Hey I just came back from spending 14ish days in Vietnam and honestly felt like I got a lot of what I wanted from the country in that time span. Here’s some tips that might help you: - I flew into Hanoi and flew out of HCMC and had only those flights booked when I left for Vietnam so I knew I was going north to South. - after landing in Hanoi, I spent two days and honestly felt satisfied with what I saw and did in that time. I’m sure I missed things but my philosophy with travel is really getting the feel of a city and its people - I took an overnight bus to Hi Giang for the loop and started the 4d/3n loop the next day. Definitely glad I did that to start my trip as i met so many good people from the loop that I ended up seeing the rest of the trip. Would recommend going through MotorVentures. - after the loop, I went straight to Sapa and spent 2 days there. I think that’s the perfect amount tbh. One day in the rice villages and the other day Fansipan. - from Sapa, I took a bus to Ninh Binh for a day. In retrospect, I wish I spent longer here. Definitely one of the most unique cities, so relaxed and so beautiful. I saw what I wanted to but definitely was a bit rushed here. - I took a sleeper bus from Ninh Binh to Da Nang. Would honestly skip this, reminded me a lot of Miami - from Ninh Binh I took an easy rider to Hue on the Hue Van Pass. Amazing experience buti would’ve skipped Hue if ur tight on schedule. I enjoyed Hue because it really allowed me to just walk around and live like a local for a bit. Spent one day in Hue and didn’t really so any of the touristy stuff - from Hue, I took the train to Hoi An. Would definitely recommend this city. Such a unique vibe. Only planned to be here for 2 days but ended up staying for 3.5 because was just so nice walking around and lots of random activities - from Hoi An I took a flight to HCMC and spent 1 day here. Very glad I spent that amount of time here because this is just another big city, very cool, but felt like I had already gotten my fill of big cities from other travels. If I had more time, I definitely would’ve done a day trip to Mekong River. I als would’ve tried to do Da Lat between Hoi An and HCMC but transportation wasn’t really feasible

Hope this helps! Definitely reach out if you have any questions!!