Julia
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I thought it was time to revisit our Travel Inspiration section with a tour that year after year proves exceptionally popular with Just You travellers…. Discover Vietnam.

It’s really not hard to see why this tour topped our poll of Dream destinations last year…. A night amongst the dramatic limestone peaks of Halong Bay on board a traditional junk boat, getting a taste of the hustle and bustle of the country’s capital on a cyclo tour of Hanoi, seeing truly stunning landscapes and enjoying time in Ho Chi Minh City (better known as Saigon) are just some of the highlights of this incredible holiday. Of course, I don’t need to tell you that no tour to Vietnam is complete without a cruise along the Mekong Delta!

Want to know more? See the full Itinerary for this tour by clicking on the following link;

https://www.justyou.co.uk/en-gb/tours/discover-vietnam/?internal_promotion=community 

With free single entry visas currently available for UK passport holders, there is no better time to visit.

Already visited Vietnam - why not share your thoughts below?

Happy travelling,

Julia

AbbaDave
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wow thanks Julia am looking forward to it more than ever now, 5th Nov, cannot come quick enough
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Jaya
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This is one tour I want to do, but not sure when I will be able to do it. Perhaps in 2017.

Jaya

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'Julia' wrote:

I thought it was time to revisit our Travel Inspiration section with a tour that year after year proves exceptionally popular with Just You travellers…. Discover Vietnam......

.....Already visited Vietnam - why not share your thoughts below?

Happy travelling,

Julia

:thumbup: Just paid my balance for this trip in March 2016. Looking forward to it. :thumbup:

Jean

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Hi Jean, I did this tour in Feb 2013 and loved every minute of it! Vietnam is a fantastic country and you will see the best of it on this tour. It is action packed, but not exhausting and the food is terrific. Have a brilliant time!

All the best,

Bob

Julie White
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Thanks Julia,

I am off to Vietnam at Christmas and I am getting very excited now.

It will be a fabulous experience

Regards julie

AbbaDave
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This was a wonderful tour which i really enjoyed, Vietnam is a fascinating country, the highlights for me were Hoi - an, the cycle ride in Hoi-an, the Mekong Delta and the very beautiful Halong Bay, i also enjoyed Hanoi, Hue and Saigon all for various reasons and the cyclo ride round the crazy streets of Hanoi was a marvelous experience, all the mopeds etc takes some believing when you see them all and some of the unbelievable loads they carry, and those who are wifi mad all the hotels pretty much had free wifi and it was good enough, very fast in Hoi an, the hotel in Saigon the Eden Star you have to ask for a password but once you put it in it run quick enough, i think the only place you had to do without was on the junk in Halong Bay

have a wonderful time

Dave

StephanieGodfrey
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i live in chengdu, visited vietnam in 2014 for my business, i spent 1 weeks there, i visited hochiminh city and hanoi. but i didn't visit famous site like halong bay, or mekong delta, hope to be back in the future
JuliaH
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Hi there

I am hoping to book a trip to Vietnam and possibly add on Cambodia. Could anyone who has been on this tour at November time give me an idea on what the weather would be like.

Thank you.

Julia H

JuliaH
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Hi Dave

Thank you for posting about your trip to Vietnam. I am considering going on the November '16 tour and possibly adding on Cambodia. If I have read your post correctly it looks like you visited Vietnam in November '15. What was the weather like? I have been looking on line but from what I have read it seems the weather depends on which part of Vietnam you are in, so while it may be nice in some parts during November it could be raining in other parts. I thought I would take the easy route and ask someone who has been there at this time of year. Hope you don't mind me asking.

Thanks and best wishes,

Julia H

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Hi Julia

You are quite right about the weather in Vietnam, it does vary from area to area. I was on the same trip as Dave. It is certainly cooler in the north in Hanoi and much hotter in the south Ho Chi Minh city. November was the coolest time, if you could call it that to visit these two areas, according to our guide book. BUT it was the worst time of the year to visit the central area i.e Hue and Hoi An because it was the wettest time there. They have typhoons ranging from minor to mega, landslides and floods. So Dave and our other friends before we went were joking about taking dinghies, inflatable armbands and rubber ducks etc etc. However, although it did rain and heavily at times it was always overnight, whilst we were on a coach or in a reataurant. Didn't bother us!

Super holiday. My highlights were Halong Bay, Hoi An and the cycle ride. I was dubious about the cycle ride because I am not the fittest person in the world but it was easy didn't actually cycle far, lots of photo stops, rode mainly on paths through paddy fields. Much fun when some of the group decided they wanted to ride on a waterbuffalo.

Happy travelling and kind regards Di

JuliaH
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Thank you so much for replying to my post. It is very much appreciated. Best wishes, Julia H
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Hi Julia,

I agree with what Dina said - the climate in Vietnam varies tremendously from north to south. To give a different perspective I went in February, when it was cool (around 12-15C) in Hanoi and showery, mild but foggy in Halong Bay (I understand it is like this most of the year there), hot and sunny in Hue and Hoi An and hot and humid in Ho Chi Minh. I did the Cambodia add-on and it was hot in Phnom Penh and humid at the temples in Siem Reap. Overall it was a good time to go and I'm very glad I did the Cambodia add-on, it was the icing on the cake!

I hope you book this tour, of the 11 I've done with JY it remains one of my favourites.

Best wishes,

Bob

JeanK62
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'BGray' wrote:

Hi Jean, I did this tour in Feb 2013 and loved every minute of it! Vietnam is a fantastic country and you will see the best of it on this tour. It is action packed, but not exhausting and the food is terrific. Have a brilliant time!

All the best,

Bob

Thanks Bob, looking forward to it!

Jean

JeanK62
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'AbbaDave' wrote:

This was a wonderful tour which i really enjoyed, Vietnam is a fascinating country, the highlights for me were Hoi - an, the cycle ride in Hoi-an, the Mekong Delta and the very beautiful Halong Bay, i also enjoyed Hanoi, Hue and Saigon all for various reasons and the cyclo ride round the crazy streets of Hanoi was a marvelous experience, all the mopeds etc takes some believing when you see them all and some of the unbelievable loads they carry, and those who are wifi mad all the hotels pretty much had free wifi and it was good enough, very fast in Hoi an, the hotel in Saigon the Eden Star you have to ask for a password but once you put it in it run quick enough, i think the only place you had to do without was on the junk in Halong Bay

have a wonderful time

Dave

Thanks Dave, for all the information. I'm looking forward to the experience. Not too long to wait now.

Jean

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