But if you have only a week to travel, I advise you to choose some special places to enjoy your holiday. I will give some suggestions you can choose depending on your interests.
1.If you want to visit big cities with many attractive destinations and amusement parks
Firstly, you shouldn’t miss visiting Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. Hanoi attracts a large number of tourists annually by its wonderful destinations and the special cuisine. No travelers can forget the flavor of ‘pho’, ‘bun cha’, spring rolls, etc. You can find more information about Hanoi food from www.virtualvietnam.org. Beside delicious dishes, Hanoi is famous for many landscapes such as, Old Quarter, Opera House, Temple of Literature, lakes, and museums and so on.
Secondly, Ho Chi Minh city is known as a modern and big city with many historical sites and amusement parks. Some places you can visit here are Reunification Palace, War Remnants Museum, Museum of Vietnamese History, Ho Chi Minh Museum, Dam Sen park, Ben Thanh market, night market. Besides, you can spend time traveling in Mekong Delta, Cu Chi tunnels, etc.
2.If you like the natural beauty of mountains,
You can choose some destinations in the north. Sapa is the first choice for the amazing natural beauty and cultural diversity. Ham Rong mountain is covered by many various flower species, fruits and a lot of fresh vegetables. Sapa is famous for Silver waterfall, paddy terraces, the gate of heaven and ethnic minorities living here. Specially, locals here speak English quite well so you will feel comfortable when asking the way or the history of sightseeing spots. If you don’t have much time, you can spend 2-3 days to visit here.
Secondly, if you’re really exciting with the adventures, you can come to north-west region in order to experience 4 biggest passes: Pha Din, O Quy Ho, Khau Pha, Ma Pi Leng. With the fresh atmosphere and the majestic beauty, you will be attracted at the first sight and have many beautiful shots. You can spend whole week here or only 4-5 days or just 1-2 days for your favorite pass.
Third is coming to Cao Bang province to enjoy the fourth biggest waterfall named Ban Gioc waterfall in the world, you will surprise with the splendid beauty here. You can visit here for 2-3 days, after that you travel other famous landscapes in Cao Bang such as, Nguom Ngao, Thang Hen lake, Thang Luong lake or some historical sites like Pac Po.
Ban Gioc waterfall - Cao Bang province
Finally, you can spend 2-3 days in Moc Chau plateau with picturesque destinations and cultural diversity of ethnic minority groups and don’t miss to visit famous cow farm here.
3.If you want to have a week holiday in beaches,
Vietnam is well-known for long coastline, so you don’t need to wonder if Vietnam has beautiful beaches or not, but the thing makes you wonder is that which beaches you should go within a week. I will give you some suggestions.
Ha Long Bay, a famous heritage site, is the ideal travel destination. If you don’t have much time, you can live here for 2-3 days. Ha Long is one of seven new natural wonders in the world, so there are a lot of wonderful sites you can visit such as, Tuan Chau beach, Bai Chay beach, etc. Beside beaches, you should spend time traveling in some grottoes like Thien Cung, Me Cung, Trinh Nu, Tam Cung and so on.
Moreover, you shouldn’t miss to visit Da Nang. It is a beautiful city with friendly and hospitable locals. Some special places here are Lang Co beach, Hai Van pass and Ba Na hill. Besides, you should spend time traveling in Hoi An, Mi Son.
In addition, you can spend a week in Nha Trang, Da Lat. Nha Trang attracts a lot of international tourists with excellent scuba diving and backpacking here. Nha Trang Bay is considered as one of most beautiful bays in the world. Some destinations you can visit are Vinpearl Land like a traveling heaven, Tri Nguyen aquarium, centre Thap Ba hot spring, Hon Sam, etc. After that you should spend some days in Da Nang, a land covered by many various kinds of flower.
Coming to Da Nang, you can visit three palaces and summer home of the colonial-era and last emperor of Vietnam Bao Dai, Crazy House- a striking, not-quite-finished fantasy house designed by the daughter of an independence war hero, the hill-top pagoda coupled with a brief cable car ride over the pine forest, flower gardens, Xuan Huong lake, love valley and so on.
(Source :: http://getvietnamvisa.org)