Viet Nam among 10 best graduation trips to take in 2024: Lonely Planet

According to the travel magazine, the affordable, beautiful, and warm country will get graduates out of their comfort zone.

On local tourist destinations from north to south, it wrote: "Get lost in a sea of mopeds in Ha Noi and slurp pho on stools along the sidewalk. Head up to Ha Long Bay, where you can tour its limestone islands on a junk boat".

The travel magazine recommended travelers enjoy an urban metropolis like Ho Chi Minh City, wander the Binh Tay Market or visit Viet Nam's only Taoist temple, Khanh Van Nam Vien Pagoda, before cruising along the Mekong Delta and getting to know the locals at the Cai Rang Floating Market.

Earlier, Viet Nam's top destinations, including Ha Noi, Ho Chi Minh City, and Hoi An, have been honored in many categories of the Travelers' Choice Best of the Best 2023 by TripAdvisor–the world's largest travel guidance platform.

Specifically, Ha Noi is ranked third among the 20 Best Food Destinations, and 17th in the 25 Popular Destinations.

Meanwhile, the UNESCO heritage site of Hoi An ancient city in the central province of Quang Nam is ranked 2nd and Ho Chi Minh City 11th in the list of 25 trending destinations in the world.

The nation welcomed over 3 million foreign tourists in January-February period, a year-on-year increase of 68.7 percent against the same period last year.

In 2024, Viet Nam targets to welcome 17-18 million foreign arrivals and completely revitalizes the tourism market equivalent to that in 2019 before the pandemic broke out./.