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Passports: Visitors to Vietnam must hold a valid passport.
Passports should be valid for at least six months after your planned
departure date from Vietnam.
Visa for Vietnam: It is important to be noted that a visa is
required for all nationalities to enter Vietnam. Different types of
visa, one month or six month, can be obtained at Vietnamese
Embassies abroad. Normally, a tourist visa for 1 month is sufficient
for most tourists. It is possible to get a “multiple entries” or
“single entry” visa and it should be clearly requested upon your
application for a visa. for more details please visit the
Embassy of Vietnam ( consular section )
Currency: Vietnam Dong VND, £1 = 29,948.78 VND ( Aug 10 )
Climate: Vietnam has about 2500 kms of coastline, The weather
is rarely the same in whole country. Usually, when the weather is
nice somewhere, it rains elsewhere. On the other hand, the time of
seasons is not the same in every region.
In the North of Vietnam (Hanoi, Halong, Hoalu, Mai
Chau, Sapa, Cao Bang), there are four seasons:
- December, January, February correspond to winter and the cold
season: 8-17°c, high humidity, overcast mixed with infrequent sunny
days.
- March, April and May correspond to spring and warm weather:
25-35°c, temperate humidity, fine weather, sunny interspersed with
short rainfall, a possible mist of hot weather
- June, July, August correspond to summer and the hot season:
28-40°c, high humidity, tropical heat, heavy rain by the end of the
day or at night (1 - 2 hours).
- September, October, November and first half of December correspond
to fall and is a second nice season; it is a true Indian summer:
20-30°c, low humidity, sunny weather. It is the best time to visit
the north.
In the Centre of Vietnam (Hué, Danang, Hoi An, Quy
Nhon, Nha Trang, Dalat and Central Highlands):
- January, February, March, April, May, September correspond to the
dry temperate season: 25-35°c, high humidity, cloudy, sunny days and
fine weather often with a mist of hot weather.
- June, July, August correspond to the nice hot season: 30-40°c,
humidity, fine weather often with a mist of hot weather, heavy rain
at end of the day or at night (1 - 2 hours).
- October, November, December correspond to the stormy season:
15-20°c, high humidity, plentiful rains, changeable weather. That is
the period of typhoon tails which come from the China sea and may
cause floods.
In the South of Vietnam (Phan Thiet, Saigon, Can Tho,
Chau Doc): 2 distinct seasons
- January, February, March, November, December correspond to the
nice dry temperate season: 20-30°c, fine weather and cloudy
- April, May, correspond to the nice hot season: 30-35°c, cloudy,
fine weather.
- June, July, August, September correspond to the rainy season:
30-35°c, changeable weather, heavy rains, mist of hot weather.
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