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Lonely Planet Vietnam 15

Lonely Planet Vietnam 15

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Summary

Lonely Planet's Vietnamis your passport to the most relevant， up-to-date advice on what to see and skip， and what hidden discoveries await you。 Experience Hanoi’s labyrinth-like Old Quarter， kayak in Halong Bay， and wander through historic Hoi An; all with your trusted travel companion。 Get to the heart of Vietnam and begin your journey now！

Inside Lonely Planet's VietnamTravel Guide:

Up-to-date information - all businesses were rechecked before publication to ensure they are still open after 2020’s COVID-19 outbreak

NEW pull-out， passport-size 'Just Landed' card with wi-fi， ATM and transport info - all you need for a smooth journey from airport to hotel

What's New feature taps into cultural trends and helps you find fresh ideas and cool new areas our writers have uncovered

Colour maps and images throughout

Highlightsand itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests

Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local， avoiding crowds and trouble spots

Essential infoat your fingertips - hours of operation， phone numbers， websites， transit tips， prices

Honest reviews for all budgets - eating， sleeping， sightseeing， going out， shopping， hidden gems that most guidebooks miss

Cultural insights give you a richer， more rewarding travel experience - history， people， music， landscapes， wildlife， cuisine， politics

Over 80 maps

Covers Hanoi， Northern Vietnam， Central Vietnam， Southeast Coast， Southwest Highlands， Ho Chi Minh City， Mekong Delta， Siem Reap & the Temples of Angkor and more





The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet's Vietnam， our most comprehensive guide to Vietnam， is perfect for both exploring top sights and taking roads less travelled。




Looking for more extensive coverage？ Check out Lonely Planet's Vietnam， Cambodia， Laos & Northern Thailand for a comprehensive look at all the region has to offer。

About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company， providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973。 Over the past four decades， we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and phrasebooks for 120 languages， and grown a dedicated， passionate global community of travellers。 You'll also find our content online， and in mobile apps， videos， 14 languages， armchair and lifestyle books， ebooks， and more， enabling you to explore every day。

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Reviews

Lossi ，

Found this on my 'currently reading' shelf from November 2019。。 remember travelling？ This was， as always， a good overview。 Probably will need some major updating post-covid！ Found this on my 'currently reading' shelf from November 2019。。 remember travelling？ This was， as always， a good overview。 Probably will need some major updating post-covid！ 。。。more

Inger Marie Morell ，

My regular travelling companion。

Thomas Ryan ，

An excellent and handy guide to Vietnam。

Tony ，

I bought the electronic version of this and found myself disappointed at/by two factors: firstly， it was very difficult to navigate around and required jumping pages to follow links which didn't need to be in a different place， and secondly， there's a serious lack of photographs and diagrams （especially later in the book）。Great mine of information， presented poorly。 I bought the electronic version of this and found myself disappointed at/by two factors: firstly， it was very difficult to navigate around and required jumping pages to follow links which didn't need to be in a different place， and secondly， there's a serious lack of photographs and diagrams （especially later in the book）。Great mine of information， presented poorly。 。。。more

Bonnie ，

For traveling to unfamiliar locations， I have always relied on Lonely Planet guides。 I believe that the series offers the best recommendations， maps and details on attractions， restaurants and tidbits about cultural differences。 My only complaint: the index in the Lonely Planet guides is not inclusive。 So many locations are mentioned in the text but absent from the index。 So trying to reference a page with pertinent information requires tons of sticky-notes sticking out of the book。

Aiyana PZ ，

This review is for the kindle version。 Great info as always but so impractical to read as an ebook。 It is possible to have searchable table of contents！ So difficult to navigate this book。

Oriana ，

Great holiday companion with good food recommendations and history facts。

Larry Hoyt ，

Comprehensive and detailed。

Ming Wei ，

Plenty of top information provided in this book， very useful of people planning/considering a trip to Vietnam， top quality travel related book， books internal layout is excellent， easy to follow。 Very good

Zachary L ，

This was an alright book and I did only read for the information but it was pretty boring compared to most other books that I read。

Scott ，

It’s easy to find yourself overwhelmed as a big vacation nears closer and closer。 Start preparing as early as possible。 You’ll never go wrong picking up a travel guide and fortunately， this one has just about everything a travel guide should have。 There’s a good amount of information and suggestions on places everyone must visit and places you may not have known to be worthwhile。 It also works well if you need to narrow down activities if you’re strapped on time。 I wish the guide had made room f It’s easy to find yourself overwhelmed as a big vacation nears closer and closer。 Start preparing as early as possible。 You’ll never go wrong picking up a travel guide and fortunately， this one has just about everything a travel guide should have。 There’s a good amount of information and suggestions on places everyone must visit and places you may not have known to be worthwhile。 It also works well if you need to narrow down activities if you’re strapped on time。 I wish the guide had made room for more visuals。 I don’t think I’d know what was being talked too well without some prior knowledge to said location。 I’m excited for Vietnam， but not too thrilled for the 19 hour flight 。。。more

