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What we deliver Homestay program/ Hostel finding support
Buddy System
City tour
Vietnamese class
Pocket booklet
Skills empowerment
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Virtual Statistics Official name: The Socialist Republic of Viet Nam Capital: Ha Noi City Politics: Single-party system Area: 331,212 km2 Calling code: +84 Time zone: GMT +7 Population: 90 million Language: Vietnamese (official) Religion: Indigenous , Buddhism, Christians Currency: Viet Nam Dong (VND)
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PEOPLE Vietnam is a multi-nationality country with 55 ethnic groups. The Viet (Kinh) people account for 90% of the country's population. The other 54 ethnic minority groups make up nearly 9 million people. Made by Service Team 2014-2015
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CLIMATE
Vietnam is a monsoon tropical country but each area has its own specific climate.
Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) has two seasons, the dry and rain. The weather in HCMC is really hot. In dry season is about 36째C to 39째C.
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RElIgIons Most of Vietnamese practice indigenous religions, worshiping local spirits, gods and mother goddesses (45.3%). Buddhism is the second-largest religion with 16.4% population, around 8.2% and 30% of the Vietnamese are Christians and religiously unaffiliated, respectively. The number of Vietnamese practice Buddhism is not high but people who practice Indigenous religion
and unreligious people usually go to pagoda to pray for good and lucky things.
Language The official language is Vietnamese with 90% population. The 10% left is ethnic minority language include: Chinese, Tay, Muong, Hmong, Khmer, Gia Rai, etc. In large cities, most of youth and
people who are working for services center can speak English
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Languages Common phases English
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Hello
Xin chào
Sin ciao
Goodbye
Tạm biệt
Dam biet
Thank you
Cảm ơn
Cam uhn
Sorry
Xin lỗi
Sin loy
No
Không
Khom
Yes
Vâng/dạ
Vang/ya
How much?
Bao nhiêu
Bow new
Bottled water
Nước đóng chai
Noouhc dom jai
Stop
Dừng lại
Yoong lie
I love you
Tôi yêu bạn
Toy iju ban
Help me
Cứu
kju
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Basic Currency Exchange As of 24th June 2014 1 US Dollar
21,300 VND
1 Euro
28,810 VND
1 Great British Pound
35,922 VND
1 Singapore Dollar
16,832 VND
1 Australian Dollar
19,894 VND
1 Hongkong Dollar
2,716 VND
1 Canadian Dollar
19,599 VND
1 Thailand Baht
645 VND
1 Japanese Yen 1 Swiss France
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Bank notes
One thousand Viet Nam Dong Five hundred Viet Nam Dong
Two thousand Viet Nam Dong
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Transportatio n Bus: We have different buses for you to get around the city. Base fare is 6,000 VND; but prices go higher the farther the destination is.
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Taxi: in Ho Chi Minh City, taxi is considered as the most luxury transportation but it is very comfortable. Depending on how far do you want to go. In each taxi will have an equipment to estimate from kilometers you travelled to bills. So remember to check this carefully. Some well-known brand: Mai Linh
(08) 38 38 38 38
Vinasun
(08) 38 27 27 27
Price: The prices depend on which kind of car and which brand: 4 seat car (per 1km)
15,000 VND – 16,000 VND
8 seat car (per 1km)
17,000 VND – 18,000 VND
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Cost of living
In general, prices for basic necessities such as food, clothing, public transport‌in Vietnam are not really high. You can easily find something that fits your budget; for every categories, Vietnam offers a wide range of available choices and prices. How much you spend depends on how personal lifestyle preferences.
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Type
items
price
Food
Restaurant meal
100,000 VND to 200,000 VND
Fastfood (KFC, Lotteris, McDonald, Jollibee..)
From 30,000-100,000 VND
Water (500ml)
7,000 VND
Milk (350ml)
10,000 VND
Coke (can)
10,000 VND
Cafe
From 20,000 VND
Top-up card
Local call
35,000 VND to 60,000 VND
Entertainment
Cinema (Galaxy cinema, CVG cinema, BHD cinema‌)
From 60,000 VND-120,000 VND per film
Karaoke
From 30,000 VND-60,000 VND per hour
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FOOD Phở (Vietnamese noodle soup) Of course, this is the very first dish that you must try!!! If you don’t eat Phở that means you never come to Vietnam.
