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The largest water park in the country, on the north of Phu Quoc island, and by its own operator's account the largest in Southeast Asia. A wave pool, a river ride and a bank of slides sit inside a much bigger theme park with six themed zones and an aquarium, all on one ticket. This is the one here you would build a whole day around rather than fit between other stops. Weekdays are noticeably quieter.
Ho Chi Minh City's own water park, in District 11 beside the older Dam Sen cultural park, and the easiest escape from the city heat without leaving town. Three hectares of slides, a wave pool, a lazy river and a large children's area, packed at weekends and near-empty on weekday mornings. It is a city park rather than a resort, so treat it as a half-day between other things rather than a destination in itself.
Hanoi's water park, on the shore of West Lake inside the wider Ho Tay complex, and the only sizeable one in the capital. High-speed slides and a diving pool sit next to a wave pool and a lazy river. It runs seasonally rather than year-round, because Hanoi winters are genuinely cold, so check that it is open before making the trip out.
Better known as Vietnam's Buddhist theme park, out in the eastern districts of Ho Chi Minh City, and easily the strangest day out on this list. Dragons, temple facades and a walk-through of the Buddhist hells sit alongside a real water park with slides, a wave pool and an artificial beach. Come for the oddity as much as the water, because nothing else in the country looks remotely like it.
The water park sits inside the Sun World complex on the hillside above Ha Long Bay, alongside the cable car and the Sun Wheel that most visitors actually come for. Slides, a wave pool and a lazy river, with the bay in view from the top of the hill. Worth adding to a Ha Long day when it is hot, but it is not the reason to go to Ha Long.
Most of these sit inside larger parks, so it is worth knowing what else is on the ticket. Things to do in Vietnam puts them in context, beaches in Vietnam covers the free alternative on the same coast, and Vietnam with kids is the place to start if you are travelling as a family.
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