15 July 2010, 2:34 pm
...if I just went to Ho Chi Minh City for a week without going to Hanoi too? I am very likely going to go to Vietnam in late February / early March next year and have made out the following itinary for visiting HCMC: (Day 1) Land at 6:00 PM and go to hotel (Day 2) Take a general walking look around the city (Day 3) Visit Reunification Palace and Mariamman Hindu Temple (Day 4) Visit the War Remnants Museum (Day 5) Cu Chi Tunnels & Cao Dai Temple Excursion (Viator?) (Day 6) Go snorkeling with sharks in Hai Thanh Aquarium (Day 7) Day trip to Mekong Delta (Viator?) (Day 8) Get hydrofoil to Vung Tao beach and fly back home If I was able to rope someone in to come along, I would very likely head up to Hanoi too however, if I can't, I'd likely just go with the above. If you look at most of the things Hanoi has going for it - e.g. lovely French Colonial buildings, historic monuments to Vietnam's past, pagodas and scenery outside of it such as Halong Bay - it seems that HCMC has all of these too (Mekong Delta near it etc.) so the above should be enough if going solo. What do you all think or have you anything to add? Thanks a mil'!!! Brian. By the way, has anyone used myvietnamvisa.com to get the "Visa on Arrival"? Are they a good service or a scam? Thanks guys for the answers. Just to clarify, if I was going to Hanoi, I would still do the same itinary that I've attached for Saigon but take some extra time to go to Hanoi. This would make the trip last about two weeks. However, if I have to go solo, I would unlikely want to do the two weeks unless it was REALLY worth it and that would be my question to all of you. Also, to expand on the answers you've given, I would likely be staying in Long Guesthouse which is in District 1 (219/7 Pham Ngu Lao) - would this put the likes of the Reunification Palace etc. within walking distance? Is there much to see in Vung Tao? Also, what are the advantages of the Visa on Arrival vs. applying to the consulate in advance? Thanks again!... Read More »
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