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Originally Posted by guurl
^ explore the country. dont just stay in one place because it gets super repetitive and boring if you do unless you have family there
go to the mekong delta, nha trang, hoi an / da nang tours, or fly up north and explore hanoi + ha long bay. wont cost you too much to travel around anyway. at least 60-80 dollar one way flight
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Just came back from Vietnam.
If you can book in advance and have a schedule. But your plane tickets right now.
I stuck with Vietnam Airlines, because of their great record. And free check-in.
If you booked early and got a super deal, some flights could be as cheap as 400,000 dong. If you were spontaneous like me, and night before.... it was 1.5 million dong at times.
The Mekong Delta, you'd need a night, 2 days for that. The day tour is a joke.
But in 3 weeks, you can accomplish a lot.
In 10 nights roughly, I did Hcm (mekong day tour), hoi an (2 nights) - toured around the island village, went to dong hoi by train, went to paradise/dark cave (worth it), then hanoi for 4 nights (did a tam coc/hoa le day tour..don't do it...you need a night/2days to really experience the area)
The hanoi one was a bit longer than expected because I had to cancel SAPA, since weather wasn't great.
But three weeks will afford you alot of time to enjoy the country. Have fun. I went solo and had a blast. I also felt incredibly safe. I mean, there are also tons of female solo backpackers.