Saturday, March 18, 2023

Vietnam (Post Covid-19 Overseas Visit No 3 - My 20 days in Hanoi, Sapa, Lao Cai, Haiphong, Tam Coc, Hue, Danang & Hoi An, Vietnam) Day 1 Sunday Feb 5 2023 Hanoi Day 1


Day 1 Sunday Feb 5 2023 - after approx 3.5hrs of flight from Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) > Hanoi (Vietnam) & a late afternoon hotel check in, our group made use of the evening & visited Hanoi Night Market & the Old Quarter area before retiring for bed ! A great start & I believe the best is yet come as our group has 19 more days to explore in Northern & Central Vietnam ! After Hanoi, our group's next destination is SAPA (3 nights) & Lao Cai (1 night) before returning to Hanoi to extend our stay for 2 more nights. 

Travel itinerary: Kuala Lumpur (by air) > Hanoi, Vietnam (2,803km). 


Total expenses incurred (2 nights): Rm240 (US$55) per pax
  • Hotel (2 nights): Rm87 (US$20, twin sharing) per pax
  • Airport Bus: 50,000dong (Rm9.75)
  • Food:  379,000dong (Rm74) per pax
  • Entrance fee: 100,000dong (Rm19.50)
  • Sim Card: 250,000dong (Rm49)

1) Arriving in KLIA2 Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 & boarding Air Asia flight departing 12.05 from KLIA > Hanoi, Vietnam (arriving 14.20).

2) Arriving in Noi Bai International Airport, Hanoi & boarding an airport bus to Old Quarter, Hanoi; my 1st glimpse of Hanoi after a lapse of 16 years (my last visit to Hanoi was in May 2007 !) as the bus headed towards the city. Welcome back, KM & my wife too, a newbie ! 


3) My 2 nights accommodation in Hotel Bel Ami, 244 Hang Bong, Hoen Kiem, Hanoi; room tariff Rm87 (US$20) per night (twin sharing); upon our return from SAPA & Lao Cai, our group stayed for 2 more nights in Little Diamond Hotel which is closer to Hanoi Old Quarter area ! 


4) Dinner in a local duck meat noodle shop near our hotel; ordered a plate of duck meat, bamboo shoot soup & rice vermicelli totalled 320,000 dong (Rm62) 


5) As our 1st day arrival in Hanoi was over a Sunday weekend, our group made an explorable visit to a Night Market, Old Quarter & Hoan Kiem Lake area to get a feel of the market place & also each of us bought a local Sim card (250,000dong = Rm49) to make local calls & have access to our WhatsApp messages, communicating with my travel buddies etc during the duration of our 20 days stay in Vietnam ! 


6) My supper & 1st taste of Vietnamese sandwich (25,000 dong=Rm4.90) on my 1st day of presence in Hanoi, Vietnam ! 

Vietnamese Sandwich 25,000 dong
(Rm4.90) - a hearty meal !
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