Fodor's Essential Vietnam

Whether you want to cruise through Halong Bay, eat street food in Hanoi, or trek to riceterraces in Sapa, the local Fodor’s travel experts in Vietnam are hereto help! Fodor’s Essential Vietnam guidebook is packed withmaps, carefully curated recommendations, and everything else you needto simplify your trip-planning process and make the most of your time. This new edition has been fully-redesigned with an easy-to-readlayout, fresh information, and beautiful color photos.Fodor’s “Essential” guides have been named by Booklist as the Best TravelGuide Series of 2020!Fodor’s Essential Vietnam travel guide includes:AN ILLUSTRATED ULTIMATE EXPERIENCES GUIDEto the top things to see and do MULTIPLE ITINERARIESto effectively organize your days and maximize your time MORE THAN 25 DETAILED MAPS to help you navigate confidently COLOR PHOTOS throughout to spark your wanderlust! HONEST RECOMMENDATIONS FROM LOCALS on the best sights, restaurants, hotels, nightlife, shopping,activities, side-trips, and more PHOTO-FILLED “BEST OF” FEATURES on “Vietnam’s Natural Wonders,” “Vietnam’s Pagodas” and more TRIP-PLANNING TOOLS AND PRACTICAL TIPS including when to go, getting around, beating the crowds, andsaving time and money HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL INSIGHTSproviding rich context on the local people, politics, cuisine,geography and more SPECIAL FEATURES on “What to Watch and Read Before You Visit,” and “What to Eat andDrink” LOCAL WRITERSto help you find the under-the-radar gems Vietnamese LANGUAGE PRIMER with useful words and essential phrases UP-TO-DATE COVERAGE ON: Ho Chi Minh City, the Mekong Delta, Hanoi, Halong Bay, Hue, Sapa,Danag, Hoi An, Phu Quoc, Dalat, Nha Trang, Haiphong, and more. Planning on visiting Southeast Asia? Check out Fodor’s Thailand andFodor’s In Focus Singapore. *Important note for digital editions: The digital edition of this guidedoes not contain all the images or text included in the physicaledition. ABOUT FODOR'S AUTHORS: Each Fodor's Travel Guide is researched and written by local experts.Fodor’s has been offering expert advice for all tastes and budgets for over80 years. For more travel inspiration, you can sign up for our travelnewsletter at fodors.com/newsletter/signup, or follow us @FodorsTravel on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. We invite you tojoin our friendly community of travel experts at fodors.com/community to ask any other questions and share yourexperience with us!