The 12 provinces and cities hosting the SEA Games have unique cuisine and many scenic spots.
Sword Lake, Hanoi at night. Photo: Nghiem Dinh Chinh
The 31st Southeast Asian Games – SEA Games 31 took place in 12 provinces. Which, Hanoi hosted the second time, hosting the most sports, including swimming, diving, diving, e-sports, wushu, vovinam, fencing, rattan bridge, bowling, basketball, etc. athletics, men’s soccer, shooting, archery, pencak silat, billiard snooker, taekwondo, gymnastics, artistic gymnastics, aerobics, Fujitsu.
Play: Hoan Kiem Lake walking street, Cat Linh – Ha Dong tramway , West lake, Old town, Temple of Literature – Quoc Tu Giam , Hoa Lo prison (with night tour), Imperial Citadel of Thang Long (with night tour), Mausoleum President Ho Chi Minh, Bat Trang Museum , Duong Lam ancient village …
Eat: Hanoi noodle soup (Bat Dan, Ly Quoc Su, Pho Thin, Pho Sung, Pho Tu Lun, Pho Lam…); Bun Cha (Huong Lien, Hang Fan, Hang Than, Hang Manh); West Lake shrimp cakes, rolls, vermicelli, Vong village nuggets , snail vermicelli…
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Ha Long Bay, Quang Ninh. Photo: Shutterstock
Quang Ninh is the venue for chess, women’s football, volleyball, beach volleyball, handball, biathlon and triathlon.
Play: Ha Long Bay, Quan Lan, Van Don, Cam Pha beaches, Yen Tu Pagoda , Cua Ong Temple; outdoor camping spots at Yen Trung lake, Ben Chau lake, Khe Che lake.
Eat: seafood (THQ lot 3, Tay Hung Thang villa area, Ha Long; Yolo seafood supermarket in Tuan Chau; Hong Hanh, Nguyen Van Cu street, Ha Long); Cu Ky vermicelli , fried rice, nodding cake, Ha Long squid cake, pearl yogurt…
How to get there: From Hanoi to Quang Ninh in the direction of Hanoi – Hai Phong highway, then transfer to Hai Phong – Ha Long highway, time is more than 2 hours.
>> See more Ha Long travel guide
Bank of Tam Bac River, Hai Phong. Photo: Giang Chinh
Hai Phong organizes rowing, canoeing and kayaking.
Play: City Theatre, Do Son, Cat Ba, Lan Ha Bay.
Eat: street food tour : vermicelli, Banh Beo, spicy bread, coconut pickles, snails, castor cake, chrysanthemum tea, sparkling…
How to get there: From Hanoi to Hai Phong by highway takes about 1.5 hours.
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Bac Ninh city center. Photo: Ba Do
Bac Ninh organizes handball, tennis, boxing and kickboxing.
Play: Phat Tich pagoda, But Thap pagoda, Dau pagoda, Ba Chua Kho temple, Dong Ho painting village .
Eat: Dinh Bang wife cake, Cho village cake, Diem village cake, Dinh To ash cake, Van village wine, Ho chicken, Bui Ninh Xa spring roll …
How to get there: From Hanoi to Bac Ninh it takes about 50-60 minutes, in the direction of Chuong Duong bridge, turn onto National Highway 1A or follow Thanh Tri bridge in the direction of National Highway 1.
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Hai Ly Church, Nam Dinh. Photo: Le Bich
Nam Dinh held the men’s soccer group stage.
Play: Nam Dinh old quarter, Tran temple, Pho Minh tower, Phu Day relic, Hai Ly temple .
Eat: sticky rice, Do Quan bread, vermicelli (or vermicelli), vermicelli, Banh Beo, Banh Cuon, Banh Xiu Pao , spring rolls, Nam Dinh beef noodle soup.
How to get there: From Hanoi to Nam Dinh in the direction of the Hanoi – Ninh Binh highway, to Nam Dinh bridge. Visitors go in the direction of Phap Van – Cau Gie and enter the highway to Phu Ly city. Then, continue to move along National Highway 21B to National Highway 10, to Nam Dinh Bridge, and turn right onto Provincial Road 490 to reach Nam Dinh city.
Tam Chuc Pagoda, Ha Nam. Photo: Vietravel
Ha Nam organizes men’s and women’s futsal.
