Halong Bay in April!

Hello, knowing people!

We are planning to go to Vietnam this April. What kind of weather / visibility we%26#39;ll have in Halong Bay? Does it rains? Fogs? And if the timing is good enough, any recommendations on tour/junk ? We are not on a tight budget, but don%26#39;t want too expensive also... thinking about two nights (may be, one on a boat, one on island).

Thanks a lot.

Halong Bay in April!

Hi,I am from singapore and I have just got back from my Vietnam trip. It was fantastic.Ha Long bay was beautiful and we were lucky with the weather.

We stayed on the indochina sail, excellent!

April is beginning of rainy season as I remember our guide told us, but it normally doesn%26#39;t rain all day.

Two nights for Ha Long is fine, I would stay on the Junk both nights as it is so beautiful.

Good luck with your tour ahead,I love Viet nam.

Vicki

Halong Bay in April!

The weather is so nice in Halong in April, no rain, no fogs and has sunshine, wish you have a nice trip there.

There are a lots of nice junk/boat for overnight in Halong, Red Dragon Junk or Lagoon Junk is highly recommended.

We were in Halong Bay in April 2007. The weather was great - a bit misty, but I gather it%26#39;s always like that. We had no rain and it was warm enough to kayak and swim and sit on the deck at midnight sipping cognac and cocktails! Our vessel was ';Dragon%26#39;s Pearl'; which we thought was wonderful but I gather in the ensuing two years many more luxurious junks have been commissioned. We loved the whole experience but I feel the 2 day/1 night option is the better.

visa into laos?

hello,

looking for any info anyone has about obtaining a visa for laos coming overland from vietnam?? Heard today that there has been some tension between the 2 countries and that we should get visa before departing vietnam, that visa on arrival is difficult if not impossible?? if anyone has done recently was there a decent way to travel from hanoi?? Keenly waiting for reply... cheers:)

visa into laos?

me too. I am looking to go from hanoi to laos for a weekend. Not heard of the tensions but wondering where in hanoi to get a visa and how long it takes.

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The mekong.. Book a tour or do it ourselves?

Hi,

Need a bit of help with our trip.

We plan on spending 3 nights in the area. Travelling by the express ferry from HCMC to Can Tho.

Then where to??

We would like to do a homestay in the area, but do we stay all the nights in Can tho %26amp; do some day trips, book an organised tour?, do a overnight cruise? I am lost.

When we leave Can Tho we will be flying to Ha noi, flight leaves at 1545.

Help please, my husband %26amp; I are travelling with our 8yr old son.

Thanks

The mekong.. Book a tour or do it ourselves?

off topic a little but on the river, if you go laos or area with mossies(most of coastal VN) take anti-malaria tabs. A good friend recently spent two weeks in hospital in london because of this! I%26#39;ve done the chinese side(lang cang he) without issues like that.

Good tailor?

Does anybody knows a good tailor for man and woman? is the materials good quality?

Currency exchange

I am going to HCMC and Hue next month.

Am I likely to get as good an exchange rate for stirling notes as for US$?

Currency exchange

I would say yes, no point is paying two lots of commission on conversion.

I am taking AUD dollars are exchange is not to good at all.

Currency exchange

I think the the real issue is how much do you lose in the exchange - ie the % difference between same worth in both countries. Use an ATM if you can. Gold(jewellery) dealers can exchange currrency but it is a free market for them...

if you convert sterling to usd in england you will lose. then you convert usd to dong in VN. you lose again. limit the conversions you make! do not use travelex etc. 8% min in my experience is the loss.

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Domestic fligths - How long in advance ?

Hello to everbody,

maybe you can tell me how long in advance it is necessary to book a domestic fligt. I noticed that the trip from Danang to Saigon takes 23 hours and so I think it is better to go by plane, but I have no idea how busy it is in november.

It would be great if you can give me an information.

Best regards

germanychris

Domestic fligths - How long in advance ?

Hi,

I think you should book righ now if you nmake sure your trip

VIetnam Airline will increase more than 11 USD for each ticket cause of gas %26amp; oil increasing

Good luck

Smartguilde

Domestic fligths - How long in advance ?

Dear Chris

From Danang to HCM by fly takes 1hours 45Munites

www.vietnamair.com.vn/default.aspx?tabid=101

Cheers

PacificHotelTravel

Can you book domestic flights before you arrive in Vietnam? It seems that the airline requires you to be in the country to book flights between cities in Vietnam. Anyone having other luck?

I can%26#39;t do it either. My travel agent said it had something to do with the international registration of the airports for the booking system.

However is is easy to get flights once here. You can do it just hours in advance. Except in the lead up to tet, which has now passed. The other day I booked an internal flight to HCM via an agent in VN about 4 hrs before the plane was leaving.

Hi There,

You can book with Jetsar.com online - bear in mind, the website is closed this weekend and will re-open on Monday - they are putting in a new system.The fares are very cheap, but, as yet, I don%26#39;t know how reliable they are eg. if they are on time. I would not risk a Jetstar flight, if you want to connect up with another Vietnam Airlines flight.

Cheers,

Sandy

And don%26#39;t rely on VN airlines either. Been bumped off their flight on the way to the airport, booked through qantas no less!!

Email Address

Does anybody have the email addresses for ';the Ritz hotel';, ';Win Hotel';, and ';tuang tran hotel';.

Thanks

Email Address

theritzhotel@gmail.com

try winhotel@yahoo.com

do you mean Thien Trang hotel? thientranghotel24@hotmail.com

or Tung Trang?

tungtranghotel@yahoo.com

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