I would like to leave a truly truthful review of a trip to Vietnam. Not those reviews that are written by tour operators in order to attract a tourist, but a review of a business traveler, visited Vietnam for work. As a rule, everyone begins their story with a flight by Vietnam Airlines. enthusiastic Reviews are flooding the internet.
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I would like to leave a truly truthful review of a trip to Vietnam.
Not those reviews that are written by tour operators in order to attract a tourist, but a review of a business traveler,
visited Vietnam for work.
As a rule, everyone begins their story with a flight by Vietnam Airlines. enthusiastic
Reviews are flooding the internet.
But you will not see or feel anything enthusiastic.
Let's start with registration. As a rule, it starts two hours before departure. With this in mind, we approached
at the registration desk, but as it turned out, there were only 6 seats left. We flew together and wanted
to sit nearby, but alas, there were no seats. The plane was packed full of Vietnamese and Russian and Ukrainian
tourists. In the cabin there was a smell of compatriots who had recently arrived in their homeland and all the way "thumped"
and their Vietnamese fellow travelers. About to lie down, as you understand, there was no question. Cabin
Boeing -777, made at least 10 years ago, was pretty shabby.
We fly a lot and have seen different options. We expected the comfort and luxury of the flight, according to reviews and according to
the cost of tickets purchased. Alas. The broadcast headphones did not work, compatriots drank all the alcohol
when flying from Saigon, the food is standard Aeroflot, no frills for you.
We must pay tribute to the pilot skills of the Vietnamese crew and the endurance and patience of the Vietnamese
stewards and stewardesses.
Such rudeness is possible only with Russian tourists. Any "bazaar Vasya" considers himself Russian
oligarch and requires irrepressible attention. In general, the aircraft cabin during the flight resembled
rather a canteen in a provincial market. Where everyone eats, shits, eats again and shits again. Between this and then
moving from salon to salon. Little Vietnamese watched with horror what was happening. And so all 10 hours in
flight.
But finally landing in Saigon.
We were in Vietnam for the first time and of course looked through the main points on the Internet, read about
Saigon (Ho Chi Minh), resorts, climate, lifestyle and cuisine.
But as usual, our ideas about this country turned out to be untrue.
With visa processing, everything is more or less normal. From 30 minutes to an hour at the window (plus $ 25 per person) and you
passport. You leave the airport towards the meeting. Everything is like everywhere else. Taxi drivers, people with signs, etc.
We, thank God, met. Among those meeting was the guide-interpreter Bui Van Hoan (or simply Hoan). If
not this person, I'm afraid I would not write this review. Firstly, excellent knowledge of the Russian language (not just
mine does not understand yours), the widest vocabulary, knowledge of Russian songs, the history of Vietnam. Herself
courtesy, etiquette, etc. If someone goes, you simply cannot find a better guide. (His mob coordinates due to
border +84-909-975-999 and from Vietnam 090-997-5999b, mail bhoanb@yahoo. com). He can also help
with booking a hotel or tour directly from Vietnam. May accompany the group. As for business
trips, it is simply irreplaceable. Explain to the Vietnamese in English that you want to do business very
complicated. And he translated perfectly, interpreting absolutely all the nuances.
Every country has its own scent. France, Germany, Turkey, Egypt, States. Do you understand what I'm talking about?
So Vietnam also has its own smell, which you can’t confuse with anything. And trust me, this is not France.
He is with you always. The exception is hotels from 4 stars and above. Considering that in Saigon the air
almost motionless, heat 32-35 with cloudy, humidity 99.999%, immediately throws you into sweat, clothes and shoes
become wet.
We were taken in an air-conditioned car. So that the microclimate could be set. Traveling by car is also
that adventure. The speed is 30-50 km/h, the carrier constantly honks. At first I thought it was them
a kind of ritual, but then I realized, it’s impossible otherwise.
Millions of motorcyclists and rare cars just
ride whoever wants to. There are no rules. Whoever is first is right. They stop only when
it's just impossible to quit.
You can stay in hotels if it is at least 4 stars. Everything else is very suspicious.
There is practically no European cuisine. A kind of McDonald's upset with disgusting french fries and
incomprehensible rolls like "hamburger" at a cost of about 3-4 dollars per person. Sushi bar in Saigon pleased
traditional dishes, but disappointed by the price for dinner, about 120 dollars.
We tried to go to a cafe right on the street. They sat down at a plastic table covered with an old tablecloth with
oily spots. We saw how, behind the iron tray, the waiters finished eating the dishes of the visitors, and
dishwasher is just an aluminum basin with washing powder. And at the entrance everything is beautiful: shrimp on
mango fruits, oysters, toads on a rope. Basically, exotic. And then suddenly an aluminum basin.
