I took train from Kasukabe station to Tobu-Nikko station, costs 1130Yen.
I spent one night here, the place is very beautiful as for me... I visited it on September, which is Autumn, but the leaves haven't turn all red, but the weather is cooler than summer.
There is many famous Shrines and Temples in this place, you can check them out in the link above, but don't worry, not only that, there is many nature landscapes for sightseeing as well. I'm sure you will be very enjoying traveling around the place. When you landed in Tokyo, you see many human on the train, many high buildings, things seem very cramped in the city. But once you step out from the train at Nikko, you will feel different air, different atmosphere, different feeling (Kimochiii :)
Nikko train station
The place is 543m above the sea
You can either take bus or walk to see around the town, but there is some further place that is not walk-able then you have to take bus. You better check the bus schedule detail for your schedule, it is not as frequent as you think, but they are always on-time (very impressive)
This is Shinkyo Bridge, it looks very beautiful with the landscape around it (really)
The Shinkyo Bridge
Kurifuri Waterfall
Here is the compilation of photos I took in Nikko, drop me a comment if you have any thing to share :)
From
Hochiminh city, you can take bus to Dalat. You can either book the bus or tour
from Hochiminh city, they will pick you up from the airport and drop you at the
hotel, or you take bus from bus station to Dalat by yourself (not follow tour
from Hochiminh city, you also can ask the bus driver to drop you at the hotel
or some place near your hotel). If you don’t know Vietnamese, or you don’t have
any Vietnamese friend joins your trip, I recommend you to book tour from
Hochiminh city. Dalat is a small city, you can arrange for 3 days 2 nights trip
or more (depend on the activity you want to do).
Dalat
is a famous tourist destination for local Vietnamese. It has a very cool
weather, lots of nice food, view, sightseeing, flower … Many Vietnamese from
big city like to spend their weekend there, just to relax and chill, so don’t be
surprised if it is packed on weekend or public holiday.
To
travel around the city, if you know how to drive motorbike, you can rent one
and spend the day by yourself, this option is cheap of course (but try to not
get lost 😊). Else, you can
ask your hotel to book tour for you, you can review the tour company in
TripAdvisor or some other travel review website to check their reputation. Don’t
worry about languages, they can provide the tour-guide that can at least speak
English.
In
my opinion, Dalat is very beautiful, so don’t hesitate to spend some days in
your itinerary in this city.
Danang-HoiAn-Hue (Center)
These
are tourist destinations that locate nearby each other, so if you plan to visit
the central of Vietnam, this is a must in your itinerary.
I
booked hotel in Danang for my Danang-Hoian visiting. Again, you better book
tour in Danang (if your hotel is in Danang), transportation is not very convenient
in Vietnam, so you can follow tour for transport and English-speaking tour guide.
Danang-HoiAn-Hue is not expensive, the price is stable, it is quite safe (but
still, be carful with your belongings). From Danang to Hue, I took bus. You can
ask your hotel to help you book ticket to Hue, they are quite helpful in this.
I was really enjoying my trip to Danang and Hoi An, because I love their foods 😊
Hanoi
– Halongbay (North)
Hanoi
is capital of Vietnam. I think it is quite famous with traveler. If you visit
Hanoi, don’t forget to put Halongbay and Sapa to your itinerary. For my trip, I
don’t have enough time for Sapa, so I will visit it next time.
It
is easy to travel around Hanoi city (Grabbike and Grabcar are cheap), but there
are not many things to do inside the city, around 2 days 1 night would be enough.
You can book day-trip tour to visit the other location nearby Hanoi such as Ninh
Binh or Halongbay
And to answer the question: Is it safe for girl travel alone in Vietnam ?
I would say yes. :)
I traveled alone in Vietnam, I met some female friends that travel alone too. And I always book tour in each city that I visited.
