Vietnam Travel Tips

Hopefully, the following tips help you, and please feel free to contact us for more Vietnam tours information.

Money

1. VND paper notes come in the following denominations: 500,000 200,000  100,000  50,000  20,000  10,000  5,000  2,000  1,000  500  200 and 100. Coins come in 5,000 2,000 1,000 500 and 200.

2. US dollars are widely accepted, but do remember to use and accept new, clean, unmarked, and wrinkle-free bills. Our tour guide will help you with the exchange. Some small notes in cash would be recommended.

Health

1. Tap water is not drinkable, and our travel guide will offer you hygeian bottles of mineral water every day.

2. Because of the hot and dry conditions, please bring or purchase sunscreen and a sun hat while exploring sites.

3. During your Vietnam stay, it is important to keep in mind that local medical care is dismal. Contact your tour guide, who will usually direct you to the best alternatives.

Mekong Delta in VietnamPrepare a Sunscreen or a Sun Hat

Insurance

Due to procedural difficulties and budgetary constraints, ITU is not able to bear the cost of insurance for the participants, any medical expenses, or any other expenses. ITU, therefore, requests your Administrations/organizations to kindly make necessary arrangements for insurance and medical coverage of your participants before your Vietnam holiday.

Airport Tax

International airport tax is included in the airfares. No tax for domestic flights. 

Electricity Outlets

Electricity in Vietnam is 220 Volts, alternating at 50 cycles per second. Outlets in Vietnam generally accept 3 types of plug: A flat blade plug, two round pins, and two parallel flat pins with ground pins.

Communications

1. Local calls can usually be made from hotel/restaurant/cafe phones and are often free. Domestic long-distance calls are reasonably priced and cheaper when dialed directly. Check out for sure with the hotels/restaurants/cafes before you call.

2. Internet accessibility has improved during the last decades, and now cyber cafes are all around the corner in the cities and some big towns.

3. Travel by air is easy and sometimes much time-saving and economical. An open bus is not recommended in our Vietnam travel plans for its poor safety and discomfort. Traveling along the winding coastline and doing boat trips or cruises can be a special way for your Vietnam vacation.

Cruise Trip in VietnamCruise Trip in Vietnam

Watch-outs

1. Go easy on the food and drinks from the roadside stalls.

2. Medical care condition is still under the average standard for Westerners in Vietnam. Self-treatment might be good if your problem is minor (e.g., diarrhea or flu), and always have your own medicine. Buying medicine here is not encouraged because fake or expired ones are not news.

3. Some money notes look familiar; please double-check for changes during your trips.

4. Watch out for any kind of "for the monks" money donations.

Taboos

1. No topless/sleeveless allowed in religious sites such as temples and monasteries.

2. People tend to avoid blue and white clothes during the Spring Festival, for the colors are thought of as unfortunate.

3. If you have a chance to stay or dine at a local home, do remember: at the table, wait to be shown where to sit and allow the oldest person present to sit first. Pass a dish with both hands and eat with the left hand holding the bowl. Help yourself to the food, but wait for the oldest person to take a mouthful first.

More information on Vietnam holidays can be downloaded in our Indochina Travel Guidebook.

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