With only 18 days till my trip, any advise or tips on beaches or islands in Vietnam or close by that are worth a stay at would be much appreciated :o)
Reply to this Best beaches are Mui Ne and Nha Trang. I don't have much experiences about island except for Ha Long Bay.
Reply to this Nha Trang is nice very touristy (for Vietnam anyways) though. from nha trang their are islands you can visit or stay on with really nice beaches. if you go north cat ba island in ha long bay.
Reply to this Hi
I think you'd relax in the beaches and explore the highland, find the culture.
You can start in Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh city.
Some nights in Hanoi and visit Halong bay 2days/1night from HN, go to Sapa 3nights/2days. Then you can transfer to Hue-old capital of Vietnam by bus, train or flight,. Then go to Hoi An-ancient town(visit the old quarter and relax in the beach in Hoi An or Danang).
If you like beaches you can direct to Nha Trang before go to Sai gon or you can go to Mui ne from Sai Gon. ..
Have a good trip!
Reply to this Thanks for all the tips and advise so far. Hey any advise on initial accomodation in Saigon? What is the best district to stay in.. right in the heart of it all would be good!
Reply to this hi,
The Centre of Sai Gon is No 1 district. almost hotel is there.
Reply to this Swellsy,
Certainly stay in District 1 commonly known as the backpackers area, apparently that is where all the action is.I found my hotel >>www.hostelworld.com >> this one is a little gem has every thing you may require.
Web address>>www.kimhotel.co
Another that got great reviews on Trip adviser in same area was>>Happy Inn Hotel sorry I dont Have address for this try asking on www. Tripadviser ho chi min forum
Hope this will help you on your way.Cheers have a happy holiday
Reply to this Sorry Forgot to add the address for Kim hotel >40/18Bui VienSt,District1,HCM
www.kimhotel.com
Reply to this Yeah for non vietnamese tourists, stick to hotel on Bui Vien street. That's where all foreigners, meaning non vietnamese expats, normally stay. Hanoi and northern vietnam scenes are mostly historic if you're into vietnam history otherwise, if you're a party type of guy Saigon is probably best. Mui Ne is sort of a quiet and secluded beach resorts area where everything closes at 9PM.
Reply to this Vietnam has many beaches, islands and caves which was registed by UNESCO, special the beaches are clean and clear water in the central and the South of Vietnam, but some island are very beautiful in the North as Halong Bay you can visit website: http://www.viethotelbooking.com most of hotel was introduced into, and http://invietnamtravel.com/, some destinations are upgraded on. Have a nice trip next time
Reply to this Id recommened Hoi an beach over Nha Trang, its so much nicer and the beach is not as touristy or dirty, it is 3km from the old town but you can hire a moped for peanuts.
Thanks Mike😊
Reply to this Hi Swellsy,
Kim Hotel is absolutely lovely ,staff very friendly & helpful.
We are now in Nga Trang ,Ist day ,staying at Dream hotel in a very nice room .
Enjoy your holiday
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