Vietnam Travel Map to assist with your travel planning

Vietnam has more recently become a favourite with travellers.

Once, the name Vietnam signified not so much a country, but instead, a tragic jungle war. In recent years, however, the lifting of Vietnamese government restrictions and the boom in budget travelling, has enabled more contemporary and relevant portraits of the country to gain currency in the West.

An understanding of history still goes a long way in Vietnam, since the country has a unique civilization and a highly cultured people, but most visitors are entranced by it's landscapes, its delicious cuisine and the opportunity to witness the invigorating, early days of Vietnam's renewed contact with the West.

The Socialist Republic of Vietnam, a sovereign and reunified independent country, has a high percentage of territorial waters. Looking at the map, Vietnam is located in the center of the Southeast Asia, and is shaped like the letter "S". The country lies in the eastern part of the Indochina peninsula, bordered by China to the north, Laos and Cambodia to the west, and the East Sea and Pacific Ocean to the southeast. Vietnam's coast line is 3,260 km long and its inland border measures 3,730 km.
The country's total length, from the northernmost point to the southernmost point, is 1,650 km.
Its width, stretching from east to west, is 600 km at the widest point in the north, 400 km in the south, and 50 km at the narrowest part in the Quang Binh province on the central coast. Vietnam is also a transport junction from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.