Tìm hiểu

Accessible travelDu lịch cho người khuyết tật

Emergency numbers and embassiesSố điện thoại khẩn cấp

Etiquette and customsPhép lịch sự

Extending a visa and visa runsGia hạn thị thực

Health and vaccinationsSức khỏe và tiêm chủng

Is the tap water safe?Nước uống

LGBT travellersDu khách LGBT

Money, ATMs and cardsTiền tệ và ATM

Notes run to 500,000 dong

Safety and common scamsAn toàn và lừa đảo

Solo and female travellersDu lịch một mình

Tipping in VietnamTiền tip

Travel insurance for VietnamBảo hiểm du lịch

Vietnam e-visaThị thực điện tử

Visa exemptionsMiễn thị thực

Exemption lists and durations change; always check the official source

When to go: weather by regionThời điểm nên đi

Cai luong and traditional theatreCải lương

An overview of Vietnam's three main traditional theatre forms — cải lương, tuồng and chèo —…

Don ca tai tuĐờn ca tài tử

Southern Vietnamese chamber music from the Mekong Delta, inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible…

Hue FestivalFestival Huế

Hue's biennial arts festival blending imperial court ceremonies, royal music, and…

Hung Kings FestivalGiỗ Tổ Hùng Vương

Annual commemoration of Vietnam's legendary Hung Kings, held on the 10th day of the third…

Kate FestivalLễ hội Katê

The Cham Balamon community's principal annual festival, held at ancient towers in…

Mid-Autumn FestivalTết Trung Thu

Vietnam's Mid-Autumn Festival, held on the eighth lunar full moon, centres on children…

Perfume Pagoda FestivalLễ hội Chùa Hương

Vietnam's longest festival: a spring pilgrimage by boat to limestone cave temples…

Religion and belief in VietnamTín ngưỡng

An overview of Vietnam's layered religious landscape: Buddhism, ancestor veneration, Cao…

Tet: Vietnamese New YearTết Nguyên Đán

Vietnam's lunar new year: the country's most important festival, when transport fills…

The ChamNgười Chăm

An ethnic group descended from the Champa kingdom, with Hindu and Muslim communities…

The Khmer of the Mekong DeltaNgười Khmer

The Theravada Buddhist Khmer community of the Mekong Delta, with ancient pagodas, distinct…

The Kinh (Viet) majorityNgười Kinh

The Kinh (Viet) are Vietnam's majority ethnic group, comprising around 85% of the…

The TayNgười Tày

Vietnam's largest ethnic minority, the Tay live in the northeastern valleys and are known…

The ao daiÁo dài

Vietnam's national garment, worn at weddings, Tết, schools and formal occasions, with a…

Water puppetryMúa rối nước

A thousand-year-old Vietnamese art form in which puppeteers work hidden beneath the water's…

A thousand years of Chinese ruleBắc thuộc

Vietnam's millennium under Chinese imperial rule, from 111 BC to AD 938, and the uprisings…

French IndochinaĐông Dương thuộc Pháp

The French colonial federation (1887–1954) that reshaped Vietnam's cities, economy and…

Ho Chi MinhHồ Chí Minh

Revolutionary leader, founder of the Viet Minh, and president of the Democratic Republic of…

Le Loi and the Le dynastyNhà Lê

Vietnam's longest imperial dynasty, 1428–1789, founded after expelling Ming China and later…

Reunification and Doi MoiĐổi Mới

From reunification in 1976 through the hardships of the subsidy era to the Đổi Mới reforms…

The August Revolution and independenceCách mạng Tháng Tám

How the Viet Minh seized power in August 1945 and Ho Chi Minh declared Vietnamese…

The Ly dynastyNhà Lý

Vietnam's first long-stable dynasty (1009–1225), which founded Hanoi, built the Temple of…

The Nguyen dynastyNhà Nguyễn

Vietnam's final imperial dynasty, ruling from Hue between 1802 and 1945, when Emperor Bao…

The Tran dynasty and the Mongol warsNhà Trần

The Vietnamese dynasty that repelled three Mongol invasions between 1258 and 1288, leaving…

The Trung SistersHai Bà Trưng

Trưng Trắc and Trưng Nhị led Vietnam's first recorded rebellion against Han rule in AD 40…

Tran Hung DaoTrần Hưng Đạo

Thirteenth-century general who repelled three Mongol invasions and remains a revered…

Vo Nguyen GiapVõ Nguyên Giáp

General who led Vietnam at Dien Bien Phu and through the American War, buried in his home…

Banh cuonBánh cuốn

Steamed rice-sheet rolls filled with pork and wood-ear mushroom, a staple breakfast dish of…

Banh khotBánh khọt

Small crisp-edged rice-flour cakes topped with prawn, associated with Vũng Tàu and eaten…

Banh miBánh mì

Vietnamese baguette sandwich filled with pâté, cured meats, pickled daikon and carrot…

Banh xeoBánh xèo

Turmeric rice-flour crepe filled with pork, prawns and bean sprouts, eaten wrapped in rice…

Bia hoiBia hơi

Fresh unpasteurised draught beer brewed and delivered daily, sold from low street-corner…

Bun bo HueBún bò Huế

Spicy beef and lemongrass noodle soup from Hue, made with fermented shrimp paste and thick…

Bun chaBún chả

Hanoi dish of grilled pork patties and belly served in sweet-sour broth with rice…

Bun rieuBún riêu

Vietnamese noodle soup with a tomato and freshwater-crab broth, tofu, blood cake and…

Cao lauCao lầu

Thick chewy noodles with char siu pork, greens and crackling, made only in Hoi An using a…

Cha caChả cá

Hanoi's signature dish of turmeric-marinated fish cooked table-side with masses of dill…

Com tamCơm tấm

Broken rice topped with grilled pork chop, shredded pork skin and steamed egg meatloaf; a…

Eating street food safelyĂn uống đường phố

How to read a street-food stall, understand the real risks, and order without Vietnamese.

Eating vegetarian and veganĂn chay

A guide to Vietnam's Buddhist com chay tradition, hidden animal ingredients, useful…

Egg coffeeCà phê trứng

A Hanoi drink of whipped egg yolk and condensed milk served over strong coffee, tasting…

Fresh spring rollsGỏi cuốn

Fresh Vietnamese rice-paper rolls filled with herbs, protein and vermicelli, served with…

Hu tieuHủ tiếu

Rice or tapioca noodle dish of Chinese-Cambodian origin, central to southern Vietnamese and…

Mi QuangMì Quảng

Wide turmeric-stained rice noodles with a shallow, flavour-concentrated broth, shrimp, pork…

PhoPhở

Vietnam's signature noodle soup: bone broth, rice noodles, and beef or chicken, with…

Vietnamese iced coffeeCà phê sữa đá

Vietnam's signature iced coffee, brewed through a phin filter over condensed milk and ice…