540 INDEX a Accommodation 475-7, 524-5, See Also Individual Locations
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© Lonely Planet Publications 540 Index 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 (B-D) 541 China 155, 158, 184, 498-9 ceramics 60 citadels Laos 174, 199, 201, 202, 216, 337, Cham Island 261-2 Co Loa Citadel 123 499-500 Cham people 28, 264 Dong Hoi Citadel 204 Botanic Gardens 369 museums 237-8 Hue 217-20 Buddhism 51-2, 53, see also pagodas new year celebrations 307 Mac Dynasty Citadel 157 & temples religion 53-4 Quang Tri 215 Buon Ma Thuot 328-32, 330 sculpture 60 Thanh Citadel 303 bus travel 500, 505-6 Cham structures Vinh Citadel 199 business hours 479 Banh It Cham Towers 276 Clay Pagoda 441-2 Buu Long Mountain 399 Binh Lam 276 climate 17, 480 Canh Tien 276 climate change 494 C Chien Dan 265 clubbing Ca Mau 444-6, 445 Duong Long Cham Towers 276 Hanoi 114-15 Ca Na 307-8 My Son 6, 262-5, 6 Ho Chi Minh City 381-2 Cai Be Floating Market 423-4 Phu Loc 276 Coconut Tree Prison 468 Cai Rang Floating Market 440 Po Klong Garai Cham Towers coffee 68 Cam Kim Island 260 304-5 communism 34-47, 48, 49-50, see also Cam Ran Bay 303-4 Po Nagar Cham Towers 284 Ho Chi Minh Camp Carroll 211-12 Po Ro Me Cham Tower 305-6 Con Dao Islands 129, 407-12, 410 camping 476 Po Shanu Cham Towers 309 Con Dao National Park 409 Can Gio 398-9 Thap Doi Cham Towers 271-2 Con Thien Firebase 211 Can Tho 434-40, 435 Thu Thien 276 Confucianism 53 floating markets 440 Tra Kieu (Simhapura) 265 Cong Vien Van Hoa Park 359 Cao Bang 158-60, 159 Champa 28, 264, 277 conservation 79-81 Cao Daism 53, 396 Charlie Hill 341 consulates 483 INDEX Cao Dai Holy See 395 Chau Doc 449-53, 450 costs 18, 475, 483, see also inside temples 238, 416, 445, 462 Chien Dan 265 front cover Cao Lanh 430-3, 432 children, travel with 479 courses car travel 500, 504-5 food 68 cooking 70, 102-3, 253-4, 368 driving licences 504 Hanoi 103 language 103, 368, 480 hazards 505 Ho Chi Minh City 368-9 credit cards 486 hire 504 language 530 Crémaillère Railway Station 319-20 insurance 504-5 China Beach 129, 243-4 crocodiles 448 road rules 505 Cholon 359-63, 361 Cu Chi Tunnels 390-3 Cat Ba Island 146-53 Christianity 53 Cu Chi Wildlife Rescue Centre 393, 394 beaches 152 Chua Co 429 Cua Dai Beach 260-1 Cat Ba National Park 152 Chua Hang Grotto 460 Cua Tung Beach 210 Cat Ba Town 146-52, 147 churches & cathedrals Cuc Phuong National Park 196 Cat Tien National Park 406-7 Cha Tam Church 363 culture 48-60 cathedrals, see churches & Cho Quan Church 365 Cunningham Landing Zone 212-13 cathedrals Danang Cathedral 238 customs 69 Cau Castle 468 Du Sinh Church 320 customs regulations 480 caves Immaculate Conception Cathedral cycling 127, 477, 501-2 Halong Bay 139-41 339-40 cyclos 506 Hang Pac Bo 160-1 Long Xuyen Catholic Church 447-8 Hang Trung Trang 152 Mountain Church 265 D Hospital Cave 153 Nha Trang Cathedral 293 Dai Lanh Beach 278-9 Lang Son 156-7 Notre Dame Cathedral 358 Dai Nam Theme Park 398 Long Hai 404 Phat Diem Cathedral 198 Dak To 341 Mua Cave 195 St Joseph Cathedral 100 Dakrong Bridge 212 Nguom Ngao 161 Tra Kieu Church 265 Dalat 10, 317-26, 319, 10 Phong Nha Cave 202-3 cinema 19, 58-9 Dam Doi Bird Sanctuary 447 Phuong Hoang Cave 163 cinemas Dam Sen Park 368-9 cell phones 489 Hanoi 114 Dambri Falls 328 censorship 55 Ho Chi Minh City 381 Dan Sinh Market 384-5 542 Index (D-H) Danang 235-41, 236 Elephant