Vietnam Travel guide

Vietnam

Getting There

Philippine Airlines together with Vietnam Airlines has joint service flights
to the southern capital of Vietnam - Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) three
times a week. From here you can have convenient connections to the
many tourist destination in the country including the capital Hanoi.

Other Airlines include Thai Airways International, Bangkok Airways that
has daily flights out of Bangkok to both Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi.

Money

Vietnamese Dong

US currency is far and away the easiest to negotiate - it is taken
everywhere and preferred to the Vietnamese Dong. Major Hotels take
credit cards but some only with a 3 percent charge.

Clothing

Dress casually for warm weather nearly everywhere in every season.
Good walking sandals and a brimmed hat are highly advisable.

Where To Stay

Sofitel Metropole

Morin Hotel

Furama Resort

Novotel

Hotel rates listed are for rooms with double occupancy and including
breakfast.

In Ho Chi Minh City, Continental Hotel, 132 Dong Khoi St., phone
00 848 829 9201 US$85 - US$100; In Dalat, Novotel, 7 Tran Phu St.,
00 84 63 882 363, US$75; In Danang, Furama Resort, 68 Ho Xuan Huong,
Bac May An, phone 00 84 511 847 888 US$80-US$120; In Hue, Saigon
Morin Hotel, 30 Le Loi, phone 00 84 54 823 526 US$70 - US$90; In Hanoi:
Sofitel Metropole, 15 Ngo quyen Street, phone 00844 8266919 US$150 -
US$175.

Information

Vietnamtourism, is a government-run travel agency that can handle visa,
in-country reservations and information requests. Vietnam online provides
basic information at www.vietnamonline.com