Gỏi cuốn (Spring rolls) A Vietnamese traditionally consisting of pork, prawn, vegetable, bún (rice vermicelli) and other ingredients wrapped in Vietnamese bánh tráng (rice paper). Just dip it in the peanut sauce and the food bring you to the ninth cloud This is the most popular street food in Vietnam. Made by Service Team 2014-2015
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Bánh xèo (Sizzling Pancake) Banh xeo are savory fried pancakes made of rice flour, water, turmeric powder, stuffed with slivers of fatty pork, shrimp, diced green onion, and bean sprouts.
Cơm tấm (Broken Rice) Com Tam is made from fractured rice grains. It is usually served with grilled pork (either ribs or shredded) over broken rice. The dish may also come with fried egg, “Bì” (thinly shredded pork mixed with shredded pork skin), “Cha” (steamed pork loaf topped with egg yolks). Made by Service Team 2014-2015
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Bánh mì (Vietnamese Bread) Banh mi is a Vietnamese term for all kinds of bread. The bread most commonly found in Vietnam is a single serving baguette. It is sometimes called “Vietnamese sandwich”. It is usually more airy than its Western counterpart, with a thinner crust. Just one bite, and you will be speechless
Bánh bèo A banh beo is a variety of small steamed rice cake. It is white in color and typically features a dimple in the center, which is filled with savory ingredients. Made by Service Team 2014-2015
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Bánh cuốn, bánh ướt Let imagine this: the rice batter is the cloth of “Banh cuon”. and it wraps all the wonderful ingredients And “Banh uot” is just the cloth of “Banh cuon” And they both eat with “Cha” ( Vietnamese pork sausage), fried prawn cake, vegetables. Last but not least, the masterpiece of Vietnam fish sauce
Hủ tíu ( Rice noodle soup) Known as Kuy Teav in Cambodia, this rice noodle soup dish can be made with a variety of ingredients. It can also be served dry without the soup! Mmmm, it’s so hard to choose what to get at a Vietnamese restaurant… Made by Service Team 2014-2015
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Famous Places in HCMC Notre Dame Cathedral
Independence Palace
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Shopping
Ben Thanh Market- Dist 1
An Dong Plaza- Dist 5
Tan Dinh Market- Dist 1
Binh Tay Market (Cho Lon)- Dist 5 Saigon Square Nam Ki Khoi Nghia (Dist 1) Source: HCMC’s 100 Interesting things
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TRAVELING
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The scenery of the Sa Pa region in large part reflects the relationship between the minority people and nature. This is seen especially in the paddy fields carpeting the rolling lower slopes of the HoĂ ng LiĂŞn Mountains.With the chillin weather of the mountainous area creates an ideal destination. -About 2140km from Ho Chi Minh City
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Ha Long Bay Ha Long Bay (descending dragon bay) was inscribed as UNESCO’S World heritage for its limestone karstic geomorphologic features. About 1790 km from Ho Chi Minh City
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Phong Nha – Ke Bang Phong Nha-Ke Bang is a national park and UNESCO World Heritage in the North Central Coast region of VietNam. It also owns biggest limestone karstic caves all over the world -About 1300km from Ho Chi Minh City
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Hue Imperial City Hue Imperial City is a walled fortress and palace in the former capital of Nguyen Dynasty. The grounds of the Imperial City
were surrounded by a wall 6.6 meter height, and the walls were surrounded by a moat. This structure is called the citadel. Inside the citadel was the Imperial City, with a perimeter of almost 2.5 kilometers. -About 1000 km from Ho Chi Minh City Made by Service Team 2014-2015
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Hoi An
ancient town Hoi An Ancient Town is an exceptionally well-preserved example of a South-East Asian trading port dating from the 15th to the 19th century. Its buildings and its street plan reflect the influences, both indigenous and foreign, that have combined to produce this unique heritage site -About 600km from Ho Chi Minh City Made by Service Team 2014-2015
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DaLat - City of Flower Datlat is located in the south central
highlands of Vietnam and spreads across some pinecovered hills with a small lake in the centre. The city lies at an altitude between 1,500 and 2,000 metres. Dalat is always be special attractive to tourist by its poetic scene
and legend romantic love. To be gifted a mild climate of the sub-tropical, Da Lat seem to be not suffer the heat from the south or the cold from the north but the weather is always mild and cool.
