Last updated: September 2026 TL;DR: Our 12-Day Vietnam Itinerary at a Glance To help you decide if you want to read the whole thing, here’s a gist of what you’ll get in this blog: We spent 12 days travelling from North to South Vietnam in April 2024. Our Vietmam itinerary route: Kolkata → Hanoi → Hoi An → Da Nang → Ho Chi Minh City → Kolkata Day Location Activity Day 1 Hanoi Walking tourThang Long Puppet showHoan Kiem lake Day 2 Halong Bay Day tour Day 3 Ninh Binh Day tour Day 4 Hanoi Ho Chi Minh MuseumTemple of LiteratureTrain Street Day 5 Hoi An Fly to Da Nang…

Last Updated: September 2026 Our 12-day Vietnam trip cost INR 1,71,500 (USD 1807) for 2 people travelling from India (Kolkata) in April 2024. That included return and domestic flights, hotels, food, transportation, visas, and tours across Hanoi, Hoi An, Da Nang, and Ho Chi Minh City. In April 2027, a 10-day Vietnam trip would cost INR 1,71,500 (USD 1807) for 2 people, minus one city from our original trip. It has now been five months since I’ve returned from Vietnam. But it feels like yesterday. Vietnam has that effect on you. Or maybe it’s because it was my longest vacation. Vietnam had been on my radar since 2019. That’s precisely…