Introduction - We went to Indonesia in 1997 and 1998, and it was one of our best trips. It combined nature (Bromo volcano, Manado Seagardens etc...), culture (like Toraja and Borobudur temple) and friendlyness of the local people. Above all, service is extremely good value for money, and this is one of the advantages over other regions like the Middle East and central America. Safety is less a concern than f.i. in Central America.
- The Singapore page was also made by me.
- The Cambodia page was first made with info I got from other people, and in 3/99 I went to check out things myself.
- There is Myanmar page written by a friend of mine (11/98). They will probably also add a site on Laos after spending 4 weeks in 10/99.
- Steven Buvens has also written a site after his trip to Northern Vietnam (7/99). I went back to Vietnam in 10/2000 and updated the Northern section, and expanded it with a Southern section.
- The Laos page was made by Geert Van Vaeck who stayed there 4 weeks (10/99).
Getting around Asean airpass
- 6 Asian companies have joined forces in an effort to turn off crisis in tourism industry, and they are now offering an "Asian Airpass". Companies participating include Thai airways, Garuda, Singapore airlines, Philippine Airways, Vietnam Airlines and Malaysian Airlines. The deal is the following:
- You have to fly to any Asian destination with 1 of the six carriers. You could f.i. fly to Singapore or Bangkok.
- Then you need to buy the pass for 270 US$. This entitles you to 3 flights within Asia with 1 of these 6 carriers. This pass has to be bought at the same time you purchase your international flight, and it has to be booked outside Asean countries.
- Open jaws are not permitted, except within 1 country. So travel must be contiguous.
- Domestic flights are permitted except in Vietnam and the Philippines.
- Maximum stay is 2 months.
- Extra stretches can be purchased at 90 US$ for one.
- You cannot do the same trip twice (f.i. Singapore-BKK-Singapore-BKK).
- This could be of course a very good deal. Suppose you want to visit Sulawesi. Then buy a cheap ticket to Singapore. With your pass, you can fly to Ujung Pandang (Silk Air), fly back from Manado (Silk Air), and you even have 1 stretch left, f.i. to fly from UP to Manado with Garuda.
- I've not tried this myself, and I didn't get much feedback untill now. It's best you mail singapore airlines for more info.
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The city suffered a lot during the TET-offensive in 1968. The imperial
city and especially the tombes are worth a visit. Hue is divided in two
parts by the Perfume river. The southern part holds the hotels and
almost all restaurants. Two important streets are ‘Le Loi’ along the
river and ‘Hung Vuong’. The old city part (north) is surrounded by the
citadel and holds the imperial city.
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Danang is Vietnam’s fourth largest city. There is not really much to
visit. It is busy, noisy and colorless. Yep, an industrial town. This
is the reason why many tourists only visit the Cham museum and have
their stay in Hoi An instead of Danang. If you want to stay close to
Danang then I recommend China Beach.
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Hoi An doesn't have its own airport, but most people fly to Danang
(regular flights from Saigon, Nha Trang, Hanoi). From Danang airport,
most people take a taxi at a fixed rate of 10 US$. It is usually
possible to find other tourists to share a taxi. The ride to Hoi An
takes 45 minutes.
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Saigon is a bustling city full of motorbikes. For the budget tourist,
there are 2 centers: The real center with some big hotels like the Rex
The budget center along Pham Nga Lao where all the budget
accommodation, restaurants, travelagencies and internetcafés
are situated. You can go by foot from the one center to the other in 15
minutes, a taxi will cost you 5000 VND. For more info, buy the Lonely
Planet Ho Chi Minh City guidebook (11/2000) price 11.99 US$ Getting
there By plane There are numerous flights from all over the country
into Saigon, as well as many international flights (in fact much more
then to Hanoi). Saigon airport gets about 500.000 passengers each year.
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The first thing you need to decide is whether you'll go the the Mekong
on your own, or on an organized tour. I advise you to go on an
organized tour for these reasons: It's much easier: I spoke to an
Israeli who spent 6 weeks in Vietnam doing everything at his own pace,
trying to do everything independently. He told me it was almost
impossible to travel alone in Mekong. F.i. he asked for a bus to a
certain place, a Vietnamese accompanied him to the busstation but
didn't find the bus himself...
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