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Can you drink tap water in Vietnam?

Capital: HanoiVietnamese, English, French, ChineseUpdated October 2026
NoNo, drink bottled

Can you drink the tap water in Vietnam?

Don't drink the tap water. Don't drink tap water; use bottled or filtered. Restaurant ice is usually factory-made, and many hostels and cafés offer refills.

Key facts

Tap water by place in Vietnam

PlaceVerdictNotes
Ho Chi Minh CityNo, drink bottledDrink bottled or filtered water. Restaurant ice is factory-made and generally fine; many cafés offer refill.
HanoiNo, drink bottledDo not drink tap water; use bottled or filtered. Ice in restaurants is factory-made and usually fine.
Da NangNo, drink bottledDo not drink tap water; use bottled or filtered. Ice is usually factory-made.
Hoi AnNo, drink bottledDo not drink tap water; use bottled or filtered. Restaurant ice is factory-made.
Ha Long BayNo, drink bottledDo not drink tap water; cruises provide bottled water. Ice at restaurants is usually factory-made.
Nha TrangNo, drink bottledDo not drink tap water; use bottled or filtered. Ice is usually factory-made.
Phu QuocNo, drink bottledDo not drink tap water; use bottled or filtered. Ice is usually factory-made.
SapaNo, drink bottledDo not drink tap water; use bottled or boiled. Homestays usually provide boiled or bottled water.
HueNo, drink bottledDo not drink tap water; use bottled or filtered. Ice is usually factory-made.
Ninh BinhNo, drink bottledDo not drink tap water; use bottled or filtered. Ice is usually factory-made.
Da LatNo, drink bottledDo not drink tap water; use bottled or filtered. Ice is usually factory-made.
Ha GiangNo, drink bottledDrink bottled or filtered water; hostels usually have refill stations. Carry extra on the loop.
Mui NeNo, drink bottledDrink bottled or filtered water; most restaurants and hostels serve factory-made ice.
Phong NhaNo, drink bottledDrink bottled or filtered water; hostels and farmstays offer refill points.
Cat BaNo, drink bottledDrink bottled or filtered water; hostels offer refills. Ice at restaurants is normally factory-made.
Vung TauNo, drink bottledDrink bottled or filtered water; apartments usually have dispensers. Restaurant ice is generally factory-made.
Quy NhonNo, drink bottledDrink bottled or filtered water; restaurants use factory-made ice.
Can ThoNo, drink bottledDrink bottled or filtered water; restaurants use factory-made ice.
Con DaoNo, drink bottledDrink bottled or filtered water; resorts provide refills.
Cao BangNo, drink bottledDrink bottled or filtered water; hostels and homestays provide refills.
Mai ChauNo, drink bottledDrink bottled or filtered water; homestays provide boiled or filtered water.

Tap water by place

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