Play: Tam Chuc pagoda , Ba Danh pagoda , Ba Kien house , Vu Dai village…
Eat: Phu Ly rolls ; Braised fish in Vu Dai village, vermicelli with perch at restaurant 68 at Phu Ly intersection, fish noodle soup at 157 Tran Hung Dao; playing Long Tuu, banana reigning Dai Hoang.
How to get there: From Hanoi to Ha Nam, go in the direction of Phap Van – Cau Gie to Phu Ly city, it takes about 1 hour.
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Trang An tourist area, Ninh Binh. Photo: Ngoc Thanh
Ninh Binh organizes karate competition.
Play: Trang An , Bai Dinh pagoda , Mua cave , Tam Coc – Bich Dong, Cuc Phuong National Park , Van Long lagoon …
Eat: goat meat, burnt rice (Duc De restaurant at 446 Nguyen Hue street, Ninh Binh city and Chinh Thu restaurant in Khe Thuong village…), sticky rice with ant eggs, fish salad, roasted field crab with guise leaves, cakes drift…
How to get there: From Hanoi to Ninh Binh in the direction of Hanoi – Ninh Binh highway, it takes about 1.5 hours to reach Trang An and Ninh Binh city.
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Long Coc tea hill, Phu Tho. Photo: Pham Hoang Cuong
Phu Tho organized the group stage of men’s football.
Play: Hung Temple , Ao Chau Lagoon, Xuan Son National Park, Nghia Linh Mountain, Long Coc Tea Hill .
Eat: river trout at Ca Hac Tri in group 10A, Song Thao street, Tien Cat ward; Long Gia restaurant group 16, Tien Cat ward, Viet Tri city; Thanh Son sour meat, ear cake, stone moss, braised filling with fish, cassava vegetables…
How to get there: From Hanoi to Phu Tho, you go in the direction of the Noi Bai – Lao Cai highway, it takes about 1 hour and 15 minutes to reach Viet Tri-city.
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Center of Bac Giang City. Photo: Ngoc Thanh
Bac Giang organizes badminton.
Play: Vinh Nghiem pagoda , Cam Son lake, Suoi Mo eco-tourism area, Dong Cao plateau .
Eat: Luc Ngan lychee, sticky rice with ant eggs, Yen The hill chicken, Chu noodles, Ke cake. Banh Da Ke village is located right on National Highway 1A, convenient for customers to turn in to buy gifts before returning to Hanoi.
How to get there: From Hanoi to Bac Giang, it takes about 1.5 hours, in the direction of the Hanoi – Bac Giang highway.
Tam Dao town center, Vinh Phuc. Photo: Trung Nghia
Vinh Phuc organizes golf and muay.
Play: Tam Dao tourist area , Dai Lai lake , Truc Lam Tay Thien monastery, Dam Vac tourist area.
Eat: Lung Ngoai cake, Vinh Tuong sugarcane molasses cake, Tay Dinh gio cake, Tu Yen braised tea, delicious chayote, burnt beef again.
How to get there: From Hanoi to Vinh Phuc, you go through the main Me Linh urban axis or through National Highway 2A, it takes about 1.5 hours.
>> See more Vinh Phuc travel guide / Tam Dao travel guide
Hoabinh water electric. Photo: Trung Nghia
Hoa Binh organizes road bike and terrain bike competition.
Play: Song Da hydropower plant , Thac Bo cave , Thung Nai , Mai Chau , Kim Boi mineral springs .
Eat: Lam rice, big salted and sour meat, boiled pork mannequin, pomelo leaf rolls, grilled river fish.
How to get there: From Hanoi to Hoa Binh in the direction of Thang Long Boulevard, turn onto Highway 21 and then come to Xuan Mai town, passing Luong Son and Ky Son districts. The distance to Hoa Binh city takes about 1.5 hours.
Military Festival on Luc Dau River, Hai Duong. Photo: Hai Duong City
Hai Duong organizes a table tennis competition.
Play: Con Son scenic relic with Tien chessboard, Ngoc well, Con Son pagoda; Kiep Bac Temple; Qinghai water puppetry village.
Eat: green bean cake at Tien Dung, Bao Hien Golden Dragon, Minh Ngoc, Hoa An stores; thorn cake ; Manh Hoach chicken.
How to get there: From Hanoi to Hai Duong, take the Hanoi – Hai Phong highway or take the train from Hanoi to Cam Giang, Hai Duong, and Phu Thai stations.