There are two kinds of visas available for visas to Vietnam. The first is to use a temporary passport, and you must go with a group. The route is limited to Halong Bay and Hanoi. The second is a tourist visa, which allows you to travel around Vietnam with a personal passport. We chose the second one. At present, Viet Nam only issues such visas at the consulates of China in Guangzhou and Beijing. You can ask them for the application form directly. Or through an agent. The visa fee is RMB 400 yuan. How to get to Nanning: The train: 1379, 10: 4 1 leaves and arrives at 8: 40 the next night. Ticket price: hard sleeper 40 1 yuan plane: about three hours, full price RMB 1, 440. How to get to Dongxing, a clean standard room around 80 yuan? There is an express bus from Nanning to Dongxing, which leaves at 8: 30 am, and leaves at 165438+ 0: 00 am. The fare is 40 yuan, and the customs passes through China for 3 hours: passport and valid visa are enough. The health and quarantine certificate is not necessary, which is the same as going to any European and American country. Remember to declare your camera when you leave customs to avoid unnecessary explanations when you return to customs. Entry into Vietnam: Passport and valid visa are required. Vietnamese customs may require inspection of health and quarantine certificates and make preparations in advance. It is worth reminding that the customs officer may forget to stamp your passport with the entry frontier stamp (it sounds a bit funny, his duty is to stamp one passport after another every day, how can he forget it? But he just forgot to stamp this stamp on our passports representing national sovereignty, which turned our trip in Vietnam into illegal entry in the legal sense. It sounds a little scary, so when you get your passport back, be sure to check whether this entry border seal is stamped. At the same time, Vietnamese customs must also stamp your entry declaration form (a separate yellow application form to avoid trouble when you leave the country). Vietnamese currency: The exchange rate between Vietnamese dong and RMB is 1800: 1, but RMB can only be exchanged in the north. From the middle to the south, you can easily change dollars into Vietnamese dong at the local bank. The exchange rate is 65,438+05,000 VND to US$ 65,438+0. If you don't want to carry too much cash, you can use an international credit card to pay a large sum of money (such as air tickets), but you have to pay an extra service fee of 2.5% to 3% every time you use the credit card. Climate: There are two seasons: dry season and rainy season. The average annual temperature is 27 degrees Celsius, with plenty of sunshine. When you are outdoors, wear sunglasses and a sun visor. Sunscreen is also a necessity. Language: Vietnamese is a 29-letter phonetic symbol./kloc-0 was founded by Portuguese missionaries in the 6th century, and 1900 was recognized as the official language. In fact, before this, Vietnam did not have its own language, and the official language was Chinese. Today's Vietnamese is created according to the pronunciation of Chinese. Communication: In Vietnam, you can communicate with backpackers about their related industries, such as hotels, restaurants, travel agencies, air ticket agents, banks and so on. There is no problem, which is also an important reason why Vietnam is called the backpacker's paradise in the world. Of course, you can communicate with local people who can't speak English. You may face the dilemma of "chicken tells duck". Income: The average monthly income of Vietnamese is RMB in 200 yuan. Security: The security situation in Vietnam is reassuring. Tourism is a pillar industry in Vietnam, and any behavior that may cause foreigners to worry about the security situation is strictly prohibited. As far as safety is concerned, there is no difference compared with domestic urban travel. Communication: It is quite expensive to use mobile phones for international roaming in Vietnam. Take myself as an example: In Viet Nam, I made ten phone calls to Shanghai with my mobile phone, each call lasted less than one minute, and the call charge was 220 yuan RMB. Vendors and drivers: Vietnamese who extend their sincere greetings to you. Unfortunately, there is only one legal answer to their enthusiasm: "No, thank you". If you want to try to verify this law, you can bet. You only dare to try once. Mang street: a small town that is prosperous because of the prosperity of border trade. Accommodation: There are more than a dozen family hotels near the bus station, and the prices are mostly between 80- 100 yuan. Attractions: Halong Bay has not been discovered so far: tourism advertisements call it' Guilin at Sea'. Halong Bay is located in Xia Long, which is divided into two parts by a bay. The east is called red cover, and the west is called white wood. How to get there: Take a bus from Mangjie Bus Station to Honggai. The fare is 35,000 guilders per person, and it takes about four hours to arrive. After getting off the bus, walk west for about 100 meters. There is a ferry every ten minutes. The fare is 500 guilders per person, and it takes five minutes to get to Baizhai. Because the lively place in Baizhai is on the beach, about two kilometers away from the pier. You