Voila, j'ai une petite question.
Je pars avec des amis au Vietnam pendant 3 semaines en janvier en mode backpacker. Nous arrivons à Ho Chi Minh, et repartons de Hanoi. Nous avons prévu de nous rendre également à Angkor pendant 3 ou 4 jours. Ne pouvant conduire la bas, nous voudrions pouvoir aller de ville en ville le plus simplement du monde, et nous pensons que les bus (de nuits notament) peuvent être une bonne solution.
Sur notre parcours, nous souhaitons traverser (sauf si vous avez des conseils a nous donner pour d'autres endroits)
Ho Chi Minh (excursion à angkor et retour HCM) -> Da Lat -> Nha Trang -> Hoi An -> Da Nag -> Hué -> Hanoi (en ne sachant pas trop si nous aurons assez de temps pour faire Ha Long et/ou Sapa....)
Mes questions sont simples :
1/ ce trajet semble t-il raisonnable pour un séjour de 3 semaines pleines? (nous sommes preneur de tout avis de lieu à privilégier ou à éviter si sans interet, nous sommes pret à faire des détours pour voir des choses qui valent la peine, sachant que nous voulons voir davantage le traditionnel et la nature plutot que les plage, resort et les attrapes touristes)
2/ est-il possible de trouver des bus qui font ces trajets ? Si oui, quelle compagnie est plus fiable/agréable ? Et les terminaux pour prendre les bus sont ils facilement trouvables ?
3/ Les réservations de bus doivent elles se faire sur place ou à l'avance sur le net par exemple ?
Il existe un site très pratique (en vietnamien, mais vous pouvez traduire avec google en français, la version anglais de bus ne fonctionne pas bien)
Il vous indique, les gares et ou les compagnies, les horaires les coûts et les temps de trajet.
https://vexere.com/
Le seul Hic à votre trajet est que vous arrivez en janvier et que sur la fin du mois c'est la fête du Têt, jusqu'au 15 je pense que vous aurez de la place dans les bus, après çà risque de coincer.
Dès votre arrivée vous devrez réserver tout vos trajets si vous voulez pouvoir voyager en bus, en train ou en avion.
Ce moyen de transport est parfois long, certains bus sont de nuit il faut les privilégier et voir aussi parfois avec le train.
Certaines liaisons, n'existant pas ou étant extrêmement longues, entre deux villes de votre tracé il vous faudra revenir sur vos pas, calculer bien vos temps de transport en établissant votre circuit.
Et, à choisir gardez la baie d'Ha Long....😉, à Sapa en janvier il fait froid....voir très froid.
Pour bien aimer un pays il faut le manger, le boire et l’entendre chanter. (Michel Déon)
Merci pour ces infos, je vais regarder un peu. J'avais pensé à aller de Hué à Hanoi en avion pour gagner du temps. Mais je ne sais pas trop si c'est faisable.
Concernant le trajet, pour être honnête, rien n'est finalisé pour l'instant, on a juste relevé un peu ce qui nous interessait, mais on éviter les aller-retour pour gagner du temps...
Bonjour,
Il y a plusieurs vols par jour de Hué à Hanoï, vous n'aurez pas de souci de ce coté là si ce n'est que vu la période de fête il faudra les retenir rapidement.
Bon dimanche!
Pour bien aimer un pays il faut le manger, le boire et l’entendre chanter. (Michel Déon)
merci à vous.
a vrai dire, je serai très preneur de vos retours d'expérience concernant les étapes vraiment incontournable pour aller de Bangkok à Hanoi sans faire l'aller retour, quite à sacrifier une étape, qui puisse être fait en transport en commun ! :)
J'ai l'impression que c'est pas super intuitif de se déplacer au vietnam :)
J'ai passé un mois au Vietnam en juillet 2014 et voyagé quasi exclusivement en bus. Alors c'est fatiguant et plutôt long, néanmoins avec les bus de nuit ça te fait quand même gagner pas mal de temps.
Au niveau des compagnies, à l'époque, je prenais très souvent TheSinhTourist, compagnie qui a ses propres bus. Il y avait des bureaux dans quasi toutes les villes, mais aussi un site Internet pas mal fait avec tous les horaires et les prix : https://www.thesinhtourist.vn/tourlist/bt
Attention, cette compagnie n'est pas présente dans le nord du Vietnam et très souvent copiée à Hanoi.
Alternative : The Phuong Trans bus (aussi appelé Futa) : trajets un peu plus longs car cette compagnie a tendance à s'arrêter dans des restaurants qui lui appartiennent pour faire consommer.
