Yes, we do accept credit card payment in our office. There is a fixed bank charge of 3% for Visa and MasterCard holders (4% for American Express card holders). At certain times, we may apply surcharge as banks may offer low or very low rates comparing to black/free market rates. Deposit is made via a bank transfer or Western Union Cash Transfer. We ask that you transfer to our bank account a deposit and then final balance (cash is king in Vietnam) before the commencement of a ride. Unfortunately, PayPal applies very bad conditions to Vietnamese account holders and we don’t like their conditions.

What other expenses should we expect? How much cash do we need to take with us?

In terms of costs, we cover everything except telephone calls, tips, souvenirs, alcoholic drink and personal medical insurance. As there are often some impressive minority crafts to be found in the markets or some more bizarre products of Chinese origin bank on US$150-200 extra.