11 days in vietnam itinerary
planning a trip with my friend to vietnam in january of 2027 and we have 11 days. going to fly into hanoi and fly out of HCMC. we know we only want one full day in hanoi and 3 full days in HCMC. i think we should do 3 days ha giang loop, but my friend wanted to go to sapa for two days. i have seen that sapa may not be worth it. heard its very touristy now. we also want to spend 3-4 days in hoi an/da nang. we are big into shopping and food and wanted to hit north, central, and south to try all of the different food. is this too much to pack into one trip? should we skip sapa and do ha giang loop? were thinking we dont have time for ha long bay or ninh binh, but would you skip hoi an/da nang to do more in the north? any suggestions would be super helpful!