City: Vietnam
Top Things to do in Vietnam
Top Hotels in Vietnam
- 1. La Siesta Premium Hang Be
- 2. La Siesta Classic Ma May
- 3. Stella Maris Beach Danang
- 4. AIRA Boutique Hanoi Hotel & Spa
- 5. HAIAN Beach Hotel & Spa
- 6. Vinpearl Luxury Landmark 81
- 7. Muong Thanh Luxury Da Nang Hotel
- 8. La Sinfonia del Rey Hotel & Spa
- 9. Muong Thanh Luxury Nha Trang Hotel
- 10. Hanoi La Siesta Hotel Trendy
The 10 Best Hidden Gems Things to do in Vietnam, Vietnam
Coordinates: 16°10′N 107°50′E / 16.167°N 107.833°E / 16.167; 107.833
Restaurants in Vietnam
1. Tu Lan Caving Center
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 138 reviews
Tu Lan caves system is located in Minh Hoa District, Quang Binh Province, this is the Karst center of 200ha next to Phong Nha Ke Bang National Park. The caves system has been discovered by local fishermen in 2009 and explored by British Cave Research Association (BCRA) in 2010, there were only 3 caves, Tu Lan, Hang Ken and Hang Tien have been explored in 2010 expedition, in 2012 the BCRA expedition came back and explored more caves include Hung Hon, Hang Uoi, Hang Chuot, Hang Son Oxalis and Hang Kim. There are few more caves have been found in 2013 in this area. Tu Lan caves system became popular when Carsten Peter (NatGeo photographer) took a photo in Hang Ken that won so many prizes on National Geographic Magazine in 2011. The caves system is now open for tourist and managed by Oxalis Company Limited, and special caving and jungle trekking company. The intent of Oxalis that to keep this caves system as natural, no construction and housing to be built in this area, the objective is making everybody feel like the first person in the area. There are several tour options from one day to 5 days and from very easy to very hard trek.
2. Tra Que Minty Garden
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 210 reviews
Tra Que Minty Garden is a local Vietnamese family-run business managed by Le Van Hai, known as Chef Danny, who has more than 16 years in the hospitality industry as a Western Sous Chef and as an Executive Chef. Tra Que Minty Garden specializes in organizing farm-to-table cooking classes, farming and countryside tours.
Reviewed By cacra450 - Vancouver, Canada
Good place to learning cookingwith chef Hai. He is friendly and funny. We hope comeback Hoi An and learning more in future.
3. Jack's Cat Cafe
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 303 reviews
Jack's Cat Cafe is Central Vietnam's first cat cafe and homes over 50 rescue cats. You can enjoy coffee, tea, juices and vegetarian food in a beautiful garden setting with all the kitties.
Reviewed By asiddiqi5 - Hanoi, Vietnam
This place is more of a kitty sanctuary than a cat cafe. And this is meant in very good way. The volunteers are extremely welcoming and kind. The cats are very sweet. When we went there were around 50+ cats roaming the open court yard. My kids (15, 12, and 10) absolutely loved it. I would highly recommend this to animal lovers who are looking to just relax from the usual touristy activities in Hoi An. I would suggest that if you bring young children, make sure they are understanding how to act with the cats as some of them may be nervous.
4. Ma Pi Leng Pass
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 140 reviews
Reviewed By MyL209 - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Our second day during the Ha Giang loop was this amazing Ma Pi Leng pass, one of the most dangerous and beautiful pass of Vietnam, 3 nights and 4 days for the Loop was pretty good for us, just choose a good motorbike and let’s go ☺️
5. The Robert Taylor Museum Of Worldwide Arms
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 185 reviews
Reviewed By PamW296
It was a hot afternoon last Tuesday in mid March and 4 of us visitors to Vung Tau (just to Chill for a couple of weeks) decided to visit Robert Taylor's Musueum of Worldwide Arms. 4 of us were blown away by this amazing collection of Military Uniforms, Memorabilia and Facts dating back centuries. The buildings were immaculately kept and airconditioned to maintain the integrity of the uniforms. 3 different buildings full of amazing weapons and uniforms even those of the Australians fighting in the Vietnam war 50 years ago. Highly recommended to see this private collection here in Vietnam.
