vietnam guide thread 3

[herroyalbleakness]

yes sis. natauhan mga kasama ko na ok naman yung backpacker's area kesa magshell out kami ng pera for a pricey hotel na di naman namin mapaglalagian.

practically 3Days 2 Nights. June 4 ng mga 2AM kami makakadating ng hotel, then fly out ng Saigon June 7 ng 1AM.

ano bang magandang IT sis? Yung Mekong Delta tour ayoko na yun kasi boring daw saka di ganun ka enticing yung quality ng tubig. Malayo ba ang Hue? Ano pa ba ang magandang cities near HCM na recommended puntahan for that short span of time we're vacationing in Vietnam?

[herroyalbleakness]

@sis jamie

May Ban Cuon ba sa Pho2000? Or kahit saan resto malapit sa District 1? Nakakakalam ng chan yung blog post mo!

[ellyse]

Ano ba yung Mekong Delta Tour?

[herroyalbleakness]

famous body of water sa area ng Saigon. nasa thread 1 ko sya nakita e. im still sifting through the posts there...

ang hirap gumawa ng IT

[ellyse]

So parang boat tour lang sya...

[barefoot_taka]

how did you go about booking bich duyen? just email mr.chanh? or book thru a 3rd party? which one?  tried and tested ko kasi is agoda. pero walang bich duyen sa agoda.
thanks sa mga sasagot 

[yby2476]

@sis gladz-hay oo nga, nawindang ako...tama ka...:-)

kami hinde kami ng boat tour, bakit nga ba? ang dumi kasi ng tubig...LOL...although, sabi ng mga iba, maganda daw mag tour na yun...ewan ko lang, di ko trip yung water nila...LOL...

ang pagkaka-alam ko, malayo ang hue from saigon...

[ellyse]

how did you go about booking bich duyen? just email mr.chanh? or book thru a 3rd party? which one?  tried and tested ko kasi is agoda. pero walang bich duyen sa agoda.
thanks sa mga sasagot 

Yung friend ko nagpabook eh, through email niya ginawa. mabilis sumagot si Mr. Chahn

[barefoot_taka]

^ thanks sis. so email lang pala. no need for deposit to reserve a room?

also sa mga nag-cambodia na ok lang ba to travel on a sunday from PP to HCMC? naisip ko lang baka close yung embassy border. or no issues naman na since no need for visa na going  to vietnam?
sana may sumagot.
thanks!

[yby2476]

yes no need to deposit to reserve a room, dun ka na lang magbabayad...

when we went kasi to cambodia, its a weekday..pero nagco-closed ba ang mga immigration pag weekends diba hinde naman? i mean 24/7 naman ang mga airports diba?

[scrapbookjunkie]

rebooking with bich duyen. just email them. mabilis naman magreply si chahn.

[pilyaz]

sis london and yby2476, parang nakakapagod naman yung manila-vietnam-cambodia? darating kami ng madaling araw ng vietnam. 12:30am ata yun. yung promo ng cebu pac. anong time ang pinaka maagang byahe to SR? what if phnom penh muna bago SR?

[kiaramae_0403]

sana maconvince ko rin [textspeak!] mga kasama ko na sa backpackers area na lang din mag stay kesa mag que hong hotel kame.. kasi sayang naman sigurado na tulugan lang naman ang hotel and most of the time nasa labas nagliliwaliy 

[freeswan]

mga sis, when can you suggest to have our vietname-cambodia-laos- thailand tour? kasi rainy season na pala, hassle ang delayed flights, tsaka basa sa ulan sa pag gala. the best na naisip ko is january na. what do you think?

[herroyalbleakness]

@sis gladz-hay oo nga, nawindang ako...tama ka...:-)

kami hinde kami ng boat tour, bakit nga ba? ang dumi kasi ng tubig...LOL...although, sabi ng mga iba, maganda daw mag tour na yun...ewan ko lang, di ko trip yung water nila...LOL...

ang pagkaka-alam ko, malayo ang hue from saigon...

ok, no more mekong delta for us. crossed out Hue na rin.


