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Sapa in May
Good month: May is at the end of the recommended season (March – May, September – November). Reunification Day and Labour Day holidays can fall this month.
The season ends with May. Freezing Winters in the Mountains usually starts in December, 7 months away.
3 days in Sapa in May · from ₹19,551 for two
Stay, food & local travel; getting there extra
What’s on in May
Timing a trip around these changes what you pay and what you can book.
Reunification Day and Labour Day holidays2027: 30 Apr – 1 May
A long national holiday when much of the country goes to the beach and the hills: hotels in Vung Tau, Nha Trang, Da Nang, Phu Quoc, Da Lat and Sapa fill and raise prices, and buses and flights sell out. Book early or avoid these days.
What it costs
For two sharing a room; 3 days on the ground, getting there not included.
Budget
₹19,551 for two
- Room a night₹1,660
- Food a day, each₹1,053
- Main sight entry, each₹550
Mid-range
₹38,291 for two
- Room a night₹4,780
- Food a day, each₹2,430
- Main sight entry, each₹550
Luxury
₹89,591 for two
- Room a night₹16,560
- Food a day, each₹5,670
- Main sight entry, each₹550
What May does to prices
- A long national holiday when much of the country goes to the beach and the hills: hotels in Vung Tau, Nha Trang, Da Nang, Phu Quoc, Da Lat and Sapa fill and raise prices, and buses and flights sell out.
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), 254 km away
Then: Transfer · 5h 30m (Private car, per vehicle)
Flights from India: from 7 cities, one way from ₹9,000
Fly into Da Nang (DAD), 835 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 May
Also in season this month.
- Con Dao · great month
- Da Nang · great month
- Hoi An · great month
- Ly Son Island · great month
- Nha Trang · great month
- Phong Nha · great month
- Quy Nhon · great month
- Cat Ba (Lan Ha Bay) · great month
Nearby in Northern Mountains:
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Sapa in May, day by day, priced for your group.