First of all, always search for flights using dedicated search and comparison tools now easily available online. Flight comparison tools and fare aggregators can help you pull information from multiple airlines in a matter of seconds, allowing you to save a lot of time and money while still be able to find the most affordable flights to take.

Book early; airlines tend to offer better deals to customers who book their flights at least 6 months prior to flying. By booking early, you can find flights for as low as £1; this means you can save more than 80% off the regular airfare without sacrificing comfort or facilities.

If you are a regular traveler, it is also beneficial to sign up for airlines’ newsletters as well as join their frequent flyer programs. You can be the first to know about special offers and deals just by applying this simple tip.

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Whether you choose to plan a trip yourself or book Vietnam tour packages, tours to Vietnam are sure to provide a blend of beauty, sights, style, culture and the best of Vietnam combining luxuries and local charm. Along with amazing attractions, Vietnam tours also provide various levels of comfort such as accommodation of both budget and deluxe accommodations, public and private transportation and dining local style or in the finet Vietnamese and International restaurants.

Some of the amazing attractions of Vietnam that you must not miss during your Vietnam Tours are:

Halong Bay Vietnam

Widely considered to be among the natural wonders of the world, Halong bay is UNESCO world heritage site and a popular travel destination. The best way to enjoy Halong Bay Vietnam is through Halong bay cruises. The cruise on a traditional junk takes you from main routes to the remote and beautiful Bai Tu Long Bay. These cruises also provide you a choice of boats so that you can enjoy the cruise your style. You can choose from the boats named Prince and Princess. Princess is one cabin private junk, whereas, Prince has four cabins. Both junks can be either privately chartered or provide a friendly atmosphere with a prominence on grand service and fine cuisine.

Vietnam Hanoi City Tour

Known for its charismatic lakes and incredible monuments, Hanoi City is the capital and second-largest city of Vietnam. The major highlights of Hanoi City tour include the Ho Chi Minh Complex, Temple of Literature, Museum of Ethnology and Ngoc Son Temple. You can also enjoy one hour’s cyclo tour around the old quarter.

Ho Chi Minh City Tour

Formerly named as Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City is the largest city of Vietnam. Popular for its architecture and museums, the city has some of the best museums in Vietnam including the Revolutionary Museum, the Museum of Southeastern Armed Forces, the War Remnants Museum, Ho Chi Minh City Museum, and the Museum of Southern Women. Besides museums, other places of entertainment are the Municipal Theatre and the Ben Thanh Market and Hoa Binh Theaters.

Explore the most spectacular tourist destinations on your Vietnam tour with Buffalo tours. Customize and book the very popular Halong Bay tour, Ho Chi Minh City touror tour to Hanoi city and enjoy the best Vietnam highlights at amazing prices.

Step 2: Develop a travel itinerary for your trip to Vietnam. Many tourists center their activities around the two main cities, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon), and hold for travel between the cities in advance. You might be healthy to fly into one city and fly back home from the other, or even include Thailand, Hong Kong or China in your flight plans.

Step 3: Schedule a visit with your physician at least a month before you leave in order to get proper vaccinations, since you will need shots for yellow fever, hepatitis A and B and typhoid. While the risk for malaria is relatively low in the major cities, you might want to bring along malaria tablets if you’re going to be visiting rural areas. Check with the TDS website for latest vaccination stipulations (see Resources below).

Step 4: Contact an experienced and knowledgeable travel agent to help you plan a trip to Vietnam. Your agent should be healthy to help you find the ideal travel and accommodation packages, and to help make travel arrangements between destinations within Vietnam. You can also use online resources, such as Travelocity, to find the ideal deals on airfare and hotel rooms (see Resources below).

Step 5: Visit the website for the Vietnamese Embassy and hold for an application for a travel visa (see Resources below). You will need a valid passport and either a money order or traveler’s check prefabricated out to the Embassy of Vietnam. The cost of the visa will depend upon the length of your stay and the number of times that you will be entering and leaving the country.

Tips & WarningsSince there are no direct flights from the United Says to Vietnam, you will probably have to route your flight through other countries, such as Singapore, China, Hong Kong or Thailand.

There are a number of cay bang trees which are over 100 years old and hang over Ton Duc Thang and other roads in Con Dao to provide respite from the heat for tourists, who ride past on their motorbikes or stroll around.

Strong winds and sunshine may be not be your idea of a nice break but these noticeable characteristics have turned out to contribute to shaping the trees into distinctive bonsais. The trees are spread out over two lanes of the seaside roads and they shield pedestrians taking a leisurely stroll on the pavement between the tree lines and mossy yellow walls of the old prisons, from the sun.

From tourists resorts, beyond the lines of tropical trees in the esplanade, you can witness the calm of the sea, with fishing boats bobbing on the water and the distant mountains.

At a little coffee shop called Con Son, you can sip a cup of coffee and rest after a long trek at the seaside or in the forests.

Breaths of wind blow in from the ocean sending red leaves of the tropical trees down onto your table as drops of coffee are slowly seeping through the filter, and whet traveler’s appetite for more adventure in the quiet town of Con Dao.

Inside and outside this small town there are other types of ancient trees including the banyan whose roots cover the ruins of historical sites. Underneath these roots contain untold stories about the bravery of revolutionary fighters who shed blood for the independence of Vietnam.