Basically got up and
gone. At the same time, the bill had to be paid (in the bill, again, they attributed a couple of three extra dollars).
After finishing work, my wife and I wanted to visit at least a day at sea in Phan Thiet. But time was running out
did not take risks. Yes, and there was no special desire, after what he saw.
Everyone writes that Vietnam is a country of low prices for souvenirs and sports consumer goods. But here, too, there is disappointment. Their markets are no different from ours. Neither prices nor quality. The difference is only in dimensions. Try to find shoes in size 44!! ! Souvenir trinkets are also so-so. For an amateur.
Considering that the flight is expensive, there is no service, a trip to Vietnam is an activity for extreme people!
Not those reviews that are written by tour operators in order to attract a tourist, but a review of a business traveler,
visited Vietnam for work.
As a rule, everyone begins their story with a flight by Vietnam Airlines. enthusiastic
Reviews are flooding the internet.
But you will not see or feel anything enthusiastic.
Let's start with registration. As a rule, it starts two hours before departure. With this in mind, we approached
at the registration desk, but as it turned out, there were only 6 seats left. We flew together and wanted
to sit nearby, but alas, there were no seats. The plane was packed full of Vietnamese and Russian and Ukrainian
tourists. In the cabin there was a smell of compatriots who had recently arrived in their homeland and all the way "thumped"
and their Vietnamese fellow travelers. About to lie down, as you understand, there was no question. Cabin
Boeing -777, made at least 10 years ago, was pretty shabby.
We fly a lot and have seen different options. We expected the comfort and luxury of the flight, according to reviews and according to
the cost of tickets purchased. Alas. The broadcast headphones did not work, compatriots drank all the alcohol
when flying from Saigon, the food is standard Aeroflot, no frills for you.
We must pay tribute to the pilot skills of the Vietnamese crew and the endurance and patience of the Vietnamese
stewards and stewardesses.
Such rudeness is possible only with Russian tourists. Any "bazaar Vasya" considers himself Russian
oligarch and requires irrepressible attention. In general, the aircraft cabin during the flight resembled
rather a canteen in a provincial market. Where everyone eats, shits, eats again and shits again. Between this and then
moving from salon to salon. Little Vietnamese watched with horror what was happening. And so all 10 hours in
flight.
But finally landing in Saigon.
We were in Vietnam for the first time and of course looked through the main points on the Internet, read about
Saigon (Ho Chi Minh), resorts, climate, lifestyle and cuisine.
But as usual, our ideas about this country turned out to be untrue.
With visa processing, everything is more or less normal. From 30 minutes to an hour at the window (plus $ 25 per person) and you
passport. You leave the airport towards the meeting. Everything is like everywhere else. Taxi drivers, people with signs, etc.
We, thank God, met. Among those meeting was the guide-interpreter Bui Van Hoan (or simply Hoan). If
not this person, I'm afraid I would not write this review. Firstly, excellent knowledge of the Russian language (not just
mine does not understand yours), the widest vocabulary, knowledge of Russian songs, the history of Vietnam. Herself
courtesy, etiquette, etc. If someone goes, you simply cannot find a better guide. (His mob coordinates due to
border +84-909-975-999 and from Vietnam 090-997-5999b, mail bhoanb@yahoo. com). He can also help
with booking a hotel or tour directly from Vietnam. May accompany the group. As for business
trips, it is simply irreplaceable. Explain to the Vietnamese in English that you want to do business very
complicated. And he translated perfectly, interpreting absolutely all the nuances.
Every country has its own scent. France, Germany, Turkey, Egypt, States. Do you understand what I'm talking about?
So Vietnam also has its own smell, which you can’t confuse with anything. And trust me, this is not France.
He is with you always. The exception is hotels from 4 stars and above. Considering that in Saigon the air
almost motionless, heat 32-35 with cloudy, humidity 99.999%, immediately throws you into sweat, clothes and shoes
become wet.
We were taken in an air-conditioned car. So that the microclimate could be set. Traveling by car is also
that adventure. The speed is 30-50 km/h, the carrier constantly honks. At first I thought it was them
a kind of ritual, but then I realized, it’s impossible otherwise.
Millions of motorcyclists and rare cars just
ride whoever wants to. There are no rules. Whoever is first is right. They stop only when
it's just impossible to quit.
You can stay in hotels if it is at least 4 stars. Everything else is very suspicious.
