A week in Vietnam
Seven days across Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh City, Nha Trang, Da Nang, Huế and Hanoi. Each day is a walk through the best-known places in one city, and the cities follow in the order that keeps the travel between them short.
Day 1: Ho Chi Minh City
One day in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Museum of Ho Chi Minh CityMuseum · On the map
- Paris Commune SquareSquare · 0.4 km on from Museum of Ho Chi Minh City · On the map
- Saigon Notre-Dame BasilicaCathedral · 0.1 km on from Paris Commune Square · On the map
- Ho Chi Minh City Museum of HistoryMuseum · 1.1 km on from Saigon Notre-Dame Basilica · On the map
- Saigon Zoo and Botanical GardensZoo or aquarium · 0.5 km on from Ho Chi Minh City Museum of History · On the map
- Tan Dinh churchTemple or shrine · 1.5 km on from Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens · On the map
6 stops, 4.7 km on foot along the streets: about 1 h 1 min of walking.
Day 2: Ho Chi Minh City
One day in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Jade Emperor PagodaTemple or shrine · On the map
- Le Van Tam ParkPark · 0.6 km on from Jade Emperor Pagoda · On the map
- Southern Women's MuseumMuseum · 1.1 km on from Le Van Tam Park · On the map
- April 30 ParkGarden · 1 km on from Southern Women's Museum · On the map
- Bách Tùng Diệp ParkGarden · 0.3 km on from April 30 Park · On the map
5 stops, 4.1 km on foot along the streets: about 50 min of walking.
Day 3: Nha Trang
- Long Sơn PagodaTemple or shrine · On the map
- Christ the King CathedralCathedral · 1 km on from Long Sơn Pagoda · On the map
- Yersin MuseumMuseum · 1 km on from Christ the King Cathedral · On the map
3 stops, 2.8 km on foot along the streets: about 33 min of walking.
Day 4: Da Nang
- Han River BridgeBridge · On the map
- Da Nang CathedralCathedral · 0.7 km on from Han River Bridge · On the map
- Museum of Cham SculptureMuseum · 0.8 km on from Da Nang Cathedral · On the map
- Dragon River BridgeBridge · 0.5 km on from Museum of Cham Sculpture · On the map
- Tran Thi Ly BridgeBridge · 1.2 km on from Dragon River Bridge · On the map
- Zone 5 Military MuseumMuseum · 1.2 km on from Tran Thi Ly Bridge · On the map
6 stops, 6.2 km on foot along the streets: about 1 h 16 min of walking.
Day 5: Huế
- Hue Museum of Royal Fine ArtsMuseum · On the map
- Imperial City of HuePalace · 0.5 km on from Hue Museum of Royal Fine Arts · On the map
- Hall of Supreme Harmony (Imperial City of Huế)Palace · 0.1 km on from Imperial City of Hue · On the map
- Thế MiếuTemple or shrine · 0.2 km on from Hall of Supreme Harmony (Imperial City of Huế) · On the map
4 stops, 1.8 km on foot along the streets: about 24 min of walking.
Day 6: Hanoi
- Presidential Palace of VietnamPalace · On the map
- Ba Ðình SquareSquare · 0.3 km on from Presidential Palace of Vietnam · On the map
- Ho Chi Minh MausoleumMonument · 0.1 km on from Ba Ðình Square · On the map
- One Pillar PagodaTemple or shrine · 0.2 km on from Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum · On the map
- Temple of LiteratureMonument · 0.8 km on from One Pillar Pagoda · On the map
- Hỏa Lò PrisonMuseum · 1.2 km on from Temple of Literature · On the map
6 stops, 4.8 km on foot along the streets: about 1 h 0 min of walking.
Day 7: Hanoi
- Flag Tower of HanoiTower · On the map
- Saint Joseph CathedralCathedral · 1.1 km on from Flag Tower of Hanoi · On the map
- Turtle TowerTower · 0.4 km on from Saint Joseph Cathedral · On the map
- Vietnamese Women’s MuseumMuseum · 0.5 km on from Turtle Tower · On the map
- Hanoi Opera HouseTheatre or opera house · 0.6 km on from Vietnamese Women’s Museum · On the map
- National Museum of Vietnamese HistoryMuseum · 0.2 km on from Hanoi Opera House · On the map
6 stops, 4.2 km on foot along the streets: about 53 min of walking.
More for Vietnam
- Things to do in Vietnam · 40 places to see, led by Phong Nha–Ke Bang National Park and Ha Long Bay
Good to know
- Each day starts at the best-known place not yet seen and adds the best known within a short walk of it, then puts them in the shortest order. The places come from Wikidata (CC0), ranked by how many Wikipedias have an article about them.
- The map draws each day’s walk along the streets, routed by Valhalla on OpenStreetMap; the distances beside the stops are straight lines.
- Opening hours, tickets and closures are not checked: each place’s Wikipedia article has them.