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Mai Chau in February
Mixed month: February is outside the recommended season (September – November, March – May). Plan around: Tet: Closures and a Travel Rush. Tet (Lunar New Year) can fall this month.
The season opens in March, next month.
2 days in Mai Chau in February · from ₹6,737 for two
Stay, food & local travel; getting there extra
Before you book February
Closures, crowds and rules at Mai Chau this month.
Worth knowing
Tet: Closures and a Travel Rush
Tet (Lunar New Year) falls on 6 February in 2027. In the week before, trains, buses and flights sell out and fares rise; for three to five days after, many shops, restaurants and family-run hotels close. Check the date for your year, book transport a month or more ahead, and expect higher prices.
What’s on in February
Timing a trip around these changes what you pay and what you can book.
Tet (Lunar New Year)2027: 6 Feb
Vietnam's biggest holiday. In the week before, trains, buses and flights sell out and prices rise as everyone travels home; for three to five days after New Year's Eve many shops, restaurants and family-run hotels close, while temples and flower markets are at their liveliest. Book transport a month or more ahead, or avoid travelling in the days either side.
What it costs
For two sharing a room; 2 days on the ground, getting there not included.
Budget
₹6,737 for two
- Room a night₹1,290
- Food a day, each₹962
Mid-range
₹16,805 for two
- Room a night₹3,680
- Food a day, each₹2,220
Luxury
₹42,768 for two
- Room a night₹12,880
- Food a day, each₹5,180
What February does to prices
- In the week before, trains, buses and flights sell out and fares rise; for three to five days after, many shops, restaurants and family-run hotels close.
- Check the date for your year, book transport a month or more ahead, and expect higher prices.
- In the week before, trains, buses and flights sell out and prices rise as everyone travels home; for three to five days after New Year's Eve many shops, restaurants and family-run hotels close, while temples and flower markets are at their liveliest.
Totals cover the room (taxes included), food, local transport, entry and a 10% buffer: the figures the planner opens on. These are typical rates; Tourisma has no month-by-month rates for Vietnam yet, so they don't move with the month.
Getting there
Fly into Hanoi (HAN), 90 km away
Then: Transfer · 3h 30m (Private car, per vehicle)
Flights from India: from 7 cities, one way from ₹9,000
Fly into Da Nang (DAD), 609 km away
Flights from India: from 5 cities, one way from ₹14,500
Routes compared
Entry rules
E-visa before you fly for up to 90 days, about ₹2,380
- At least a week before you fly, apply for the e-visa on the official portal, evisa.gov.vn: passport scan, a recent photo, your entry date and the airport you will land at. The fee is US$25 single entry or US$50 multiple entry (for a side trip to Cambodia or Laos), paid by card and not refunded if refused.
- Approval usually takes 3 working days. Download the e-visa, check every letter of your name and passport number and the dates, and print it.
- At immigration, show your passport and the printed e-visa. There is no arrival card. Enter through the airport or border post named on the e-visa.
- Flying straight into Phu Quoc from abroad and staying on the island: no visa is needed for up to 30 days, but you need one to go on to the mainland. India's embassy in Hanoi advises getting the e-visa anyway, in case you have to reach the mainland in an emergency.
Carry: Passport valid for at least 6 months from the day you arrive, with two blank pages; Printed e-visa approval letter; Return or onward ticket; Hotel bookings for the stay.
Use only evisa.gov.vn (the Vietnam Immigration Department's portal); look-alike sites charge two to four times the fee. The e-visa cannot be extended inside Vietnam, so choose its dates and single or multiple entry carefully.
Checked 2026-10; confirm with the embassy before you fly.
Elsewhere in Vietnam in February
Instead in season this month.
- Ben Tre (Mekong Delta) · great month
- Can Tho (Mekong Delta) · great month
- Cu Chi Tunnels · great month
- Ha Long Bay · great month
- Ho Chi Minh City · great month
- Mui Ne · great month
- Ninh Binh (Tam Coc & Trang An) · great month
- Phu Quoc · great month
Nearby in Northern Mountains:
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