Tour Operator Vietnam

Suggested Travel Kit

Please consider taking along the following items on your trip. This is not a fixed list, but more of a guideline, so feel free to add and remove items as you see fit. Use your best judgment, and pack as lightly as possible. You will appreciate light luggage towards the end of your trip. You may wish to include a small duffle for purchases bought along the way.

• Daypack
• Waterproof duffle bag or suitcase
• New airport friendly luggage locks or just use plastic zip ties to lock luggage
• Luggage Tags

(NOTE: No matter what type of trip you are on, the key to dressing is layering. This will allow you to stay warm day or night despite wide temperature fluctuations. Also remember cotton and jeans do not dry easily. Include a few items made of capilene or polypro which wick moisture away from your body.)
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• Long - sleeved shirts: 2 to 3 pieces
• Shor - sleeved shirts: 3 to 4 piece
• Pants: 2 to 3 (Comfortable, loose fitting and quick drying)
• Shorts: 1 to 2 pair (Acceptable most places except cities, churches, and other places of worship)
• Travel skirt for women (Lightweight and below the knee)
• Thin polypro or capilene long underwear top and bottom
• Waterproof shell jacket “ALWAYS!”
• Fleece, jacket or sweater
• Walking shoes with good support and traction
• Socks 3 to 4 pairs
• Underwear 4 to 5 changes
• Swimsuit
• Tampons (w/o applicators) for women
• Toilet kit including toothbrush/paste, soap, shampoo, Kleenex, moisturizing lotion, razor, shave cream, etc.
• Sunglasses
• Sunscreen
• Insect repellent
• Money belt
• Travel watch/alarm clock
• Extra eyeglasses and eyeglass straps
• Photo gear
• Universal plug adaptor for your camera battery recharger
• Light weight binoculars
• Pocket knife  Must go in your checked bag
• Phrase Book
• Reading material
• Pen and note pad
• Name Card
• Ear plugs to block the ever-present noise
• Plastic grocery bags for wrapping liquid bottles or dirty shoes
• Pictures of your family and home town
• Snack foods
• Head Lamp
• Sleeping sheet if staying in rural places
• Light rain gear
• Small back pack to strap on the back of your bike ( For biking Tour )
• Rain gear

Suggested Tipping Guidelines
Our clients always ask us what they should tip drivers, guides, etc. while on their trip. This is very
difficult to respond to because tipping relates directly to your overall experience with each person.
However, here are some travel industry standards that will give you a baseline idea about
gratuities:
Tipping - Travel Industry Standards:
Guide - $10 per person per day
Driver - $5 per person per day
Cruises in Halong Bay - $20 per night
For trekking trips:
Cook: $4 per person per day
Porters and other trekking staff: $3 per person per porter per day
We also suggest you ask your local guide for guidelines on what the local standard is for tipping at
restaurants, bellboys, etc.

Do and Don't

Do's

* ALWAYS drink plenty of bottled water. During the summer months you should be drinking a minimum of 2 liters per day. If you drink tea, coffee & alcohol you should increase you water intake accordingly as these will dehydrate you.
* Before venturing out from your hotel, ensure you have a hotel business card from the reception desk. This will make your return to the hotel in a taxi or cyclo much easier.
* For longer excursions from your base hotel, it is always a good idea to carry a roll of toilet paper in your daypack. You never know when you will need it.
* Always dress appropriately. Not only for the prevailing climatic conditions, but also not to cause offence to the local people. Vietnamese have conservative dress codes and it is only in larger cities that these codes are relaxed a little.
* Always leave your excess cash, airline tickets, passports and valuables with the hotels safety deposit facility.
* Always be aware when entering someone's home as at some homes it is a must to remove your shoes at the front door.
* Always ask his or her permission first when taking a photograph of someone. If they indicate that they do not want you to, then abide by their wishes. DO NOT push the issue or offer money.

Don'ts

* Never wear shorts, dresses or skirts, or tops with low-neck lines and bare shoulders to Temples and Pagodas. To do this is considered extremely rude and offensive.
* Never give your empty water bottles, sweets and candies to the local people when trekking through ethnic minority villages. You cannot guarantee that the empty bottles will be disposed of in a correct manner and most of these people do not have access to dental health. If you would like to give pens/paper, ask your guide to introduce you to the local teacher and give them to the teacher for distribution.
* Never sleep or sit with the soles of your feet pointing towards the family altar in someone' s house.
* Never venture out from your hotel with more cash than you really need for that day. It is NOT something to be paranoid about, simply do not make yourself a target for pickpockets or drive-by bag snatchers in the big cities. Ho Chi Minh City seems to be a little worse than anywhere else in Vietnam is. On the whole it is one of the safest countries you could wish to travel in.
* Never lose your temper in public or when bargaining for a purchase. This is considered a serious loss of face for both parties. Always maintain a cool and happy demeanor and you will be reciprocated with the same.
* Never try and take photographs of military installations or anything to do with the military. This can be seen as a breach of national security.
* Never take video cameras into the ethnic minority villages. They are considered to be too intrusive by many local people.

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Vietnam Visa

Only citizens of certain countries can visit Vietnam without Vietnam entry visa. Those countries include: most citizens of ASEAN countries are no need Vietnam visa for visit Vietnam within 30 days; citizens of Korea, Japan & Scandinavians (Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Finland passport holders)  are no need Vietnam visa for visit Vietnam within 15 days. All other citizens are required to get Vietnam entry visa before departure (Vietnam visa issued prior to departure by Vietnamese consulates or embassies) or a pre-approved Vietnam entry visa (visa is issued on arrival at Vietnam’s International Airports) supplied before arrival in Vietnam.

Hereafter Vietnam Visa exemption information you should know :

- No Vietnam entry visa required for travel less than 30 days: Citizens of Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Myanmar, Cambodia, Brunei and Laos.

- No Vietnam entry visa required for travel less than 15 days: Citizens of Japan, South Korea, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland.

- No visa required for travel less than 90 days or several visits within 6 months: Citizens of France holding valid diplomatic or official passports.

- No Vietnam entry visa required for travel less than 60 days: Citizens of Chile holding valid diplomatic or official passports.

- No Vietnam entry visa required for travel less than 60 days: APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) Holders from Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member economies

- No Vietnam entry visa for traveling to Phu Quoc Island – Vietnam : Foreigners and Vietnamese nationals bearing foreign passports who enter Vietnam through an international border gate and then travel to Phu Quoc Island and stay in Phu Quoc less than 15 days will also be exempt from Vietnam visa application. Passports must be valid for at least 45 days. After arriving in Phu Quoc Island, if visitors want to travel other localities or stay in the island for more than 15 days, the immigration department will be responsible for issuing visas right on the spot.

- No visa required for Vietnamese overseas less than 90days staying if holding Vietnam visa exemption certificate.

That' s some information on Vietnam exemption we would inform you know.

And now How to get Visa to Vietnam ?
You only need to send us an Email with your detail information as below

Your Name: (as in your passport)

Gender:

Nationality:

Date of Birth:

Passport number:

Passport expiration Date:

Date of Arrival:

After receiving your detail information, we will arrange Visa Approval Letter to Vietnam Immigration Department. 7 days later we will send a copy of Visa Approval Letter then you only need to print and bring with you to Vietnam.

When you are at Arrival Terminal in Vietnam Cities, let's prepare 2 passport pictures size 4x6 and 40 USD for Visa Fee including 25 USD for stamp and 15 USD for service fee, you will be met and greeted by our staff then he or she will do the rest for you.