Falls 327 Ho Chi Minh City 366 dance 57 elephants 333 Phan Thiet 315 dangers 480-3 embassies 483 Tam Dao 124 Dao Tien Endangered Primate Centre emergencies, see inside front cover Gougah Falls 327 407 endangered species 76-7, 197, 406-7 guesthouses 476-7, see also Dao Titop 141 environmental issues 79-81 hotels Dao Tuan Chau 141 Erskine landing zone 212 Gulf of Tonkin Incident 38 Datanla Falls 327 ethnic minorities see hill tribes gyms 365-6 deforestation 79 etiquette 52, 69-70 Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) 208-13, 208 events, see festivals H tours 214 exchange rates, see inside front cover Ha Giang 187-8 dengue fever 513 Ha Tien 456-9, 457 Di Linh 328 F Hai Van Pass 234 diarrhoea 516 Fansipan 129, 178-9 Haiphong 135-8, 137 Dien Bien Phu 171-4, 172 fax services 489 Halong Bay 5, 127, 139-43, 140, 5, Diep Dong Nguyen House 251 festivals 103, 369, 429, 442, 483-4 126-7 disabilities, travellers with 490 film 19, 58-9 tours 142 diving 127, 296, 477-8 fish sauce 62, 468-9 Halong City 143-6, 144 hazards 482 floating markets 423-4, 440, 445 Ham Ho 277 Hoi An 254 food 19, 61-73, 130-1, 130, 130, 131, Hamburger Hill 212 Nha Trang 295 see also ind ividual locations Handicraft Workshop 252 Phu Quoc Island 468 courses 70, 102-3, 253-4, 368 Hang Nga Crazy House 10, 318-19, 10 Vinh Hoa 308 fruit 64, 439 Hang Pac Bo 160-1 DMZ, see Demilitarised Zone herbs 62 Hang Tien Grotto 460 Do Son Beach 139 language 70-3 Hanoi 82-124, 84-5, 88-9, 92 Doc Let Beach 129, 279-80 meat 64 accommodation 103-7 Doc Mieu Base 210 noodles 63 activities 100-1 INDEX Dong Ha 213-15 nuoc mam 62, 468-9 attractions 91-100 Dong Ho (Ha Tien) 458 pho 63, 65 bars 113-14 Dong Hoi 203-5, 203 rice 63, 419 clubbing 114-15 Dragon Island 420 rice-paper rolls 63 courses 102-3 Dray Nur 333-4 seafood 64 emergency services 85 Dray Sap 333-4 sweets 64 entertainment 114-16 drinks 19, 67-8 vegetables 64 festivals 103 driving, see car travel vegetarian & vegan travellers food 107-13 driving licences 504 69 history 83 drugs 485 football 60 itineraries 86, 101-2 Duong Beach 460 Forbidden Purple City 222 medical services 86 Duong Duong 465, 469 Franco-Viet Minh War 36-7 scams 91, 104, 120 Duong Long Cham Towers 276 French rule 32-7 shopping 116-18 DVT 512-13 fruit 64, 439 tourist information 87 dynasties 30 tours 103 Dzao people 288 G transport to/from 118-19 galleries, see museums transport within 119-21 E gay travellers 484 walking tour 101-2, 102 Easy Riders 325 Hanoi 115 health 510-20 economy 49-50 Ho Chi Minh City 381 insurance 484 ecotourism 80, see also responsible geography 74-5 hiking, see trekking travel geology 74-5 Hill 1175 212 Ede people 288 Gia Long 32 hill tribes 7, 24, 285-92, 329, 7, 132, electricity 476 Gia Long Falls 334 279, 285, 287, 291 golf 478 homestays 163, 169, 192, 198, 000 Map pages golf courses 292, 339, 477 000 Photograph pages Dalat 322 markets 161-2, 185-6, 188-9, Hanoi 100 286 Index (H-L) 543 Hinduism 54 shopping 257-8 Hon Giang Island 460 history 27-47, see also American War tourist information 248 Hon Lao (Monkey Island) 303 21st century 46-7 travel to/from 258-9 Hon Mieu 302 Cham people 28, 264, 277 travel within 259 Hon Mot 302 Chinese rule 28-32 walking tour 252-3, 253 Hon Mun (Ebony Island) 302 communist rule 34-47 holidays 484 Hon Tre (Bamboo Island) 302 Franco-Viet Minh War 36-7 homestays 425, 477, see also hill tribes Hon Yen (Bird’s-Nest Island) 302