List of travel destinations in Vietnam;
- Ha Long Bay is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and popular travel destination in Quang Ninh Province.The bay features thousands of limestone karst and isles in various shapes and sizes. Ha Long Bay is the center of a larger which includes Bai Tu Long Bay to the northeast and Cat Ba Island to the southwest. The Bay has an area of around 1,553 km², including 1,960-2,000 islets,most of which are limestone. Ha Long Bay is home to 14 endemic floral species and 60 endemic fauna species. Several of the islands are hollow with enormous caves. Hang Dau Go (Wooden Stakes cave) is the largest grotto in Ha Long area. There are two larger islands with inhabitants,Tuan Chau and Cat Ba they also have tourist facilities. There are also beautiful beaches on the smaller islands. Another specific features of Ha Long Bay is the abundance with lakes inside the limestone islands.
- Phong Nha-Ke Bang is a national park and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Bo Trach and Minh Hoa districts of the central Quang Binh province.about 500 km south of Hanoi. The park was created to protect one of the world's two largest karst regions with 300 caves and grottoes and also protects the ecosystem of limestone forest of the Annamite Range regions. With many areas still not well explored. The Son Doong Cave,which was discovered in the 2009 survey by British and Vietnamese explorers,is considered the largest cave in the world. Even before this discovery,Phong Nha held several world cave records,including the longest underground river as well as the largest combined caverns and passageways. The plateau on which the park is situated is probably one of the finest and most distinctive examples of a complex karst landform in Southeast Asia.
- Red River Delta biosphere Reserve is a UNESCO biosphere reserve in the coastal region of Northern Vietnam. The red river basin is shared by China,Laos and Vietnam. Mangroves and intertidal habitats of the Red River Delta form wetlands of high biodiversity especially in the Xuan Thuy and Tien Hai districts. This wetlands are of global importance as migratory sites for several bird species. The coastal areas of the Red River Delta support a complex system of natural,semi-natural and agricultural vegetations type. The Mangrove ecosystem comprises the mangrove forest and the adjacent intertidal area. There are 26 Mangroves species found in the coastal zones. During spring and autumn migratory,huge number of birds stop on route from their breeding grounds in northern Asia to their wintering in the Indo-Malaysia and Australian regions. A total of 78 species of water birds have been recorded in the Red River Delta including 38 species of shorebirds. Eleven of this birds fall under the category of threatened or near-threatened species.
- Cu Chi tunnels are an immense network of connecting underground tunnels located in the Cu Chi district of Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) and part of a much larger network of tunnels that underlie much of the country. The tunnels were the locations of several military campaigns during the Vietnam War and were the Viet Cong's base of operations for the Tet Offensive in 1968. The tunnels were use by Viet Cong soldiers as hiding spots during combat,as well as communications and supply routes,hospitals,food and weapon caches and living quarters for numerous North Vietnamese fighters. The 75-mile-long complex of tunnels in Cu Chi has been preserved by the government and turned into a war memorial park with two different tunnel display sites,Ben Dinh and Ben Duoc. The tunnels are popular tourists attractions,visitors are invited to crawl around in the safer part of the tunnel system and visitors may enjoy a simple meal of food that Viet Cong fighters would have eaten. Visitors can also try the assault rifles used in Vietnam War in a shooting range,such as M16 or Ak47,as well as light machine gun like the M60.
- Mekong Delta in southern Vietnam is a vast maze of rivers,swamps,islands and home to floating markets. The Mekong Delta has been dubbed as a "biological treasure trove". Over 1,000 animal species have been recorded and new species have also been discovered in previous unexplored areas. The Delta region displays a variety of physical landscapes,but is dominated by flat floods plain in the south,with a few hills in the north and west.
- Phu Quoc is the largest island in Vietnam,lies south of the Cambodian coast with a land area of 574 square kilometres,roughly triangular in shape. An island district in Kien Giang province along with 21 other smaller islets. Foreign tourists in Phu Quoc are allowed to stay in the islands,visa-free for a period of up to 30 days.
- Hoan Kiem Lake is a lake in the historical center of Hanoi and is one of the major scenic spots in the city and is serve as a focal point for its public life. Hoan Kiem Lake meaning "Lake of the Restored Sword" or " Lake of the Returned Sword",also known as Ho Gurom (Sword Lake).
- Thien Mu Pagoda is a historic temple in the city of Hue,it has seven stories and the tallest religious building in Vietnam. The Pagoda sits on the Ha Khe hill,it is around 3 kilometres from the citadel of Hue and sit on the northern bank of perfume river. The temple was build in 1601 during the rule of the Nguyen Lords.
- Citadel of Hue is a walled fortress and palace in the city of Hue,the former imperial capital of Vietnam. The grounds of the imperial city are protected by fortified ramparts of 2 kilometers by 2 kilometers,amd ringed by a moat. The water in the moat is routed from the perfume rivers through a series of sluice gate. Inside the citadel is the Imperial city,with a perimeter wall some 2.5 kilometres in length. Within the Imperial city is the Purple Forbidden City,a term similar to the Forbidden City of Beijing. Access to the innermost enclosure is restricted to the Nguyen imperial family. In the Vietnam War most of the Imperial city have been destroyed by bomding raids made by the American bombers when the North Vietnam and Viet Cong launched a coordinated attacks in Hue,seizing most of the city. Out of 160 buildings,only 10 major sites remain. The buildings that still remain are being restored and preserved.
- Imperial Citadel of Thang Long is a cultural complex comprising the royal enclosure first build by the Ly Dynasty. The ruins roughly coincide with the Citadel of Hanoi today. The royal palaces and most of the structures in the Thang Long were in varying states of disrepair by the late 19th century with the upheaval of the French conquest of Hanoi. By the 20th century most of the remaining structures were torn down. Only in the 21st century are the ruins foundations of Thang Long Imperial City systematically excavated.