Beside that Vietnam Travel Depot also offer a tour to Con Dao Island: Con Dao Island Snorkeling and Trekking Package (3 Days 2 Nights)

Here are some available flights (Vietnam Airlines) from Ho Chi Minh City to Con Dao Island which have 4 times per day such as departure time at: 05.55AM, 9.30AM, 10.50AM, and 14.20PM.

And Vietnam Airlines also offer return flights from Con Dao Island to Ho Chi Minh City which departure time at: 7.35AM, 12.30PM, and 14.20PM.

On 3 October 2010, the Dong Van Stone Plateau in Ha Giang Province was officially recognized as a global geopark. This is the first geopark in Vietnam and the second in South East Asia which has been recognized as a global geopark.

The park has the total area of 2350 kilometers, covering four districts in the Province, including Quan Ba, Yen Minh, Dong Van and Meo Vac, located on the average height of 1400-1600 meters. Scientists have discovered 45 geomorphologic heritages, 33 tectonic heritages and a lot of fossils on sedimentary rock layers.

Dong Van Karst plateau not only is sculpture product, a historical rocky page of the nature present to human people but also contain a lot of potential values such as, Geoheritages, biological diversity, tourism, fossils… Especially, the cultural of community 17 ethnic groups on Dong Van Karst plateau Geopark, traditional beauty need preserving and promoting.

Dong Van Karst Plateau is unique combination between Geoheritages and cultural heritages which has created great potential for tourism and attracted many visitors inside and outside country.

Tour Program:

Song Xanh Mekong Private Cruise
The built unique sampans, all stylishly designed and inspired by ancient authentic traditional indochinese river boats. Designed for individuals looking for an authentic “Private Cruise” experience, with overnight on board. Exclusive Cruises 2D/1N and 3D/2NEquipped with a bathroom with lavabo, wc and shower, the sampans can also be used for daily private cruise programs for FIT’s or Groups. (comfortable chairs and beautiful cotton floor mattresses). – Song Xanh : 18m long x 3,5m wide (1 bed room + 1 living room transformable into 1 more bed room at night, maximun 2 couple + 1 child).

Detailed Tour Itinerary

Day 1: Saigon – Cai Be – Phu An – Dong Hoa Hiep/ Vinh Long (L,D)
Pick up from at 07:00 Am at hotel in Saigon, transfer to Cai Be, embank the Song Xanh , The excursion starts from Cai Be town pier at around 10.30 am. you will be welcomed with fresh cotton towels.After your installation, the cruise will begin with the visit of Cai Be colorful floating market cruising among local barges full of fruits and vegetables. A stop at local home factories will let you see how rice paste, coconut candies and other specialties are traditionally made. We will proceed to Phu An hamlet, an untouched beautiful area reflecting some of the best sights the Mekong Delta can offer. A delicious lunch will await you at “Le Longanier”, a superb Indochinese villa located by the river, in a lush tropical garden surrounded by fruit plantations. You will be charmed by the location and by the peaceful atmosphere of the place. Beautiful hostesses dressed in traditional “ao dai” will be fully dedicated to your service. After lunch, your sampan will proceed to Vinh Long, cruising around Dong Hoa Hiep islet. Visit will be made at an ancient mandarin house dating from 1890 where you will we welcomed by the owner. Another stop on the banks will allow you to see how locals plait palm tree leaves to be used for rural houses. We will then proceed to Dong Phu and An Binh islets famous for their fruit orchards. These evergreen islands among the Mekong River bring about large networks of meandering rivers, criss-crossed with countless arroyos, and remaining unknown to many people.Crossing the large Co Chien River we will pass under the spectacular My Thuan Bridge. Further, we will dock on the banks and you will have an exciting bicycle ride in the countryside leaded by your guide. Back on board your sampan, you will enjoy a romantic dinner served on the deck during the sunset. After dinner, your bed will be ready for your first night on the Mekong river…

Day 2: My Thuan – Thanh Hoa – Sa Dec (B)

Your breakfast will be served on board at 07am. On the banks, some dark smokes in the sky will lead us to one of the largest artisanal bricks and tiles factory. We will have stop and an interesting visit will be arranged. Cruising further upstream the Mekong river, Sa Dec town will appear like a little “Venice” with numerous narrow canals… You will disembark for a guided visit of this charming and peaceful town, walking along its narrow streets where beautiful French old houses and Chinese temples dating from the last century are numerous…You will visit the local market and the Trung Vuong primary school where well known writer Marguerite Duras spent her childhood (see her famous novel turned into the famous movie “The Lover”).An exciting ride on board our “Xuong” small rowing boat will allow you to cruise on small canals and arroyos to discover the hidden charms of Sa Dec… We will pass by several luxuriant plantations, crossing countless sampan boats carrying sand, rice, fruits and vegetables, fishes, and even pigs, showing how intense is the activity on the river.Back on board your sampan before noon, it will be time for your check-out. Your cruise journey will end in Sa Dec where you will be transfer back to Saigon. Drop off at your hotel in Saigon. End of our service

Includes:
* English speaking guide on board
* Round trip of private transfer from Saigon
* 1 breakfast on board
* 1 lunch at Le Longanier Indochine Villa
* 1 candlelight dinner on board incl.1 small btle. of wine for 2
* 2 bottles of min. water/pers./day, Green tea, Fresh fruits
* Boat Cruise
* Meals as indicated ( B= breakfast; L= lunch; D = diner)
* Admission fees and permits where applicable
* Goverment tax & service charge

Excludes:
* Airfares & airport taxes
* Pre/post trip arrangement
* Visa and visa arrangement
* Travel insurance
* Other personal expenses