ARRIVAL Ho Chi Minh City via Cebu Pacific / waited til morning at the airport
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TAXI to Pham Ngu Lao 200k (ripped-off, should 120-140k only)
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Viet simcard 90k
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7am, depart to Mui Ne 130k
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1pm , check in – Saigon Café 120k
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Half-day tour –Mr. Binh 200k
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Tip (red sand dunne) 30k
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Coke, Hat 30k
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Bus to HCMC (Sinh Tourist) 100k
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subtotal: 900k VND = 1, 872Php
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Check out Saigon Cafe/Back to HCMC
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Breakfast 25k
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Biscuits 24k
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Lunch (local restaurant) 30k
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Dinner (Asian Cuisine) 65k
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Internet 5k
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Prepaid Load 50k
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subtotal: 199k VND = 413.92Php
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Sleeper Bus to Phnom Penh 10usd
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Tam anh GH (3nights) 36usd
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subtotal: 46 USD = 2, 070Php
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ARRIVAL to Phnom Penh
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Coffee for Breakfast 15k = .75USD
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Half day tour PP – Tuktuk/Guide 10USD
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Entrance fee (S21 Killing Fields) 4usd
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Bus to SR – Virak Buntham bus 9USD
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Tuktuk to bus station 2usd
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Cambodian Simcard 3usd
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Additional prepaid load 2usd
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Lunch, KFC 3USD
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Food, h20, Sugarcane juice 5usd
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subtotal: 38.75 USD = 1, 743.75Php
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ANGKOR WAT
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Entrance to Angkor Wat (1day) 20usd
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Tour Guide 25usd
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Tuktuk for a day (c/o Bou Savy GH) 12usd
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Tip to tuktuk driver/guide 3usd
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Apsara buffet dinner 10usd
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Mango juice at Apsara dinner 2.50usd
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Angkor Wat thirts (4pcs) 12usd
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Magnets, Scarves, Shawl, Keychain 8usd
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30-min foot massage 1 usd
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Bus to Siem Reap 16usd
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subtotal: 109.50 USD = 4, 927.50Php
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Check out/Back to Saigon
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Bou Savy GH (2night, 2 days with 10% off) 12.5usd
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Coke 15k = .75usd
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Arrival/Check in Tam Anh
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Dinner 40k = 2usd
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subtotal: 15.25 USD = 686.25Php
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Dai Nam Park
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Bus 616 to Dai Nam 25k
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Motorbike (wow mali moment) 30k
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Entrance fee 50k
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Entrance to Dai Nam Zoo 40k
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Lunch, sugarcane juice 55k
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Motorbike (the classic moment) 180k
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Saigon shirts (10 pcs-180each 40usd = 1800 Php
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Magnets, Bag 150k
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Pho 2000 dinner 66k
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subtotal: 596k vnd = 1240 Php
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Cu Chi Tunnel tour
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Breakfast Meal 22k
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Cu Chi tunnel 1/2 day tour (Sinh Tourist) 130k
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Entrance fee to tunnel 40k
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Lunch (Kim Café) 70k
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Coke 8k
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Bottled water 9k
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*Saigon City walking tour (DIY)
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Reunification Palace, Notre Dame Cathedral,
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Post Office, Saigon Opera House free
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HCMC Museum entranve fee 10k
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BagVina (bought 2 Original TNF bags) 1.030M* (original plan was to pay with CC,
but paid it in cash, anyway) |
Motorbike to Guesthouse 20k
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subtotal: 1.339 M VND = 2,7850.00Php
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*Yes, I spent a MILLION in one day????*
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Mekong Delta tour
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Baguette breakfast 20k = 2usd
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Mekong Delta (c/o Viet vacation travel) 10usd
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Ice cream sa stop over 1.5usd
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Coke .75usd
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Manicure at the park 40 K = 2usd
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Candies for pasalubong 160k = 8usd
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Last Supper in Saigon at Pho 2000 80k = 4usd
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Taxi to Airport (Vinasun Taxi) 120k = 6usd
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subtotal: 34.25USD = 1, 541.25Php
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TOTAL: 19,005.75Php
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*I allotted 20,000Php for this trip. I could've save more, if I didn't buy pasalubongs. Haha. Seriously, xext time, I will lessen this part of the trip. All the bills left were kept for remembrance.
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EXCLUSIVE of:
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Philippine Travel tax – 1620.00Php
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Philippine Terminal fee – 750Php
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Airline Tickets – 3, 600.00Php (was paid six months before the flight, not the cheapest fare!)
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Taxi fare to Airport – 220.00Php
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Taxi fare from Airport (c/o J)
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TIP:
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*Rates at the HCMC airport: 1USD = 20, 800 VND
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*Rates in the city : 1USD = 20, 200 to 20, 500 VND
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*Rates in the market, say, you ran out of Vietnam Dongs and want to pay in USD instead:
1 USD = 20, 000 ( for faster computation..) |
***disclaimer: Prices may vary. The quotation above is based on personal travel & expenses dated June 30-July 7, 2011.
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