can call a motorcycle for 4000 guilders and walk along the seaside, and it will arrive soon. Accommodation: There are many hotels across the beach. Suitable for backpackers. In the area where restaurants are concentrated across the beach, you can stay in a clean and spacious double room at the corner for ten dollars. Eat: You can eat China-style seafood here. Further south, you can eat seafood. However, this approach is quite different from that of China. It can be said that it has a unique flavor, but the people who eat it are a little unwilling. In Halong Bay, two people can eat seafood for several hundred yuan, and you can get satisfied. It's not very corrupt. Attractions: Going out to sea to see "Fairy Mountain on the Sea" is a must-have program in Halong Bay. You can charter a boat at the seaside pier, or you can take a day trip to the local travel agency. There are tours on "fairy mountain". But it's still a pleasure to take a boat out to sea to blow the wind. Hanoi: How to get to downtown: Baizhai bus station is in the east, near the ferry terminal. It takes about three and a half hours to get to Jianma Bus Terminal in Hanoi, and the fare is 40,000 rupiah per person. After arriving at Jinma Station, take a motorcycle to Lake of the Restored Sword. By the way, the most convenient means of transportation in Vietnam is motorcycle, which is cheap and fast, and it seems quite safe (from north to south, I have never seen a motorcycle accident). Cyclo (human tricycles with passengers in front and drivers behind) is highly praised by former donkeys and is only suitable for short-distance sightseeing. The price is not low. Accommodation: There are many family hotels near the old district north of Fuxing Jianhu. Most backpackers live in this area. Too many choices can sometimes be a headache, especially when you are a complete stranger. So we provide the following hotels where we stayed, with hot water, air conditioning, satellite TV mini-refrigerator, changing sheets, quilt cover and pillow towel every day. Sounds good: Sports Hotel Address: No.96, Hang Bac Street, Hanoi Tel: (84-4) 9260 0 154 Price: 8 USD/day Dinner: There are many cafes in the same area, providing western-style catering. The price is similar to the set meal in a tea restaurant. The problem is that it is not easy to find Chinese food. Or you can try a local restaurant, if you are sure that what you ordered will be served. Attractions: Longbianqiao, He Chi Ming Mausoleum, Confucian Temple, Water Puppet, City Museum Open Tickets: This is a bus ticket equivalent to a joint ticket. It starts in Hanoi and ends in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon). You can stay in several major cities for any length (less than half a year, which seems a bit too long). After confirming your seat the day before you decide to leave for the next city, you can take the next day's shuttle bus. Almost all backpackers choose this way of travel. Most of these tickets are provided by travel companies. In addition to car service, they can also provide accommodation and catering in related cities, which means one-stop service. The most famous is Sinh Café, and we take T &；; Brother m's cafes are all the same, which won't save you time on the road. The fare is 26 dollars per person, and the whole journey is about 2200 kilometers. Hue: How to get to the capital of the last dynasty in Vietnam: Take an air-conditioned bus with an open ticket, leave at 8 pm, arrive at around 10 the next morning, and stop several times. Eat midnight snack and breakfast, and then PP times, and you will arrive at this ancient city. Accommodation: hotels are not as concentrated as Hanoi. You can try to find them on foot after you get off the bus. It is recommended not to stay in hotels recommended by open tickets. In view of our lessons, this is also the reason why you can't provide hotels in this city. Don't worry about finding a place to get on the bus at the next stop. After you check into any hotel, tell the address of Open Ticket Hotel and they will arrange to pick you up. Attractions: Old Palace, DMZ Hui 'an: Ancient City, which is said to be the best preserved. How to get there? Or take an air-conditioned bus with an open ticket, leave at eight in the morning and arrive at two in the afternoon. The road from Hue to Hui 'an is recommended by National Geographic magazine as a place that must be visited once every 50 years. (I said: then go to Shanghai Week (ask Kevin) and stay: Open Bus will show you around several hotels. After visiting all the hotels, we chose the last one:

Lvye Hotel Address: Cua Dai Street 1C, Hui 'an Tel: (84-510) 863484,863658 Double room, the same as Hanoi Sports Hotel, no air conditioning, the room rate is 8 dollars. Attractions: around the old city, my son (Mishan) Nha Trang: a coastal city. The Vietnamese tried to build it into Pattaya in Vietnam. How to get there? Then take the air-conditioned bus with invoice, leave at 6:30 in the morning and arrive at 6: 00 in the afternoon. The scenery along the way is no less than from Huian to Nha Trang. Accommodation: The following hotels all have sea view rooms, which are separated from the beach by only one road, and the standard exceeds that of domestic three-star hotels.

