Vietnam Solo Female Travel Safety Tips and Advice

On this page you will find first-hand, unbiased, and real safety tips, advice and reviews from women traveling solo, submitted directly from their personal experiences in the country.

Their opinions are unfiltered and submitted independently as part of the Solo Female Travel Safety Index, a ranking of 210 countries and regions based on how safe they are for women traveling solo.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers.

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Vietnam Country data

We have compiled a few data points below that can help you better understand Vietnam and have more context when thinking about travel safety.

Official country name: Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

Etymology: "Viet nam" translates as "Viet south," where "Viet" is an ethnic self identification dating to a second century B.C. kingdom and "nam" refers to its location in relation to other Viet kingdoms.

Capital: Hanoi (Ha Noi).

Independence / foundation: The Nguyen Dynasty would be the last Vietnamese dynasty before the conquest by France, which began in 1858 and was completed by 1884.

Vietnam became part of French Indochina in 1887. It declared independence after World War II in 1945, but France continued to rule until its 1954 defeat by communist forces under Ho Chi MINH. Under the Geneva Accords of 1954, Vietnam was divided into the communist North and anti-communist South.

Population: 105 million.

Currency: Vietnamese Dong (VND)
1 USD = 24,805 - 25,010 VND
1 EUR = 26,766 - 27,124 VND

Time zone: UTC+7

Languages spoken: Vietnamese (official), English (increasingly favored as a second language), some French, Chinese, and Khmer, mountain area languages (Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian).

Religions: Catholic 6%, Buddhist 6%, Protestant 1%, other <1%, none 86% Note: most Vietnamese are culturally Buddhist.

Climate: Tropical in the south, and monsoonal in the north with a hot and rainy season from May to September, and a warm and dry season from October to March.

Real GDP (ppp – purchasing power parity): $1.119 trillion.

Real GDP per capita (ppp): $11,400.

Main airports: Noi Bai International Airport, Tan Son Nhat International Airport, Da Nang International Airport.

World heritage sites in Vietnam

There are over 1,100 world heritage sites spread across more than 165 countries. New ones are added every year, and some may be removed from the list for various reasons.

Number of UNESCO listed sites: 5.

Top world heritage sites:

- Citadel of the Ho Dynasty.
- My Son Sanctuary.
- Central Sector of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long - Hanoi.
- Complex of Hué Monuments.
- Trang An Landscape Complex.

Interesting facts about Vietnam

- Vietnam is located in one of the most biologically diverse areas on the planet. Around 16% of the world’s flora and fauna species can be found in the country.

- Motorbikes are everywhere in Vietnam. More than eight-in-ten people own a motorbike in Vietnam.

- Ha Long Bay is one of the most famous sites in Vietnam. The UNESCO-listed site has over 1,600 islands and islets. Vietnam is also home to the world’s largest cave, Son Doong.

Further reading: N/A.

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About the Solo Female Travel Safety Index

Safety matters to solo female travelers, you told us so in our annual Solo Female Travel Survey, where year after year, women prove that this is their most important concern when traveling solo.

We wanted to do something about it, so we built these country-specific pages where you can find reviews and scores for 7 key variables affecting the safety of women traveling solo.

How to use the Safety Index

On this page, you will find the country score and the personal opinions on safety of other women traveling solo.

You can sort the comments by:

• The level of experience traveling solo of the reviewer (beginner = <5 trips solo, Intermediate = 5 to 10 trips solo, Experienced = >10 trips solo).
• The age of the traveler.
• Whether they are a visitor or local.
• The date they were posted.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers. 

Thus, the lower the score, the safer the country.

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