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A An Dong Market 385 China Beach 129, 243-4 accommodationABBREVIATIONS 475-7, 524-5, see also An Thoi Islands 468 Con Son 411 individualACT Australian locations Capital animal sanctuaries 197, 393, 394 Cua Dai Beach 260-1 Territory activities 26, 126-7, 477-8 animals 75-7 Cua Lo Beach 201 NSW New South Wales cycling 127, 477 bats 443 Cua Tung Beach 210 NT Northern Territory diving 127, 477-8 crocodiles 448 Dai Lanh Beach 278-9 Qld Queensland golf 478 elephants 333 Do Son Beach 139 SA South Australia kayaking 127, 478, 126-7 endangered species 76-7, 197, 406-7 Doc Let Beach 129, 279-80 Tas Tasmania kitesurfing 127, 478, 126-7 monkeys 197 Duong Beach 460 Vic Victoria motorbiking 478 turtles 197, 411 Ho Coc Beach 129, 405 WA Western Australia rock climbing 478 Ankroët Falls 327 Ho Tram Beach 405 snorkelling 477-8 ao dai 383, 488 Lang Co Beach 233-4 surfing 478 architecture 59, see also Cham Loc An Beach 405 trekking 478 structures Long Beach 465 windsurfing 478 Hoi An 250-1 Long Hai 403-4 Agent Orange 81 area codes, see inside front cover Mui Nai 460 air pollution 80, 516 arts 56-60, see also individual arts Mui Ne Beach 308-14 air travel 493-6, 501, 502 assembly halls (Hoi An) 249-50 My Khe Beach (Danang) 244 airlines 494, 501 ATMs 486 My Khe Beach (Son My) 269 airports 493-4 Nam O Beach 241-2 Dalat 325 B Nha Trang 283 Danang 241 Ba Ba Hill Station 234-5 Ninh Chu Beach 307 INDEX Hanoi 119-20 Ba Be National Park 162-3 No Beach 460 Ho Chi Minh City 386 Ba Chuc 455-6 Phu Quoc Island 465-7 Hue 227-8 Ba Dong Beach 429 Queen’s Beach 275 Nha Trang 302 Ba Ho Falls 303 Quy Hoa Beach 275-6 Ako Dhong Village 329-30 Ba Le Well 252 Quy Nhon Beach 271 alcohol 68 Bac Ha 184-7, 185 Thuan An Beach 232 Aluoi 212-13 Bac Lieu 443-4 Tien Sa Beach 242 American War 38-44, 275 Bach Ma National Park 232-3 Tra Co Beach 155-6 Agent Orange 81 Bahnar people 288 beer 67, 113 books 20 Bai Bau Beach 276 begging 480-1 casualties 42 Bai Tu Long Bay 153-4, 140 Ben Hai Flag Tower 210-11 Cu Chi Tunnels 390-3 Ban Gioc Waterfall 161 Ben Thanh Market 9, 384, 9 environmental effects 81 Banh It Cham Towers 276 Ben Tre 420-3, 422 films 19 Bao Dai’s Summer Palace 320 bicycle travel, see cycling Gulf of Tonkin Incident 38 Bao Loc 328 Bien Ho 337 Ho Chi Minh Trail 334 bargaining 486 Binh Chau Hot Springs 406 Khe Sanh, siege of 213 bars Binh Tay Market 385 Long Tan Memorial Cross 400 Hanoi 113-14 bird flu 415 military sites 39, 208-13, 359, 390-3 Ho Chi Minh City 378-80 bird sanctuaries 423, 429, 433, 444, museums 98, 99, 205, 330, 354-6, Hoi An 257 447 393, 436 Hue 227 birds 76, 433-4, 440 My Lai Massacre 41, 268-9, 270 bathrooms 489 bird’s-nest soup 303 Nixon Doctrine, the 41 Bau Truc Village 306 Bo Bla Waterfalls 328 Tet Offensive 40-1 beaches 26, 128-9, 128, 128, 129 boat travel 500, 502 Ba Dong Beach 429 books 20, 59 000 Map pages Bai Bau Beach 276 border crossings 496-500 000 Photograph pages Bang Beach 460 Cambodia 341, 391, 455, 456, Cat Ba Island 152 474, 497-8 INDEX 541 see also

