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Vietnam
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The Central Coast is a region of Vietnam.
By train
There are train stations at most above mentioned cities and towns; like Nha Trang, Quy Nhon, Dong Hoi, or Da Nang, and Hué. The closest railway station to Hoi An is 17 km away; Trà Kiệu.
By road
The Hai Van Tunnel between Danang and Hue cuts 20 km and a good hour off travel time between the two cities, and bypasses the dangerous and scenic Hai Van Pass.
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Huế · International · HUI
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Has a large airport that serves Quảng Ngãi and Tam Kỳ
Vietnam's fifth largest city with lots of tourists, where the beaches are the main attraction
Dong Ha (Vietnamese: Đông Hà) is a city in central Vietnam. It's the closest major city to the DMZ, or Demilitarized Zone, the area around the former border between North and South Vietnam.
A sleepy beach and seaside town with all the necessary infrastructure; laid back, authentic and genuinely friendly, with at least half a dozen hostels, convenient for accessing Phong Nha Ke Bang national park.
A trading port with a UNESCO World Heritage listed old city and pedestrian-friendly shops and cafes
The former imperial capital and a popular tourist attraction
Khe Sanh is a small city in Central Vietnam. The area surrounding it saw some of the fiercest fighting during the American War.
Lý Sơn is an insular district in Quảng Ngãi province, Central Coast (Vietnam). Lý sơn is known for its many temples, beaches and garlic fields.
A popular beach town
A fishing village that includes mountains, a river, a lagoon, an island and a 32-km beach
The inexpensive and tourist-free alternative to Da Nang, yet off many people's radar and therefore still a tranquil and authentic, lively and pleasant city with a much (among the locals) hyped beach. Good for a break between Nha Trang and Hoi An.
Tam Ky is in the Central Coast of Vietnam.
Thanh Hoa is a city in the Central Coast region of Vietnam. It is a major crossroads for buses to the Lao border at Na Meo, but otherwise the town has little of interest to the average tourist.
Vinh is a major city in Central Coast Vietnam.
7 islands that are 17 km (9 nautical miles) offshore to the East of Hoi An river-ocean inlet
Vietnam's Demilitarized Zone, or DMZ, is the area around the former border between North and South Vietnam. Historically it was a narrow band of terrain extending from Laos to the coast, 5 km on either side of the Ben Hai River, roughly on the 17th parallel, north latitude.
UNESCO World Heritage listed ruins of temples built by the ancient Champa civilisation, located close to Hoi An
A border crossing town
Caves, caves, caves
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