Tips and information for travelling to Vietnam during Tet holiday, Chinese new year
Tet holiday or lunar new year holiday is getting very closed, this is the biggest and most excited festival in Vietnam. You will be very lucky to have a chance to travel to Vietnam during this time but be sure that, you will have some advance tips and information. We - quickvietnamvisa.net want to share some good information for your experience as:
1. Book services in advance
The need of travelling of local people during this time is triple times as normal days so it is easy to get fully booked for all travelling services like train, plane and public transportations. Our advice is to plane and confirm all services to a local tour operator as early as possible.
The need of travelling of local people during this time is triple times as normal days so it is easy to get fully booked for all travelling services like train, plane and public transportations. Our advice is to plane and confirm all services to a local tour operator as early as possible.
2. Be aware that, shops, restaurants, markets, stores and companies CLOSED
This is the traditional festival, the time for families’ reunion, the time to visit relatives and friends. So most Vietnamese people will put aside the works and only spend time for holidays. You should know this in advance but there will be a chance when you contact directly to hotel you are staying for meals. Some restaurants closed for 1-2 days, but some companies will be closed up to ten days, depended on the services they are offering.
This is the traditional festival, the time for families’ reunion, the time to visit relatives and friends. So most Vietnamese people will put aside the works and only spend time for holidays. You should know this in advance but there will be a chance when you contact directly to hotel you are staying for meals. Some restaurants closed for 1-2 days, but some companies will be closed up to ten days, depended on the services they are offering.
3. Buying and bargaining.
The selling of the very first days of the new year is very important to Vietnamese as they concept that, a happy and good trading is the best sign for the whole year coming. So, if you decide to buy one thing, let’s ask them and buy, if not, please do not ask. You are advised not to bargain so much as you will be considered to bring more troublesome to them.
The selling of the very first days of the new year is very important to Vietnamese as they concept that, a happy and good trading is the best sign for the whole year coming. So, if you decide to buy one thing, let’s ask them and buy, if not, please do not ask. You are advised not to bargain so much as you will be considered to bring more troublesome to them.
4. Money and spending money
Be sure that, you have enough cash (USD or Vietnam Dong) before to spend dung a week. Banks and exchange counters will be closed and you will have to change money at hotels with bad exchange rates.Most things are more expensive than usual so please do not expect a good price if you want to buy anything during Tey holidays.
Be sure that, you have enough cash (USD or Vietnam Dong) before to spend dung a week. Banks and exchange counters will be closed and you will have to change money at hotels with bad exchange rates.Most things are more expensive than usual so please do not expect a good price if you want to buy anything during Tey holidays.
5. Pickpockets & thefts
Do not bring much money when you go out these days, be careful of your value things like cell phone and camera. It is time many people go out, walking on the streets and it is good chance for thefts.
Do not bring much money when you go out these days, be careful of your value things like cell phone and camera. It is time many people go out, walking on the streets and it is good chance for thefts.
6. Recommendations
It is said that, you are more than welcome if you have a chance to visit to a local family and celebrate new year with them. So, if you can contact a local tour operator to arrange this for you in advance, that would be the best thing to do during these days. In Vietnam, people still think that, to receive a lucky money by new year is the good sign for a healthy & prosperous year, especially to children and old people. So, if you meet children and old people, quickvietnamvisa.net advise you to give them some small money (but new notes) and you will receive a warm smile from them.
It is said that, you are more than welcome if you have a chance to visit to a local family and celebrate new year with them. So, if you can contact a local tour operator to arrange this for you in advance, that would be the best thing to do during these days. In Vietnam, people still think that, to receive a lucky money by new year is the good sign for a healthy & prosperous year, especially to children and old people. So, if you meet children and old people, quickvietnamvisa.net advise you to give them some small money (but new notes) and you will receive a warm smile from them.
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