Sacred and spiritual destinations in Vietnam off the beaten path.
What are some less-touristed spiritual destinations in Vietnam, for travelers seeking beautiful places with fewer crowds? Answer
Options include Hoa Thanh, the site of a vast, ornately decorated Cao Dai temple; Nam Sách, a Red River Delta district around Chùa Trăm Gian pagoda; and Hung Yen, a Red River Delta city with historic religious architecture. This page includes 9 options. Click here to see which are close enough to be day trips from major cities like Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City.
Phan Thiết
This Vietnamese coastal city on the southeast coast, Phan Thiết offers a tree-lined riverfront with a lit pagoda-style tower and a cable-stayed bridge reflec…
Hung Yen
A weathered multi-tiered temple gate covered in classical Vietnamese calligraphy anchors this Red River Delta city, where historic religious architecture, wa…
Tràng An
Inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2014, the Tràng An Scenic Landscape Complex in Ninh Bình Province is Vietnam's first mixed cultural and natural…
Hoa Thanh
Hoa Thanh draws visitors to its extraordinary Cao Dai temple — a vast, ornately decorated structure blending pastel towers, arched colonnades, and vivid reli…
Phu Ly
Vietnamese city on the Đáy River, where a traditional multi-tiered temple reflects in calm water along a tree-lined embankment, with low-rise urban streets s…
La Gi
Vietnamese coastal city where a broad red-brick temple courtyard — guarded by stone lions and decorated with vivid dragon reliefs under ornate tiled roofs —…
Soc Son
This stone-gated Vietnamese temple complex set against forested upland hills draws visitors to this outer Hanoi district, where traditional religious archite…
Nam Sách
A nationally listed Vietnamese pagoda — Chùa Trăm Gian — anchors this Red River Delta district, its sweeping tiled rooflines and ornate dragon-ridge carvings…
Bac Ninh
Vietnamese city whose traditional temple architecture — dark timber columns, sweeping tiled rooflines, dragon carvings, and red lanterns — anchors a lively u…
Spiritual destinations in Vietnam: quick answers
Which spiritual destinations in Vietnam can you visit on a day trip from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City?
Tràng An, Phu Ly and Nam Sách are among 3 spiritual destinations on our day trips from Hanoi. And Hoa Thanh is among 1 spiritual destinations on our day trips from Ho Chi Minh City.
Which are the highest-rated?
5 are rated gold, including Phan Thiết, Hoa Thanh, Hung Yen and Tràng An.