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Ben Hai River
🌊 River📸 Tourist Attraction

Ben Hai River

Quảng Trị, Vietnam

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Overview

The Vietnamese river which made Vietnam become 2 countries 21/7/1954-2/7/1976. It sits on the central coast, where the rains come in autumn rather than summer.

Why visit: The Mekong, the Red River and the Perfume River — the waterways Vietnamese life has organised itself around.

Things to do
  • ›Take a boat at dawn, when the river traffic and the light are both best
  • ›Agree the price and duration before boarding
  • ›Try a dragon boat on the Perfume River in Hue
  • ›Watch the bank — riverside life is the real view
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Travel Information

Best time

October – April

Weather

Hot and humid at 25–34°C, but with the wet season reversed against the rest of the country — the heaviest rain and the typhoons arrive September to December, when the north and south are dry.

Entry fee

Boat hire ~₹400 – 2,000

Hours

Daylight hours

Est. budget

₹800 – ₹3,000

Duration

2 – 4 hours

Nearby attractions

Within
7 km
📍 War History
4.5

Vinh Moc tunnels

Quảng Trị

Vinh Moc tunnels is a notable war history in Quảng Trị, Vietnam. It sits on the central coast, where the rains come in autumn rather than summer.

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