The world is starting to open up, and quite a few countries in Asia realize that it is time to receive tourists.
One of the countries that is already open to tourists, and even without corona restrictions on entering them, is Vietnam.
During the Corona period, prices in the country dropped even more, and now you can find central and excellent hotels in the country at prices that start at 30 dollars per night for a room.
If you agree to sleep in hostels, you can sleep in Hanoi at prices that start from only 2 dollars per night, per person in a double room.
Before deciding to fly to Vietnam, it is important that you know a few things: in order to enter the country, it is necessary to issue a visa.
Israelis should use a licensed agent to book the entire trip, including the issuance of the visa.
It is important that you do a market survey before doing this, as prices vary between agents.
It is important to plan the trip a few weeks in advance and start the process well in advance of the estimated departure date, as the visa issuance process may take one to two weeks.
Hanoi in Vietnam, photo: Moshe Shay
Haim Haim, the owner of the company "Gol Tours" and an expert on Vietnam, explains some things that should be taken into account before planning a trip to the country: "Vietnam is an organized country. During registration, it is mandatory to go to the health insurance clinics and check the necessary vaccinations for each and every passenger. Vietnam is considered The country is very cheap, especially compared to other East Asian countries. The hotels and personnel costs are very cheap, so most of the budget for flying to it will be on the flight costs to and from the country."
According to him, independent travelers, group travelers and backpackers come to Vietnam.
"Hospitality in the country is very serviceable and the people there are very kind, and the attractive hotel prices bring vacationers to stay in good, central hotels," he said.
"A night in a prominent hotel in the center of Hanoi, which is close to Hoan Kiam Lake, costs from 30 dollars. It is important to note that in this place there are central hostels for young people traveling in the area at a price from 2 dollars per person in a double room. The same is true in Saigon and the Mekong Delta region. Those traveling in the Lao region Kai in the north of the country can spend the night in the provincial city of Sapa, but an unforgettable experience for the independent traveler and backpackers is to spend the night in one of the hostels in the Hmong villages scattered around Mount Pensipan and in the middle of the huge rice fields there."
During the planning of the trip to the country, it is important that you know its structure and the distances between the popular destinations.
In order to enjoy the north, the center and the south, each of which has its own charm and uniqueness, a relatively long trip is required, and between certain destinations it is necessary to fly - which makes it very difficult to travel by vehicle.
It is recommended to adjust the destinations throughout the trip, so that a trip too full of destinations in too short a period of time will not damage the experience.
Rice fields in the Mekong Delta region of southern Vietnam,
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