Jump to content
Jambands.ca

Recommended Posts

Posted

Has anyone here been to Vietnam? bouche and I are in the very early planning stages of a trip in Sept/Oct. We'll only have a couple weeks and are looking for any advice on which parts of the country to see, any must sees, places to stay....

Thanks Skanks.

Posted

yep! definitely spend some time in the mekong delta and saigon. i would skip the beaches, head into the mountains up north (sapa) but halong bay is worth visiting for sure.

Posted

Though it's Cambodia (hey when are you getting any closer to Cambodia than Vietnam?) the temples there (in Cambodia) are something I've always wanted to see. I believe they are in Angkor Thom and Angkor Wat....

Posted

Phorbesie, Saigon is in the south and Sapa is in the far north. Do you think it's reasonable to plan a trip that spans the country or should we choose between exploring either the north OR the south?

Posted

1988257310_fee5a2b817_b.jpg

1988256188_023671a4fe_b.jpg

1987448631_0c945baa8f_b.jpg

These are a few photos I took of Haolong Bay. Go there. It is perfectly reasonable to see both the north and south of VietNam. Flying is cheap and easy, and Hanoi is an awesome city to see.

Posted
Phorbesie, Saigon is in the south and Sapa is in the far north. Do you think it's reasonable to plan a trip that spans the country or should we choose between exploring either the north OR the south?

sure...as velvet said, flying is best. do NOT take a bus or minivan.

the middle of the country has some interesting spots like hue (which might interest you for food, but i think saigon should satisfy those needs!) and the DMZ, but the beaches weren't too great and i think it's skippable unless you want to see the DMZ for history reasons...

i would do mekong delta + saigon for a week and then hanoi+halong+sapa for a week :)

the floating markets are awesome in the south

Posted
Though it's Cambodia (hey when are you getting any closer to Cambodia than Vietnam?) the temples there (in Cambodia) are something I've always wanted to see. I believe they are in Angkor Thom and Angkor Wat....

Angkor Thom and Angkor Wat are the two biggest temple (and temple complexes) of all the temples of Angkor. They are nearest to Siem Reap.

If you get a chance to go, DO IT!!

Posted
Though it's Cambodia (hey when are you getting any closer to Cambodia than Vietnam?) the temples there (in Cambodia) are something I've always wanted to see. I believe they are in Angkor Thom and Angkor Wat....

Angkor Thom and Angkor Wat are the two biggest temple (and temple complexes) of all the temples of Angkor. They are nearest to Siem Reap.

If you get a chance to go' date=' DO IT!![/quote']

What he said. I spent five days there several years ago - some of the most amazing stuff you can see. Cambodia is pretty awesome. I had a good time in Phnom Penh, too.

Posted

My cousin is working as a tour guide particularly in Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand lately. He'll have tonnnes! of suggestions. I'll pass them on.

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
×
×
  • Create New...