Vietnam 13 (Lonely Planet Travel Guide) Paperback – August 19, 2016

I had a wonderful time getting ready for my trip to Vietnam and an even better time when I got there because I took the time to do some research first. Most of my time was spent in and around Saigon but the trips I took outside the Saigon area were also included in this book and I found that very helpful. I was pleasantly surprised by this book and am extremely satisfied with its contents.

Used this all over on our trip to Vietnam in April 2017. It's easy to read, gives great recommendations for places to visit, see, stay, eat, etc. We've used the Lonely Planet books to help plan all our international vacations. Can't go wrong. We really loved the little bit about Cambodia as well since we visited there on the trip and didn't have to buy a whole separate book! Hope to be able to use this again to visit Central Vietnam! Get the book, you'll love it too!

So far I'm just using the book to plan our trip, and as usual it's a great help. Lonely Planet can be counted on for clear instructions, good maps, and lots of interesting suggestions beyond the obvious highlights. In this the Vietnam guide, I'm noticing that directions for travel between points ("getting there and away") is not as detailed as in other LP guides, and I hope this won't be a drawback when travelling - that is, I hope that it won't be hard to get more specific tips from our guesthouses, etc.

A Luddite, I know, but I still love a good guide book to look over options before a trip. This one seems as good as the LP's usually are. I have a friend who just returned from Vietnam, and her experiences with hotels, transportation, etc. matched almost to the letter what the LP says - and she didn't consult any guidebooks before heading out. My only wish is that LP would expand on mid-level places to stay for those of us past our super-budge backpacker days, but not wanting a resort experience.

Lonely planet is out go to travel guide, we buy for every trip we go on in this beautiful world. We used this guide during our 19 day Vietnam trip in November and were not disappointed. We ate at many restaurants and used many tour guides it recommended. Even this day and age when you can access most information online, my husband and I love to carry our travel guides around on our trips to plan the following days while we sit in cafes. During our trips we like to stay offline as much as possible to be “in the moment” so these books are invaluable!

This is a great comprehensive book about Vietnam. It also includes maps, common words in vietnam, immunizations to get etc. Well done Lonely Planet. I especially loved the details of the cost of admission, hours and days of specific places of interests.

I just spent 2 weeks in Vietnam. This book was great for planning the trip. The color maps are great for reference during the trip. . For the major cities they do a good job of noting the major sites to visit. Overall this is the best travel guide for Vietnam.

We just returned from a 2 week trip in Vietnam. Reading the book before we left was a great introduction to what to do in Vietnam and how to plan for out trip. But once we were there the book is kinda useless compared to the info you can find on, say, Tripadvisor. It's just out of date (this Ed. was released in 2016, so the info is now 3 years old and Vietnam is changing at breakneck speed) and not very comprehensive. Overall not really worth the money. Buy a SIM card once you arrive (VERY cheap), and use your smartphone instead.