Top Cities
The main gate of the Temple of Literature, Hanoi. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Vietnam's cities are where the country's contrasts collide: thousand-year-old temples beside motorbike-choked boulevards, French villas beside glass towers. These are the ten cities with full guides in this book, plus the towns locals love most.
Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City anchor the north and south; Hoi An, Hue and Da Nang make the central coast; Sapa and Da Lat give you the highlands; Ha Long, Nha Trang and Can Tho cover the bay, the beach and the delta.
