In following article I would like to express my knowledge to share more about tips and advises for a better holiday to Vietnam, the general tips that have been turn to an article based on the frequently asked question from the travelers who have been visited this charming country through Vietnam vacation packages. However, most of the question for Vietnam and its other neighboring country are about the weather forecast and the best places to visit when traveling in the region, I must say that those are concerned as very general discussion because the region has different climate year-round, in northern Vietnam you might experience a light winter though while you traveling toward the southern country you experience only wet and dry season as two major season for the region.
List of things to do before planning your holiday to Vietnam
Passport and Visa: This is essential, despite the Visa exemption that have been implemented since the July of the 2015 to 15 days visa free for the 5 more European countries such as Spain, Italy, Germany, France and UK. However, if you are traveling for more than 15 days or two weeks then you will need to apply for a 30 days visa through the embassy of Vietnam in your country of origin, but if you are holidaying through a Vietnam packages tours then Lux Travel DMC company is offering a free 30 days visa for the better assistant and the ease of traveling.
Money matter: The Vietnamese Dong, or VND, is the official currency of Vietnam that could be change and validate almost only in Vietnam or its neighboring country, if you are traveling from Europe or USA, then I must say that it is almost impossible to buy Vietnamese Dong in your origin country, but that’s not a big deal as if you carry Dollar or Euro then you will be able to change it into local currency in any bank or exchange offices in any big or small town around Vietnam, the other practical advice is to use your credit card to withdraw cash at any ATM.
Where to go: When you are planning your vacation to Vietnam you must make sure on what is your traveling style as Vietnam has everything for almost any taste of traveling. The adventure seeker find Sapa, Mekong Delta of central highlands of the country as an ideal place to be, the leisure and quality travel seekers will find out the luxury Halong Bay tours , world class luxury resorts and so on to spend a memorable holiday to Vietnam
Flight to Vietnam: The flights are pretty much depending on your origin destination, some airline operate direct flight either to Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City, but in general most of the countries from Euope or USA doesn’t have direct flight to Vietnam. In 2014, Vietnam Airline have planned to operate the direct flight from Hanoi to Washington DC, however, the most popular route is to get a transit flight from either Bangkok or Singapore to Vietnam. Qatar airways, Emirates and KLM offering the best deals
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Vietnam is one of the safest places in Asia, the crime against the tourist are almost unheard, however, we recommend you to pay more attention to your safety when you crossing the streets as the chaos of traffic here in Vietnam is one of the worst in the Asia. However, there are almost 5000 Travel agency each with one dedicated platform or website to offer different packages with different rate for your Vietnam vacation packages it is obvious that you get what you pay for but that’s not the all story, try to make a research on TripAdvisor and found out the agency or tour operator that is most reliable, according to Trip Advisor, service providers will get ranking through the real review they receive from the travelers who have been using their services. Lux Travel DMC is one of the top 5 tour operator within the Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia and have receive the Trip Advisor’s certificate of excellence in 2015. Do your own research and choose the one that suit your expectation.
Transportation in Vietnam: For long distances I encourage you to use domestic airlines such as Viet Jet or Vietnam Airline, the long distances such as Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi to Nha Trang, Hanoi to Phu Quoc Island, Hanoi to Hue and Da Nang. Train travel from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City Is not advice as it takes 2 days, it is time consuming and very uncomfortable. There are train for almost any destination across the country, the popular train routes in Vietnam are Hanoi to Lao Cai ( Sapa) and Hanoi to Hue. For Hanoi to Halong Bay it is advices to use mini bus or private car.
Taxi companies in Vietnam: There are many Taxi service providers in Vietnam, prices are vary depending on what type of Taxi you taking. All the taxi’s are using meter and you will pay as it shown in the meter, the two most recommend taxi companies that I used are: Mai Linh and the Vinasun
Hostels in Vietnam: There are many hotels dotted all around the cities in Vietnam. The hotel rate in Hanoi is a bit higher than Ho Chi Minh City. The mid class hotels have the same standard as the bed and breakfast hotels in the Europe. There are world class luxury resorts in Nha Trang, Da Nag and other islands each with different facilities and price tag. Try to book well in a head of time to get the best possible deal.
The Vietnamese language: The language of Vietnam is very simple for speaking as the grammar itself is very simple, but the difficulty is for the pronunciation which is makes it very complex. However, this language is only spoken in Vietnam.
Shopping in Vietnam: Though can’t be compared to Europe or Australia in terms of shopping, however, Vietnam is a very cheap, there are many night markets in almost any cities in Vietnam, the good shopping complex are in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City selling different brands of goods.
Climate in Vietnam: Vietnam is a tropical country bordered with by the South China Sea. The climate is hot and humid most of the time, Hanoi has a light winter with some blasting in ime nights but that’s not too long, however, the temperature in winter in Hanoi, Halong Bay and Sapa can drop to 15 ° C. Ho Chi Minh City doest experience any winter season, but wet and dry season.
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