good linky about Vietnam

airports

accommodations

bus

  • SỞ GIAO THÔNG VẬN TẢI THÀNH PHỐ HỒ CHÍ MINH -map list of routes in vietnam
  • If you want to go to Pham Ngu Lao (backpacker district) , you should take the bus number 152. It's cheaper than taxi (just3000vnd/ticket to go to Ben Thanh Market).The bus is always in the airport
  • ha long bay cruises - columbus adventure travel
  • giang dien water fall about 1 hour outside saigon city , mui ne beach vietnam,

must see

bank and financial

casino

entertainments, bar and restaurants

discussion forum

postal office and express mail

visa

volunteer

Hilton Hanoi Opera

Hilton Hanoi Opera

1 Le Thanh Tong Street , Hanoi

The Hilton Hanoi Opera is built along the backdrop of the Opera Theatre in Hanoi, near to the Hoan Kiem Lake, in the midst of... more info

world heritage list

  • Complex of Hué Monuments
  • Hoi An Ancient Town
  • My Son Sanctuary
  • Ha Long Bay
  • Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park
  • Ba Be Lake
  • The Area of Old Carved Stone in Sapa
  • Huong Son Complex of Natural Beauty and Historical Monuments
  • The Cultural Heritage Complex of Thang Long - Hanoi
  • Cat Tien National Park
  • Con Moong Cave
  • Citadel of Ho Dynasty

Overland border crossing

vietnam to china

Lao Cai Border Gate in Lao Cai Province:

Lao Cai Border Gate is in the north of Lao Cai City. From Lao Cai City, across Ho Kieu Bridge - link Lao Cai Province (Vietnam) with Yunnan Province (China) - to China.

Mong Cai Border Gate in Quang Ninh Province:

Mong Cai Border Gate is in the northeast of Quang Ninh Province, 176km from Halong City, 327km from Hanoi. From Halong City, along the highway 18 to Mong Cai Town, and then across the Mong Cai Border Gate to China.

Huu Nghi Border Gate in Lang Son Province:

Huu Nghi Border Gate is 17km from Lang Son City to the north, 171km from Hanoi to the northeast

vietnam to cambodia

vietnam to cambodia

The Dong Dang - Pinxiang bordercrossing is the most Eastern crossing of the two.

The other one is the Lao Cai - Hekou (Yunnan) bordercrossing on the bank of the Red River. This border you will also cross when you take the train from Hanoi to Kunming vv (see details below).

On the banks of the read river is the Lao Cai - Hekou (Yunnan) bordercrossing. This border you will also cross when you take the train from Hanoi to Kunming vv (see details in the China countryinfo page).