Lonely Planet Vietnam

• Travel on any budget
• A practical guide to tourism as well as culture and customs
• Find the best hotels and restaurants in your price range

Lonely Planet Vietnam provides an insider's guide to the country. Entertaining and detailed, the guide starts out with a basic overview about traveling through Vietnam and has all the public transportation, maps, and restaurant recommendations the savvy traveler needs.

At the beginning of Lonely Planet Vietnam, you are given a brief background, including history, culture, sports, religion, art, architecture, literature, cinema, music, theater, and the environment. It then goes through all major (and most minor) cities in Vietnam alphabetically, making them easy to find. Under each city, you will find, sights, activities, festivals and events, accommodations (arranged by price), where to eat (also arranged by price), night life, entertainment, shopping, and transportation to and around the city.

Lonely Planet Vietnam also manages to include recommendations for traveling solo, with small children, or with disabled travelers, and where to ski, hike, and cycle. You will find cultural backgrounds covering customs, drugs, racism, theft, gay and lesbian scenes, and local money.

And finally, Lonely Planet Vietnam will make sure that you know everything you need to about traveling to Vietnam, and how to stay healthy while you're there. The Lonely Planet books prove to be excellent resources over and over, making sure that anyone can see what they want to see on any budget, and Lonely Planet Vietnam is no exception. If you plan on visiting Vietnam, Lonely Planet Vietnam is the book for you!

Some of the cities and regions included in Lonely Planet Vietnam are: Hanoi, Northeast Vietnam, Northwest Vietnam, North-Central Vietnam, Central Vietnam, South-Central Coast, Central Highlands, Ho Chi Minh City, Around Ho Chi Minh City, and Mekong Delta.