Vietnam

[jokerpoker81]

May I know, do we need to pay commision/admin fee when we chg SGD/USD @ HCMC airport?

some will charge extra 3%.......check out all changers b4 u decide....

 

[cryn79]

Hi all,

I will be in HCMC tomorrow, how is the weather there now?

 

[blue_ju78]

Hi all,

I will be in HCMC tomorrow, how is the weather there now?

so far, been kinda warm. same like SG

jus came back from the city. so crowded & busy!

 

[ckpay]

May I know how much the taxi fare is from city (say Dist 1) to airport, under normal traffic condition?

 

[jokerpoker81]

May I know how much the taxi fare is from city (say Dist 1) to airport, under normal traffic condition?

book cab at airport $usd 8. go by ownself, i think abt 100,000 - 150,000 dong.

 

[jokerpoker81]

Vietnam - Budget hostel - Honghan Guesthouse

http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/showthread.php?t=2204843

Mekong Delta 1 Day tour packages

Different tour packages in Dalat from TM Brothers, just beside a very nice backpackers hostel, Peace hotel and also Peace Cafe ( where the Easy Riders are ). Tour 3 is very worth it...

1 day tour package of Nha Trang offered by budget hostel i stayed, add all the extra charges, it be around $200,000 dong / pax.

 

[jokerpoker81]

Price list of water sport activities at Nha Trang beach. Parasailing cost $300,000 dong, bargain for $250,000 dong, but before you set off, they ask you to go for $350,000 dong, 6 mins, "bigger round"...i only had 4 mins......If $250,000 dong, only "small round"........you will don the parachute....and sppedboat drags you out to sea, and you be in the air admiring the sea / scenery.....super shiok feeling.

 

[jokerpoker81]

remember to bring photocopies of your passport, as hostels / hotels will ask for it once arrived. you need passport to enter casinos in 4,5-stars hotels, eg: New World Hotel near Benh Thanh market in HCMC.

 

[Techadd]

some will charge extra 3%.......check out all changers b4 u decide....

i never heard of 3% surcharge fee in money changing..i think u got ripped..

 

[ckpay]

hey, may i know what is diff attraction between My Tho, Ben Tre & Cai Be, Vinh Long? which iternary more worthwhile to join?

 

[ckpay]

cab fare from city are (dist 1) to airport also around 100k-150k? (vinasun for example)

 

[jokerpoker81]

i never heard of 3% surcharge fee in money changing..i think u got ripped..

this is true.....one of the changers charged that.....when i was coming back to sg....was at airport....they do that for USD, SGD....and gods knows...maybe all currencies? ............i only had few dollars worth left...so i didnt bother about this charge.....juz want to change dong back to sgd at the airport b4 come back to sg......

 

[jokerpoker81]

hey, may i know what is diff attraction between My Tho, Ben Tre & Cai Be, Vinh Long? which iternary more worthwhile to join?

check with techadd, see can answer or nt............i only been to one of it of coz....the one with honey bee farm etc.......take a pic with the python on ur shoulders if you wish to.....it was fun experience!

sg mandai zoo charge u $10 or more for a single pic ( developed on the spot for you ).......here? you get a bigger python, and take unlimited pics....and you dun pay a cts to take the pic....so y nt?..hahaha

 

[ckpay]

check with techadd, see can answer or nt............i only been to one of it of coz....the one with honey bee farm etc.......take a pic with the python on ur shoulders if you wish to.....it was fun experience!

sg mandai zoo charge u $10 or more for a single pic ( developed on the spot for you ).......here? you get a bigger python, and take unlimited pics....and you dun pay a cts to take the pic....so y nt?..hahaha

u took e My Tho, Ben Tre tour?

 

[jokerpoker81]

u took e My Tho, Ben Tre tour?

yea, tht tour is worth it.....if i go HCMC next time, i try the other 1 day tour then..hahah


topic i just posted......

Vietnam - Budget hostel - Honghan Guesthouse

http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/showthread.php?t=2204843

 

[Techadd]

hey, may i know what is diff attraction between My Tho, Ben Tre & Cai Be, Vinh Long? which iternary more worthwhile to join?

Mytho and Ben Tre is the same except that Mytho is a city while Ben Tre is a province, the boat ride you take is along the Ben tre province, Cai Be tour should only be taken if you are staying overnight in Mekong area so you will be able to tour the cai be floating market in the early hours of the morning, or if u are doing cai be from saigon, pick up time should no later be 6am in the morning, dun bother if tis any later, as the market are already closed and no activitiy can be seen by the time u reach cai be in the late morning. Vinh Long is a city..you probably just have a 30mins? free and easy at one of its local market thats all

 

[ckpay]

thanks for the detail and clear explanation. Kudos!!

 

[leogeo]

is vung tau beach worth going?

 

[Techadd]

is vung tau beach worth going?

well. if u have 3days and 2nites of time, Phan Thiet would be a better choice.

 

[jokerpoker81]

those cyclo are out to cheat ang mohs de... take taxi is the best de... vinasun is the best...

pic of what is a cyclo ride....be warned, everyone..........claimed to be 15000 dong / pax ( asked many times! dumb to believe ), then tk u extra tour, charge u 800,000 dong for 4 pax.....bargain til 600,000 then they tk, coz i guess they saw green uniform tourist security guy walking over to us............