Karl Becker ，

Used the electronic version of this - available for free through Amazon Prime Reading in Dec 2018 to Jan 2019 at least - to get ideas on what to do and where to go。Gave us some great insights at various places， and helped us know of the major places to hit in Ho Chi Minh City。 We didn't always hire someone to give us the tour， and didn't always acquire the audio tour， so this book helped us get some great insights at a number of places。Recommended， especially for $0 on Amazon Prime Reading！ Used the electronic version of this - available for free through Amazon Prime Reading in Dec 2018 to Jan 2019 at least - to get ideas on what to do and where to go。Gave us some great insights at various places， and helped us know of the major places to hit in Ho Chi Minh City。 We didn't always hire someone to give us the tour， and didn't always acquire the audio tour， so this book helped us get some great insights at a number of places。Recommended， especially for $0 on Amazon Prime Reading！ 。。。more

Julie ，

Essential for any trip to Vietnam！

Kasia ，

Read the new （red ） edition。 Highly recommended if you are going to Vietnam！

Piret Seeman ，

Vietnam is a country currently in a rapid changing process and you get the overview from the book。 However， circumstances change so rapidly that it is quite normal to find restaurant suggested in a book released in 2016 to be no longer such a good choice or it may even no longer exist。

Tyler ，

Restaurants were hit or miss， though the local food descriptions were good。 It seemed like a lot of the recommendations were for upscale western style places so wandering around and picking street food or hole-in-the-walls served as equally well and was cheaper。 We ended up not staying at any of the recommended hotels because prices and availability varied drastically。 Booking。com and TripAdvisor were better better bets。 Also， the guide was missing some good transit options like Good Morning Cat Restaurants were hit or miss， though the local food descriptions were good。 It seemed like a lot of the recommendations were for upscale western style places so wandering around and picking street food or hole-in-the-walls served as equally well and was cheaper。 We ended up not staying at any of the recommended hotels because prices and availability varied drastically。 Booking。com and TripAdvisor were better better bets。 Also， the guide was missing some good transit options like Good Morning Cat Ba/Sapa buses， Chapa Express overnight trains， and Uber/GrabTaxi phone apps。 The maps， tourist attractions， traveler information， and general price guidelines were all great and useful。 。。。more

Vũ Nghi ，

Amazing Vietnam through this book

Olivier ，

As ever， good travel tips but lacking picture :）

Y C ，

Preparing for my first trip to Vietnam。。。

Jim Allen ，

This guide served me well in my first trip to Vietnam。 Hope to use it again when I return！

Kerry ，

Solid。 Thanks again Lonely Planet。 The maps and information was helpful。 I wish I would have had a more up to date version。 I think a lot in Hanoi and Halong Bay has changed in the intervening years。However， the background， tips and many websites were still relevant and helpful。 I appreciate the no nonsense candor and information。 Plus， the tips on the historical sites still stand。 A useful reference for my travel purposes。

Sabine ，

Altijd fijn: alle must sees doornemen als voorbereiding op je reis en weer wat leren over de geschiedenis van een tot dan toe redelijk onbekend land。 Ik weet nu bijvoorbeeld dat er 2 miljoen Vietnamezen zijn verhongerd in WW II。 Terwijl ik geen idee had dat ze überhaupt wat gemerkt hadden van die oorlog in west-Europa。 En dat Ho Chi Minh City vernoemd is naar een belangrijke communistische strijder。 Om maar wat te noemen。

