruit juices and souvenir stalls every night.
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Love Bridge & DHC Marina
A pier of red heart lanterns and love locks — the prettiest vantage for the carp-dragon statue and Dragon Bridge at night.
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Hai Van Pass
The 21km 'Sea Cloud Pass' — hailed by Top Gear as one of the world's great coast roads.
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My Son Sanctuary
Hindu temple towers of the Champa kingdom hidden in a jungle basin — Vietnam's own little Angkor, UNESCO-listed.
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Non Nuoc Beach
Five tranquil kilometers of sand below the Marble Mountains — quieter than My Khe and beloved by resort families.
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An Thuong Area
The café-and-pub quarter behind My Khe Beach — Da Nang's backpacker village where the world hangs out.
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Con Market
Da Nang's biggest market with some 2,000 stalls — street food at true local prices, less touristy than Han Market.
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Han River Night Cruise
An evening boat gliding beneath Da Nang's illuminated bridges — on weekends, the fire show viewed from the water itself.
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VinWonders Nha Trang
A mega theme park on Hon Tre Island, reached by a 3,320m cable car over the sea — rides, water park and aquarium in one day.
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Nha Trang Beach
Six kilometers of city beach along Tran Phu Boulevard — the sweeping bay that earned Nha Trang its 'Mediterranean of Vietnam' nickname.
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Po Nagar Cham Towers
Hindu towers of the Champa kingdom standing since the 8th century, overlooking the Cai River and its fishing fleet.
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Thap Ba Mud Baths
Nha Trang's signature ritual — soak in mineral mud, rinse in hot springs, finish in the pools.
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Long Son Pagoda
Nha Trang's foremost pagoda, crowned by a 24m white Buddha on the hill — 152 steps up to a city panorama.
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Nha Trang Cathedral
A Gothic stone cathedral crowning its hill since 1934 — locals call it simply 'the Stone Church'.
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Hon Chong Promontory
A headland of stacked boulders bearing a legendary giant's handprint, with lovely views over Nha Trang Bay.
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Nha Trang Night Market
The nightly market lanes behind the beach — seafood skewers, tropical fruit and souvenirs until midnight.
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Dam Market
Nha Trang's biggest market under its lotus-shaped rotunda — dried seafood, spices and true local noodles.
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Hon Mun Marine Protected Area
Vietnam's first marine protected area and Nha Trang's snorkel-dive mecca, with the country's richest coral and reef fish.
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National Oceanographic Museum
The museum of Vietnam's 1923-founded oceanographic institute — an 18m whale skeleton and thousands of marine specimens.
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Doc Let Beach
Fifty kilometers north: endless white sand and shallow jade water, blissfully uncrowded — the perfect half-day escape.
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Yang Bay Waterfall
A three-tier waterfall inside a mountain eco-park, with hot-spring foot baths, gharial feeding and Raglai music shows.
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Ba Ho Waterfalls
Three jungle pools reached by boulder scrambling — the adventurer's pick, cliff jumps included.
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Monkey Island (Hon Lao)
A small island of a thousand semi-wild monkeys, ten minutes by boat — an offbeat family outing.
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Skylight Nha Trang
A 360° skydeck on the 43rd floor above the beach — observation deck by day, rooftop beach club by night.
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Hon Khoi Salt Fields
A photographers' pilgrimage — salt workers in conical hats stacking white mounds across mirror flats at dawn.
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Hon Tam Island
A resort island in the bay — day tours bundle a private beach, pools and mud spa into one indulgent outing.
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Hon Thom Cable Car & Sun World
The world's longest oversea cable car (7,899m) soars over fishing fleets and emerald water to Hon Thom's water park.
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Sao Beach
Phu Quoc's postcard — star-white powder sand and glassy jade water on the island's southeast shore.
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Khem Beach
The 'cream' beach of the south — softer-sanded and quieter than Sao, a regular on world-best-beach lists.
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Long Beach (Bai Truong)
Twenty kilometers of west-coast sand — Phu Quoc's main beach and the front-row seat for its famous sunsets.
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VinWonders Phu Quoc
Vietnam's largest theme park — six themed lands of rides, a water park and a giant aquarium in one day.
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Vinpearl Safari
Vietnam's first and largest open-range safari — ride the bus through lions, tigers and giraffes roaming free.
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Grand World Phu Quoc
A Venice-styled 'city that never sleeps' — canal gondolas, a bamboo landmark and nightly shows.
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Duong Dong Night Market
The island's biggest night market — grilled just-caught seafood, sea urchin and coconut ice cream, nightly.
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Dinh Cau Temple
A tiny temple perched on the rocks at Duong Dong's river mouth — greet the fishermen's guardian, stay for the sunset.
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Phu Quoc Prison
The wartime prison that held 40,000 POWs — a free museum confronting the resort island's painful past.
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Fish Sauce Factory
Free tours past towering wooden vats of Phu Quoc's fish sauce — rated the world's finest.
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Pepper Farm
Green pepper vines in the 'kingdom of pepper' — taste fresh peppercorns and shop the island's signature spice.
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Starfish Beach (Rach Vem)
Red starfish dot the shallows off this northern fishing village, ringed by stilt seafood shacks and photo swings.
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Ong Lang Beach
Rocks and sand interleave on this mellow west-coast beach of quiet bars and yoga retreats — the grown-ups' choice.
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Phu Quoc National Park
Primeval forest covering half the island, a UNESCO biosphere reserve — jungle treks and stream swims for a different day.
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Ho Quoc Pagoda
The island's grandest pagoda, set on a hillside facing the eastern sea — a sunrise spot with the best free ocean view.
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Sunset Town & Kiss Bridge
A Mediterranean-styled new town whose two bridge arms nearly touch over the sea — 'kissing' at sunset.
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An Thoi Islands
Fifteen islets scattered off the southern tip — hopping tours here find Phu Quoc's clearest water.
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