Originally Posted by
glennaa11
But by the time you spend the time getting to Hoi An I'm not sure it's worth going for such a short amount of time.
I didn't feel like I missed much by doing Halong Bay as a day trip with no overnight. But I'm not really a big fan of boats in general. I still got to see the caves and sail around the rock formations.
I agree that Hoi An seems to distant for this trip, but will definitely consider on a return trip to Vietnam.
Based on the many recommendations throughout this forum, we are definitely planning doing the overnight cruise in Ha Long. But I am struggling with whether to do 2.5 days/3 nights in Siem Reap, or knock it down to 1.5/2 days and shift that extra day to Hanoi to allow us a day to explore the city. Any advice from those who have visited both?