Tet in Vietnam 2027: What Travelers Need to Know
Vietnam's Lunar New Year is the most beautiful and the most complicated week of the year to travel. Here is how to enjoy it without getting stuck.
Quick answer
Tet 2027 starts on Saturday, February 6, and the official holiday runs February 4–10, 2027. It is a wonderful time to see Vietnam celebrate, but small shops and restaurants close for one to three days, and flights, trains and hotels sell out. Stay put in one or two places over the holiday, avoid travel days just before and after it, and book four to six months ahead.
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| What | Dates | What it means for you |
|---|---|---|
| Tet travel season | About January 22 – February 20, 2027 | Extra flights and trains; transport is busy and pricier |
| Official holiday | Thursday, February 4 – Wednesday, February 10 | Offices and many businesses close |
| New Year's Eve (Giao thừa) | Night of Friday, February 5 | Fireworks at midnight in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang |
| First day of Tet | Saturday, February 6 | Quietest day of the year; families visit relatives and pagodas |
| Back to normal | From about February 11–15 | Shops reopen; the return rush peaks on roads and flights |
2027 is the Year of the Goat (Đinh Mùi). The holiday was confirmed by the government on October 2, 2026: seven days for the public sector, including two days carried over from the weekend.
What Tet is like for a visitor
In the two weeks before Tet, Vietnam is at its most festive. Streets fill with peach blossom in the north and yellow apricot blossom and kumquat trees in the south; flower markets open in every city, and Ho Chi Minh City usually builds its flower street on Nguyen Hue. Families clean and decorate their homes, and the shops are busy until the last afternoon.
Then the country stops. On New Year's Eve, families gather for dinner and watch the midnight fireworks. On the first days of Tet, people visit relatives and go to the pagoda to pray for luck; the cities are quieter than at any other time, which makes them lovely to walk around. Many Vietnamese who live in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City are back in their home provinces.
What stays open, what closes
- Open: hotels and resorts, Halong Bay and Lan Ha Bay cruises, airports, larger restaurants (often in hotels), most major sights and pagodas.
- Closed for one to three days, sometimes a week: family-run restaurants and street food stalls, markets, many shops, tailors, some museums and smaller attractions.
- More expensive: hotels and cruises often add a Tet surcharge, and taxis and drivers charge holiday rates. Staff who work over Tet usually receive a bonus; a small extra tip in a red envelope (lì xì) is a kind gesture.
How to plan a trip over Tet
- Stay in one or two places over the holiday (around February 4–10, 2027). Hoi An, Hanoi or a beach resort make good bases.
- Avoid traveling between cities just before Tet and in the week after it. Millions of people travel home and then back to work; roads, airports and stations are at their busiest.
- Book early. Domestic Tet flights for 2027 went on sale on August 25, 2026, with about 3.7 million Vietnam Airlines Group seats and 3.1 million Vietjet seats. Tet train tickets (about 300,000) went on sale on September 5, 2026.
- Have meals planned for the first three days. Your hotel, a guide or a cooking class takes care of it.
- Join in. Visit a flower market, a pagoda on the first morning, or a family meal arranged through your guide; it is the best part of traveling at Tet.
On our private trips we plan the route around the holiday, book transport months ahead and arrange meals and experiences for the days when Vietnam closes. Tell us your dates and we will tell you what is still available.
Sources
- VietnamPlus: official holiday schedule for Tet 2027 (Vietnamese)
- CafeF: Tet 2027 flight and train tickets on sale (Vietnamese)
- VOV: Vietnam Railways opens Tet 2027 ticket sales on September 5 (Vietnamese)
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