Vietnam · 7 days · Untravel editors
Saigon's rooftop-and-street-food chaos, then Hoi An's lantern bars — the high-energy half of Vietnam. Late nights, bia hoi, and a beach when you need to recover.
7 days and 12 stops — Ho Chi Minh City and Hoi An, with one move between them. It opens with land and crawl. Every stop carries the note that put it on the list. Read it all here, no app and no account.
The 7-day Vietnam itinerary, day by day
Day 01 · Ho Chi Minh City
Land and crawl
Banh Mi Huynh Hoa
Start a street-food crawl — plastic stools, the loaded cold-cut banh mi.
Bui Vien Walking Street
Bia hoi on the backpacker street that's pure chaos in the best way. First night.
Day 02 · Ho Chi Minh City
History, then rooftops
War Remnants Museum
Before 10am (essential, sobering) + the old Post Office and Notre-Dame.
Ben Thanh Market
Market afternoon and Vietnamese iced coffee — a food group here.
Day 03 · Ho Chi Minh City
Tunnels + big night
Cu Chi Tunnels
Half-day crawling the Vietnam-War tunnel network — a wild group activity.
Anan Saigon
Splurge dinner (Michelin, the '$100 pho') or a street-level feast, then back out.
Day 04 · Ho Chi Minh City
Recover + last Saigon night
District 1
Slow start — a rooftop pool, a long coffee, a massage.
Saigon rooftop bar
One more Saigon night — a skyline rooftop, then down into District 1. You'll miss the energy once you leave.
Transfer · day 4 → 5595 km apart
Day 05 · Hoi An
Lanterns and bars
Hoi An Ancient Town
Lantern-lit Ancient Town at dusk + a lantern-boat release.
Banh Mi Phuong
Dinner: cao lau + the famous banh mi, then the Ancient Town's mellow, charming bars — a good change of pace from Saigon.
Day 06 · Hoi An
Beach day, beach night
An Bang Beach
All day — loungers, seafood, beach bars. Sunset drinks, then back into town for dinner.
Day 07 · Hoi An
Last bites
Banh Mi Phuong
Final banh mi, a tailor pickup if you ordered clothes, transfer to Da Nang.