J'ai tenté une fois le train, de Danang (Hoi An) à Hué car on m'avait dit que le trajet était magnifique et je confirme!
Le train est plus confortable et plus "safe" que le bus, mais aussi plus cher et souvent avec la contrainte que les gares se trouvent à l'extérieur des villes (donc prendre un taxi pour s'y rendre). Par exemple, la gare la plus proche d'Hoi An se trouve à Danang et nécessite donc de prendre une navette pour s'y rendre (environ 45 min à 1h).
Pour info, voici mon itinéraire :
- Ho Chi Minh City : 2 J + 2 N
- Vinh Long / An Binh : 2 J + 1 N (homestay)
- Can Tho : 1 J + 1 N
- Ho Chi Minh City : 1J + 1 N
- Mui Né / Phan Thiet : 3 J + 3 N
- Da Lat : 1 J + 2 N
- Nha Trang : 2 J + 2 N
- 1 nuit dans bus de nuit de Nha Trang à Hoi An
- Hoi An / My Son : 3 J + 2 N
- Hué : 2 J + 1 N
- 1 nuit dans le bus de nuit de Hué à Hanoi
- Hanoi : 1 J + 1 N
- 1 nuit dans le bus de nuit de Hanoi à Sapa
- Sapa : 3 J + 2 N
- Lao Cai : 1 N
- Bac Ha : 1 J
- 1 nuit dans bus de nuit de Lao Cai à Halong Bay
- Ha Long Bay : 2 J + 2 N
- Hanoi : 4 J + N
J'espère que ça pourra t'aider :)
Et au niveau du choix des destinations, n'hésite pas à consulter quelque uns de mes articles ici :
1 mois au Vietnam, ça te donnera quelques idées :)
Bon voyage! :)
Auteur du blog de voyages TravelPicsAndTips pour partager l'expérience de mes périples à travers le monde et des conseils pour ceux qui comme moi aiment créer et organiser leur propre itinéraire, que ce soit en solo ou à plusieurs, mais toujours en sac à dos. C'est ici : www.travelpicsandtips.com
super, merci jess, ca m'apporte plein d'infos :)
bon, je me sens un peu plus rassuré sur le parcours. Ca se précise un peu plus dans ma tête et j'ai encore plus hâte d'y être.
question bête : t'avais réservé tes bus à l'avance ou tu voyais ca le jour même, sans se prendre la tête ?
Je n'avais pas vraiment prévu mon itinéraire à l'avance pour rester relativement libre. Du coup je réservais mes bus la veille généralement. Après ça depend des trajets aussi, certains sont beaucoup plus populaires que d'autres, et parfois il s'agit de mini bus (comme de Mui Ne à Dalat par exemple ou la route n'est pas terrible) et d'autres fois des gros bus.
Je te conseillerais de booker tes bus sur place (sauf si pour certains tu es sure de toi) mais 24 à 48h avant le départ. Ce qu'il faut savoir aussi, c'est que quand tu bookes à l'avance, tu peux choisir ta place (important pour les bus de nuit si tu ne veux pas te retrouver à une place du bas avec la personne du dessus qui te marche sur la couchette lorsqu'il descend ou alors être séparée de tes amis).
Attention aussi à la fête du Tet mentionnée dans une des réponses, je ne sais pas ce qu'il en est.
Bref, pour résumer, fait-le sur place pour éviter de trop te contraindre dans ton itinéraire et rester relativement flexible, mais dès que tu es décidé, fonce. Et puis, il existe d'autres compagnies au cas ou il n'y a plus de place avec The Sinh Tourist.
Jess
Auteur du blog de voyages TravelPicsAndTips pour partager l'expérience de mes périples à travers le monde et des conseils pour ceux qui comme moi aiment créer et organiser leur propre itinéraire, que ce soit en solo ou à plusieurs, mais toujours en sac à dos. C'est ici : www.travelpicsandtips.com
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Any tips?
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Hello.
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30/09: Explore Munduk and surroundings, overnight in Munduk
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02/10: Explore Ubud and surroundings, overnight in Ubud
03/10: Explore Ubud and surroundings, overnight in Ubud
04/10: Travel to Denpasar, flight to Labuan Bajo, overnight in Labuan Bajo
05/10: Komodo cruise
06/10: Komodo cruise
07/10: Komodo cruise, flight to Denpasar in the late afternoon/evening or overnight in Labuan Bajo.
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I was wondering if anyone here is in the same situation as us?
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