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10 , see also 319 Index (B-D) Index 506 Ho Chi Minh front cover cooking 70, 102-3, 253-4, 368 language 103, 368, 480 Co Loa Citadel 123 Co Loa Citadel 204 Dong Hoi Citadel Hue 217-20 Mac 157 Dynasty Citadel Quang Tri 215 Thanh Citadel 303 Vinh Citadel 199 Hanoi 114-15 Ho Chi Minh City 381-2 Dam Doi Bird Sanctuary 447 368-9 Dam Sen Park 328 Dambri Falls Dan Sinh Market 384-5 D Dai Lanh Beach 278-9 398 Dai Nam Theme Park Dak To 341 Dakrong Bridge 212 Dalat 10, 317-26, Con Dao Islands 129, 407-12, courses cards 486 credit RailwayCrémaillère Station 319-20 crocodiles 448 390-3 Cu Chi Tunnels Rescue 393, 394 Cu Chi Wildlife Centre Cua Dai Beach 260-1 Beach 210 Cua Tung 196 Cuc Phuong National Park 48-60 culture Cunningham Landing Zone 212-13 customs 69 480 customs regulations cycling 127, 477, 501-2 cyclos citadels 441-2 Clay Pagoda climate 17, 480 climate change 494 clubbing PrisonCoconut Tree 468 68 coffee communism 34-47, 48, 49-50, 409 Con Dao National Park 211 Con Thien Firebase Confucianism 53 359 Hoa Park Cong Vien Van conservation 79-81 consulates 483 costs 18, 475, 483, 6 450 361 304-5 339-40 Phu Loc 276 Po Klong Garai Cham Towers Po Nagar Cham Towers 284 Po Ro Me Cham Tower 305-6 Po Shanu Cham Towers 309 Thap Doi Cham Towers 271-2 Thu Thien 276 Tra Kieu (Simhapura) 265 food 68 Hanoi 103 Ho Chi Minh City 368-9 language 530 Church 363 Cha Tam Cho Quan Church 365 Danang Cathedral 238 Du Sinh Church 320 Immaculate Conception Cathedral Long Xuyen Catholic Church 447-8 Mountain Church 265 Nha Trang Cathedral 293 Dame Cathedral 358 Notre Phat Diem Cathedral 198 St Joseph Cathedral 100 Tra Kieu Church 265 Hanoi 114 Ho Chi Minh City 381 museums 237-8 307 new year celebrations 53-4 religion 60 sculpture 276 Banh It Cham Towers Binh Lam 276 276 Canh Tien Chien Dan 265 Duong Long Cham Towers 276 My Son 6, 262-5, Champa 28, 264, 277 Charlie Hill 341 Chau Doc 449-53, Chien Dan 265 travel with 479 children, China Beach 129, 243-4 Cholon 359-63, Christianity 53 Chua Co 429 Chua Hang Grotto 460 churches & cathedrals cinema 19, 58-9 cinemas ceramics 60 ceramics 261-2 Cham Island 264 Cham people 28, Cham structures pagodas 330 147 see also 159 435 432 445 churches & see 499-500 Halong Bay 139-41 Bo 160-1 Hang Pac Hang Trung Trang 152 Hospital Cave 153 Lang Son 156-7 Long Hai 404 Mua Cave 195 Nguom Ngao 161 Phong Nha Cave 202-3 Phuong Hoang Cave 163 cathedrals floating markets 440 Cao Dai Holy See 395 temples 238, 416, 445, 462 driving licences 504 hazards 505 504 hire insurance 504-5 road rules 505 beaches 152 & temples China 155, 158, 184, 498-9 China 155, 216, 337, 199, 201, 202, Laos 174, cell phones 489 censorship 55 Cat Tien National Park 406-7 National Park Cat Tien cathedrals, Cau Castle 468 caves Cao Bang 158-60, Cao Daism 53, 396 Cao Lanh 430-3, car travel 500, 504-5 Cat Ba Island 146-53 152 Cat Ba National Park Cat Ba Town 146-52, C Ca Mau 444-6, Ca Na 307-8 Cai Be Floating Market 423-4 Cai Rang Floating Market 440 Cam Kim Island 260 Cam Ran