Five Ways To Vietnam Backpacking Tour Guides In 60 Minutes

He dropped us right at our door. Please try one if you're visiting Nha Trang. We went on an epic walk as far as we dared and were rewarded with some great views out to sea. We arrived at Gia Bao Grand Hotel at about 8pm and they welcomed us in. Although, they did tell us we had a free upgrade and only had to pay $10 for the pleasure.

We were picked up at 8am from our hotel by the guys from Golden Lotus Tours It was a 5-hour journey out to beautiful Halong Bay We had one stop along the way at a disabled centre (more on that later) and other than that we charged forward to get there. We woke up a little hazy from the night before at 7am. We actually ended up going back to the 72 Ma May Restaurant for dinner as it was so delicious on the first night, then polished off an awesome time in Hanoi with a few 15p Bia Hois.

We stayed at the Avi Airport Hotel which was just ten minutes from the airport. Nothing better to do than sleep, so we were well rested for our early morning flight. You now have two days to play with and insert where you like, I had to go back to HCMC for a wedding.

It was in a great location too and turn left and there's the best pho stall ever. We went to the designer district, although it was still too pricey for me. It rained and we ended up in the incredible War Museum, but that's definitely better covered in a separate post. It was nice to chill out with friends and not rush around like mad dogs trying to look at things as we'd spent the last few days doing.

The big day, the reason we were in vietnam awesome travel, the wedding. Today we went for one final pho of a lunch up the Duc Vuong Hotel roof garden where we'd ended up on the first night. This itinerary worked perfectly for us. As we travelled we spoke to others and I said to a fair few I was sad to have missed out on Hue and Sapa, not one person made me feel bad about not going.

I guess if you were planning your two weeks you could fit one of these in as you wouldn't need to fly back down, or go to a wedding, but to be honest the feedback didn't really sound like you needed to. I'd recommend you spend two nights on the junk boat in Halong Bay if possible, rather than just the one so that you can see more of the bay and relax into it. I'd choose HCMC over Hanoi, if you only had time for one, but that could be because we had longer there and got to know it a little more.

I did a similar trip over a month! This post has made it clear to me that I need a Vietnamese trip in my life!