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Nha Trang beach -Nha Trang is well known for its beaches and scuba diving and has developed into a popular destination for international tourists, attracting large numbers of backpackers, as well as more affluent travellers on the Southeast Asia circuit. -Nha Trang Bay is also considered as among the world's most beautiful bays. -About 400 km from Ho Chi Minh city to the north
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Cần Giờ District Cần Giờ is a coastal suburban district of Hồ Chí Minh City, Southeast region, Vietnam. All kind of attractions gathering in this marvelous place. Just take a bus and go straight to beach, explore the mangrove forest with thousand kind of birds and visit the monkey island! This is a total perfect package! -About 30 km from Ho Chi Minh city
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Can Tho
floating market People said that “If one has not visited floating market, he has not visited the south-west of Vietnam�. Most of the boats here are packed with a lot of farm products and specialties of Cai Rang Town (coconut, banana, watermelon, grapefruit, dragon fruit and so on.) While shopping on boat, one can also enjoy fresh fruits and see floating house of the locals along the riverside. -About 165km from Ho Chi Minh City
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Phu Quoc Island Phu Quoc, is the largest island in Vietnam. Fringed with whitesand beaches and with large tracts still covered in dense, tropical jungle, Phu Quoc has been quickly morphing from a sleepy backwater to a favoured beach escape of Western expats and sun-seeking. About 800km from Ho Chi Minh city
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Should and shouldn’t Should
Shouldn’t
Do dress well when going to the pagoda.
Don’t wear a lot jewelry made from gold
No shorts, mini skirt or tatty beer T-shirt
or silver. You will be robbed and get bad injury Don’t across the street if you feel you cannot make it. The traffic in Vietnam is crazy and always busy, ask someone to help you. Don’t smoke when you are at public places or at your host. Don’t involve with prostitutes and drugs. These two is completely illegal in Vietnam, so don’t try to get in jail
Do always bring a bottle of water with you because dehydration happen really fast in here Do bring a photocopy of your passport and visa when you leave home. Left the origin at your place. Do always bargain when buying something, especially in the market Do hold your bag tightly and always watch out for your camera or cell phone
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TIPS for survival - Split your money into small amount and use credit card instead of cash. Don’t exchange the money at airport. - Bring your medicine along
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Citizens from many country can get a visa
VISA
on arrival at the major points of entry (usually at the airport). Price: 1 month single 13 USD 1 month multi 14.5 USD 3 months single 19.5.5 USD 3 months multi 23.5 USD *This price does not include stamp fee at
the border (first entry only). Stamp fee: 45USD single visa 65USD multi 1 month 95USD multi 3 month
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Citizens from following countries can get a visa on arrival but it is really difficult. They are required to pay extra fee from $25 - $105.
Albania – Algeria – Azerbaijan – Bahamas – Bahrain – Barbados – Benin – Bolivia – Bosnia Botswana - Burkina Faso - Burundi – Cameroon - Cape Verde - Mainland China - Costa Rica - Côte d'Ivoire - Dominican Republic - Egypt - El Salvador – Ethiopia – Gabon - Ghana – Greece – India – Iran – Jordan – Kenya - South Korea – Lebanon – Liberia – Malta – Mauritius
– Mongolia – Morocco – Namibia – Nepal – Oman – Pakistan – Peru - Puerto Rico – Qatar – Rwanda – Senegal - Sierra Leone - South Africa - Sri Lanka – Tanzania - U.A.E.
Citizens from the following countries can not get visa on arrival. They need to go to Vietnamese embassy in their country to apply for visa Afghanistan – Mozambique – Nigeria – Togo – Tunisia – Turkey – Uganda – Zambia - Zimbabwe
Follow these links for more information about visa applying process Visa Procedure http://bit.ly/1pY4aGJ [Process] http://bit.ly/1qs4RXB [Visa fee changed and applied from 1 Jan 2013] http://bit.ly/1qXl208 [Guide]
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CONTACT Đào Xuân Trường Vice President of Project Management Email: xuantruong.dao@aiesec.net Phone: (+84) 126 754 2626
Nguyễn Trần Diệu Hiếu Manager of Service Team Email: hieu.nguyentrandieu@aeisec.net Phone: (+84) 948 272 923 Made by Service Team 2014-2015
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