What vaccinations do I need for Vietnam?

None is required for entry. Recommended for a normal tourist trip: Hepatitis A; Typhoid; Tetanus up to date; Rabies for longer stays; Japanese encephalitis for long rural stays. See a travel clinic six to eight weeks before you go.

Vietnam travel tips

Vietnam travel health

Q: What is the emergency number in Vietnam?

115 for an ambulance, 113 for police. International hospitals and clinics in Hanoi, Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City are good, English-speaking and inexpensive compared with Europe. Public hospitals are cheap, crowded and rarely English-speaking. On Phu Quoc the facilities are basic and serious cases go to the mainland.

Required is not recommended: the first is what the border asks about, the second is what a clinic would suggest. Both, for Vietnam, then the number to dial and what care costs a visitor. Applies to every guide in Vietnam: Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hoi An, Da Nang, Ha Long Bay, Phu Quoc and 2 more.

Required to enter

Nothing. No vaccination certificate is asked for at the border.

Emergency number

115 for an ambulance, 113 for police

Care for visitors

Good and affordable

International hospitals and clinics in Hanoi, Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City are good, English-speaking and inexpensive compared with Europe. Public hospitals are cheap, crowded and rarely English-speaking. On Phu Quoc the facilities are basic and serious cases go to the mainland.

Dengue is common in the rainy season. Malaria is not a risk in the cities or the usual tourist areas. Traffic injuries are by far the most common reason visitors need a hospital.

The general rules — clinic timing, water, mosquitoes, insurance — are in travel health tips.