June 3, 11PM : fly out to HCMC airport
June 4, 1230AM [GMT+7] arrive at airport

June 4, Day 1: AM -I have no idea where to go. Saang nearby province pwede pumunta?
                      PM - if we have time, look for Trung Nguyen coffee at the Tax Center Supermarket
June 5, Day 2: AM- Wala pa rin akong idea san okay pumunta na medyo historic at magaganda ang architecture na outside Ho Chi Minh City.
                                PM- Spa (saan ba okay

June 6, Day 3: CuChi Tunnel, HoChiMinh City Tour:
a) Chinatown
b) Notre Dame Cathedral
c) Post Office
d) War Remnant Museum
e) Ben Thanh Market
f) Reunification Palace
g) History Museum
h) City Hall
i) Ho Chi Minh Statue
j) Opera House
k) Saigon Square
l) Government House

June 7, 1:10AM: fly back to Manila

how many hours away ang Ben Thanh, Saigon Square, Master Zone from Bui Vien?

[Gladz31842]

^sis ang dami mong gagawin on your last day, ayaw mong ihiwalay and ilagay sa fiest 2 days nyo?

Like on Jun 4: City tour na kayo ng morning, as planned yong s hapon, then Jun 5, cu chi tunnel morning then as planned ng jun 5, then june 6 shopping sa saigon square and ben thanh market

suggestion lang naman

[herroyalbleakness]

yup, oo nga e, it seems as if cramped up and last day namin. pero i was thinking nas half of those on the list sa city tours picture picture lang.

ililipat siguro namin yung iba as you've suggested sis.

wala na bang ibang pwedeng puntahan palabas ng Ho Chi Minh City?

[Gladz31842]

^ hindi rin kase ako masyadong nakagala dito sis, yongh alam kong puntahan na labas ng HCMC is need ng overnight. Meorn naman theme park na around 2hrs away pero di worth it hehe

Meron Damsen waterpark din silang sinasabi pero di ko pa napupuntahan within HCMC lang, swimming naman yon hehe...

Yong reunification palace kung iikutin nyo yong buong place, it will take time din sis. Di ko pa napupuntahan ang war remnant museum...

eto yong magkakalapit:

Post office, cathedral, reunification palace, tapos lakad konti papuntang OPera House na magkalapit lang din with City Hall & Ho Chi Minh Statue (iisang place lang to).

Madadaanan nyo from cathedral going to opera house yong Vincom Plaza and Parksons Department Store.  I think buong half-day nyo na to sis.

Then yong Ben Thanh market meron siyang night market that is open i think until 12MN (di ko sure hanggang what time) then tawid kalang and lakad konti andyan na ang Saigon Square (old branch, dala kase yan, may bago na isa pa pero mas maliit and mas mahal ang mga paninda).

Trung Nguyen is found in Le Loi lakad ka ng konti from the City Hall papuntang Ben thanh market makikita mo na siya. Yong resto na Quan An Ngon, have you heard of it? meron yan malapit sa reunification palace, konting lakad lang.

[london]

@pilyaz

let's see. it really depends on you. if you're like me na kayang matulog sa bus, i think ok na yung option 1 kasi whole day naman byahe from hcmc to sr and pwede ka ng makapagpahinga dito. you can also check option 2 and 3 below. i also included my opinion. you can then just tweak it a bit to suit your preference.

option 2
day 1 - arrive hcmc, rest, city tour after lunch
day 2 - bus ride hcmc to sr, say 7am - 7pm
day 3 - sr temple tour till 5pm, midnight bus ride sr to pp
day 4 - pp tour (you can also take the 1pm or 1:30pm bus from pp to sr. but personally, i prefer to travel in the morning pag magccross the border. i think the border is only open until 7pm. waht if masiraan bus? worst case scenario is you're going to wait in the bus for the border to open in the morning)
day 5 - morning bus pp to hcmc, arrive hcmc say 12pm
day 6 - hcmc

option 2
day1 - arrive hcmc, rest, city tour
day 2 - morning bus from hcmc to pp, city tour pp in the afternoon, midnight bus pp to sr
day 3 - sr temple tour, midnight bus from sr to hcmc (you can also take the morning bus from pp to sr, then relax lang sa sr for the rest of the day. then move sr temple tour and travel from sr to hcmc sa day 4)
day 4 - arrive in the morning in hcmc
day 5 - hcmc
day 6 - hcmc

i think in options 2 & 3 e nasayang yung 1 day niyo sa hcmc. or pwede rin gumala na kayo ng morning pa lang sa day 1 if kaya niyo na. yung tours kasi sa hcmc e mostly nag start ng morning.

for bus schedules http://www.canbypublications.com/cambodia/buses.htm
di lang siya updated kasi di pa nakalagay yung night bus schedule.

