| Vietnam is one of the hottest travel destinations | | | | have their tours and prices listed on a large board |
| in Asia. More and more tourists come to Vietnam | | | | in their offices. If you register for many tours of |
| every year because of its peace, friendliness and | | | | the same company, you can ask for a discount |
| fast development. Tourists can enjoy visiting | | | | because it is a usual thing in Vietnam. |
| peaceful traditional villages, grand temples and | | | | Vietnamese food is very delicious and well known |
| pagodas or sunbathing on beautiful beaches in | | | | all over the world. It is really a memorable |
| luxury seaside resorts. However, to enjoy the | | | | experience to taste Vietnamese food right in |
| best of your travel, you have to know something | | | | Vietnam. However, you have to be careful when |
| about the art of bargaining in this country. Except | | | | eating in restaurants. Even natives can be |
| grand hotels, big restaurants and luxury resorts | | | | overcharged sometimes when they go to |
| where fixed prices are listed, you can bargain for | | | | restaurants. There are some restaurants whose |
| anything in Vietnam. | | | | menus are just lists of dishes and don't include the |
| Before going to Vietnam you should do some | | | | prices. In that case you have to ask the waiters |
| searches for a general idea about prices in | | | | to tell you the prices of the dishes in advance |
| Vietnam. The Vietnamese currency is the | | | | otherwise they may give you a big bill with |
| Vietnam Dong ($1 = 15800 VND). On the internet, | | | | amazing prices at the end of the meal. |
| you can easily find information about prices of | | | | It is a fun experience to go shopping in Vietnam. |
| going by taxi or some other means of | | | | The goods are usually very cheap and there are |
| transportation. However, for long distances, you | | | | large selections for buyers. Apart from grand |
| have to bargain for a lower price because for | | | | shopping centers where prices are fixed and |
| some certain long routes, the price is not what is | | | | written already on the tags, most markets, |
| counted on the taximeter. If you go by taxi over | | | | souvenir stands and street vendors don't have |
| a distance which is greater than 50 km, you | | | | fixed prices for their goods and customers have |
| should call the taxi company directly and ask for | | | | to bargain. Sellers there always try to take |
| their price for that long route. | | | | advantage of foreigners whom they assume to |
| Going in a tour group arranged by a tourist agent | | | | be rich and have a lot of money. When you go to |
| is an interesting way to explore Vietnam. There | | | | markets and souvenir stands, the prices they tell |
| are many famous tourism agents in Vietnam and | | | | you are never true. The true prices are usually |
| most of them have their own websites. You can | | | | half or one third of what you are told. There are |
| search on the internet for famous travel agents in | | | | many sellers who can speak nice English. They will |
| Vietnam and book in advance if possible. | | | | tell you that you are the first customer of their |
| However, if the online booking function is not | | | | store today and they will give you the item at |
| available or you want to book for a tour when | | | | their buying price for some luck. Don't ever |
| having come to Vietnam, you should ask for their | | | | believe them. The "buying" price they tell you is |
| fixed list of available tours and their prices in | | | | always many times more than the real value of |
| advance. Most well known tourism companies | | | | the product. |