Visa for airportBest to apply online before go as saves time when at airport, and fee under USD20. Print the forms and your acceptance letter, plus usual passport photo and USD25. Before you get to passport control, you need go to small tucked away office to the left of all the passport officers. Takes about 15 minutes on a good day.
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About Ho Chi Minh & Vietnam
Try and avoid monsoon season, as it can get very wet and windy on the coast, due to be afflicted with cyclones. A visa is probably needed before you travel, as you are unlikely to get on arrival.
The country is well worth a visit, as we all know the history, but the beaches and scenery are perhaps less well known. You can pop down the old war tunnels to see how they lived underground.
Sitting having a coffee, watching the traffic in Ho Chi Minh is a must, but try not to get a hotel that is open to all the noise, created by the horn honking. If on budget, an want to be close to the nightlife, we suggest the Duc Vuong Hotel in District 1, as not only is it good value and near to the action, the roof top bar might just stop you going any further, as it is the essence of boutique chic, greatly helped by a large bottle of local beer only costing under USD1.50.
15th Sep 2020