[yby2476]

sis london and yby2476, parang nakakapagod naman yung manila-vietnam-cambodia? darating kami ng madaling araw ng vietnam. 12:30am ata yun. yung promo ng cebu pac. anong time ang pinaka maagang byahe to SR? what if phnom penh muna bago SR?

-ganun nga yung ginawa ng aming mga friends, cebu pac din kasi sila nun...dumating yata sila mga 1230am nga, tapos nag-stay sila sa isang pho restau na malapit sa mga bus terminal, hanggang mag-umaga yata...kasi mga 7am yung ride papunta sa cambodia...and sis mauuna ka talagang darating sa phnom penh...vietnam to phnom penh is 6 hrs, then another 6 hrs to siem reap...ikaw kung gusto mong mag-stay sa phnom penh, why not? tapos the ff day ka na pumunta ng siem reap...maganda rin ang phnom penh...nakita lang namin, kasi di kami nag-stay dun, ayaw kasi namin pumunta ng killing fields...LOL...sabi kasi nila maraming "multo" sa phnom penh,dahil nga maraming nangyari sa lugar na yun diba? so parang baguio siya, mystic ang dating...pero kung di ka naman matatakutin, go...kung napanood mo yung amazing race, di ko lang alam kung anung season, pero parang mga 2 years ago yun, pumunta sila sa phnom penh, ang tawag pa nga ng mga racers dun eh "sean penn" LOL...maganda siya...tapos i suggest the ff day ka na pumunta ng siem reap kasi nga, 6 hrs from phnom pehn yun...

ok, no more mekong delta for us. crossed out Hue na rin.


June 3, 11PM : fly out to HCMC airport
June 4, 1230AM [GMT+7] arrive at airport

June 4, Day 1: AM -I have no idea where to go. Saang nearby province pwede pumunta?
                      PM - if we have time, look for Trung Nguyen coffee at the Tax Center Supermarket
June 5, Day 2: AM- Wala pa rin akong idea san okay pumunta na medyo historic at magaganda ang architecture na outside Ho Chi Minh City.
                                PM- Spa (saan ba okay

June 6, Day 3: CuChi Tunnel, HoChiMinh City Tour:
a) Chinatown
b) Notre Dame Cathedral
c) Post Office
d) War Remnant Museum
e) Ben Thanh Market
f) Reunification Palace
g) History Museum
h) City Hall
i) Ho Chi Minh Statue
j) Opera House
k) Saigon Square
l) Government House

June 7, 1:10AM: fly back to Manila

how many hours away ang Ben Thanh, Saigon Square, Master Zone from Bui Vien?

-teka kasi kami, ganun ang itinerary namin nung pumunta kami ng vietnam

sunday-arrived from manila, afternoon yun, punta kami ng ben thanh until night...tapos nagkataon na may activity nun sa ben thanh, kaya naki-joined kami

monday- morning, nag ben thanh ulit kami, kasi sabi nila, may day market and night market daw, so go ulit kami, tapos umikot kami around that area, lakad lang, punta kami ng opera house,notre dame, post ofc, magkakatabi lang kasi yun, tapos reunification palace, parang mula umaga yun till mga mid afternoon, nakakapagod din yun, kasi lakad lang ginawa namin, pero magkakadikit-dikit lang naman sila...then pumunta yata kami ng chinatown, medyo malayo yun, di kayang lakarin...LOL...taxi kami nun...sa chinatown, puro templo yung ginawa namin nun...tapos bumalik kami ng ben thanh, tapos umikot sa saigon market para sa aming north face...LOL...

tue-wed- cambodia

thurs- pagbalik from cambodia, nag-cu chi yata kami, oo cu chi nga...then sa afternoon, isa pang ikot sa saigon market and yung nearby mga malls dun...and sa wakas nakita na rin namin ang jollibee...LOL...kaloka yang jollibee na yan...sumakit ang paa namin sa kakahanap sa kanya...

friday- flight back to manila by noon