As a national of American Samoa, a Vietnam visa is required for your travel to Vietnam. Good news is that your nationality has been supported with Vietnam visa on arrival which is applied for those traveling by air only. Nationals of American Samoa, may have two options to apply for Vietnam visa: to directly visit the nearest Vietnam Embassy for …

As a national of Algeria, you are required to have a Vietnam visa prior to your trip to Vietnam. We are sorry that your nationality has not been supported with Vietnam visa on arrival which is applied online. You are advised to contact the nearest or most convenient Vietnam Embassy or the Vietnam Immigration Department to apply for visa to …

As a national of Albania, a Vietnam visa is required for your travel to Vietnam. Good news is that your nationality has been supported with Vietnam visa on arrival which is applied for those traveling by air only. Nationals of Albania, may have two options to apply for Vietnam visa: to directly visit the nearest Vietnam Embassy for Vietnam visa application, …

As a national of Afghanistan, you are required to have a Vietnam visa prior to your trip to Vietnam. We are sorry that your nationality has not been supported with Vietnam visa on arrival which is applied online. You are advised to contact the nearest or most convenient Vietnam Embassy or the Vietnam Immigration Department to apply for visa to …

DO Store your cash, credit cards, airline tickets and other valuables in a safe place. Most 4-star hotels have in-room safes, otherwise ask the reception to keep your valuable things in their deposit facility. Take a hotel business card from the reception desk before venturing out from your hotel. This will make your return to the hotel in a taxi …

Eating in Vietnam ranges from cheap noodle soups on the street for about 25 cents to a banquet in one of the luxury hotels. Vietnamese restaurants offer a broad selection of international fare including French, Italian, American, Indian, Chinese and Japanese. The most typical Vietnamese food is  Pho, the noodle soup with meat in it. It is very cheap at …

Travellers tend to worry about contracting infectious diseases when in the tropics, but infections are a rare cause of serious illness or death in travellers. Pre-existing medical conditions such as heart disease, and accidental injury (especially traffic accidents), account for most life-threatening problems. Becoming ill in some way, however, is a relatively common thing. Fortunately, most common illnesses can either …

A normal working day in Vietnam starts from  7am to 8.30am and finish between  4pm to 6pm, from Monday to Friday and until noon on Saturday, leave the afternoon (most) and Sunday off. Lunch is taken very seriously and virtually.  Everything shuts down between noon and 1.30pm. Government workers tend to take longer breaks, so figure on getting nothing done …

The currency of Vietnam is  “Dong” (abbreviated  “d” or  VND). Bank notes are: 100d , 200d and 500d (too small value – rarely used); 1,000d; 2,000d; 5,000d; 10,000d, 20,000d, 50,000d and 100,000d (each has two versions – cotton and polymer), 200,000d and 500,000d. Coins have recently come into circulation but not widely been accepted due to inconvenience, including: 200d; 500d; …

Vietnam shares land borders with Cambodia, Laos and China and there’re several border crossings open to foreigners with each neighbour, a big improvement on a few years ago. From Cambodia Bavet (or Moc Bai); Kaam Samnor (or Vinh Xuong); Phnom Den (or Tinh Bien).   From Laos Donsavanh (or Lao Bao); Nam Phao (or Cau Treo); Nam Can; Tay Trang. …