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 As said previously, we had booked our to and fro flights through Vietjet as  Ahmedabad - Da nang (Central Vietnam) Da nang - Hanoi (Internal Domestic flight) Hanoi (North Vietnam) - Ahmedabad After going through lots of negative reviews about Vietjet, we kept our fingers crossed. We had heard about  a lot  of  flights   cancellation from multiple locations in India by Vietjet, so we decided to keep mum about our teavel plan. And we were sure to go from Pune to Ahmedabad as it was Indigo flight which we were pretty sure of. We kept a road trip from Ahmedabad for a week as plan B 😀.  Or just in case Vietjet cancels flight from Ahmedabad, they'll give the credit note or adjust the passangers in another location flights So we even thought of that option as well as a plan C.   Full to Filmy Though 😁😄 But lucky we were like said above , the Chirstmas holiday season is high season, the flight was fully booked with on time departure and before ti...

Vietnam -Weather, Best time to visit places By region North Vietnam (Hanoi, Sapa, Ninh Binh, Mai Chau, Ha Long Bay) The best time to visit north Vietnam is from October - early May with the most pleasant months being from October - November and February - May. In the far north (Ha Giang, Sapa) temperature can drop to -0°C in December - January. Wet season in the north is from late May - September and you can expect sporadic heavy rain. Central Vietnam (Hue, Hoi An, Danang, Quang Binh, Quy Nhon, Phu Yen, Nha Trang) The best time to visit central Vietnam is from late November - August with the most pleasant months being from January - May. It can get really hot during Jun - August with average temperature being 35°C. Wet season in central Vietnam is from September - early November and there might be occasional flooding. South Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh City, Mekong Delta, Phu Quoc, Con Dao, Mui Ne) The best time to visit south Vietnam is from late October - April, with the best months being No...

 Content  Vietnam - General Information Vietnam - Things to know   Vietnam - To get there from India Vietnam - Visa and travel insurance information Vietnam -Weather, Best time to visit places Vietnam - Our Plan of travel Destinations Da nang My Khe beach  Son Tra Island Lady Budhha ,  Marble mountain  Hoi An - An ancient town  Ba Na hills by cable car Golden Bridge French Village Sun world amusement park Ha long bay  SaPa Cat Cat Village walk Fancipan Mountain Peak Ninh Binh  Hanoi Old quarter city tour 

  VISA Information-  Some of the European and Asian countries, Visa exemption is available. Please refer below website for the same.  Vietnam Visa Requirements | Vietnam Tourism For Indians, we need to apply for E-Visa very easy and online. Beware!!! There are many fake websites and agents for Visa to Vietnam.   But the official website is   E Visa official website Vietnam   Note- The website needs updation and we experienced that the server does not respond after Vietnamese working hours.  Vietnamese visa is a kind of travel documents granted by Vietnamese competent authorities, providing permission to travel to and enter Vietnam. An electronic visa (E-visa) is one of visa types issued to foreigners by Vietnamese Immigration Department via electronic system. Vietnam E-visa is valid for maximum of 30 days, single entry. How to Apply for Vietnam's e-Visa: Step 1:    Prepare the required materials:  One 4x6 passport photo in .jpg format wi...

India - Vietnam International Flight booking Next step was to book flights. After going through,  Skyscanner  and  Easemytrip  as well as  Vietjet Aviation  , came to know that mainly it is well connected by  1. Vietjetair  2. Air Asia 3. Cathay Pacific 4.  GoIndigo  to start its operations very soon.  For us it was convinient to book from Mumbai as it's near to Pune but considering the economical and direct option, we opted for Ahmedabad as departure city with  Vietjet Aviation  which started its operations in December 2022.  We booked flight tickets through  Easemytrip  as it is very efficient and convinient. Morever  Vietjet Aviation  website is not very user friendly and need a lot of IT systems updation.  (It does not have online web check in as well) We had our onward journey from Ahmedadbad - Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC/ Saigon) on 24th Dec 2022 and return from Hanoi to Ahmedabad on 31s...

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...

We, a family of 3, (myself, husband and teenage daughter) needed a break and I was just going through various destinations which were in my mind since long, and this was the first one on the list - VIETNAM .. I had thought of Vietnam since December 2019, when Vietjet Airlines launched its operations in India in economy range, one of the whatsapp groups had a post about its beauty,  A321 AIRBUS..I was about to book the tickets in March 2020 and ... Covid 19 lockdown, fear and anxiety struck. Lucky I was!!! I didn't lock my money that time.. 3 years later.. again Vietjet Airlines came up with a bang to revive Vietnam's travel and tourism industry with flights from Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Delhi, Bengluru to Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam (Northen Vietnam), Ho chi Minh city - commercial capital (Southern city Saigon), Da nang (Central Vietnam). This ignited a thought in mind to visit this country.  And gathered the General Information about the country..I went through its official ...