How to organize a tour to Vietnam on your own
How to organize a tour to Vietnam yourself
Resolving visa issues
1. A visa is obtained upon arrival at the airport, but to obtain it, you must have an invitation "invitation letter"
2. An invitation can be obtained on this site http://www. cheapvietnamvisa. net/, after registering an account in paypal system. Payment is made by card, and its amount depends on the type of visa.
3. You will receive a visa of exactly the type that will be indicated in the invitation, that is, if an invitation for a single entry is issued, then the visa will be single.
4. If you plan to leave Vietnam, for example, for an excursion to Cambodia, then you need to issue an invitation for a multivisa.
5. An invitation will be sent by email within 5 days.
Notes
1) . Our bus route was Ho Chi Minh-Dalat-Nha Trang-Hoi An for $34 per person.
2) Air tickets for domestic flights are cheap ($20 - $30 per person one way), you can buy them for this price at least 5 days before departure. Websites of low-cost airlines in Vietnam.
3) Bank cards are practically not accepted anywhere in Vietnam. You can only withdraw cash with a commission.
Creating a route
To see almost all of Vietnam at a fast pace, it took us 17 full days, the map at the beginning.
Day 1 Arrival in Ho Chi Minh City in the evening, around 20:00, purchase of the excursion
Day 2 08:30 – 19:00. Excursion to the Mekong Delta ($11 per person)
00:00 – 05:00. (departure every hour) Night bus to Dalat.
Day 3See the sights of Dalat on our own. Crazy house, golden valley, flower garden and others.
Day 4 07:30 – 12:00. Transfer by bus to Nha Trang along the scenic road. Visit to the Ponagar temple complex, Tha Ba mud baths, walk around the city in the evening
Day 509:00 – 21:00. Vinpearl amusement park ($25 per person)
Day 609:00 – 17:00. Excursion to the Southern Islands ($13 per person)
Day 7Yang Bay Park Tour (Unfulfilled item, we missed this day due to poisoning)
Day 8Self-drive bus trip to Zoklet Beach and Ba Ho Waterfalls (Bus #3 costs $1 each way, travel time 01:40)
Day 909:00 – 17:00. Excursion to the northern islands ($22 per person)
19:00 – 07:30. Overnight bus ride to Hoi An
Day 10Walking around Hoi An, watching its daytime and evening beauties. 20:15 – 21:00. Evening transfer to Da Nang (every hour departure for $5 per person)
Day 11Da Nang caves (4 hours), walk around the city in the evening
22:30-23:30. Flight to Hanoi ($31 per person)
Day 1208:30 – 14:00. Bus to Sapa ($10 per person). Visit to Cat Cat Village
Day 13Tour of the villages ($16 per person)
16:00 – 22:00. Bus to Hanoi ($10 per person)
Day 1408:30 – 19:00. One-day excursion to Halong Bay (Prices from $25 per person)
Day 1511:00 - 14:00. Transfer to Ninh Binh ($2.5 per person)
15:00 - 15:30. By taxi to Tamkok ($3.5) boat cruise ($9 per person), walk around the local villages, return by taxi to Ninh Binh
Day 16Taxi to Trang An ($8) boat cruise ($7 per person), ride and visit local attractions.
18:00 – 21:00. Transfer by bus to Hanoi ($4.5 each) and by taxi to the airport ($13)
22:50 – 01:00. Flight to Ho Chi Minh City ($20 per person)
Day 1713:00 - 19:00. Excursion to Kuchi Tunnels ($12.5 per person)
Day 18Ho Chi Minh Zoo and walking around the city
23:55 Fly home
What didn't fit in our itinerary
1) Phuong Park in Ninh Binh
2) Phucoc Island in the South of Vietnam
3) Hue City
4) Mui Ne City
Costs for two in dollars
Visas - 50
Visa Invitations -16
Flight Hanoi-Ho Chi Minh City - 40
Flight Nha Trang-Hanoi - 61
Hotels on the itinerary for 17 nights - 250
Bus Ho Chi Minh City - Dalat - Nha Trang - Haiyan - 67
Average bill for a meal - 7
The list does not include flights from Kyiv, excursions, meals and personal expenses.