David Roberts ，

The book I read to research this post was Lonely Planet Vietnam 8th edition which is an excellent book which I bought at a car boot sale。 This book was published in 2005 but is really thorough in its exploration of Vietnam。 Vietnam is probably not the most obvious place to visit on holiday although I think it's one of the more places to visit for students on their gap year。 It does have a lot to offer and outside Hanoi & Ho Chi Minh City or Saigon its not too commercial or touristy。 Hanoi is the The book I read to research this post was Lonely Planet Vietnam 8th edition which is an excellent book which I bought at a car boot sale。 This book was published in 2005 but is really thorough in its exploration of Vietnam。 Vietnam is probably not the most obvious place to visit on holiday although I think it's one of the more places to visit for students on their gap year。 It does have a lot to offer and outside Hanoi & Ho Chi Minh City or Saigon its not too commercial or touristy。 Hanoi is the capital city and one place worth visiting in particular is the Aerospace Museum which has Mig Fighters on display。 Near Saigon is Cu Chi Tunnels which were similar to the Ho Chi Minh Trail in that they were a supply line of of re inforced tunnels under ground and faced some of the heaviest bombing and defoliation of the Vietnam War。 The Vietnam Government was renovating the Ho Chi Minh Trail as a tourist attraction so that could be open to the public by now。 There are 3 international airports in Vietnam， Hanoi， Darang & Saigon。 They did have direct flights from Australia but not from Britain & America but there was talk of them having a direct flight from London， Heathrow。 Internal flights in Vietnam are relatively expensive and the rail and coach network offer much better value。 The customs when you go into Vietnam used to be a nightmare but they have relaxed a lot of the regulations to try and attract tourists。 You do generally need a visa and certain parts of the country require a permit。 Ex Vietnamese nationals who have emigrated are more likely to be harrassed by customs than Non Vietnamese travellers。 There is quite a few vaccinations you should have prior to travelling here。 They do have poisonous snakes but there is anti snake venom available to treat bites from most species。 One thing it warns is you should try to catch a snake。 There is also a risk of rabies from monkeys and dogs and if you get vaccinated against that all you have to do is wash the cut thoroughly to prevent infection although it probably is a good idea to consult a doctor。 I have to admit this is a really good book which I thoroughly enjoyed reading。 。。。more

Ulrike ，

All in all a good guide， unfortunately it's not up-to-date anymore， and a lot of restaurants and hotels didn't exist anymore or had changed completley。 Also you cannot rely on the information given in terms of transportation， which we had to learn the hard way。 All in all a good guide， unfortunately it's not up-to-date anymore， and a lot of restaurants and hotels didn't exist anymore or had changed completley。 Also you cannot rely on the information given in terms of transportation， which we had to learn the hard way。 。。。more

Ninja Neko ，

Glad I got it at the airport on my way to Vietnam， it was comprehensive， had good addresses （as usual for LP） and interesting info blurbs。 The maps could be a bit better though。

Stan Adams ，

Spent three weeks in Vietnam。 Found book very useful in terms of planning and navigation。 Didn't find sections on where to stay particularly useful as there were many good options not covered by book。 Where to eat section， particularly in smaller places， were useful。 Note， and true for all LP books， as soon as printed pricing guides are quickly out of date （in Asia， once establishment makes it into LP prices go up by 50%）。 Spent three weeks in Vietnam。 Found book very useful in terms of planning and navigation。 Didn't find sections on where to stay particularly useful as there were many good options not covered by book。 Where to eat section， particularly in smaller places， were useful。 Note， and true for all LP books， as soon as printed pricing guides are quickly out of date （in Asia， once establishment makes it into LP prices go up by 50%）。 。。。more

Melissa ，

[2011。12。23] Used 2009 10th Edition to plan the Central & South Vietnam portion of our Nov-Dec 2011 trip （approx 11 days）。 Sections used: Central， Ho Chi Minh City， Around Ho Chi Minh City， Mekong。 No major complaints。

Daniel ，

This is a pretty good guidebook with good maps， information on many sights， background information， but some weaknesses in information on transportation。 The book was published in March 2012， but by July 2012 train ticket prices were at least 50 percent higher than in the book。 Bus fares seem a bit low too。 Of course I don't expect perfect information， but there are some serious shortcomings: One of Hanoi's three major bus stations （Giap Bat） is missing and so is information on buses from Da Lat This is a pretty good guidebook with good maps， information on many sights， background information， but some weaknesses in information on transportation。 The book was published in March 2012， but by July 2012 train ticket prices were at least 50 percent higher than in the book。 Bus fares seem a bit low too。 Of course I don't expect perfect information， but there are some serious shortcomings: One of Hanoi's three major bus stations （Giap Bat） is missing and so is information on buses from Da Lat to Da Nang - two major destinations。 The authors could also have done more for budget travellers by including more information on public transport。 For example， it is possible and not too difficult to reach the Banh It Towers near Quy Nhon by public bus， but the authors seem to assume that you hire a motorbike。 When I buy a book focused on one country I expect information on various options for major sites like this （motorbike， xe om， public）。 The historical background information could be improved too。 There is often a focus on a few interesting facts from specific periods （sometimes random， often the American War） instead of a general overview of the history of the place。 I'd prefer less information on the war and more about other periods， but a lot of people probably still think 'war' when they hear Vietnam。 。。。more

Huy ，

Có cuốn này đi du lịch bụi chả sợ gì cả， đúng là kinh thánh của những người thích lang thang。

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