The aim of this document is to give our travellers an insight into the safety standards they should expect when on an. However, there is no set of guidelines can anticipate all possible conditions that may arise

• Local people grow up with them and live up with them, but you are not as you are driving car

• "I drove motor in the past and it is easy!" Not here in Vietnam as traffic is not the same as your home

• In case you are sitting on the back of someone's motor remember to get off and get in from your left side as the motor exhaust may burn your right foot

• Always wear helmet when you are on the riding though you may not see any local around wear them

• Before riding a motorbike should check the terms of travel insurance, as it will most likely exclude motorbike injuries unless you are licensed riders.

1.3 Boats and Ferries

• Lifejackets are available on all boat travel, and you may be asked to wear lifejackets, rather than just having them available to put on.

2. Security and other Useful tips

Be careful with your valuables when walking at night in Saigon and in Nha Trang as there have been known for some motor snatchers

-It is advisable to bring a raincoat on visits between May and December.

-Do not exchange money on the street.

-Check all valuables into hotel safety box.

-Do not buy copy books from street vendors in Ha Noi old quarter as some of the vendors are tending to cheat you and ready to say some foul language at you if you don't buy

-Upon leaving Saigon or Hanoi, travellers should arrange to arrive at the airport about 2 hours before taking an international flight and 1 hour before taking a domestic flight.

-Emergency police: Tel: 113

-Directory assistance: Tel: 116

 -International operator: Tel: 110

-Asking general information: Tel: 1080

-Hanoi airport: Tel: (04)8843389

-HCM city airport: Tel: (08)8443879

3. Food poisoning/ other health problems

Vietnam is a developing country and the health care system has been very much improved recently, as the country economy has been growing fast. In big cities you can get quite good health care services and good infrastructure. From our experience the frequent questions that travellers always ask "how is the malaria going on here?" Malaria is still exist in Vietnam but not in cities and in clean environment, it is the disease that people uphill - forest and near stream in border area  with Cambodia live with, it is also a matter for some remote areas in Mekong river delta, especially the one who does not use mosquito net or having mosquito as friends

-Should not drink tap water, and it should be well boiled before drink, or dink bottled water, we also recommend you to drink enough amount of water in hot and sunny days as shortage of body water may cause you a dehydration and bring you a headache or sickness

-Should eat well cooked food, as the food you eat here is not the same as the food and environment at home

-Should not stroke dogs, as in Vietnam in general, they are treated as guard dog, and they are belong to spitz group and always ready to bite strangers. Be careful with rabies!

-The tropical sun is invisible burning your skin though it is not hot sometimes, exposure to sun is a real risk for travellers when doing any outside activity. We recommend that you slip, slop, slap at all times – that’s slip on a shirt, slop on sunscreen and slap on a hat.

Incase of illnesses or health problem ask hotel receptionist to help or contact right to your guide and go straight to hospital or nearest reliable clinic, remember to bring with you passport, travel insurance, and obtain a receipt or voucher after the treatment so that you can claim with a refund with insurance company when you are home. In most big cities International hospital or clinic are available for 24/24h

 INTERNATIONAL SOS VIETNAM

AMERICAN CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC Vietnam
8 Truong Dinh Street, Ward 6, District 3, HCM City Vietnam
Phone: (84.8) 9306667 Mobile: (84.8) 091718-0764
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 We tailor - make trekking trips for travellers to North - West or North - East of Vietnam, whether it be an overnight jaunt or a strenuous 7 day walk. Trekking should be the highlight of the trip, but as it necessarily involves travel in remote areas it also attracts a greater degree of risk. The following guidelines apply to all treks that we run:

Snorkelling should only be done by travellers who are proficient swimmers. Your guide will point out the geographical boundaries of the exact snorkelling site, and will designate a lookout who will not be snorkelling in the water. Before commencing snorkelling a communication system should be arranged for anyone who wants to convey distress - usually one arm raised straight (not waving!).