The Rough Guide to VietnamA handbook to one of Southeast Asia's most intriguing travel destination, this guide covers accommodation in all ranges, & provides tips on everything from elephant riding to boating in Halong Bay. |
Contents
Getting there from Britain Ireland | 3 |
Getting there from Australia | 11 |
Health | 17 |
Information and maps | 23 |
The southern and central | 61 |
HO CHI MINH CITY AND AROUND 63119 | 63 |
Moving on from Ho Chi Minh City | 70 |
City sights | 80 |
The Mekong Delta | 239 |
Hoi An | 240 |
Pagodas and beaches around Hoi An | 251 |
Monkey Mountain | 264 |
The Royal Mausoleums | 281 |
Thuan An Beach | 291 |
Shopping and markets | 356 |
The Perfume Pagoda | 362 |
Eating | 97 |
My Tho | 123 |
Cai Mon | 129 |
Tra Vinh | 136 |
Soc Trang | 144 |
Chau Doc | 150 |
Rach Gia | 156 |
Hon Chong Peninsula | 162 |
Bao Loc | 170 |
Plei Ku | 189 |
THE SOUTHCENTRAL COAST 196236 | 196 |
Long Hai | 206 |
Ca Na | 213 |
HA LONG BAY AND THE NORTHERN SEABOARD 369389 | 369 |
Cat Ba Island | 376 |
Can | 390 |
Visiting minority villages | 393 |
Villages around Sa Pa | 400 |
PART THREE CONTEXTS | 421 |
Religion and beliefs | 443 |
Vietnams ethnic mosaic | 452 |
Music and theatre | 461 |
Environmental issues | 469 |
Index 495 | 475 |
Copyright | |