Vietnam

Exclusive guide to the best holiday destinations in Vietnam, independent reviews from award-winning travel writers

Isabel Conway goes cruising the Mekong River on a cruise to Cambodia and Vietnam Cambodian Mekong

Cruising the Mekong River. Experience the best of Cambodia and Vietnam.

sabel Conway joins G Adventures to sample their Mekong River Encompassed cruise taking in Cambodia and Vietnam. Isabel has plenty to report home about.

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Pool and Rooms

Victoria Can Tho Resort

The Victoria Can Tho Resort is the only luxury four star hotel in the centre of the Mekong Delta and lies on the banks of the Hau River. I

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Pool and Main Building

La Veranda Resort

Located on Phu Quoc Island off the South of Vietnam, La Veranda Resort is built in the style of a French colonial mansion, with tropical gardens.

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Park Hyatt Saigon Pool Dusk

Park Hyatt Saigon

Located in the heart of downtown Ho Chi Minh City, or Saigon as it’s known to the locals, the Park Hyatt Saigon makes a great base to explore the city.

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South Vietnam Phu Quoc Fishing Boats

South Vietnam. Discover unforgettable memories.

In this South Vietnam travel review, Rupert Parker revisits Saigon, the Mekong Delta and Phu Quoc.
I first visited Vietnam almost thirty five years ago, when it was still a destination off limits for most Westerners.

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Hello to Hanoi. Hanoi trafficPG

Hello to Hanoi. 5 top tips. Unmissable Insider guide.

For me, saying hello to Hanoi for the first time was like opening up a box of chocolates; it all looked good, but until you took a few bites you wouldn’t know if you were going to enjoy it. I had my doubts, after all, it was, before unification, Ho Chi Minh’s seat of power as the communist capital of north Vietnam, and although Vietnam remains a communist country, it doesn’t really feel like one, if my experiences in Ho Chi Minh City and Hoi An were anything to go by.

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