As suggested by most people here, I'm applying for my evisa to cover longer than I plan to be in Vietnam (valid for 62 days, intend to stay 13 days.) The "Intended length of Stay" field on the form autofilled with 62 days. Should I correct it to 13 days in case I'm asked to provide my return flight information when going through immigration on arrival, or leave it matching the validity dates?
My travel group (4 adults with luggage) will be landing in Hanoi on a Friday night around 9:35, and I'm trying to decide if it makes sense to book a private transfer to take us from Noi Bai to our hotel in Old Town, or if we should just hold off and order a Grab after we clear immigration. Is it reasonable to think there will be Grabs available that can accommodate all of us and our bags?
Originally, I planned to book a transfer through 12Go (our hotel doesn't offer this), but I'm a bit worried about taking too long getting out (or being delayed) and having a driver leave the airport without us. A quick look at the arrivals for Noi Bai shows there will likely be several other arrivals right around the same time that night. By the time we land, we will have been travelling over 24 hours, so I expect we'll be tired and not particularly smart. I'd like to have a clear plan in place we can just follow without thinking.
Any advice is appreciated!
I'm travelling to Vietnam with my partner and 2 other friends in late October for my birthday, and due to the timing, we've decided to leave the central and south regions for another trip. We want a balance of culture, adventure, and relaxation, and want to spend at least 2 nights in each place so we can do a full vibe-check and not always be packing up and moving on. My itinerary is below - what am I missing in each place? What would you change?
That's it. Our travel locations and durations are set, but what about the things we plan to do? Is it too much? Not enough? Am I missing any must-dos?
I just booked a VIP cabin on Vicsapa train from Hanoi to Lao Cai in October directly through the Vicsapatrain.com site, and found the experience a bit weird, so I'm hoping someone here who has done the same can confirm validity. The url took me to a bootstrap site, where I selected my cabin and departure date. It offered some add-on transfer options (van or private car to Sapa, airport transfer, etc.) Then I went straight to the pay options. There was no departure time selection, and no confirmation email. The website information looks like this is to be expected, but I'm a bit worried I was on a bad site. I chose to book with Vicsapa directly because they were only showing as having single berth options on 12Go, and I wanted a large bed instead of the narrow single berths.
Has anyone had a similar experience? If so, was it legit, or should I be looking at making changes (and better decisions overall, haha).