Vietnam itinerary ideas

- fly into Hanoi (2 nights)
- Hanoi to Halong City (3 hour trip 40,000 VND, buses/tour trips/boats): trip to Halong Bay and Cat Ba Islands (3 nights)
- Back to Hanoi, overnight train to Lao Cai then arrive in Lao Cai in morning and take one hour shuttle bus from post office Sa Pa (3 nights): trekking to visit hill tribes and eat local food/drink 
- Back to Hanoi, 14 hour train ride to Hue (take 7pm night train) (3 nights): DMZ tour for $9, UNESCO heritage sites
- Hue to Hoi An, 2 hours by train from Hue to Danang train station then catch ride to Hoi An (3 nights): Tra Que Vegetable Farm, beaches, handicrafts, Chuc Thahn Pagoda (buddhist temple), Cam Kim Island, Cham Island, Thahn Ha Pottery Village
- from Hoi An catch ride back to Danang then travel to Nha Trang by train (3 nights): eat LOBBY in Nha Trang, visit beaches, relax at the Thap Ba Hot Spring Centre
- Nha Trang to Mui Ne by bus, takes 5-6 hours and leave at 7:30 am and 8pm (3 nights): sand dunes, water sports
- Mui Ne to Ho Chi Mihn direct by bus (2 nights): eat street food like Tony
- Ho Chi Mihn to Chau Doc (by bus, tour Mekong Delta with tour company to travel to the border ~$40) --> travel by boat in Cambodia (2 days, 1 night)