My wife and I are planning a trip to north Vietnam, planning to arrive on the 15th of November and leave on the 29th
We are fans of nature, museums and history, food and ethical animal experiences. We don’t care for wild night life or motorcycle/riding experiences
So far my outline looks like this:
15-17: Hanoi part 1
18-20: Mai Chau
21-23: Ninh Binh area
24-26: Ha Long/Bai Tu Long/Lan Ha Bay cruise
27-28: Hanoi part 2
29: return home
Total would be 4.5 days Hanoi, 3 Mai Chau, 3 Ninh Binh, 3 on a bay cruise
Activities:
Hanoi - a lot of these are recommendations I keep seeing over and over and over on other threads, so I am wondering which are actually worth the time and which are skippable. Also would love to hear about other less popular options:
Museum of Ethnology Hoa Lo Prison Relic Vietnamese Women’s Museum Hanoi Opera House Hoan Kiem Lake + Tower + Temple Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre Wandering around the Old Quarter Temple of Literature Vietnamese National Fine Arts Museum HCM Mausoleum, Museum & Stilt House Quan Thanh Temple & Tran Quoc Pagoda
Mai Chau - biking, Go Lao Waterfall & Hoa Binh Lake, (unsure if these next few are close enough to do) Bo Am hot springs, San May Hang Kia, Deo Da Trang
Any changes I should make? And any recommendations on where to stay in these areas? I’ve seen some stories of hotel reservation scams so I’m a bit nervous of that. I always look at the lowest scored reviews before booking, is that enough to make sure that we wont have issue? Thank you in advance! #travel source