The Real Route
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Vietnam backpacking planner

Plan a Vietnam route that works with the time you have.

Know where to go, what to do, and how to get between each stop.

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Timeline for a 14-day Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City route. Ninh Binh is the priority. Day 1 is arrival in Hanoi, day 2 is overnight travel toward Ha Giang, and day 3 starts the Ha Giang Loop.
14 days · Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City

How The Real Route works

Tell it how many days you have, where you are starting and finishing, and any places you want included. The Real Route turns that into a day-by-day plan that includes the time spent moving.

Use it before you book to see what fits, then keep the route with you as the trip takes shape.

  1. Start with your trip

    Choose your trip length, pace, start and finish, and the places that matter to you.

  2. See the days in order

    See where to go each day, including flights, buses, boats and returns between stops.

  3. Keep track as you plan

    Save the route to keep bookings, tasks, notes and costs together on this device.

In the app

Days, map, what to arrange, and cost. One route.

You look at the route, then record what you arrange and what you spend.

Timeline

Days stay in order, including the days you spend moving. A flight, a cruise return, or a night bus is a day in the plan, not a footnote under a city.

Timeline for a 14-day Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City route, with Ninh Binh as the priority and the first days in Hanoi and Ha Giang.
Overnight travel counts as a day

Map

Destination names and visit numbers sit on the map, so returns and repeated stops remain clear.

Map for a 14-day Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City route. Twelve destination names appear on the full-width atlas with visit numbers for active stops, including Hanoi as 01, 03 and 05. The Route order sheet is closed.
Stops in the order you visit them

Prepare

Flights and the Ha Giang loop come first on this route. Other things to arrange sit under Later. Saving keeps bookings, tasks and notes on this device.

Prepare for the 14-day Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City route. Save to keep track of 11 things to arrange, starting with the Hanoi to Da Nang flight, the Da Nang to Ho Chi Minh City flight, and the 3-day Ha Giang Loop.
What to arrange on this route

Budget

A planning total for this route. As you record what you actually spend, it replaces the estimate. It is not a quote.

Budget screen for the 14-day Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City route, showing the indicative total and the daily estimate before international flights.
AUD 1,567 · AUD 112 per day · before international flights

What it does not do

The Real Route plans the days, stops and travel between them.

You choose and make the bookings.

iPhone app

The iPhone app is currently in private beta and is not yet available on the App Store.

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