6. Phu Quoc Countryside
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 449 reviews
Phu Quoc Countryside – the perfect place to experience the real life of a farmer...in a Vietnamese environment.
Reviewed By elyl496
My girlfriend and I had an amazing time with Pham at his organic pepper farm, first discovering the facilities and the different crops, then cooking Vietnamese meals ! Enriching conversations, delicious food and local beer, and shared culture !!!
7. Precious Heritage by Rehahn
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 1,117 reviews
A 500m2 display of photos and artifacts collected during the last 8 years of Rehahn's exploration of Vietnam. Entrance for this cultural experience is Free In English, French and Vietnamese
Reviewed By ilarialuceripoll - Jakarta, Indonesia
This is definitely a not-to-be-missed gem in Hoi An. Forget the ethnographic and history museums in Hanoi and Saigon, this is the place to truly learn about the different people who inhabit Vietnam. Réhahn is truly passionate about showcasing and preserving the rich heritage of all the ethnic groups in the country, and he has managed to personally assemble a wonderfully extensive collection of traditional costumes and other artefacts. These are presented better than in any museum we have seen here, with detailed explanations for each and—huge bonus—fantastic portraits of villagers. The gallery is free and has set up a couple of humanitarian projects entirely financed through the sale of the gorgeous photographs and books. Absolutely worthwhile spending an hour or so here, and if you happen to be in luck and visit when Rehahn is actually there himself you are in for an extra treat.
8. Pu Mat National Park
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 21 reviews
Reviewed By MichaelYor - Miami, United States
Had an amazing trip to Pumat natural park for 3 days for trekking and staying at local ethnic homestay which is unique and cozy. We falled in love with green tropical nature, biodiversity here with a lot of wild animals. We're almost alone during covid outbreak!
9. Bach Ma National Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 304 reviews
Reviewed By Jonsey2
Did a day tour from Hue with TNT Travel (booked through sinh tourist). Cost 499k dong, including a really decent packed lunch. This option for me was much more straightforward and better value than getting dropped off at the visitor centre and then getting car from there. It was a great day. Views from the summit Tower are excellent. We got to walk through a cave tunnel used by vietnamese soldiers (all the fruit bats in there added to the experience). There is an easy or challenging path down to the 5 lakes, we did the challenging path. It involves some climbing along rocks, using ropes to hold on to, ladders. Everyone in our group loved it. Moderate level of fitness required, it's not too tough you just need to be OK with a bit of clambering and climbing. Though if it's rainy I would say it's much more slippery/difficult. There were no real issues with leeches, it was a dry day until near the end. Spotted 3 small leeches on the ground and on one of our groups' shoe. More annoying were the wasps at the 3rd lake (very persistent) and ants on the trail from there (they bite).
10. Van Long Nature Reserve
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 664 reviews
Very beautiful landscape, they have about 9 wonderful caves.
Reviewed By srvctraveler - Denver, United States
This is a beautiful nature preserve in Ninh Binh province that hasn't been discovered and over-run with tourists like Trang An and Tam Coc. Similar natural features, but smaller scale, and the boat tours are still run by the locals on a small scale. We went out in a small bamboo boat paddled by a friendly young woman who made conversation in her limited English and our limited vietnamese, but she taught us the names of birds, pulled snails out of the water to show us. We saw quite a few water birds, including storks, though we didn't get to see the Langurs who are native to the area (we think we heard some vocalizing however). Most of the other visitors were Vietnamese families and groups on a sunday outing, all of whom, including the children, wanted to greet us. Unlike Trang An and Tam Coc, we didn't feel pressured to buy anything or tip, though we were delighted to tip this young woman who had given us such a pleasurable visit.
