The weather in Vietnam is beautiful and bright all around the nation in February, making it an excellent month to visit. This is the second busiest month of the year, after January, and even busier than March. Tet (Vietnamese New Year) is the culmination of a month-long series of celebrations that bring raucous vibrancy and good times to Vietnam.
Throughout the month, there are dozens of traditional events that visitors can participate in to gain a feel for Vietnamese life. Cities deck themselves out from top to bottom with colorful trees and decorations, and cafes and stands provide special holiday fare. Plan a vacation to Vietnam for the month of February to see the country at its most vibrant.
The 11 Best Places to Visit in Vietnam in February:
1. A View of Halong Bay
Each and every tourist to Vietnam in the February or spring should include a visit to Halong Bay, a world heritage site recognized by UNESCO. The highlight of any trip here is undoubtedly a cruise past the towering limestone islands covered in rainforests.
On the other hand, February visitors have a completely different experience of the bay. The beaches, caves, swimming, and seaplane rides are all great options for vacationers.
2. Ho Chi Minh City
Traveling to Vietnam isn’t complete for city slickers unless they stop by Ho Chi Minh City, the country’s commercial center.
It has the best shopping in the country, the streets are always jam-packed with motorcycles and cars, and the restaurant and café scene is truly international in scope.
Dong Khoi, the city’s compact and easily explored downtown, is where the vast majority of the city’s attractions can be found.
The grand Notre Dame Cathedral was constructed in the late 19th century, and the nearby HCMC Museum houses a brilliant collection of relics that tell the narrative of the city.
3. Hue
Hue, one of Vietnam’s most ancient cities, is home to numerous artifacts dating back to the time of the Nguyen emperors (the country’s first dynasty) in the nineteenth century.
The Imperial Enclosure is a massive complex enclosed by walls that stretch for 2.5 kilometers, and it is situated on the banks of the beautiful Perfume River.
Visit the surviving ceiling murals in the Halls of Mandarins and the DienTho Residence, where the queen mothers lived, as well as the beautiful Ngo Mon Gate, both located inside the grounds.
Outside of the Imperial, Enclosure walls are an astounding variety of historical attractions.
4. Con Dao Islands
The Con Dao Islands are often cited as examples of the world’s most mysterious islands. In February, visitors to Vietnam can enjoy the archipelago’s beautiful and pristine beaches, reefs, woods, and other attractions. This already stunning location in Vietnam is made much more spectacular by the presence of the world-famous Six Senses Con Dao resort.
5. Hoi An
Charming Hoi An is Vietnam’s most charming city, thanks in large part to its abundance of well-preserved historical buildings.
Hoi An’s old town area is a delight to explore, full of merchant buildings that have been painstakingly kept from the town’s 15th-century heyday as a commercial center for Japanese and Chinese merchants who flocked here for the native silks.
Hoi An’s main attractiveness is found simply by wandering the old town streets admiring the well-preserved façade, albeit the city is peppered with several little pagodas and museums.
6. Countryside of Sapa
There are some of Vietnam’s most breathtaking rural landscapes in the area around Sapa, which consists largely of emerald rice fields and is flanked by the craggy peaks of the Hoang Lien Mountains (also known as the Tonkinese Alps, a name they were given by the French during their colonial era).
Hmong, Giay, and Red Dzao people, among others, make their homes in these valleys, which are surrounded by undulating hills covered in terraced rice fields and overlooked by Fansipan Mountain, the highest peak in the country.
7. Hanoi
Hanoi, Vietnam’s capital, is the chaotic beating heart of the country and a location that both baffles and attracts visitors.
Hanoi is the perfect spot to immerse yourself in Vietnamese city life, despite the fact that the motorbike chaos, pollution, and incessant noise of street merchants could be too much for some visitors.
8. Nha Trang
Nha Trang is the best beach destination in Vietnam. Nha Trang’s central beach is a clean, lengthy stretch that stretches for six kilometers down the shoreline, and it’s a popular destination for both locals and tourists throughout February.
Excellent swimming can be found in the area’s approved swimming facilities, and the area’s landscaped lounging areas make it a pleasant place to spend a day at leisure.
Nha Trang is home to the Pasteur Institute, which was created by the man who identified the cause of the bubonic plague, Alexandre Yersin
9. Tunnels of Cu Chi
The Cu Chi Tunnels, an extensive tunnel network that during the war, stretched more than 250 kilometers. No one with a fear of tight spaces should attempt to explore the two brief sections of the network without a guide who can lead the way through the dark, small passages.
Sometimes you’ll have to go down on your hands and knees and really move around. The tunnels can be accessed from either Ben Dinh village (the more common option) or Ben Duoc village.
10. Ba Be National Park
At the center of peaceful Ba Be National Park are the three interconnected Ba Be Lakes, which are surrounded on all sides by karst peaks and dense forests.
Most visitors come to enjoy the tranquility of boat rides or kayaking on the lake and exploring the nearby caverns rich of stalactites and stalagmites, but for the more adventurous, there is also fantastic climbing and trekking in the hills here amongst communities of various ethnic minorities.
It’s one of the quietest places in Vietnam, and visitors can get a taste of local life by spending the night at a homestay set up on the lake’s edge in a traditional stilt house.
11. The Mekong Delta
The enormous Mekong River winds its way through a network of channels that crisscross the floodplain and eventually empties into the sea in the southernmost part of Vietnam.
The delta is one of the most fascinating places to visit since it is so lush, with paddy field views and mangroves, and full of local life, with chaotic floating marketplaces to explore by boat.
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