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Entry requirements

Passport and visa service

Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Vietnam Guide

Diplomatic representations

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

For more information

Organizing your trip

Means of transport recommended in town

Recommendation

Motorbikes, bicycles, cars and then buses.

Maps of urban networks

Vietnam Department of Survey and Mapping
Google Map

Means of transport recommended in the rest of the country

Recommendation

Mainly in motorbikes, cars and coaches. Then train, boat and plane.

Rail companies

Vietnam Railways

Flight from Greece

No aircraft company operates direct flights between Greece and Vietnam. To find out air connections from Greece to Vietnam click here

Traveling by yourself

Recommendation

There are good taxi networks in big cities. Taxis are affordable and the best way to travel. 1USD for the first 1,5km. There is also a good network of buses. Taxi drivers in big cities can speak English, Chinese.

Road maps

Vietnam Department of Survey and Mapping

Find an itinerary

Vietnam Department of Survey and Mapping

Visiting

Different forms of tourism

Historical

- In the North: temples and pagodas, old towns...
- In the Centre: Hue imperial palace/ tombs, Panguranda, Pagodas, Old Towns ...
- In the South: palaces, museums, theatres, churches, Cu Chi Tunnel, markets...

Cultural

Festivals and Ceremonies

Vietnam Traditional Clothes

Vietnam Traditional musics and Traditional instruments

Vietnam Religions

Vietnam Arts

Nature

National Parks and Natural Reserves (Cuc Phuong, Phong Nha - Ke Bang, Yok Don...)

Religious

Pagodas where buddists ceremonies are conducted. There are three important buddhist festivals following lunar calendar, in mid January, mid April and mid July.

Churchs: The most important festival in the year is Christmas.

Temples: There are temples of other religions as Hoa Hao, Khome...

Thermal

Water Parks in the big cities:

Dam Sen Warter Park - 

Suoi Tien Water Park  (in Hochiminh City)

Ho Tay Water Park  (in Ha Noi city).

Beaches in the whole country

Beach

The beaches of Vietnam stretch out from the North to the South. Tourists can bathe, taste sea foods, take a boat or canoe to get to islands.

Winter sports

No

Outdoor activities

Picnics, mountain climbing, boating, visiting fruit farms...

Shopping

The most popular items for foreign travellers are:
- Carved wooden furniture, fine lacquerware (these can be shipped home on request).
- Ao dai, Traditional Vietnamese hand-made silk dresses, kimonos, embroideries...
- Antiques, fine ceramics, old watches or Zippo lighters...
- XQ hand embroidery Painting, Copies of famous paintings.

They are sold in most touristic destinations.

Tourism organizations

Vietnam National Administration of Tourism

Eating

Food specialties

Main dishes are based on pork, chicken, beef, fish and other sea food. The most known dishes are Nem, Pho and Banh cuon. For dessert, there are amongst many other dishes, lots of different sweet soups.

Drinks

Beverage, beer, water, alcohol, fruit juice.

Dietary restrictions

There are no culinary restrictions in Vietnam.

Paying

Domestic currency

Vietnamese Dong

ISO Code

VND

To obtain domestic currency

Local currency can be withdrawn at ATM, in banks and in the major commercial centres.

Possible means of payment

Most of the credit card, Master card, Visa, American Express are usually used, but cash is the most important means of payment.

Exchange rate on

Automatic Teller Machines (ATM)

To find out the locations of ATMs in in Vietnam, click on the link to your credit card: Visa, Mastercard or American Express

Speaking

Official language

Vietnamese

Other languages spoken

French and Chinese are also spoken.

Business language

Vietnamese, then English and Chinese. French, Japanese and Korean are also spoken.

Getting some knowledge

For more information on Vietnamese language go to this link.

Free translation tools

vdict.com - English-Vietnamese-English Dictionary
Web Dictionaries - English-Vietnamese-English Dictionary
lexicool - Free Greek-Vietnamese-Greek dictionary

We can translate your foreign-language documents.

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Last updates: May 2012