Tram Huong Hotel Address: No.74, Tran Phu Street, Nha Trang Tel: 84-58-8 1 1548 Price: 15 USD Beach: The beach in Nha Trang is the best in Vietnam. It is about six kilometers long. The color of the sea is really blue. What's more, there are surprisingly few tourists on the beach. The rent for beach chairs is10,000 guilders per person per day. If you have enough time, you can blow the sea breeze, bask in the sun and listen to the sound of the waves here. I don't know what year it is tonight. Seafood: There was an old lady selling seafood on the corner opposite the beach, and we ate there for two nights. The price is incredibly cheap: a lobster weighing more than a kilo, four sea crabs bigger than the bowl, and a dozen big conchs, totaling five yuan. Black pepper mixed with lemon juice, two bottles of cold beer served ... this smell still reminds me. Attractions: How to get to the beach, Nha Trang Cathedral and Saigon Railway Station: Take the air-conditioned bus with open tickets, leave at 8:30 in the morning and arrive at the hotel at 7:30 in the afternoon: the open bus will take you to Panya Old Street where backpackers gather. Many people on the Internet call it Fanlaowu Street. It's really a rumor (perhaps influenced by' bachelor'). There are hundreds of hotels in two small blocks, which makes people a little confused for a while. The following is one of the two we stayed in: Bich Thuy Guest House Address: No.5 Doquan Dau Street, Ho Chi Minh City 1ST District Tel: 84-8-8369953 Room rate: 8 dollars, including free breakfast, and perhaps the best coffee in Vietnam. Once a girl posted a post called "Saigon has my home", which she said. One-day tour of Mekong River: You can join the following travel agencies, take a boat on Mekong River and eat in an elegant island restaurant. Spend a relaxing day: Delta Adventure Tours Address: Fanwu Old Street, Saigon 187A Tel: 84-8-8368542 Price: 9 USD/person Air ticket: There are direct flights from Saigon to Shanghai, and the fare is less than 280 USD every Monday and Thursday. I can't remember the details). We bought a plane ticket from Saigon to Hanoi. Vietnam Airlines has six flights every day, and the fare is 125 USD. We can buy it at the following air ticket agency: Nam Duong Air Travel Agency Address: No.43, Vien Street, Bui, 1 District. HCM Tel: 84-8-8369630 Attractions: Choron, Unification Palace, Notre Dame de Paris, Post Office and Opera House. It is worth mentioning that there are countless black and white photos of the Vietnam War in the museum, all of which were bought by war reporters at the risk of their lives. Unfortunately, many of them lost the gambling and failed to get out of the war alive. This is the first time in my life that I am so close to a war, a war without a winner. I can hardly express it in words, but I can only borrow an inscription from a Japanese tourist in the guest book to express my feelings: shock. There is a photo in the exhibition. It was two mothers who jumped into the river with their children in their arms in order to escape from the village ravaged by American artillery fire. The river is so fast that mothers can hardly carry their children across it. The photographer took this moment: the mother's eyes in the photo were like a dying beast trapped in a trap. This photo won the highest honor of journalists all over the world: the Pulitzer Prize that year. If you are a person who thinks that all problems can be solved by war, and if you are a peace-loving person, you will strengthen your belief by visiting there. Return trip: basically the same way, but fly from Saigon to Hanoi. Suggestion: If you can't stay in Vietnam for more than three weeks, it is recommended not to choose our route, because it will leave too many regrets. If you have enough time, please go south from Hanoi, not north from Saigon, unless you have a tendency to abuse yourself mentally. Statistics: The journey is about 8,000 kilometers, which takes 17 days. After stopping in 9 cities, the total expenditure is 5,500 yuan /news/news_xx.php? Id=33 If you want to go to Vietnam for a self-help tour, you can't do it without a few thousand dollars-