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Water and limestone mountains at Tràng An in Ninh Bình
Water and limestone mountains at Tràng An in Ninh Bình · Jakub Hałun · CC BY 4.0 · Resized and converted.

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Northern Vietnam · Landscape

Hoàng Su Phì

Steep rice terraces surround mountain villages. These are working farms whose appearance changes with agricultural activity.

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Northern Vietnam · Landscape

Mù Cang Chải

Rice terraces trace the slopes around villages in this northern mountain region.

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Northern Vietnam · Park & reserve

Tam Đảo National Park

Mountain forest on the Tam Đảo range. The national park is larger than the developed hill town of the same name.

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Northern Vietnam · Park & reserve

Ba Vì National Park

Forested mountains west of Hanoi, with changes in elevation and cultural sites amid the greenery.

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Northern Vietnam · Landscape

Hạ Long Bay

A seascape of limestone islands and bays. This page covers the landscape rather than one particular island.

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Northern Vietnam · Park & reserve

Cát Bà National Park

The protected forest and karst area on Cát Bà differs from the island’s beach and boat destinations.

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Northern Vietnam · Landscape

Mai Châu Valley

Rice fields and villages sit between green hills. This is an inhabited cultural landscape, not an enclosed nature park.

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Northern Vietnam · Landscape

Ninh Bình: karst landscape

The countryside west of the city combines rice fields, waterways and steep limestone formations. Tràng An and Tam Cốc have separate pages.

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Northern Vietnam · Landscape

Tràng An

A specific boating area within the wider Ninh Bình landscape, with waterways between limestone formations and caves.

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Northern Vietnam · Mountains

Hang Múa viewpoint

The well-known staircase leads to views across the Tam Cốc valley. The viewpoint is the main attraction rather than the small cave.

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Northern Vietnam · Landscape

Tam Cốc

The Ngô Đồng river winds past rice fields and karst. This is a distinct boating route, not another name for all of Ninh Bình.

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Central Vietnam · Park & reserve

Phong Nha–Kẻ Bàng

Limestone mountains and forest around Phong Nha; this overview covers the park landscape rather than one cave.

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Central Vietnam · Caves

Phong Nha Cave

This river cave is a distinct visit within Phong Nha–Kẻ Bàng, with a boat journey to the entrance.

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Central Vietnam · Caves

Sơn Đoòng

An enormous cave with large ceiling openings. This is a demanding guided expedition rather than an independently accessible day attraction.

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Central Vietnam · Caves

Hang Én

A large river cave with a sandy camping area. Visiting involves an organised trek through remote terrain.

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Central Vietnam · Waterfalls

Dray Sáp Waterfall

A separate waterfall in the same highland river system as Dray Nur, with forest and rocks around the water.

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Central Vietnam · Waterfalls

Dray Nur Waterfall

A broad waterfall in the Sêrêpốk system near Buôn Ma Thuột; it is not the same site as Dray Sáp.

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Central Vietnam · Lakes

Lắk Lake

A freshwater lake surrounded by hills and M’nông villages, with a distinctly inhabited shoreline.

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Central Vietnam · Waterfalls

Pongour Waterfall

Water spreads across broad rock ledges south of Đà Lạt; the flow varies substantially.

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