The Vietage is the way to ride the rails in Vietnam in style, so we sent a pair of T+L Kids to take the high-end train journey along the country’s beautiful central coast.
INCREDIBLY LONG AND SUPER BEAUTIFUL, Vietnam hasn’t had a really comfy way to get around the country while also seeing its landscape until recently. Now, there’s The Vietage, a luxury train that travels between Da Nang and Quy Nhon, which really is a gamechanger, not just for champagne-sipping grown-ups but also families looking for both adventure and the convenience of not getting on a plane.
So you can visit the adorable, lantern-filled UNESCO World Heritage ancient town on Hoi An, with its pedestrian laneways great for frolicking and cool old buildings fun for exploring; the famed white-sand stretches of My Khe Beach, offering both luxury resorts and, at late-afternoon, a slice of life as local families hit the waters; and the up-and-coming city of Da Nang, now brimming with great restaurants and shops and featuring that photogenic Dragon Bridge… then easily make your way to Quy Nhon, another city with ancient roots, ruins dating back a millennia from the Cham Empire that dominated here, and a stunning seaside that was essentially undiscovered by foreign tourists until the past several years.
Through the central Vietnam mountains in between, as our T+L kids found out, are a few fun hours aboard The Vietage. Aria indulged in a very-grown-up cheese plate and shoulder massage, and even squeezed in time for a nap.
Watch the video of Aria’s train trip through Vietnam about The Vietage here:
Travel+Leisure Southeast Asia was actually one of the first aboard The Vietage when it opened during covid. Check out our review of the ride here.
The Vietage train through central Vietnam departs from Da Nang Railway Station near Hoi An each morning, and makes the return journey from Quy Nhon every evening. You might want to look into their combination accommodation packages with train ride plus stays at Anantara Hoi An Resort and Anantara Quy Nhon Villas or Avani Quy Nhon Resort.
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