Best places to visit in Vietnam by Vietnamese local tour guide

Best places to visit in Vietnam by Vietnamese local tour guide

A tour guide knows his country the best. He has a good knowledge of culture and destinations. A well-trusted newspaper (Tuoi Tre News) has carried out a poll among 200 guides in the South of Vietnam for 2 weeks to see what are their top picks to visit in Vietnam.

The poll is divided into 5 sections including best landscapes, best islands and beaches, best heritage places, best historical sites, and best checked-in places

Best landscapes:

  1. Rice terraces in the northern mountainous areas (64.7%)
  2. Ban Gioc waterfall in Cao Bang (54%)
  3. Ghenh Da Dia in Phu Yen (35.8 %)
  4. Sung Sot Cave in Quang Binh (30.5 %)
  5. Sandhills in Mui Ne (28.3 %)
Rice terraces in the north - photo: internet

Best islands and beaches:

  1. Phu Quoc islands in Kien Giang (57.9%)
  2. My Khe beach in Da Nang (56.3%)
  3. Con Dao island in Ba Ria-Vung Tau (40%)
  4. Cam Ranh in Khanh Hoa (33.2%)
  5. Lang Co beach in Hue (31.6%)
Con Dao Island - photo: tripadvisor

Best heritages:

  1. Ha Long Bay (56.8%)
  2. Hoi An (52.6%)
  3. Phong Nha -Ke Bang (45.8%)
  4. Imperial city Hue (44.2%)
  5. Trang An (33.7%)
Trang An - photo: internet

Best historical sites:

  1. Cu Chi Tunnels (49.7%)
  2. Ha Noi historical sites (43.4%)
  3. Quang Tri citadel (39.2%)
  4. Dien Bien Phu historical site (30.2%)
  5. Kon Tum cathedral (24.3%)
Cu Chi tunnels - photo: innoviet

Best checked-in places:

  1. Golden bridge in Ba Na hills (70.5%)
  2. Ta Dung lake in Dak Nong (32.6%)
  3. Cape Ca Mau (25.8%)
  4. Moc Chau tea hills (25.3%)
  5. Nam Du island (25.3%)
Golden Bridge - photo: saomedia

Hope this will be your reference to see decide which places to travel when you come to Vietnam. If you make your way to the south of Vietnam, let us be your guide in Cu Chi Tunnels and Mekong Delta.