Bay 303-4 Camp Carroll 211-12 camping 476 Can Gio 398-9 Can Tho 434-40, Buon MaThuot 328-32, bus travel 500, 505-6 business hours 479 Buu Long Mountain 399 Botanic Gardens 369 53, Buddhism 51-2, INDEX ecotourism 80, ecotourism economy 49-50 325 Easy Riders E Dzao people288 dynasties 30 512-13 DVT Duong LongChamTowers276 Duong 465, Duong Beach460 drugs 485 licences504 driving driving, 19,67-8 drinks Dray Sap333-4 Dray Nur333-4 Dragon Island420 Dong Hoi203-5, Dong Ho(HaTien) 458 Dong Ha213-15 Base210 Doc Mieu Doc Let Beach129,279-80 Do SonBeach139 DMZ, diving 127,296,477-8 disabilities, travellerswith490 Diep DongNguyenHouse251 Dien BienPhu171-4, 516 diarrhoea Di Linh328 dengue fever 513 Zone(DMZ)208-13, Demilitarised deforestation 79 Datanla Falls 327 Dao Tuan Chau141 Dao Titop 141 Dao Tien Centre Endangered Primate dangers 480-3 dance 57 Danang 235-41, 542 electricity 476 electricity Ede people288 000 000 Vinh Hoa308 Phu QuocIsland468 Nha Trang295 Hoi An254 hazards 482 tours 214 407 travel

see Map pages Map Photograph pages see Index (D-H) Demilitarised Zone Demilitarised car travel see also 236 203 469 172 responsible 208 food 19,61-73,130-1, 423-4,440,445 floating markets fish sauce62,468-9 film 19,58-9 festivals 103,369,429,442,483-4 489 fax services Fansipan 129,178-9 F golf courses golf 478 Gia LongFalls 334 Gia Long32 geology 74-5 geography 74-5 gay travellers484 galleries, G fruit 64,439 French rule32-7 War36-7 Minh Franco-Viet Forbidden Purple City222 football 60 exchange rates, events, etiquette 52,69-70 ethnic minorities landingzone212 Erskine environmental issues79-81 endangered species76-7,197,406-7 emergencies, embassies 483 elephants 333 Elephant Falls 327 Hanoi 100 Dalat 322 City381 Ho ChiMinh Hanoi 115 vegetarian &vegantravellers vegetarian vegetables 64 sweets 64 seafood 64 rolls63 rice-paper 63,419 rice pho nuoc mam noodles 63 meat 64 language 70-3 herbs 62 fruit 64,439 courses 70,102-3,253-4,368 see also 69 63,65 see see festivals

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inside frontcover hill tribes 130 , 130 , 131 , gyms 365-6 Incident38 Gulf ofTonkin guesthouses 476-7, FallsGougah 327 Hanoi 82-124, Hang Tien Grotto460 Hang Pac Bo160-1 Halong Bay5,127,139-43, Haiphong 135-8, Hai Van Pass 234 Ha Tien 456-9, Ha Giang187-8 H Hang NgaCrazyHouse10,318-19, Workshop252 Handicraft 212 Hamburger Hill Ham Ho277 Halong City143-6, hiking, hiking, health 510-20 hill tribes 7, 24,285-92,329, hill tribes 1175212 Hill walking tour101-2, walking within119-21 transport to/from118-19 transport tours 103 information87 tourist shopping 116-18 scams 91,104,120 86 medical services 86,101-2 itineraries history 83 food 107-13 festivals 103 114-16 entertainment 85 emergency services courses 102-3 clubbing 114-15 bars 113-14 91-100 attractions 100-1 activities accommodation 103-7 hotels Tam Dao124 Phan Thiet315 City366 Ho ChiMinh tours 142 126-7 insurance 484 markets 161-2,185-6,188-9, markets homestays 163,169,192, 198, 279 286 292, 339,477 , see 285 trekking , 287 84-5 457 137 , 291 144 , see also 88-9 102 , 92 140 7 , 132 , 5 , 10 , INDEX 543 367 26 126-7 ,

