Published:  13:57 Monday - January 09, 2017

Forbes has included northern Việt Nam in a list of 21 low-cost travel destinations for 2017.

Travelers can find private accommodation for $10-15 a night while dorm beds cost $5 on average in the north of Vietnam

"Vietnam is known as a budget destination, but the region north of Hanoi along the Chinese border often gets overlooked by travelers," the magazine said in a recent report.

Bordering Laos and China, the mountains of northern Vietnam are well-known for their sensational sceneries and culture. Travelers often return home with amazing shots of rice terraces, towering mountains, twisting roads and ethnic minority peoples, the magazine noted.

Travelers can find private accommodation for US$10-15 a night while dorm beds cost $5 on average.

Meals cost $0.50-2 and transportation between towns runs to just a few dollars.

In July, for a third year in a row, the 2016 TripIndex report by TripAdvisor named Hanoi as the least expensive of 20 popular tourist cities surveyed.

Forbes also recommended Palawan in the Philippines (8th) and Luang Prabang in Laos (13th).

VNS