Vietnam is a unique country with stunning white sand beaches and azure South

Written: 17 july 2012
Travel time: 1 — 7 july 2012
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Hotel The Beach 3*. Good hotel, green area with palm trees, a swimming pool and a restaurant, there are swings. I'll tell you the truth about hotels. All hotels are the same, differ only in the size of the territory and the location of the pool. Each hotel has a kite and surf station. Don't worry about choosing a hotel. Breakfast is certainly not super - duper, but you will not die of hunger. Juices, tea, coffee, scrambled eggs, cheese, ham, pho soup, salads, noodles and all sorts of local food… We arrived on July 9.2012, a trip for two cost 45.000 rubles. Do not buy in advance - the price will then be twice as expensive, for example, 80.000 rubles. We bought 3-4 days before the departure of Mui Ne. A tourist area with this street, on one side there are hotels along the first coastline, and on the other side of the street there are SPA salons, shops, cafes and restaurants. Sea and beach. Awesome warm clear South China Sea. In Mui Ne, the hotels have their own beaches, which are cleaned at night. Dirty city beach in Nha Trang. There are waves, but moderately pleasant, you can play on them. Diverse excursions: which you can visit on your own on bikes. Don't pay extra money. These are Champa Kingdom, Fairy Stream, Sand Dunes and Lotus Lake, Mount Taku and Reclining Buddha Pagoda, Pink Dunes and Ke Ga Lighthouse (Built by the French over 100 years ago, its height is 65 m above sea level and 184 steps lead to the top of the tower). A simply necessary excursion to Vinpearl. They get there by funicular by cable car over the sea. This is an island of entertainment. The largest water park in Asia, a stunning oceanarium and a gorgeous white sandy beach. Cost in Biblio Globus $150 for 2 days per person. I'll tell you how cheaper: we hired a minibus for $ 110 to drive there and back (for a 16-seater). Entrance to Vinpearl per person = $ 20 (for the whole day, the island + all entertainment for free + evening program). Savings are specific. We were 4 people - it cost $ 50, plus they ate $ 20 for each. Food in the Biblio Globe is still not included, and if you gather a crowd of more than 4 people, then the road will cost a penny. Currency. Vietnamese dong 2080000 =100$. There are no coins in the chord for a long time, and paper denominations are 500.1000, 2000.5000, 10000.20000, 50000.100000 and the maximum currency is 500000. Dollars are also accepted in pharmacies and stores, but at a lower rate, it’s better to change at $ 100, and let Vietnamese dong will always be with you. Time. Time in Tomsk = Vietnam = Novosibirsk (same). It gets dark early in Vietnam, at 19:00 you already gouge out your eye, and in the morning you won’t sleep for a long time at 5, the sun shines in full (they should change their time). The flight time is 7 hours from Novosibirsk to Ho Chi Minh City. Transfer from Ho Chi Minh City to Mui Ne 6 hours. Of course, the long road kills, but the air-conditioned buses, plus the stops, we slept and the norm. Food. The most delicious seafood dishes. Snapper fish, barracuda, crocodile meat, chicken, beef, pork, vegetables, crab, shrimp, squid, king cobra, mussels, spiny lobster, bear shrimp, oysters, eel and more. . . Drinks. Beer is drunk like water. Vietnamese beer Saigon and Tiger (tiger is tastier), there is also Heineken. Local rum, vodka and non-spont wine DALAT are on sale. Freshly squeezed juices: pineapple, watermelon, mango and marracuya, coconut, orange, etc. Cost $1. Internet. Each hotel has free Wi-Fi. Transport. The most common type: motorbike. Day 6-10$ for rent, depending on the condition of the bike and the place where you take it. Gasoline, like ours, costs $ 1. On a bike, we visited everything that Biblio Globus offers for high money. You can take a taxi with a meter 1 km=1$. Connection. I recommend the MTS operator, connect the "world without borders" option and chat for 10 minutes for free. If you decide to buy a Vietnamese SIM card, then it costs $ 20 and this price includes 30 minutes of conversation with Russia for free Common phrases. The Vietnamese language is quite simple in terms of grammar, but extremely layered in pronunciation. Many speak English. Hello (xing tiao) Goodbye (there beats) Thank you (kam he) Please (xing wui lan) How much (bao nyew tien) Please bring (tyn tien) Massage. In local SPA salons across the street from each hotel, Vietnamese full body massage is done for $ 8-15 per hour. Trade well. Discos. For young people there is the Sankara club, although you can’t call it a club, an institution with a bar, sofas, a small dance room and a pool in the center. Music plays quietly after 22:00 (it plays louder on my phone), except for drinking, there is nothing else to do there. Girls. Do not take shoes with you, there is simply nowhere to walk on them in Vietnam, this is not Europe. The most comfortable shoes are flip flops. Never even wore sneakers. Guys. Boom-boom, buy-moonies, marijuana - locals on every corner offer. A bag of marijuana 6-8 $, Vietnamese 500.000 VND (25 $). My ADVICE: every cafe, pharmacy, shop sells a book “Vietnam. ru" is called just that - this is a Russian guide. It contains a lot of useful information, and most importantly, a map with which you can ride bikes in Mui Ne and Phan Thiet and visit many beautiful places. Enjoy your holiday and do not listen to anyone - travel, relax yourself and let you form your own opinion about this wonderful country. If you have any questions, I will be happy to answer elen14.83@mail. en
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