25 , 127 24 , , 102 23 126 , 253 338 157 22 Index (H-L) Index 128 , 11 Cat Ba Island 148 Halong Bay 141-2 Phu Quoc Island 468 siege of 213 museum (Soc Trang) 441 museum (Tra Vinh) 428 429 Ok Om Bok Festival Tortoise Island (Con Qui) 420 Unicorn Island (Thoi Son) 420 Whale Island 279 Hanoi 86, 101-2, Ho Chi Minh343, 366-8, City Hoi An 252-3, Hon Giang Island 460 Hon Giang (MonkeyHon Lao 303 Island) Hon Mieu 302 Hon Mot 302 Hon Mun (Ebony Island) 302 Island) 302 (Bamboo Hon Tre Island) 302 (Bird’s-Nest Hon Yen Mekong River Islands 423 Nghe Island 460-1 Phoenix Island 419-20 Phu Quoc Island 11, 128, 464-74, Kenh Ga 195-6 Khanh Hoa Museum 294 Khe Sanh 212 Khmer people 426, 431 Khmer Rouge 45, 455-6, 458 Kim 201-2 Lien kitesurfing 127, 308, 310, 478, 338-41, Kon Tum L 59 lacquerware Lai Chau 175-6 Lak Lake 334-5 landmines 209, 482-3 Lan Ha Bay 152 Lang Bian Mountain 326 Lang Co Beach 233-4 Lang Dinh An 327 Lang Son 156-8, itineraries 22-6, J BridgeJapanese Covered 248-9 Jarai people 289, 335 jellyfish 518 K kayaking 127, 478, Special Forces Camp 212 Lang Vay Langa Lake 408 hill tribes 253 guesthouses see also see also 218-9 accommodation 224-5 attractions 217-24 bars 227 food 225-7 history 216-17 medical services 217 shopping 227 travel agencies 217 travel to/from 227 travel within 224, 227-8 car 504-5 health 510-11 air tickets 494 health 512 An Thoi Islands 468 Long Bay 153-4 Bai Tu Cam Kim Island 260 Cat Ba Island 146-53 Cham Island 261-2 Con Dao Islands 129, 407-12 Con Son Island 409-11 141 Dao Titop Chau 141 Dao Tuan Dragon Island 420 shopping 257-8 shopping tourist 248 information travel to/from 258-9 travel within 259 walking tour 252-3, Hon Chong 460-1 294 Hon Chong Promontory Hon Giang Island 460 Hon Loa (Monkey Island) 303 Hon Mieu 302 Hon Mot 302 Hon Mun (Ebony Island) 302 (Bamboo Island) 302 Hon Tre (Bird’s-Nest Island) 302 Hon Yen horse racing 382 Hospital Cave 153 hotels 476-7, Hue 215-28, Huong Hoa 212 marketHuynh Thuc street 384 I immigration 493 Imperial 220-3 Enclosure insurance 484, 504-5 internet access 484-5 20-1 internet resources Islam 53 islands holidays 484 477, homestays 425, 346, , 289 344-5 , 367 9 American War , 287 246 see also 361 , 352 , history 38 museum 121 348 accommodation 369-72 activities 365-6 attractions 353-65 bars 378-81 clubbing 381-2 courses 368 emergency services 347 entertainment 380-2 369 festivals food 372-8 history 343, 350 itineraries 343 medical services 349-50 scams 351-3 shopping 382-5 tourist information 351 tours 369 travel to/from 385-6 travel within 386-8 walking tour 366-8, 428 21st century 46-7 264, 277 Cham people 28, Chinese rule 28-32 34-47 communist rule Franco-Viet Minh War 36-7 rule 32-7 French 32 Nguyen dynasty 44 reunification accommodation 254-6 activities 253-4 attractions 248-52 bars 257 food 256-7 history 245-7 medical services 247 Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum 94 Ho Coc Beach 129, 405 Ho Quyen 231-2 99 Ho Tay Ho Tram Beach 