Vietnam: e-cigarettes are banned
Do
- Leave your e-cigarette at home before you travel
Don’t
- Bringing in or buying e-cigarettes
E-cigarettes and related products are banned.
Verified Oct 19, 2026Source: GOV.UK: Vietnam travel advice
Etiquette & taboos
Etiquette & taboos
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Vietnam
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Site-specific notes 5
Taken from the "don'ts" on each site page here. Open a site for its full etiquette and background.
Hạ Long Bay
- Don't litter in the bay (environmental checks are strict)
- don't touch stalactites in caves
- don't swim outside designated areas.
Hội An Ancient Town
- Don't be loud in the assembly halls
- don't enter religious sites in revealing clothes
- don't carve anything on the old buildings.
Phở
- Don't stand your chopsticks upright in the bowl
- don't drop used tissues back into the soup
Hội An cao lầu
- Don't stand your chopsticks upright in the bowl
- don't be loud in old-town shops
Japanese Covered Bridge (Lai Viễn Kiều)
- Don't climb or lean on the bridge's railings
- don't touch the deities or offerings
- don't hold long photo shoots in the middle of the bridge