Vietnam - Things to know
Currency in Vietnam - The currency of Vietnam is the Vietnamese Dong (VND). Some places they do accept USD. Vietnamese Dong (VND) is very devaluated against US Dollar (USD). It starts with 5.00VND 1,000, 2,000, 5,000, 10,000, 20,000, 50,000, 100,000, 200,000 and highest 500,000 Vietnamese dongs note. Don't confuse between 20.000VND and 500.000VND even though they look the same. Photo Courtesy - https://www.vietnamonline.com/az/bank-notes.html While going from India, we converted INR into USD and carried them as converting USD to VND is easy, can be done in any bank, Jewellery shop, travel company offices or in the hotel you stay in. Credit Cards and ATMs We carried VISA and AMEX cards. You won’t have a problem finding ATMs. Most ATMs accept Visa cards, but you might struggle to find one that accepts Cirrus and Maestro cards. Language: The official language in Vietnam is Vietnamese, along with it many local/tribal languages are spoken t...