405 Hoa Binh 167 195 Hoa Lu Hoan Kiem Lake 99, 100 Hoi An 9, 245-59, Ho Chi Minh Trail 334 Ho Chi Minh City 342-88, Ho Chi Minh 160-1, 201-2, 35, 94-5, hitching 5085 H’mong people 289, Hinduism 54 history 27-47, INDEX markets Mountains242-3 Marble maps 485 514-15 malaria Chau167-8, Mai magazines 55,476 M Luu Cu429 lunar newyear, Long Xuyen447-9, Long Tan Cross400 Memorial Long Hai403-5, Long Beach465 Loc AnBeach405 literature 20,59 lesbian travellers484 legal matters485 Le Loi30-1 laundry 476,485 Lat Village327 Lao Cai183-4, Lao Bao215 language 521-31 544 000 000 Long Hoa Market 395 Long HoaMarket 188-9 VaiKhau Love Market 384 Huynh Thucstreet market 117 Hom Market 161-2,185-6, markets hill-tribe Ha Tien 458 117 Hang DaMarket 117 Dong XuanMarket 384-5 Dan SinhMarket 117 Cua NamMarket 186 Coc LyMarket 436 Can ThoMarket 440 Can Thofloatingmarkets 186, Can CauMarket 440 FloatingMarket Cai Rang 423-4 Cai BeFloatingMarket 445 Market Ca Mau 117 Buoi Market Binh Tay 385 Market 9,384, Ben ThanhMarket 185-6 Bac Hamarket 385 An DongMarket City381 Ho ChiMinh Hanoi 115 food 70-3 courses 103,368,480

Map pages Map Photograph pages 188-9, 286 Index (L-M) 183 see 404 168 Tet 448 , 292 289 9 Mekong Delta25,413-74, Mekong 513 medical services measures 476,s McCain, John99 massage 100-1,366,436 metric conversions,s metric 417 River Mekong museums TeMuong 174-5 Lay174 Muong NeFairyMui 12, Spring NeBeach8,129,308-14, Mui Cave195 Mua travel 189,478,500,504-5 motorbike mosques Montagnard people,s 197 monkeys Mountain242 Monkey Mong Cai154-5, money 18,485-7,s Moc Chau168-9 mobile phones489 people,s minority military sites39,208-13,359,390-3 Hanoi 86 178 Sapa Market 440 Phong DienFloatingMarket 384 Old Market (Hanoi)117 night market 416 My ThoCentralMarket 186 Lung PhinMarket tours 415,436 Fine Arts Museum (Ho Chi Minh (HoChiMinh Museum Fine Arts (Hanoi)98 Museum Fine Arts 431 Dong ThapMuseum 171 Dien BienPhuMuseum 393 Museum Cu ChiWarHistory 434 Can ThoMuseum 271 Binh DinhMuseum 421 Ben Tre Museum 98 Army Museum Alexandre Yersin 293-4 Museum 8 tours 507 road rules505-6 insurance 504-5 hire 504 hazards 505 Saigon CentralMosque359 Mosque451 Mubarak Cholon Mosque363 Chau GiangMosque449-51 front cover cover , 127 City) 356-7 ee also inside frontcover 154 ee ee also inside hill tribes ee inside front ee inside ee 12 hill tribes 414 310 , 8 ,

My Lai268-9 Beach(Son My)269 My Khe Beach(Danang)244 My Khe music 56-7 Women’s Museum 98 Women’s Museum 354-5 Museum War Remnants Vuc QuanhOutdoorWarMuseum ofEthnology97 Vietnam Museum 357 Ton DucThangMuseum 223 Museum Royal Fine Art 462 GiaMuseum Rach 276-7 Quang TrungMuseum 169 &Museum Old French Prison National OceanographicMuseum ofVietnamese Museum ofTradingCeramics251 Museum 251 oftheRevolution Museum ofthe17thParallelMuseum and ofSaHuynhCulture 251 Museum City355 ofHoChiMinh Museum ofFolklore inHoiAn251 Museum ofEthnology163 Museum ofChamSculpture 237-8 Museum (HoChiMinh Museum Military (CanTho)436 Museum Military House98 Memorial 320 Lam DongMuseum 441 Museum Khmer People’s