We took a bus tour to My Son a group of abandoned Hindu temples built between the 4th and 14th century by the Cham. The bus tour with a boat ride back, lunch and an English speaking guide was 200,000 VND plus the 150,000 VND entry fee for My Son. The bus was full andContinue reading “My Son – Daytrip from Hoi An Vietnam”
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Hoi An- Vietnam
Hoi An was once an important trading port and it’s well maintained old town is a UNESCO world heritage site. We stayed at Light Sky Homestay – $69 Canadian for 3 nights with breakfast. We were able to walk there from where the bus left us thanks to google maps and a data plan. It’sContinue reading “Hoi An- Vietnam”
Hue and a bus to Hoi An – Vietnam
From Hue had planned to ride bikes to Thanh Toan Bridge a Japanese bridge in the country about 7 km east of Hue it’s the sister bridge to the Japanese bride in Hoi An. The plan was to use it as a destination for a nice ride through the country. Unfortunately, it was cold andContinue reading “Hue and a bus to Hoi An – Vietnam”
Vietnam-Hue City Bus Tour
Hue is the ancient capital of Vietnam with many tombs from various Emperors spread about the countryside. We wanted to see some of them and they are fairly spread out so we booked an 8 hour city bus tour for $13 each. Lunch and an English guide were included, entry fees were not. We wereContinue reading “Vietnam-Hue City Bus Tour”
Vietnam- Hue-Thien Mu Pagoda
We took a tourist bus from Easy Tiger in Phung Nha to Hui for 130, 000 VND. Our hotel staff got up early and made us breakfast which was very nice of them. There was a security man at the hotel who slept in a cot overnight by the bar. We was asleep when weContinue reading “Vietnam- Hue-Thien Mu Pagoda”
Vietnam- Phong Nha Ke Bang- The Search for the Pub with Cold Beer
We rented bikes for the day in San Trach from the same place we had used for the last two days. We only paid 60,000 even though the posted rate was 80,000 I guess we were getting to be frequent customers. Many of the hotels in San Trach had free bikes ours did not. IfContinue reading “Vietnam- Phong Nha Ke Bang- The Search for the Pub with Cold Beer”
Vietnam- Paradise Cave, Dark Cave
We took a tour for $60 US per person to the Botanical Garden, Paradise Cave and Dark Cave. We started at the Botanical Garden which was not that exciting. But maybe we picked a bad day. We saw monkey dots and the top of a waterfall. It was raining and rather muddy and slippery. NextContinue reading “Vietnam- Paradise Cave, Dark Cave”
Vietnam – Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park – Son Trach
We arrived in Dong Hui by train. Dong Hui is north of the DMZ and it does not get many tourists. Most tourists who do go there are there for the same reason we were, to get to Pong Nha-Ke Bang. As soon as we got off the train we were accosted by taxi driversContinue reading “Vietnam – Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park – Son Trach”
Vietnam- Mui Ne to Phing Nha-Ke Bang National Park by bus and train via Nha Trang
When we plan these trips from home we book the accommodations and flights before we leave Canada. We have a plan for traveling from one town to another but we generally book buses, trains and transfers once we arrive in the country. It’s generally cheaper and some options are not available from outside the country.Continue reading “Vietnam- Mui Ne to Phing Nha-Ke Bang National Park by bus and train via Nha Trang”
Vietnam Day Trips from Mui Ne -The Fairy Stream, The Red and White Sand Dunes
We took a basic tour to see the Fairy Stream, the local fishing village and the Red and White Sands. After taking the tour we discovered that the Fairy Stream was actually walking distance from our hotel and we later went back on our own. The Fairy Stream is actually a small water fissure whichContinue reading “Vietnam Day Trips from Mui Ne -The Fairy Stream, The Red and White Sand Dunes”
