natural wonder
Mai Chau Valley
A serene valley of rice paddies and traditional stilt houses of the White Thai ethnic minority near Hanoi.
31 km · about 35 min drive
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Hòa Bình
Phu Tho, Vietnam · Asia
About Hòa Bình
Hòa Bình sits on the route: 15 minutes from Kỳ Sơn, 31km from Mai Chau Valley.
Hòa Bình is in Phu Tho, Vietnam, with about 110,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Kỳ Sơn, about 8 km away.
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What is there to see near Hòa Bình?
Within an hour or so of Hòa Bình: Mai Chau Valley (31 km), Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (57 km), Hanoi Train Street (57 km), Hanoi Old Quarter (58 km).
Where is Hòa Bình?
Hòa Bình is in Phu Tho, Vietnam, about 8 km from Kỳ Sơn.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 105,260
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Vietnam
- Region
- Phu Tho
- Timezone
- Asia/Bangkok
- Coordinates
- 20.8172, 105.3376
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Worth the detour from Hòa Bình
7 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
The final resting place of Vietnam's revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh, a grand granite mausoleum in the center of Ba Dinh Square, Hanoi.
57 km · about 65 min drive
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Hanoi Train Street
A narrow residential street in Hanoi where a railway track runs just inches from houses, with trains passing through twice daily.
57 km · about 65 min drive
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Hanoi Old Quarter
A chaotic and charming maze of 36 ancient streets in Hanoi's historic heart, each named for the goods traditionally sold there.
58 km · about 65 min drive
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Hoan Kiem Lake
A picturesque lake in the center of Hanoi with the iconic red Huc Bridge leading to the Turtle Tower temple island.
58 km · about 65 min drive
restaurant
Bun Cha Huong Lien
The plastic-stool bun cha shop where Barack Obama and Anthony Bourdain ate in 2016; the table they used is preserved under a glass case. Grilled pork patties come in a bowl of sweet-sour broth with cold noodles.
58 km · about 65 min drive
cafe
Cafe Giang
The Hanoi cafe where Nguyen Van Giang invented ca phe trung: egg coffee, in 1946 while working at the Metropole during a milk shortage. It is still run by his family down a narrow alley off Nguyen Huu Huan.
59 km · about 70 min drive
When to drive here
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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