The Marble Mountains are five mountains between Da Nang and Hoi An. Each mountain is assigned to an element: metal, wood, fire, water and earth. On the mountains there are many Buddhist temples and pagodas and in the mountains are often caves. Before we entered the first cave, Hoang Anh...
In no other city in Vietnam the differences have been so clearly shown to me as in Da Nang. The city in Central Vietnam radiates its charm: On the one hand, many small fishing boats are clustering on the sea. Vietnamese children play soccer on the beach. The streets are...
South of Hue lays the 20 km long Hai Van Pass. During the Vietnam War the pass was one of the most embattled areas. He is almost 496 meters high and often draped in clouds. Thus came the name: cloud pass. In the meantime you can also get through a...
Since all flights were booked out from Hanoi to Hue, I took the night train. Although the 650 km to Hue took 15 hours, it seemed not to be so long for me. I booked a four-compartment for 30 USD. (In comparison, the six-compartment cost only 3 USD less and...
Last Sunday I took a day trip to Tam Coc. At 8 o’clock in the morning tour guide Thu picked me up with a minibus from the hotel. Along with 14 other German, Australian and Vietnamese tourists I squashed myself into the tiny vehicle with only 15 seats. No space...
After a 26-hour journey via South Korea I arrived at Hanoi Noi Bai Airport last night. With the Invitation Letter from Vietnam Destination I received a “Visa upon Arrival” within a few minutes. That was about 40 € cheaper than a visa issued by the Vietnamese Embassy in Germany. At...
Plane to Phu Quoc At the end of our trip we visited for five days Phu Quoc Island. Besides the possibility to reach the island with charter boats , you have a good chance to get cheap flights from Sài Gòn when you plan early enough. As you can see...
The old Opera House in Ho-Chi-Minh-City After our relaxing days in Mũi Né we set out to go to Sài Gòn by bus. The official name of Vietnam’s largest city, which was the capital of the Republic of Vietnam until 1975, is Ho-Chi-Minh-City (HCMC). Unfortunately, we could not stay more...
Beach in Mui Ne We took the “soft sleeper” bus from Hội An to Mũi Né. For about 26 dollars we were able to buy a ticket that can be used to go to Saigon without need to specify in advance how long and how many stops you make on...
Relaxing in Hội An We spent 3 days in Hội An that we used mainly for recovery. The city, the environment and especially the beach invite to relax. We stayed at the very nice hotel “Golden Sand Resort & Spa”, which is made for relaxation, but also requires a bigger...