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 Traveller's Tales: Advise for travellers in Vietnam
Heed our handy tips on safe travel in Vietnam. You may read about travel warnings, health, what to wear, travel with kids, travel with pets, local weather, local government, medical information and traffic information in the area.Also, you might want to read our
Central Vietnam city guide,
Halong Bay city guide,
Hanoi city guide,
Ho Chi Minh city guide,
and Phan Thiet city guide.
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| J Beressi |
17 November 2001 |
Stayed at Caravelle Hotel - Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam.
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Vietnam is a truly wounderful country, the people both inside and outside the main cities are extremely friendly . The countryside is magnificent but I would avoid Dalat as this is now too commercialised and one is plagued by street vendors.
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| C Berg |
12 November 2001 |
Stayed at Lucky Hotel - Hanoi, Vietnam.
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Recommend day tours to Perfume Pagoda, Ha Long Bay and Hoa Lu/Tam Noc. Hoa Lu was a place we hadn't heard much about before going - but is well worth a visit. Try to look for a tour that involves some hiking through the valley in Tam Noc. Should be in very good shape to do the Perfume Pagoda as it involves climbing 7,000 stone steps to reach the grotto. Also, try not to take the tour on a rainy day because the steps become treacherously slippery. Everyone in Hanoi travels on motorbike, although many tourists get around by cyclo. Now I understand why the US State dept issued warning about driving hazards in Vietnam - the roads are chaos! Be careful!
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| H Lupertz |
28 October 2001 |
Stayed at Rex Hotel Vietnam - Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam.
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Walking the city is a great experience. But you have to be careful that you not get robbed, especially by guys on the bike. Leave your bags in the safe in the hotel. But otherwise the atmosphere in this city is just great. The trip to the Cu Chi tunnels is a MUST.
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| P Slaney |
23 October 2001 |
Stayed at Guoman Hanoi Hotel - Hanoi, Vietnam.
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We flew out of Hanoi's new international terminal on the 23/10/01 and the departure tax is now 14 USD. They will except dong, but as there are no exchange facilities make sure you have enough money. We were 50 cents short which thankfully another traveller lent us as the airport staff were not flexible!
Whilst at the new airport you can admire the bad signage and play 'hunt the toilet'!
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| D Hayes |
14 October 2001 |
Stayed at Lucky Hotel - Hanoi, Vietnam.
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We took a tour of Cat Ba Island and Halong Bay through the hotel. We were initially going to do it ourselves as we don't like the idea of group tours. I'm glad that we did as it took all the hassle out of organising it ourselves and couldn't have done it cheaper. We had a great time. The only critisism was the 12km hike. It was a hard hike as we had expected. The group was a large one and we only had 1 guide. As the walk progressed, we separated into 3 groups with the guide leading the first group. They became so far ahead that we lost sight of them and needed to guess which direction to take. No head count was taken either. It could have become disasterous if someone became lost or injured themselves.
As for restaurants there are some really good and cheap ones. Try Suzie Wongs just down the street on the right of the Lucky Hotel. Try the fried shrimp on sugar cane. Yum.
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| J Delezen |
24 August 2001 |
Stayed at Rex Hotel Vietnam - Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam.
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Avoid staying overnight in Dong Ha, the food and hotels are terrible... avoid the restaurant across the street from the airport in Da Nang, the bill will be a terrible surprise and the rats move freely in the middle of the day with no fear.
The Morin Hotel in Hue has a wonderful free breakfast buffet, the hotel is well located but the rooms are a bit pricy, avoid the mini-bar in all of the hotels , the prices are outrageous.
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| L Mclaughlin |
15 August 2001 |
Stayed at Hanoi Horison Hotel - Hanoi, Vietnam.
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Very interesting area. The one thing to give a miss to is Lenin Park. It's rather run-down and decrepit and the lake is almost plugged full of old condoms and used hypodermics (Aug. 14 2001 visit).
Besides walking, the best way to get around seems to be the taxis. They were all polite and never attempted to rip us off (or at least if they did it was very well done). The cost was very low compared to most SE Asian countries.
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| A Foin |
30 July 2001 |
Stayed at Century Riverside Hotel Hue - Hue, Vietnam.
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Hue is lovely, although as with everywhere in Vietnam, you have to be careful that you are not bilked out of excessive amounts of money once you are labeled a tourist. The Citadel is amazing, as are the various masoleums.
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| S Gillen |
29 July 2001 |
Stayed at Caravelle Hotel - Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam.
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The cyclos are great for local city tours. The one's available outside the hotel seem to be pretty reputable and the drivers know a smattering of English. Avoid lunchtime tours as many of the attractions are closed for an hour or two. The local golf courses are are pretty decent, we preferred the Vietnam Country Club. They have changed the laws about closing times for some for the nightclubs, i.e. earlier, but this seems to have spawned the opening of some new clubs in the area, open later. The kids are becomming more of a nausence. We had some incidences of "attemped" pick pocketing, both by kids and adults and the normal problems with bar tab accountability in some of the seeder places. Stick with your group as the night wears on!
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| M Chew |
24 July 2001 |
Stayed at Hanoi Horison Hotel - Hanoi, Vietnam.
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Dinner at the Indochine Resteraunt is certainly a pleasant experience and should not be missed.
Hanoi can be a pleasant city, with many lakes, parks and tree-lined streets -- once one gets past the extremely high ambient noise levels. But watch out for the moto and cyclo drivers/freelance guides -- they are all expert crooks and will gladly cheat you for all they can get. First time visitors to Vietnam should stick with professional guides and taxis arranged by the hotel.
Airplane buffs should check out the seldom-visited Air Force Museum on the outskirts of Hanoi. It is one of the largest in Vietnam, and the displays are well labelled in English.
A visit to the Perfume Pagoda is also a day well spent.
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