There is practically no European cuisine. A kind of McDonald's upset with disgusting french fries and
incomprehensible rolls like "hamburger" at a cost of about 3-4 dollars per person. Sushi bar in Saigon pleased
traditional dishes, but disappointed by the price for dinner, about 120 dollars.
We tried to go to a cafe right on the street. They sat down at a plastic table covered with an old tablecloth with
oily spots. We saw how, behind the iron tray, the waiters finished eating the dishes of the visitors, and
dishwasher is just an aluminum basin with washing powder. And at the entrance everything is beautiful: shrimp on
mango fruits, oysters, toads on a rope. Basically, exotic. And then suddenly an aluminum basin.
Basically got up and
gone. At the same time, the bill had to be paid (in the bill, again, they attributed a couple of three extra dollars).
After finishing work, my wife and I wanted to visit at least a day at sea in Phan Thiet. But time was running out
did not take risks. Yes, and there was no special desire, after what he saw.
Everyone writes that Vietnam is a country of low prices for souvenirs and sports consumer goods. But here, too, there is disappointment. Their markets are no different from ours. Neither prices nor quality. The difference is only in dimensions. Try to find shoes in size 44!! ! Souvenir trinkets are also so-so. For an amateur.
Considering that the flight is expensive, there is no service, a trip to Vietnam is an activity for extreme people!
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Igor, you are just unlucky with fellow travelers on the plane. We rested in November 2008. You obviously didn’t see anything in Saigon except the market and street eateries. What an exciting trip along the Mekong River, a car and a boat were rented for us for 4 people, a separate guide (studied in the “pleshka”) for 2 days.
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Igor, you are just unlucky with fellow travelers on the plane. We rested in November 2008. You obviously didn’t see anything in Saigon except the market and street eateries. What an exciting trip along the Mekong River, a car and a boat were rented for us for 4 people, a separate guide (studied in the “pleshka”) for 2 days. There is a Russian restaurant near the city hall, as in Moscow, and you can eat in a decent establishment from 10 to 50 dollars per person, but why go to Vietnam to eat borscht, here you can choose any food from seafood to your liking. And the sea and beaches in Mui- Not just wonderful, in the Canary Islands the beaches are much worse and the ocean is colder. Hotels in the city (worse) of course differ from beach hotels, but when you go on vacation, you don’t sit in a hotel, but swim and get to know the country. We wanted to take a 5 * hotel, but there were no places and very good, since they are on the outskirts of this town and far from the main street and not so green. We got to the Bon Bien 3 * hotel but were pleasantly surprised, in Europe and Turkey it would be at least 4-5. Houses in colonial style, in a tropical garden on the very seashore. Yes, there is only one pool, but why is it if the sea is 50 meters from the house. Everything is in flowers and greenery, in the morning birds sing and the waves splash. 4 towels and bed linen are changed daily and so that no one can be seen. The rooms are large.
Yes, for massages and wraps it is better to go across the road to the SPA. Very similar to Thailand, but without naked girls. calm for people tired of the pace of work and life in the city.
Sea excursions, but shopping only for silk and pearls, crocodile skin products. But the excursions were bought across the road from a nice Vietnamese couple, there were no more than 6 people in the group. There were no crowds and large buses. discretion. but in general a very calm good rest. Yes, Saigon shocked us at the beginning, but it turned out that we were taken to Fatyeng along the bypass road. On the beach we lay on clean sunbeds with a mattress and towels, and coconuts hang over our heads. they book hotels on the Internet and in different cities and Cambodia too, these are those who like to carry backpacks and wander around the temples. There is no oatmeal in the hotel like in Thailand. Boiling water for tea in the room must be ordered at the reception in a thermos bring.
Good luck to you and tune in to positive emotions, and not listen to people who go to work with their wife and go to the markets.
Yes, for massages and wraps it is better to go across the road to the SPA. Very similar to Thailand, but without naked girls. calm for people tired of the pace of work and life in the city.
Sea excursions, but shopping only for silk and pearls, crocodile skin products. But the excursions were bought across the road from a nice Vietnamese couple, there were no more than 6 people in the group. There were no crowds and large buses. discretion. but in general a very calm good rest. Yes, Saigon shocked us at the beginning, but it turned out that we were taken to Fatyeng along the bypass road. On the beach we lay on clean sunbeds with a mattress and towels, and coconuts hang over our heads. they book hotels on the Internet and in different cities and Cambodia too, these are those who like to carry backpacks and wander around the temples. There is no oatmeal in the hotel like in Thailand. Boiling water for tea in the room must be ordered at the reception in a thermos bring.
Good luck to you and tune in to positive emotions, and not listen to people who go to work with their wife and go to the markets.
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