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Green rice terraces winding through the northern Vietnam highlands
Rice terraces in the northern highlands.

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Terraced rice fields in northern Vietnam
Mountains and heritageThe North Hanoi, Ha Giang, Ninh Binh
 Hoi An old town and lantern-lit river at dusk
Old towns and coastlineThe Centre Hue, Hoi An, Da Nang
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City life and river daysThe South Ho Chi Minh City, Mekong, Phu Quoc

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A wide view of Vung Tau's Bãi Trước waterfront, harbor, hillside, boats, and open sea.
South Vietnam · Transport · Vũng Tàu · Nov 15, 2026

Ho Chi Minh City to Vung Tau by Bus: How to Choose Your Pickup and Arrival Point

Choose an HCMC–Vung Tau bus pickup and arrival point, with Hai Van route details, luggage questions, airport buffers and seasonal planning advice.

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Photo by NDTK08 — CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Vung Tau waterfront context; not a bus-service photograph. Derivative resized proportionally from 6000×4000 to 1280×853; no crop, retouch, or other visual alteration.

A Hanoi street-food vendor serves a stall with baskets of snails and cooking supplies on Đinh Liệt Street.
North Vietnam · Hanoi · Food & culture · Nov 15, 2026

Hanoi International Culinary Culture Festival 2026: a practical visitor guide

Plan Hanoi’s November 21–22 culinary festival at 298 Kim Ma: confirmed food zones, arrival tips, dietary questions and access details to check.

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Photo by CEphoto, Uwe Aranas, via Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 3.0. Archival Hanoi street-food context, photographed May 11, 2011; not the 2026 Van Phuc festival. Resized proportionally from 4272×2848 to 1280×853; no crop or retouching. This derivative is shared under the same CC BY-SA 3.0 license.

A Fansipan cable car hangs from cables above a cloud-covered mountain valley, viewed from the mountain slope; green grasses and shrubs fill the foreground.
North Vietnam · Sa Pa · Archive · Nov 14, 2026

Fansipan Succulent Festival 2026: Announced Programme Archive

A dated archive of the announced Fansipan Succulent Festival 2026 programme, locations and reported activities, with clear limits on what was not published or live-checked.

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Archival Fansipan cable-car scene, photographed August 10, 2018; place context, not the 2026 succulent festival. Photo: Christophe95 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: resized proportionally and re-encoded as JPEG; no crop or retouching. This adapted file is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 license.

Night street in Hoi An lined with glowing green and red lanterns and pedestrians.
Central Vietnam · Hoi An · Nov 12, 2026

Hoi An International Lantern Festival 2026: Dates & Guide

Plan Hoi An’s first International Lantern Festival, 3–6 December 2026, with announced venues, date choices, walking advice and access details to confirm.

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Archival Hoi An street scene, 26 July 2018—not a photograph of the 2026 festival. Photo: Christophe95 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Proportionally resized; no crop or content changes. Image derivative remains CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brick temple ruins at the My Son Sanctuary surrounded by trees and hills, with visitors among the structures.
Central Vietnam · My Son Sanctuary · Nov 12, 2026

Echoes of My Son 2026: Performance Dates & Visit Guide

Plan for Echoes of My Son on 15 November or 12 December 2026, with reported times, tower locations, transport decisions and performance-access checks.

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Archival My Son Sanctuary scene, 18 September 2019—not a photograph of the 2026 performances. Photo: Suicasmo / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Proportionally resized; no crop or content changes. Image derivative remains CC BY-SA 4.0.

Archival Tet flower-market scene in Vietnam, photographed in 2010, with people moving through a public market beside large flowering plants and red decorations.
Vietnam · Tết 2027 · Nov 8, 2026

Tet 2027 in Vietnam: dates, routes and a practical visitor planning guide

Plan Vietnam for Tet 2027: confirm holiday dates, choose fewer base changes, and verify transport, meals, opening hours and airport pickups.

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Archival Tet flower-market scene, photographed February 14, 2010—not evidence of a 2027 event schedule or current conditions. Photo: Nguyen Dung Tien / Wikimedia Commons, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-SA 2.0). Published 1280-pixel thumbnail used unchanged; no crop or other image edits.

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