Tips for a great trip in Vietnam

Tips for a great trip in Vietnam

Vietnam is a beautiful country and famous for many wonderful things to do. If you have a plan for your trip in Vietnam, there are some tips that can help you have a great trip for the first time in Vietnam. Things to know before traveling to Vietnam

The weather

Vietnam is an area near equator so it’s the typical tropical and the weather is rather hot and dry almost year. Especially, it’s always hot in the south. In the winter, the central is rather cold and the north is very cold, so you should bring your clothes and logistics suitable to the weather you come. Danang’s special dishes

Halong Bay

Halong Bay is located in the Northeast of Vietnam, belonging to Ha Long city, Quang Ninh province. On the world map, Halong Bay has borders to China in the North and adjacent to the East Sea in the East.

Halong Bay

Halong Bay has a medium size of 1,553 square kilometers. The bay features thousands of limestone karsts and isles in diversified sizes and shapes. Halong bay has a 120 kilometer long coastline with 1969 islets.  It is accomodation of many fishing villages, including the 4 communes of Cua Van, Cong Tau, Vong Vieng and Ba Hang with a population of more than 1,600 people

Enjoying Street food in Ho Chi Minh City

Luckily for the travellers, it’s very easy to eat on the cheap in Ho Chi Minh city. Here’s how to eat for less than 100,000 VND (US$5) a day.

You can start strong during breakfast. Some of the most popular Vietnamese dishes are among the most various options at breakfast, with “pho” being close to the top of the list. If soup isn’t your choice, another popular breakfast option, banh mi, is also one of the cheapest dishes.

Cinnamon Hotel

Located at number 74 at Le Thi Rieng Street, Cinnamon is a charming hotel providing all guests with all the most modern style and relaxing comfort of a much more expensive Saigon hotel at lower price. Standing within a short walk from central Bến Thành Market in District 1, its meticulous Asian insides of this luxury hotel contain of dinginess colored wooden floors and furniture, large desks, clothes trees, colorfully tiled bathrooms fully equipped with modern tubs and showers as well as lamps encased in fishing baskets.

Visiting Mausoleum and Temple of Literature

Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum is an historical attraction of Hanoi, known for honoring the Vietnam’s hero: President Ho Chi Minh. The building is where visitors can express their admiration and respect towards the national leader who has led the country to independence and reunification. Built from 1973 to 1975, the Mausoleum is also a lively illustrator of national unity.

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Mui Ne Beach  

With a few resorts expanding along the 10km length of the beach, Mui Ne which is a laid back resort offers peaceful beaches together with numerous restaurants and bars. Together with many impressive dunes in the surrounding, the beach is also claimed as the best destination to experience kite surfing in Vietnam. Tours Indochina Vietnam

The Old Space Coffee in Da Nang


The coffee has ancient space with the old houses building made from valuable old aged woods. The coffee shop has bar, restaurant as well as coffee section ideal for you to pay a visit to after hard working. If you want to hold parties with your relatives and colleagues, the coffee is also a suitable spot. In spite of the much higher price menu than the other coffees in the city, the Old Space Coffee still attracts tourists thanks to the differences in its beautiful architecture, unique style and long year history. How to get from Danang to Hoian?

Cookie Jar in Hanoi

Situated at number 79D Ly Nam De, Hanoi like something you might find in Tokyo, Cookie Jar is able to make all kinds of guests satisfy. But it stops short of a sating school for children feel, combining a natural decoration inside-- intertwist floor carpets, short and thick wooden tables –- with decking furniture outside.

Cookie Jar offers a blend of authentic Vietnamese coffees, crispy spring rolls and fried potato dishes and stunning Western smoothies, sweet crepes and mouth watering ice cream. Coming here on every Wednesday, tourists will have a chance to enjoy a live music show.


Bep Truong (Chef) coffee shop in Hoi An

Situated at 166 Tran Phu Street, Bep Truong coffee shop is one of the most popular coffee shops to both local people and foreign tourists in Hoi An. Bep Truong is not only a coffee shop, a restaurant but also one of the largest bookstores in Hoi An. Being space for coffee with comfortable seats, the second floor of the shop is an ideal place for both reading books and enjoying coffee. You can buy a variety of headings of book from the ground floor.


CAFE GAC HOA in Saigon

Situated at number 92 Phạm Ngọc Thạch Street in district 3 and can be accessed from Trung Quyen Street, the “flower cafe” is nestle down a small alley. Unlike many of the smoky cafes in Ho Chi Minh City, the convenient position of this shop above a flower shop ensures the atmosphere here clean and floral. The lovely, wooden three-story cavern-like attic cafe that is handmade and delicate makes tourists feel like being in a rural antique shop. The place definitely has a womanish feel to it. The latte at 54,000 VND / $2.75 has acceptable standard. The coffee shop is much suitable for being a place to relax and chat with friends, rather than work.