Museum Minority Khmer 294 HoaMuseum Khanh & of History Hoi AnMuseum 99 Museum Hoa LoPrison 121 TrailMuseum Ho ChiMinh 336 (Pleiku) Museum Ho ChiMinh Lien) (Kim Museum Ho ChiMinh (Hue)223 Museum Ho ChiMinh (HoChiMinh Museum Ho ChiMinh (Hanoi)95 Museum Ho ChiMinh (HangPac Museum Ho ChiMinh (Danang)238 Museum Ho ChiMinh (HoChiMinh Museum History (Hanoi)97-8 Museum History 336 Gia LaiMuseum Complex223 Museum General 205 293 98 Revolution 211 Dreams ofReunification City) 355-6 428 Culture 251 202 City) 357 Bo) 161 City) 355 INDEX , 266 545

10 Page, Tim Page, visas 305 see also ee also 336 Index (M-P)Index 128 , 63, 65 Minh City) 359 11 202-3 Phung Son Pagoda 364-5 Pagoda Phung Son 360 Hoi Quan Pagoda Phuoc An 252 Phuoc Lam Pagoda 360 Quan Am Pagoda 273 An Pagoda Tam 458 Bao Pagoda Tam 360 Son Hoi Quan Pagoda Tam 454 An Pagoda Tay 97 Ho Pagoda Tay 122 Pagoda Phuong Tay 458 Thach Dong Cave Pagoda 277 Thap Thap Pagoda 122 Thay Pagoda 360-2 Thien Hau Pagoda 228-9 Thien Mu Pagoda 97 Tran Quoc Pagoda 229 Hieu Pagoda Tu 421 Vien Minh Pagoda 416 Vinh Trang Pagoda 358 Xa Loi Pagoda 443 Xa Lon Pagoda Pasteur Institute 293-4 Pasteur Building (Ho Chi Committee People’s 10, 121-2, Perfume Pagoda Phu Quoc National Park 465, 467 Phu Quoc National Park 468 Farm Phu Quoc Pearl Phung Hung Old House 251 Phuong Hoang Cave 163 planning 17-21, 483 plants 77 Pleiku 335-8, Phan Rang 304-7, Phan Thiet 314-15 Phat Diem 198 pho Phoenix Island 419-20 Phong Dien Floating Market 440 Phong Nha Cave 202-3 Phong Nha–Ke Bang National Park photography 487, Phu Chau (Tan Chau) District 453 Phu Quoc Island 11, 128, 464-74, Po Klong Garai Cham Towers 304-5 Po Nagar Cham Towers 284 Po Ro Me Cham Tower 305-6 Po Shanu Cham Towers 309 police 485 politics 16, 49-50 327-8 Pongour Falls population 16, 50-1, 79 painting 59-60 passports 493, s temples business hours 92 ee ee also 362-3 Ambassadors’ Pagoda 96 Ambassadors’ Pagoda 365 An Quang Pagoda 428 Ang Pagoda Ba Chuc 455-6 223 Bao Quoc Pagoda 443 Bat Pagoda 194 Bich Dong Pagoda 455-6 Bone Pagoda 399 Buu Phong Pagoda 455-7 Cavern Pagoda 252 Chuc Thanh Pagoda 441-2 Clay Pagoda Complex 135 Con Son Pagoda 223 Dieu De National Pagoda 198 Dong Huong Pagoda 136 Du Hang Pagoda 363-4 Giac Lam Pagoda 364 Giac Vien Pagoda 362 Ha Chuong Hoi Quan Pagoda 428 Hang Pagoda 400 Hon Ba Pagoda 429 Pagoda Huong Tu 442 Im Som Rong Pagoda 357-8 Jade Emperor Pagoda 441 Kh’leang Pagoda Nam Vien Pagoda Khanh Van 308 Lac Son Pagoda 327 Linh An Pagoda 326 Linh Phuoc Pagoda 235 Linh Ung Pagoda 272-3 Long Khanh Pagoda 284, 293 Long Son Pagoda 444 Moi Hoa Binh Pagoda 434 Munirangsyaram Pagoda 362 Nghia An Hoi Quan Pagoda (Hanoi) 95-6 Pagoda One Pillar (Thu Pagoda One Pillar Duc) 398 362 Ong Bon Pagoda 427-8 Ong Met Pagoda 427 Ong Pagoda 121-2 Perfume Pagoda 252 Phac Hat Pagoda 238 Phap Lam Pagoda 462 Phat Lon Pagoda 458 Phu Dung Pagoda P Khoang LakePa 171 356 Tim Page, pagodas 53, s Old Quarter 91-4, 95-6 (Hanoi) Pagoda One Pillar s opening hours, Opera House 359

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