Budget Travelling to Vietnam

Budget Travelling to Vietnam

One interesting fact about visiting Vietnam is that you do not need to have too much money. Vietnam travels and stays are reputable across the world as among the most pocket friendly compared to all others. You will be taken aback on your first experience there by the gorgeous natural features and sceneries notable in the world and not to mention their culture and heritage that dates back to thousands of years back that you only can experience in person there. The following are notable facts you need to consider before leaving your country for Vietnam:

Getting into Vietnam:

The Vietnam country is easily accessible to external tourists compared to many countries in the world. Keeping in mind that there are some countries whose citizens don’t need a Vietnam visa at all in order to visit the country provided they intend to stay there for a short while. The Vietnam visa is applied online by the applicant having to fill in their visa application form availed at the agency’s website. They will then be sent a letter of approval by email within 48 working hours. This letter of approval is a formal document that is to be printed and presented at the visa on arrival counter at any of the three international airports in Vietnam along with the applicant’s two passport photos and their passport document.

Accommodation:

Vietnam offers very affordable accommodation services. Many of the modern hotels charge you only $20 per night while offering great and exceptional facilities, including world-class toiletries, air conditioning systems and such. Affordable hotel services charge clients from as low as $8 per night with all comfort you would expect, just that you will have to cope with cockroaches. The Vietnamese government holds that until foreigners meet certain standards they will not be regarded as guests. Nevertheless, there are countless boarding and lodges that do accept foreigners as guests. You however have to crack the code and get the trick – when there look for houses that have wordings like ‘Nha Tro’ or ‘Cho Thue Phong’ on boards which are Vietnamese words. Since the government prohibits better treatment to foreigners who do not meet the set standards, not everyone will be licensed to take in guests. Anyway, some Vietnamese citizens still do it hence the reason such welcoming words are posted in Vietnamese language.  You still haven’t run out of options as there are many other dorm rooms around cities like Hanoi and Hoh Chi Minh. Here it will cost you only $2 each night in a room that’s provided with a separate bathroom. You however won’t find such services everywhere and rarely in the interiors.

Food:

One enticing fact about the Vietnamese cookery is that it’s always fresh and very affordable! All foods in this land are prepared at point and you will find much of fresh ingredients used in them. Not only that, food is available here in plenty. Consider these varieties of foods to choose from: vegetables, natural herbs, fresh sea food and meat eaten with rice and or with noodles in delicious soup. Other than pho, which is a type of noodle soup, you can also have a taste of steamed spring rolls instead of the usual fried ones, served with rice cakes. Forget about the negative publicity of people on Vietnamese street food, the fact is its hygienic and that the otherwise is completely exaggerated. It’s unimaginable that at as little as $10 a day you can sample out all great local foods and have your three meals from an average eatery.

Places to Travel:

In case you decide to traverse the country from north to south, be sure to choose Hanoi as your final destination. Should you also decide to cross the country from south heading north, its recommendable you stop at Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnam tours are considerably cheap compared to its adjacent neighboring countries like Singapore and Thailand. At the exact amount that would last you for half a holiday in these neighboring countries, you will experience your holiday to the fullest in Vietnam.